Mark Albertson
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As organizations begin to move their information technology setups away from on-premises architectures, the new challenge has become how to store critical data so that it can be easily accessed and remain secure. Druva Inc. made two announcements today designed to position …
Cloud sets the table, software eats the world: A conversation with Fugue CEO Josh Stella
There are two definitions of fugue. One refers to music (contrapuntal composition), and the other involves psychiatry (awareness of one’s identity). But thanks to new technology in the enterprise cloud computing world offered by a rising startup of the same name, there …
HarborOne Bank pursues hybrid cloud model for online services
Digital transformation has changed service delivery for the banking industry in ways that are just beginning. There are still lots of bank branches and plenty of people who use them on a daily basis. But bank executives know they must also deliver …
A Cloud Guru uses Lambda and API Gateway to build serverless company
Serverless computing offers the opportunity to build and run web, Internet of Things and mobile applications without virtual or physical servers at a significantly reduced overhead cost. What’s not to like about that? That’s the business philosophy embraced by Ryan Kroonenburg (pictured), founder …
Sumo Logic wrestles big data cost and availability
Big data is testing the limits of high volume computing technology to manage it, as well as customers’ patience in finding it. The “Barclay’s Big Data Handbook” recently documented that machine data will account for 16 zettabytes by 2020, an astounding number, even for …
Fugue helps regulated industries by taking on hardest parts of the cloud
Building a cloud infrastructure that works is hard enough, but for government agencies or financial institutions, strict rules and regulations make for a particularly complicated governance challenge. The key is to enable developers to move quickly and not have to constantly check …
Why FICO moved to AWS cloud: speed and scalability
With the announcement that the credit analysis company Fair Isaac Corp. would become an Amazon Web Services Inc. cloud service customer, AWS furthered its goal to attract high-profile names in the financial services world. For FICO, with 100 billion credit scores sold to-date, the …
For now, hyperscale data movement will keep hybrid cloud in business
While the cloud technology evolution is leading to increased consolidation, it is also creating uncertainty over which model is best suited for the enterprise. Questions over public clouds, private clouds and how to move data between different environments are being debated in …
Everyone into the cloud? Maybe not, says CTO
It might be time to tap the brakes on the common belief that there’s a wholesale mad dash to the cloud. Organizations are beginning to sound more interested in a combined on-premises and off-premises enterprise solution, according to Rick Gouin (pictured, right), chief …
Faculty and students at Boston University dive into the cloud
Information technology managers at colleges and universities across the country often have to walk a fine line between long-tenured faculty who are reluctant to adopt new technologies and students who started using computers before they could even walk. Meeting the expectations of …