Infra
Multicloud, GDPR are no country for the data blind
By R. Danes
How important is it for a company to be able to see all of its data all the time? As they adopt more cloud computing reservoirs than they can count on both hands, and…
By R. Danes
Apps
Raising apps-to-infra awareness when IT’s gone wild
By R. Danes
Computing infrastructure and software applications have gone wild. Multiple clouds, edge devices and applications are distributed, federated and generally running errant all over the place. Realistically, most companies simply can’t contain everything in a…
Blockchain
APIs are leaving crypto door ajar to burglars, says white-hat hacker
By R. Danes
White-hat bounty hunters put enterprises’ cybersecurity systems to the test for pay. Their clients figure it’s preferable to pay a skilled hacker a reasonable fee to point out vulnerabilities than wait for a black…
AI
‘Explainable AI’ crunches data seven ways to Sunday
By R. Danes
Is any term in technology today buzzing louder than machine learning? Maybe artificial intelligence. Aren’t they they same thing, sort of? Sort of. Customers need to get clear on what they expect ML or AI to…
Big Data
Going to Oracle OpenWorld? Deets about Larry-the-Bear giveaway
By R. Danes
Oracle Corp. is holding its yearly blowout conference, Oracle OpenWorld, in San Francisco, California, beginning next week. Sure to be among keynote topics are the evolution of the database in the cloud world, how Oracle…
AI
Salesforce has competition from smarty-pants CRM startups
By R. Danes
Anybody who’s known the joy of working in sales will recall the moment they gave up trying to read prospect’s minds. It’s no use. It’s a volume game. Just keep calling, emailing, following up…
Blockchain
Blockchain easy-button alert: Say hello to automated security audits
By R. Danes
It’s been a bountiful fortnight for blockchain’s encrypted ledger methodologies — particularly blockchain security. Hosho Group Inc. held HoshoCon — the first conference devoted to blochchain and cryptocurrency security — in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Blockchain
No beating around the blockchain: Cryptosecurity real talk at HoshoCon
By R. Danes
Something is missing in the swirl of glitter around blockchain and cryptocurrency: a hard, gristly conversation about security risks. Hosho Group Inc. wants to strike up this conversation without spoiling the party. In Nevada last week, the…
Infra
Startup fills SaaS’s internet-connectivity cracks with SDN
By R. Danes
Who doesn’t like cloud-based plug-and-play software as a service applications? Nobody. And who doesn’t have a flawless internet connection they can depend on to always run them at maximum speed with no hiccups? Well,…
Infra
No dataset is an island — at least not if you’re trying to get AI from it
By R. Danes
A business has petabytes of data on initial customers, repeat customers, customers they lost, and customers that returned after trying a different brand. Obviously, that business is able to analyze the data and tweak its offerings…