How are companies in 2019 going to make multicloud a practical reality? The jury seems to have selected containers (a virtualized method for running distribute applications). This is why legacies and startups alike are flooding the market with container products. Which should companies choose? Ever see those Red Hat Inc. T-shirts that say “Containers Are Linux”? ...

The database is at the core of data analytics and artificial intelligence in modern computing. But companies working on AI projects are finding traditional databases aren’t up to snuff. It turns out, the perfect potion to juice up databases for the AI age might very well be AI. This is the thinking behind IBM Corp.’s latest database announcements, ...

It can be tough fitting a single product in all the different-shaped slots in distributed information technology systems. Companies trying to make certain tech work as well on-premises as in several different clouds are in for a challenge. That’s why IBM Corp. is putting so much muscle — and money — into multicloud portability and integration. Containers, ...

What’s in a storage product? Nowadays, all-flash, data protection, and data availability are turning storage into a multitasking, multicloud machine. Storage computing doesn’t just deliver data across distributed systems — it also can also double as a cyber-resiliency aid. Storage and data-protection are increasingly becoming tools for “cyber resiliency,” according to Bina Hallman (pictured, right), vice president of software-defined ...

True or false? Multicloud computing means moving applications to different infrastructure environments, and containers’ virtualized method for running distributed applications neatly solve the whole multicloud mess by making apps portable across clouds. They are both basically true — if one looks only at the application part of a workload. The data is the other part, and it has its ...

Cybersecurity is in a pretty scary state. The news is a steady cycle of menacing headlines: Look at this fresh hell hackers are visiting on enterprises. The Hail Mary of security teams is artificial intelligence and automation. Enterprises hope AI will patch the skills gap expected to leave 1.8 million jobs unfilled by 2020. The problem is, hackers are getting ...

Data cataloging increasingly looks like a good means to turn the losing big-data game in enterprises’ favor. That’s because it’s not inadequate compute power or big-data frameworks holding them back. It might actually be human cognition that needs help — and it comes in the form of data cataloging that understands human language. The buzz about data ...

Just about all vendors in Silicon Valley want to copy the customer-first model that made Amazon Web Services Inc. rich. But how many deliver? What does customer-first really mean? And how can companies make sure it’s more than an empty slogan? Katherine Kostereva (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of bpm’online Ltd. would know. Bpm’ ...

Anyone who’s survived a legal battle of any kind will recall the legal fees involved. They may also recall not knowing what they’d ultimately pay until at last someone handed them an astronomical bill. That is because fees were not precisely assessed out of the gate. Today’s clients are expecting more info on cost upfront. Can big ...

Mentorship programs for women in tech may strike some as all fluff. They may ask, where’s the beef? Do they actually improve employee performance or retention for companies that implement them? In reply, one young founder set out to serve the beef sizzling hot with analytics. Charu Sharma (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of ...