SECURITY REPORT
New Report Reveals Just How Bad The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Is
It takes a deep dive into all aspects of security in the cloud computing industry. Some of the statistics the report uncovers are positive, such as that 97 percent of worldwide respondents are using some cloud technologies in their organization, representing a 4 percent growth compared to a year ago...
Are There Messages Hidden in Your DNA? It Could Be Malware.
Are There Messages Hidden in Your DNA? Messages in the Human Genome: are they from God, or maybe aliens? It sounds Sci-fi but our knowledge of the DNA code is merging with our ability to write increasingly intelligent algorithms. We
Which Analytics And BI Technologies Will Be The Highest Priority In 2019?
Which Analytics And BI Technologies Will Be The Highest Priority 82% of enterprises are prioritizing analytics and BI as part of their budgets for new technologies and cloud-based services. 54% say AI, Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are
How the Economics of Data Science is Creating New Sources of Value
The Economics of Data Science There are several technology and business forces in-play that are going to derive and drive new sources of customer, product and operational value. As a set up for this blog on the Economic Value of Data
SolarWinds Survey Showcases the DevOps Disconnect
Survey Showcases the DevOps Disconnect The increasingly distributed nature of today’s tech environments has amplified the demand for DevOps practitioners in the workplace. But are DevOps teams, developers, and web product managers (WPMs) doing the work their job titles intend?
The 5G Market Impact and Evolution
The 5G Market Impact One of the things I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about is the reality of 5G and the impact it is going to have on the market. However, it isn’t going to hit handsets until
Why AWS’s building block structure can benefit SMBs
AWS’s Structure Can Benefit SMBs With every year that passes, the popularity of cloud technology increases as more businesses choose to make the move. This has led to more and more SMBs implementing AWS products to increase their operational services
Optimizing Your Company Right Out of Business
Optimizing Your Company Professional athletes know the importance of developing opposing or complementary muscles (quadriceps and hamstrings, biceps and triceps). These complementary muscles are sets of muscles that “work together” to move your body in the most efficient ways. If these
System Vulnerabilities Are an Issue for Everyone in the Cloud Environment
System Vulnerabilities Are an Issue for Everyone Over the past decade, we have seen a drastic increase in the number of companies relying on cloud services. Given the nature of the cloud as a shared-resource environment, threats that infiltrate the
Using Machine Learning To Find Employees Who Can Scale With Your Business
Machine Learning To Find Employees Hiring managers in search of qualified job candidates who can scale with and contribute to their growing businesses are facing a crisis today. They’re not finding the right or in many cases, any candidates at
Working with security researchers to make the web safer for everyone
Working with security researchers What do a 19-year-old researcher from Uruguay, a restaurant owner from Cluj, Romania and a Cambridge professor have in common? They’re all security researchers—a global community of professionals, academics, students and hobbyists who are essential to
5G Revolution: Telcos Becoming the New App Store for Industrial Apps
The 5G Revolution 5G technology is knocking on our doors and is said to be around the corner. Mobile service providers have upped their game recently and are holding talks, events and discussions to formulate a plan for the launch
What Do You Mean: Too Much Screen Time?
Too Much Screen Time? Oh the shame of it! Our children are turning into anti-social, myopic monsters because of their addiction to smartphones, tablets and laptops. Guess what? It is all BS. It seems that not a day goes by
7 Reasons Why You Should Consider Deploying SD-WAN Alongside Public Cloud Services
Why You Should Consider Deploying SD-WAN Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) and public cloud IaaS services both offer powerful benefits to virtually any business. Many of these same businesses, however, are missing out on an incredible opportunity by either accessing the internet using
Who, if anyone, is in charge of multi-cloud business optimization?
The next BriefingsDirect composable cloud strategies interview explores how changes in business organization and culture demand a new approach to leadership over such functions as hybrid and multi-cloud procurement and optimization. We’ll now hear from an IT industry analyst about the forces reshaping the consumption
Future Trends 2019: Supply Chains Among Top Contenders for Blockchain Growth
Future Trends 2019 Predictions about blockchain’s future run the gamut from wildly transformational to completely dismissive. Before we get too mired in the trough of disillusionment or carried away by the hype, here are some recent forecasts about blockchain, including
THOUGHT LEADERS
Why Bitcoin Shouldn’t Be a Part of the Futures Exchange Yet
Key Findings of the 2018 IDG Cloud Computing Study
WordPress Security 101 – Internal Monitoring Systems and Web Hosting
Breached Data – Keeping it Secret Doesn’t Make It Go Away
How Natural Language Processing Will Change Customer Service
Data Science “Paint by the Numbers” with the Hypothesis Development Canvas
Should Insurance Companies Be Using Big Data?
Cloud-based GRC Intelligence Supports Better Business Performance
Why Nonprofits Might Be at Higher Risk for Cyberattacks
Data Privacy Day (Cue The Parade)!