Dave Vellante
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A new era of data is upon us. The technology industry generally and the data business specifically are in a state of transition. Even our language reflects that. For example, we rarely use the phrase “big data” anymore. Rather we talk about …
Secrets from the hottest startups in cybersecurity and IT infrastructure
As you well know by now, the cloud is about shifting information technology labor to more strategic initiatives. Or as Andy Jassy, Amazon Web Services Inc. and soon-to-be Amazon.com Inc. chief executive, posited at the first AWS re:Invent conference in 2012: It’s …
Why your online assets aren’t safe: Is cloud the problem or the solution?
The convenience of online access to bank accounts, payment apps, crypto exchanges and other transaction systems has created enormous risks, which the vast majority of individuals either choose to ignore or simply don’t understand. The internet has become the new private network …
Debunking the myth of cloud repatriation
Cloud repatriation is a term often used by technology companies that don’t operate a public cloud. The marketing narrative most typically implies that customers have moved work to the public cloud and, for a variety of reasons – expense, performance, security – …
Chaos means cash for criminals and cybersecurity companies
The pandemic not only accelerated a shift to digital, it highlighted a rush of cybercriminal sophistication, collaboration and chaotic responses from virtually every major company on the planet. The SolarWinds hack exposed digital supply chain weaknesses and appears to have accelerated so-called …
A long, strange trip: Automation leader UiPath’s unusual $PATH to its IPO
UiPath Inc. is going public this coming week to become the next hot software company to stage an initial public offering. But it has had a long, strange trip to its IPO. How so? Well, the robotic process automation company, whose software …
Tech spending powers the roaring ’20s as cloud leads the charge
In the year 2020, it was good to be in tech. It was even better to be in the cloud as organizations had to rely on remote cloud services to keep things running. We believe tech spending will increase 7% to 8% …
NFTs, crypto madness and blockchain in the enterprise
When a piece of digital art sells for $69. million, more than has ever been paid for works by Paul Gauguin or Salvador Dali, and makes its creator the third most expensive living artist in the world, one can’t help but take …
Satya Nadella lays out a vision at Ignite 2021: What it means for Microsoft and the cloud
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella sees a different future for cloud computing over the coming decade. In his Microsoft Ignite keynote this past week, Nadella (pictured) laid out the five attributes that will define the cloud in the next 10 years. …
Software-as-a-service attack, on-prem survival and redefining cloud
Software-as-a-service companies have been some of the strongest performers during this COVID-19 era. They finally took a bit of a breather this month but remain generally well-positioned for the next several years with their predictable revenue models and cloud-based offerings. Meanwhile, the …