Mark Albertson
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There are at least 50,000 professional skills in the world, according to recent data provided by LinkedIn, and the number one hard skill that companies need most in 2019 is cloud computing. That single fact should send students rushing to fill classes …
On 10-year anniversary of its acquisition, Data Domain has adapted to new realities of cloud
During the economic recession of 2008 and 2009, brought on by a collapse of the U.S. real estate market, business mergers and acquisitions were few and far between. Uncertainty in the stock market left what few offers there were as cash-only deals, a …
NetScout tracks down tough problems in complex unified communications networks
When voice, video, instant messaging, and video conferencing come together on a converged Internet Protocol network, the complexity meter rises fast. And when there’s a problem with even one of these services, finding and fixing it can quickly become a major challenge. …
Program or die: Application programming interfaces are transforming business
Application programming interfaces or APIs are fast becoming like air and water. Businesses need them to survive. That basic point was driven home recently for Brian Pagano, senior director of Catalysts at Axway Inc., which provides cloud integration and API and identity …
IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat has IT executives’ attention, but attitude is ‘wait and see’
Nine days into the third quarter of 2019, IBM Corp. closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Inc. Now that Red Hat is officially part of the IBM fold, what are the expectations of both companies by customers as the deal …
NetApp’s Kubernetes solution furthers the cause of hybrid computing
NetApp Inc.’s latest product moves illustrate the realization that, when it comes to meeting customer needs in a hybrid world, it’s all about choice. The storage solutions company recently announced new cloud-based services that offer customers choice of on-premises or cloud infrastructure. …
DoorDash leverages data in the cloud as it ushers in new era for food delivery
To determine whether a food delivery business has value, look at the data it collects. And DoorDash Inc. has data. Order behavior by customers of the food delivery service, which now serves diners in 4,000 cities across the U.S. and Canada from …
Financial services orgs value agility over cost in the cloud, says AWS
If there is any vertical that understands the meaning of cost to a business, it’s the financial services industry. Yet, when evaluating the cost impact of running information technology in the cloud versus through a private data center, there are other factors …
AWS works with healthcare sector to predict issues and advance genomic sequencing
People can choose not to use ride sharing or ignore social media, but when it comes to healthcare, everyone ultimately takes an interest. Mindful of this basic reality, Amazon Web Services Inc. has built its own Healthcare and Life Sciences practice in …
DoorDash uses real-time data to drive business, help merchants
It might seem at first glance that the mobile food delivery industry is fairly simple. Open app, order restaurant food, pay, and chow down upon receipt. In fact, every order triggers a complex set of technological steps for a business like DoorDash …