Tag: BI

December 7, 2022

It is easy to argue that with cloud repatriation, the wrong workloads are migrated or managed – yet requirements such as skills, security and costs are not always predictable. Some repatriations are inevitable – providers can always fail or regulations […]

December 6, 2022

It’s a fact that most enterprises put security teams and tools in a silo. It drives me nuts when I see these bad habits carried over to cloud computing security. I covered this topic three years ago, and for the […]

December 5, 2022

What is project management? Project management is a business discipline that involves applying specific processes, knowledge, skills, techniques, and tools to successfully deliver outcomes that meet project goals. Project management professionals drive, guide, and execute company-identified value-added goals by applying […]

December 2, 2022

The global economic outlook for 2023 is tepid at best; inflation is waning but threats of recession still loom heavy in many countries. IT leaders will place their bets on strategic cloud and analytics investments – two areas where there […]

December 1, 2022

Secure access service edge (SASE) is a network architecture that provides a security-focused alternative to SD-WAN. First outlined by Gartner in 2019, SASE converges SD-WAN services with a range of Security-as-a-Service offerings. Gartner now forecasts that by 2024 at least […]

November 29, 2022

There are big lies, small lies, white lies, and boldface lies. They all have one thing in common: None should ever be used by a CIO to deceive staff, customers, or management colleagues. Lying to yourself about the state of […]

November 29, 2022

It’s not exactly a secret that many organizations are implementing some form of low-code technology to help speed innovation and increase efficiency. And while low code can be truly transformative, it can also cause problems down the line if not […]

November 28, 2022

Many companies have been criticized in recent years for mismanaging data. For example, a major social media conglomerate recently came under fire for reports that user data was accessible to employees, leading lawmakers to call for an investigation by the […]

November 23, 2022

Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. EA helps organizations structure IT projects and policies to achieve desired business results, to stay agile and resilient in the […]

November 16, 2022

A bank teller, a marketer, and an operations product owner at TruStone Financial Credit Union each had a knack for technology, but they didn’t think it would lead to a job in the IT department. Yet all three are now […]

November 14, 2022

Decision support systems definition A decision support system (DSS) is an interactive information system that analyzes large volumes of data for informing business decisions. A DSS supports the management, operations, and planning levels of an organization in making better decisions […]

November 11, 2022

Observability is one of those concepts being tossed about these days in the tech press and at cloud computing conferences. Everyone has a definition of what it is and how it’s used. No two are the same. Observability seems to […]

November 10, 2022

When designing a data center, a recognized set of principles is typically followed. Scalability, resiliency, reliability, and sustainability are all essential, but the most important common feature for data center products may be flexibility. The equipment cabinet should likewise be […]

November 9, 2022

Data-informed decision-making is a key attribute of the modern digital business. But experienced data analysts and data scientists can be expensive and difficult to find and retain. One potential solution to this challenge is to deploy self-service analytics, a type […]

November 9, 2022

As more industries leverage artificial intelligence to support vertical-specific operations, many without experience in managing a virtual agent may soon do so. Just last year, for example, investment in Insurance technology topped $17 billion. The ongoing transformation of the sector […]

November 9, 2022

The intersection of data lineage and Data Quality helps provide more accurate and useful information. Data Quality represents the accuracy of data. Internet businesses need good Data Quality to operate efficiently. Unfortunately, there can be obstacles in gathering, storing, and […]

November 8, 2022

Exceptional customer support leads to many benefits for businesses, including reduced churn rate, increased revenue and, of course, happy customers. But with 61% of consumers reporting their customer service standards have gone up over the past year, how do you […]

November 8, 2022

Automation is not new, but its use in cloud computing is recent. The idea is to automate tasks that have been traditionally carried out by humans; for example, self-healing a saturated compute server by automatically restarting it on a cloud […]

November 8, 2022

IT freelancing offers multiple benefits, including flexible working schedules, location choice, engaging assignments, diverse clients, and an opportunity to apply one’s talents in several different areas. But freelancing is also a business, and skilled IT freelancers know what it takes […]

November 7, 2022

Adoption of public cloud IaaS platforms like AWS and Azure, and PaaS and SaaS solutions too, has been driven in part by the simplicity of consuming the services: connect securely over the public internet and start spinning up resources. But […]