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July 24, 2024

Data silos represent a major business challenge, as noted by 60.9% of organizations in a recent Trends in Data Management survey. Without shared information, companies risk duplication, poor data quality, and missed opportunities for innovation. Consequently, many companies turn to […]

July 23, 2024

The IT industry has a long history of vendors exaggerating the functionality of their products, and it’s certainly happening in the current AI hype cycle. Now, even user companies appear to be overstating their AI capabilities, potentially leading to major headaches. IT leaders at […]

July 23, 2024

As a digital transformation leader and former CIO, I carry a healthy dose of paranoia. Call it survival instincts: Risks that can disrupt an organization from staying true to its mission and accomplishing its goals must constantly be surfaced, assessed, […]

July 22, 2024

Discerning businesses are ensuring each area of their organizations has access to performance metrics. Armed with data, their teams can accelerate decision-making, respond to client and marketplace demands, and mitigate risks. The issue is many organizations have segregated data environments. […]

July 22, 2024

The increase in the prevalence and complexity of data breaches points to one conclusion – traditional cybersecurity measures are no longer enough to keep our valuable data safe. According to a recent report, data breaches exposed a staggering 35 billion records in the […]

July 17, 2024

Businesses rely on accurate, synchronized information to make informed decisions. Because discordant data leads to operational inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and costly mistakes. Hence, a unified, reliable source of truth is key, which is possible through data synchronization. It helps maintain […]

July 16, 2024

Preparing your data for myriad AI applications is just as complicated as it sounds. Focusing on the wrong challenges will only make it more difficult. It’s become clear that generative AI will play an important role in your organization. And […]

July 16, 2024

Success with a multi-tenant architecture requires the close alignment of design, use case, and underlying technology. Let’s dive into the key design patterns, their benefits, and their challenges. Multi-tenant data management is an essential part of a systems architecture designed […]

July 15, 2024

From performance to programmability, the right database makes all the difference. Here are 13 key questions to guide your selection. Picking the “right” database can often be critical to the success of an application. Rather than taking the advice of […]

July 15, 2024

In the contemporary data-driven business landscape, the seamless integration of data architecture with business operations has become critical for success. There is a symbiosis between sophisticated data architectures and operational agility that demonstrates how this integration facilitates real-time decision-making, predictive analytics, […]

July 10, 2024

Platform teams have emerged as critical enablers of innovation and efficiency because of their ability to provide a solid foundation for the development, deployment, and scaling of new technologies. Modernization has become table stakes for organizations, but transitioning to the […]

July 10, 2024

GenAI spending is exploding; does cybersecurity functionality deserve any of that budget? Businesses are investing great sums of money in generative AI – to the point that GenAI spending in 2025 will be nearly seven times greater than it was […]

July 8, 2024

For Lyndsay Weir, the key to success with data analytics is getting to the “so what?”, beyond the charts and spreadsheets. “You need to understand what business question is and you need to get to the action. I say this to […]

July 8, 2024

It’s easier than ever to use AI-generated images or text and to create synthetic data for use in research. A recent high-profile story got me thinking more about this question: When is it OK to use “fake” data? Before we […]

July 3, 2024

While some IT leaders have been caught off guard with emerging tech, others had the foresight to establish AI governance frameworks to keep things in check. Here, some share their proactive strategies and lessons learned. Austin-based software company Planview began […]

July 2, 2024

Organizations must adapt to rapid market changes with innovative solutions while maximizing resources. Doing so requires a strategy for future proofing tech investments. Here’s guidance for developing such a strategy. Imagine navigating a rapidly changing landscape, where technology seems to […]

July 2, 2024

While their business and tech colleagues are busy experimenting and developing new applications, cybersecurity leaders are looking for ways to anticipate and counter new, AI-driven threats. It’s always been clear that AI impacts cybersecurity, but it’s a two-way street. Where […]

July 1, 2024

When leaders say they want to be a data-driven organization, a key objective is empowering business people to use data, predictive models, generative AI capabilities, and data visualizations to improve decision-making. Leaders seek smarter decisions that yield positive business benefits, faster decision-making […]

July 1, 2024

Who is responsible for security in the public cloud? This is a question businesses need to consider as they increasingly deploy more workloads and use cloud-based IT infrastructure, platform services and applications. In Gartner’s How to make integrated IaaS and […]

June 26, 2024

Companies are investing heavily in AI projects as they see huge potential in generative AI. Consultancies have predicted opportunities to reduce costs and improve revenues through deploying generative AI – for example, McKinsey predicts that generative AI could add $2.6 […]