Tag: IT

June 15, 2018

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are all set to eliminate repetitive tasks at work. Artificial intelligence is being adopted across businesses in manufacturing, transport, utilities, facilities, operations, and IT. Forrester predicts that by 2025, 16% of US jobs will […]

May 29, 2018

A cloud complexity crisis is going to happen. We’re adding hundreds of workloads to the cloud on a daily basis, standing up new databases, adding different types of compute and storage, and adding cloud-based networks—and doing all of this without […]

May 21, 2018

Anyone who has worked in Data Management knows the struggles that IT endures. They typically have limited resources around people and infrastructure. They have protocols and regulations that they must adhere to when handling data that is constantly changing and […]

May 16, 2018

Adopting microservices for modern applications is no longer a differentiator, but an imperative for organizations that want to stay relevant in today’s market. The pace of technological innovation has enterprises moving faster, smarter, and leaner, meaning the modernization of IT […]

May 11, 2018

It will come as no surprise to those of you already leveraging cloud services that Forrester Research predicted that in 2018, cloud computing will become a must-have business technology. The scalability, agility and cost model allow IT teams to redirect […]

May 7, 2018

We’re all familiar with the IT “war room” scenario. When there’s an issue, members of the IT team come together to troubleshoot and find a solution. For organizations with important applications, such as SQL Server running in virtual infrastructures, these […]

April 27, 2018

Developers have been kids in a candy store for the past decade with exciting options for databases (such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra), cloud storage services like Amazon S3, and new paradigms like microservices and serverless computing architectures. With these […]

April 20, 2018

Cloud service adoption continues to grow, as traditional IT vendors react to market demand. Total spending on IT infrastructure products for deployment in cloud environments is forecast to reach $52.3 billion in 2018 — that’s year-over-year growth of 10.9 percent, […]

March 16, 2018

In a recent Q&A with Data Center Knowledge, Kim Stevenson, senior VP and general manager of Solutions Segments for Lenovo’s Data Center Group, said the enterprise IT department of today should do more than simply making sure all the company’s […]

February 13, 2018

One of the likely outcomes of moving to the public cloud is altering how products are designed, a recent Harvard Business Review article shows. With cloud, there is closer collaboration between corporate IT departments and business units—sales, finance, forecasting, and […]

February 8, 2018

Getting certified is a surefire way to advance your career in the IT industry. Whether you work for an enterprise, a small business, government, healthcare or any other place that employs IT professionals, your best bet for career advancement is […]

January 31, 2018

Hybrid IT deployments continue to gain favor with CIOs and CTOs, but cloud computing will now drive a greater share of the ongoing investment in business technology. Those combined platforms are enabling digital transformation projects across the globe. Total spending […]

January 22, 2018

One of the bright lights in IT jobs is that of the network architect. Why? Thousands of network architect positions are typically available each day in the United States. Just check some of the popular job sites, like SimplyHired or […]

January 15, 2018

Digitally transforming enterprises (63%) is the leading factor driving greater public cloud engagement or adoption today. 66% of IT professionals say security is their most significant concern in adopting an enterprise cloud computing strategy. 50% of IT professionals believe artificial […]

January 3, 2018

As the wave of digital transformation continues to wash over companies of all sizes in all sectors, they are turning to software and IT to lead the charge. This in turn gives IT a much bigger seat at the table […]

December 26, 2017

As the new year approaches, several IT analysts give their top cybersecurity strategy tips and key tasks to target to protect your company’s IT assets. From conducting a top-to-bottom IT security audit to ensuring your computing infrastructure and software are […]

December 6, 2017

Many vendors with data centers and cloud storage now offer database as a service (DBaaS) as part of a set of solutions to customers. The typical business will benefit because the vendor handles the installation and upgrade of database management […]

November 30, 2017

Regular IT system diagnostics is remarkably different from the troubleshooting work you’ll need to do with cloud-based systems. Why? Because cloud services, like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and the many others, all function differently than internal networks and platforms […]

November 27, 2017

The on-demand economy has raised user expectations and put more pressure on businesses to deliver. That pressure is passed on to IT professionals. They must become even more diligent about the overall health of their data centers, proactively identifying, solving, […]

November 10, 2017

If you use the Linux platform for various servers or desktops, you know that for every task there can be multiple possible solutions. One very good example of that is in the realm of backups. There are tons of routes […]