Tag: business

December 13, 2023

The recent AWS re:Invent 2023 event was, unsurprisingly, dominated by AI and machine learning, with the company unveiling a host of new products and updated services aimed at helping customers get the most out of the nascent technology. Amazon Web […]

November 21, 2023

It’s no secret that the cloud has changed the way business is conducted and operated – and there’s no reason to think this transformation will slow down. Gartner anticipates worldwide spending on cloud services will grow 20.7% to $591.8 billion […]

November 6, 2023

The business world is rapidly continuing its digital transformation and relying on cloud-based solutions. This makes it more critical than ever to adopt strong security measures to protect sensitive information and infrastructure. However, while cloud computing offers benefits like improved […]

October 30, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world. In business, this puts CIOs in one of the most pivotal organizational roles today. CIOs are responsible for much more than IT infrastructure; they must drive the adoption of innovative technology and partner […]

October 20, 2023

Choosing the right cloud-based software can be a challenging task for any business. Whether you’re a small startup or an established enterprise, making the right choice when it comes to cloud-based software is crucial for optimizing your operations, improving productivity, […]

July 31, 2023

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software has become an essential tool for businesses of all sizes. It empowers companies to efficiently manage interactions with customers, streamline sales processes, and enhance overall customer satisfaction.  Think about a small e-commerce business that sells […]

July 24, 2023

The cost of a data breach keeps increasing year after year, and has now hit an all-time high, a new report by IBM has claimed. After surveying more than 500 organizations across the world, IBM found that the global average […]

May 12, 2023

These days, to serve the backbone corporate needs for more than 100,000 employees globally means betting big on the cloud. That’s what James Hannah, SVP and global CIO of General Dynamics Information Technology, has done in support of the Reston, […]

May 11, 2023

Google Cloud and SAP want to make it easier for enterprises to view their entire business data estates in real-time through the roll-out of a jointly created open data offering. The two companies are long-standing technology collaborators, with Google Cloud […]

April 20, 2023

New research from NetApp has claimed nearly all IT leaders (98%) have been affected by increasing cloud complexity, causing negative impacts extending across the entire business. Furthermore, the cloud is widely seen as critical in businesses ESG outcomes, leaving it […]

April 18, 2023

I’m starting to see articles in the business press calling for a downturn in cloud spending since the economy is likely to slow down. I’m always a bit skeptical of predictions that if something bad is happening or will happen, […]

February 17, 2023

Aside from commercial real estate dealers, office equipment vendors were among the hardest hit by the massive office evacuation following the pandemic. But the death of the office was much exaggerated, say some affected CIOs, who point to an increasing […]

January 24, 2023

As I mentioned a few times in this blog, I’ve been working with and teaching about artificial intelligence since the start of my career. This drove much of my interest in cloud computing because AI was not economically viable or […]

November 23, 2022

As the impacts of record-setting inflation cause businesses to have lower spending power, CIOs have to do more with less. On top of that, many companies struggle to control app redundancy, unnecessary spending and complexity from the expansion of enterprise […]

October 21, 2022

Oracle has unveiled a new service that it hopes can expand the power of the cloud to more organizations than ever before. The new Oracle Alloy platform will allow all kinds of businesses or service providers to not just run […]

September 26, 2022

How an organization manages cloud data depends on who needs access to it, how often, from where, and for what purpose. In planning governance policies and processes, businesses must take into consideration the needs of the teams protecting the data […]

August 30, 2022

‘Legacy systems’ often get a bit of a rough time in the IT community. But perhaps this is unfair. After all, in many cases you’re talking about software platforms that have lasted and been effective for 20 or 30 years […]

August 26, 2022

Cloud Vulnerability Scanning has become a mandatory process for many organizations in order to identify and mitigate Cloud security risks. However, the term Cloud Vulnerability Scanning can be interpreted in different ways. In this article, we will try to provide […]

August 11, 2022

The true long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer shopping habits won’t truly be understood for years, but its effect on digital transformation is immediately evident. What we know for certain is that consumers and business buyers expect lightning-fast […]

August 9, 2022

A recent piece in Silicon Angle by Paul Gillin said out loud what I see firsthand: Cloud spending seems immune to budget reductions during contractions in the economy. “Amid growing fears of an economic downturn, enterprises are mostly staying the […]