The need for visibility in cybersecurity is expanding — literally. Distributed information technology systems and internet of things connected devices are multiplying possible entry points for cyberattackers. Being able to view and monitor all of them can majorly strain a single pair of eyes. Haworth Inc. is a provider of commercial office interiors with a ...

What is branding? Some may think it is makeup a company puts on its product or service to seduce or deceive customers. That isn’t likely to get businesses far in the world of instant online research and reviews. Companies today are better off soul searching in advance and then telling compelling, fact-based stories through trusted ...

Boutique cloud service providers. Specialty cloud service providers. Sub-hyperscale cloud service providers. Call them what you like — there is a new class of cloud service providers emerging. They can’t hack the astronomical data centers of Amazon Web Services Inc. and Google Cloud Platform. They need new, leaner, multitasking infrastructure on which to run their ...

Many vendors are talking the customer-first talk lately. But who’s walking the walk? What does it take to win customers’ loyalty among so many digitally armed competitors? The recipe combines technological and human ingredients, according to Kavita Sangwan (pictured), director of technical programs, artificial intelligence and machine learning, at Intuit Inc. For example, Intuit uses customer data ...

What is data science? That is what people across a huge range of professions outside technology are asking. They are seeking ways to use data to be more productive in their jobs. Likewise, students of data science are growing it into a versatile, multidisciplinary field. Gianluca Iaccarino (pictured), director of the Institute for Computational Mathematical ...

Women in Data Science is not what some might expect a women in tech conference to be. It’s not a huddle of technologists picking apart problems peculiar to women in the industry. It’s a diverse group of tech pros — who happen to be women — discussing the hardest problems in data science today and ...

Cloud migration is turning software applications into spoiled prima donnas. Before shifting a legacy app to a cloud computing environment, companies must endure a drawn-out, shriek-filled, costly, dress rehearsal. Refactoring and rewriting apps can become a major production. Is there a way to whittle down or eliminate refactoring and still get worthwhile performance in the cloud? ...

Cloud computing has changed just about everything in information technology. It’s made application development and operations more agile, real-time and elastic. So why are we still transporting data in the cloud with odious old lift-and-shift methods?  The enterprise must address the gravity of data in the new multicloud world, according to Joel Horwitz (pictured), senior vice president of ...

One of the hairiest challenges in multicloud computing — and there are many — is data transport. Software applications residing across disparate clouds need data. Transporting data to them can be slow, costly and questionable from a General Data Protection Regulation standpoint. The solution is redesigned data-replication technology, according to Jagane Sundar (pictured), chief technology officer of WANdisco PLC. Cloud object stores for ...

Diversify your portfolio are wise words financial advisers commonly dispense to investors. It’s also a good idea for digitally transforming businesses to diversify their goals. They can’t afford to run in place while competitors design disruptive business models. A company today should keep three goal horizons in sight at all times, according to Steven Hill (pictured), global ...