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The ever-expanding cloud continues to storm the IT universe
Despite a mixed bag of earnings reports from tech companies recently, a fall in gross domestic product this past quarter and rising inflation, the cloud continues its relentless expansion on the information technology landscape. Amazon Web Services Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. have all reported earnings and, when you include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s ...
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Does hardware (still) matter?
The ascendancy of cloud and software as a service has shone new light on how organizations think about, pay for and value hardware. Once-sought-after skills for practitioners with expertise in hardware troubleshooting, configuring ports, tuning storage arrays and maximizing server utilization have been superseded by demand for cloud architects, DevOps pros and developers with expertise ...
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Closing the technology and architectural gaps of data mesh
The introduction and socialization of data mesh has caused practitioners, business technology executives and technologists to pause and ask some probing questions about the organization of their data teams, their data strategies, future investments and their current architectural approaches. Some in the technology community have embraced the concept, others have twisted the definition and still ...
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Ripple effects from the Okta security breach are worse than you think
The recent security breach of a third-party supplier to Okta Inc. has been widely reported. The criticisms of Okta’s response have been harsh and the impact on Okta’s value has been obvious: Investors shaved about $6 billion off the company’s market cap during the week the hack was made public. We believe that Okta’s claim ...
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As danger looms, the C-suite taps the brakes on tech spending
The tech spending party’s over — at least for now. Fresh survey data from Enterprise Technology Research shows a clear deceleration in spending and a more cautious posture from technology buyers. Just this week we saw sell side downgrades in hardware companies such as Dell Technologies Inc. and HP Inc., and revised guidance from highflier ...
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Governments should heed the history of tech antitrust policy
There are very few political issues that get bipartisan support these days, never mind consensus spanning geopolitical boundaries. But whether we’re talking across the aisle or over the pond, there seems to be common agreement that the power of big tech firms should be regulated. However, the government’s track record when it comes to antitrust ...
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Snowflake’s wild ride – and how investing pros see its future
Investors love Snowflake Inc.’s stock at $400 and hate it at $165. That’s the nature of the business, isn’t it? Especially in this crazy cycle over the last two years of lockdowns, free money, exploding demand and now rising inflation and rates. But with the Fed providing some clarity on its actions, the time has ...
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Pat Gelsinger has the vision. Intel just needs time, cash and a miracle
Intel Corp.’s future would be a disaster without Pat Gelsinger. But even with the chief executive’s clear vision, fantastic leadership, deep technical and business acumen and amazing positivity, the company’s future is in serious jeopardy. It’s the same story we’ve been telling for years. Volume is king in the semiconductor industry and Intel no longer ...
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Robotic process automation becomes a transformation catalyst. Here’s what’s new
In its early days, robotic process automation emerged from rudimentary screen scraping, macros and workflow automation software. Once a script-heavy and limited tool that was almost exclusively used to perform mundane tasks for individual users, RPA has evolved into an enterprisewide megatrend that puts automation at the center of digital business initiatives. In this Breaking ...
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Cybersecurity stocks caught in the storm while private firms keep rising
The pandemic precipitated what is shaping up to be a permanent shift in cybersecurity spending patterns. As a direct result of hybrid work, chief information security officers have invested heavily in endpoint security, identity access management, cloud security and further hardening the network beyond headquarters. Moreover, the need to build security into applications from the start, rather than ...