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Seventy percent of organizations want to be more data driven; 88% still face technology constraints, and 95% struggle with operational challenges around data and analytics. Those were a few of the findings from an IDC Infobrief, commissioned by analytics automation company Alteryx …
Robust switches, faster Wi-Fi and private 5G shape Cisco’s view of a hybrid work future
The past two years have taught the world that working from home can sometimes be just as effective as working in the office. While there were people working remotely prior to the start of 2020, the onset of a global pandemic significantly …
Controlling software supply chain security will require new tools, automation and vigilance
When it comes to software supply chain security, the problem confronting the tech industry today can be summed up in one five-letter word: chain. Chain links formed into a length of support can be incredibly strong, as long as all of the …
DynamoDB’s co-creator reflects on the database’s birthday and how cloud is driving a machine learning future
When Swami Sivasubramanian was a Ph.D. student in 2005, he landed a research engineer internship at Amazon.com Inc. He soon realized that Amazon was more than an online retailer. It was a technology company that happened to do e-commerce. The company’s technological bias …
Oracle adds support for the MongoDB API, makes its case for value of the converged database
When a $40 billion database industry giant takes enough interest in a technology to build its own application programming interface for it, that’s an indication the technology has legitimate appeal. That was the validation NoSQL document database provider MongoDB received in early …
Red Hat will explore how to manage risk in the digital supply chain during Feb. 15 event
When one major breach technique becomes successful, it’s a sure bet that rapid adoption by threat actors will follow. This maxim has become more evident following a successful attack on the software supply chain through a breach of SolarWinds Inc. more than one …
Future of hybrid work in the spotlight during Cisco event, Feb. 15
With the onset of a global pandemic two years ago, remote work became the norm for a majority of enterprise firms. A significant percentage of the workforce was predicted to return to the office by the end of 2021, but the rise …
Super Bowl offers just one example of Cisco’s vision for the converged, secure network
When an estimated 100 million viewers tune in to watch this month’s NFL Super Bowl, they will be seeing more than the Los Angeles Rams squaring off against the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for the championship of professional …
Backbone of innovation: Open source writes the script for enterprise growth and supercloud
The growth of open source has changed commonly held beliefs about the number of people needed to run critical tools that power technology today. A prime example of what this actually means can be found in the open-source data transfer utility cURL. …
3 insights you might have missed from the AWS Startup Showcase: Open Cloud Innovations
The process for reading the next wave of technology is not unlike that of a surfer waiting for the next swell in a vast ocean. From trying to determine whether the wave will break left or right, to getting a read on …