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KPMG deploys data-centric measures to operationalize ESG
With inflows into environmental, social and governance products hitting 140% in 2020, investors are increasingly scrutinizing these factors when looking for growth opportunities as socially responsible investing continues to gain steam. Translating data to meaningful insights plays an instrumental role in driving visibility into the entire supply chain, making the realization of ESG objectives easier, ...
Nexla accelerates time-to-value through automated data engineering
For every function in an organization, leveraging data has become the lifeline needed for optimal decision-making. But given the wide variety and sheer amount of data that enterprises collect, using all of the data is impossible. This is one of the biggest bottlenecks for accelerating business and being data-driven, according to Saket Saurabh (pictured), co-founder and chief ...
Mux propels time-to-market with API-centered video platform
With live video soaring by nearly 3,000% in 2020, video is emerging as a high bandwidth communication tool in the modern era. As a result, it is a growing part of how enterprises build applications. Enabling developers to build with video has become more pressing, because video is eating software based on massive adoption. Therefore, ...
Nexla helps ease data-engineering woes through automation and no-code tech
With data being continually harnessed for better business decision-making, presenting it in a language and method that is easy to use and cost efficient is a necessity now more than ever. Data gathering has emerged as the new norm, as it’s involved in every aspect of business. But making data easily accessible continues to challenge ...
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Mux aims to revolutionize video streaming space by harnessing data analytics
Video streaming has become a necessity in the post-pandemic era because it enables enterprises to remain interactive in real time across operations, communications and customer service. Given that video streaming involves undifferentiated heavy lifting, Mux Inc. simplifies this process by availing video as an API, enabling developers to create on-demand video and unique live video ...
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Fixing vulnerabilities in infrastructure as code for enhanced security
The mass adoption of “infrastructure as code” not only revamps deployment velocity but also introduces new kinds of risks as applications are deployed across multiple environments. To mitigate these risks, a new approach of scanning whether the open-source package is vulnerable or not was created. Checkov, a static analysis tool for infrastructure as code, enables ...
Women in STEM: Breaking stereotypes and overcoming personal bias and fear
This year’s International Women’s Day theme #BreakTheBias focused on gender equality and diversity, as well as elevating and advancing gender parity in technology while celebrating the women forging innovation. Breaking stereotypes is imperative to achieving this mission, according to Karla Wong (pictured), country sales leader for the commercial sector in Peru at Amazon Web Services Inc. “When you ...
Tania.ai CEO shares personal journey of building a tech business as a woman
Entrepreneurship requires a lot of failing and trying again. And the challenges for female entrepreneurs can be even harder, especially in the technology field. Nevertheless, being laser-focused and having a strong personal belief system are game-changers when building a tech business, especially for women, indigenous people, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to Donnamaree Ryder (pictured), ...
StormForge optimizes Kubernetes through machine learning-enabled cloud-native environments
Given that Kubernetes adoption has gone mainstream, the need for stronger enterprise functionality has become more pressing. There has led to user demand for enhanced application performance through optimized cluster management and automation capabilities. Based on the complexity associated with Kubernetes environments, StormForge devised a strategy of optimizing cloud-native applications through rapid experiments enabled by ...
Exploring the rise of Kubernetes with two industry insiders
With applications becoming more dynamic and complicated, a journey to the cloud has become inevitable for performance optimization. As a result, a shift toward Kubernetes has been necessitated by the urge for better cluster management, automation and security. Containers were created to streamline microservices, and their popularity made them go through the roof. The Kubernetes open-source ...
