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BI Users, Business Users

Expert Predicts Data Centers Will Play with AI in 2024

December 4, 2023

Via: Database Trends and Applications

Global data center market revenue is expected to reach $342.10 billion by 2023, up from $321.37 billion in 2022, according to Statista. The data center market was valued at $316.30 billion in 2021, up 6% from $298.30 billion in 2020. […]


BI Users, Business Users

The evolution of multitenancy for cloud services

December 1, 2023

Via: InfoWorld

Okay, I’m going to geek out for this one. The start of my cloud computing career was not using cloud computing services, it was building them. This meant setting up a service that could do complex things, handle many service […]


BI Security

Why Organizations Are Embracing Automation in Security and Beyond

December 1, 2023

Via: DATAVERSITY

Compared to other organizational departments, security teams generally embraced automation on the early side. Frontline analysts facing ever-evolving cyber attacks, hampered by too much work and not enough staff, were quick to take advantage of technology that could automate tedious […]


Software & Systems

How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty

December 1, 2023

Via: CIO

Saving money is a top priority for many organizations, particularly during periods of economic uncertainty. Today, security, networking, and IT teams are faced with reduced headcount, shrinking budgets, and the very real need to do more with less. Yesterday’s hub-and-spoke […]


BI Users, Business Users

Government sets out AI training framework for business

November 30, 2023

Via: Computer Weekly

The government hopes new guidance from the Alan Turing Institute will provide useful information to help businesses upskill employees so they can use artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out tasks in the workplace, boosting productivity. AI skills for business competency […]


BI Users, Executive

8 change management questions every IT leader must answer

November 30, 2023

Via: CIO

Early in the pandemic CIO Ken Grady pinpointed a key challenge that has vexed IT organizations for the better part of a decade. “We saw a tremendous acceleration and adoption in the use of new platforms to stay connected and […]


BI Security

How customers capture real economic value with zero trust

November 30, 2023

Via: CIO

Hub-and-spoke networks and castle-and-moat security architectures were designed for days gone by when users, apps, and data all resided on premises. But in today’s world, endlessly extending the network to more branch offices, remote users, and cloud apps, and defending […]


BI Categories, Data Mining

Data-Driven Decision-Making 101

November 30, 2023

Via: DATAVERSITY

Data-driven decision-making involves utilizing data and analytics to solve business problems. Relying on facts rather than intuition or personal opinions can lead to more accurate and effective decisions. In business organizations, evidence-based decisions can optimize operations, enhance productivity, and drive […]


BI Categories, Data Mining

Data Quality is Slipping, Latest Unisphere Research Report Finds

November 30, 2023

Via: Database Trends and Applications

Data quality is becoming a hot button issue as more and more businesses aggressively move into artificial intelligence (AI)—both generative and operational—which requires massive amounts of accurate and timely data. The rise of large language models (LLMs)—both publicly available as […]


BI Categories, Data Mining

Fundamentals of Document Databases

November 30, 2023

Via: DATAVERSITY

A document database (sometimes referred to as a “document store” or a “document-oriented database”), is a NoSQL or non-relational database. However, document databases use an index to associate “keys” with “documents,” making them more efficient at retrieving data. Unlike relational […]


BI Users, Business Users

The Modern Way to Create and Manage Content

November 29, 2023

Via: CMSWire

The way that consumers engage with brands is constantly evolving. The average internet user spends nearly seven hours per day online, consuming articles, ads and updates across a variety of different channels. Although our research shows that consumers value messaging […]


Basic Querying, BI Categories

How to evolve IT systems into innovation engines

November 28, 2023

Via: CIO

When vendor-driven and customer-driven technology roadmaps are in close alignment, the results can be almost magical. Unfortunately, for most organizations that’s rarely the reality as they’re often left struggling to achieve the innovation that their vendors are supposed to enable. […]


BI Categories, Data Mining

Why data virtualization is critical for business success

November 28, 2023

Via: CIO

Businesses today are sitting on vast amounts of data, which has the potential to unlock new opportunities and avenues to stay one step ahead of the competition. But data doesn’t always come in a neatly packaged format, ready to be […]


BI Users, Business Users

AI hype isn’t helping anyone

November 27, 2023

Via: InfoWorld

Sometimes AI hype can be so silly that it distracts us from the important work of making it functional. For example, you can read Bill Gates’ paean to AI and believe that within the next five years, “You’ll simply tell […]


BI Categories, Data Mining

Data Product Delivery and Key Approaches with Quest

November 22, 2023

Via: Database Trends and Applications

The concept of delivering data as a product pervades many data strategies of organizations looking to optimize efficiency and positive business outcomes. This idea, however, maintains a level of elusiveness; while data products sound effective, how does an enterprise achieve […]


Software & Systems

The future of business software will put users front and centre

November 22, 2023

Via: Computer Weekly

The rise of cloud services and internet connectivity means that (almost) all business solutions are now software. Developers are fortunate to live in a time where there is a steady flow of new tools to support the creative development process. […]


BI Users, Business Users

Redefining Leadership: AI-Driven Innovation

November 22, 2023

Via: DATAVERSITY

In today’s ever-evolving landscape, leaders face a delicate balancing act when harnessing the power of AI to transform their data into valuable insights. On the one hand, the relentless speed of AI-driven advancement and fierce industry competition demand an agile, […]


BI Users, Business Users

7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

November 21, 2023

Via: CIO

Ask IT leaders about their challenges with shadow IT, and most will cite the kinds of security, operational, and integration risks that give shadow IT its bad rep. But for a select few, the deeper challenges of departmental technologies being […]


BI Security

Why transparency and accountability are important in cyber security

November 21, 2023

Via: Computer Weekly

Let me introduce you – if you’re not already familiar with them – to two individuals who never met, and whose lifetimes didn’t even overlap: Auguste Kerckhoffs and Claude Shannon. Auguste Kerckhoffs was a 19th century Dutch-born cryptographer. In what […]


BI Security

Security incident response teams are human, too

November 20, 2023

Via: Computer Weekly

When it comes to security incident response strategies, it seems that many organisations tend to focus a great deal on the importance of cyber resilience, which is entirely valid, but they often forget to factor in the value of human […]