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Do you know where your data is? The complications of data protection in the multicloud world
Not so long ago, back-up was a simple bolt-on solution. Data was duplicated, and disruptions were fixed with a restore. Easy-peasy. Then came cloud computing, and data ran wild. From physical to virtual locations, in the public cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and at the edge … data is everywhere. And as data became dispersed, the ...
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Goodbye to spam and pop-up ads? Next-gen platform sends sales and marketing into stealth mode
Engagement may be the business-to-business buzzword, but prospects are signaling they are sick of pesky pop-up ads, boring bulk emails and other intrusive tactics. Privacy-respecting browsers and search engines allow many to turn-off ads and make themselves unavailable to marketers. How can businesses engage in a way the customer welcomes rather than rejects? The answer may be in a new ...
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Cisco’s Wendy Mars reveals how to cross the digital bridge
Digital disruption is more than a buzzword. It’s a real problem. Even the most entrenched, complacent companies are realizing that offering customers mobile apps and online access is not a fad, but as a necessary response to the cultural sea change in how society communicates. “Our business models as organizations are fundamentally changing,” said Wendy ...
The DevOps food chain: Software may be eating the world, but open source is devouring software
As the world turns digital, speed is critical. Software deployments and updates that used to take months are now happening daily, as developers adjust to the demands of an environment where continuous integration is replacing the traditional drawn-out development cycle. Fueling this ability to move fast is the open-source software movement, which is gaining strength ...
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The Game of Cloud 2: The cloudification of networking
Over the past decade, enterprise has been playing “the game of cloud” as digital transformation has swept across every industry and sector. As-a-service has become the expected model. And the demand for agility and speed has driven innovations in infrastructure, compute and even workplace culture. But as the rest of the world has been swept ...
Going in depth into big data and intelligence with HPE
When is HP not HP? When it’s HPE, of course. After Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. split off from the parent Hewlett-Packard Inc. it focused on building an expansive ecosystem. Add some strategic acquisitions, such as BlueData and MapR, and the company is poised to capitalize on the new superpowers of big data, artificial intelligence, and, of ...
Boardroom diversity proves mission critical in data security, AI and beyond
The past two years have seen a record number of women elected to board positions. According to a report on U.S. Board Diversity Trends posted by Harvard Law School, 46% of newly elected directors in 2019 were female and women now hold 27% of directorships across the S&P 500 companies. One of those newly elected ...
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Why traditional companies fail at big data (and how they can win)
“Data is the new oil!” or so the saying goes. Ten years ago, when big data started to hit the headlines, the sensible strategy seemed to be to gather as much data as possible. After all, if it was like oil reserves, the more the better. So, even though they had no concrete plans on how ...
Finance goes agile as open source checks the security box
It wasn’t long ago that mixing financial data and open-source software seemed like the recipe for a security disaster. But yesterday’s problems bring today’s solutions. New DevSecOps tools, such as those offered by DevOps platform GitLab, are embedding security in the workflow. Meaning that even establishment giants such as Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. are ...
GitLab proves operating an all-remote workforce is possible with thousands of employees
Since the tech boom of the 1990s, the typical office has transformed in pace with the technology that powers it. Rows of identical gray-fabric cubicles have morphed into casual, brightly decorated open workspaces as hefty desktops have become handheld devices that allow work to happen anywhere, anytime. So as traditional hardware becomes virtual, the question ...