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Application performance management leaps from tribal knowledge to digital dashboard

APPS . BY DAVE VELLANTE . 26 SEPTEMBER 2020

Application performance management has been around since the days of the mainframe, and as systems architectures became more complex, APM evolved to accommodate client-server, web-tier architectures, mobile and now cloud-based systems. But the $5 billion market now faces big changes, with new entrants battling established suppliers, all thanks to the rapid rise of cloud computing […]

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As trade shows fade to black, virtual events explode: Here’s how to do them right

APPS . BY DAVE VELLANTE . 8 JULY 2020

The first “modern” trade show was held in 1851. Many things have changed — and some haven’t but should. For years, marketers have been pushing for a bigger digital component especially with their big conferences. We’ve heard forward thinking chief marketing officers say, “The war will be won with digital.” But the sales teams love belly-to-belly […]

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At Evolve, ASG debuts low-code tooling for digital process automation

APPS . BY JAMES KOBIELUS . 23 OCTOBER 2019

“Low code” is a catch-all for every visual, model-driven development tool now on the market. As a result, the phrase has outlived its usefulness as a market segmentation label. Doing ‘low code’ agile process automation When a company touts its development tool with this phrase — or the equivalent “no code” — it’s usually unclear […]

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Microsoft and IBM flock to the center of all things open source

APPS . BY JAMES KOBIELUS . 5 NOVEMBER 2018

Open-source software used to be a community that defined itself by whom it didn’t include. For many open-source developers of long standing, whom it didn’t include was two established information technology providers whose headquarters were (and remain) nowhere close to Silicon Valley. I’m referring, of course, to Microsoft Corp. and IBM Corp. If you’ve been […]

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After IBM buys Red Hat, will you trust Big Purple?

APPS . BY PETER BURRIS . 29 OCTOBER 2018

Following IBM Corp.’s surprise acquisition of Red Hat Inc. announced Sunday, is “Big Purple” in your future? Well, that depends on what you think are the answers to these questions: By some estimates, the volume of data increases 10 times every two years. How fast is the volume of software code – which creates all […]

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Apple seems to be losing its capacity to innovate

APPS . BY JAMES KOBIELUS . 8 JUNE 2018

Apple Inc. has long been known as an innovator, but it seems to be losing its way. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this past week in San Jose, California, Apple disappointed many industry observers who expected, or at least hoped, it would announce new hardware. Also, judging by the blizzard of innovations launched at […]