Add brand security to your workload

Last month in this column, I wrote about how businesses need to “lock up the front door” to their systems to prevent phishing attacks and take a multi-tiered approach to rethinking the identity of their employees, partners, and customers. And while we have been banging this drum for quite some time, a new villain has…

7 Considerations for Maximizing ROI on AI/ML Investments

Motivated by multiple drivers, enterprises across nearly all industries are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enhance efficiency, profitability, and customer experience while improving evidence-based decision making. Ever-increasing volumes of available data, both structured and unstructured, combined with ongoing innovations in the software and infrastructure space capable of handling large data volumes efficiently,…

The Future of Energy is in Energy Communities

Energy production and consumption are gradually changing from a centralized model that relies on a power plant generating and distributing regional power to a decentralized model that relies on renewable energy traded in energy communities — groups that share and trade renewable energy. Public utility companies are scrambling to fit into this new, decentralized, digital-first…

7 ways to cope with a C-level rival

Leadership colleagues who endlessly throw cold water onto your plans, initiatives, proposals, or insights can be a drain on your energy and motivation — and your career. Such rivals can prevent you from receiving sufficient budget, successfully implementing vital business initiatives, and steering your organization in the right direction. They must be dealt with but…