eWEEK EDITORS

Organizations worldwide are racing to build applications that reach their customers where they are—and often that means mobile phones and tablets. Slow and bug-ridden mobile apps leave users frustrated or even drive them to competitors. Creating exceptional user experiences across a plethora of mobile devices and platforms is imperative, but seeing and solving performance issues […]

The amount of data compiled by a business can be overwhelming and as a result, many companies struggle to organize, analyze, define, protect and leverage their data. Part of that comes from not having a clearly defined data strategy in place – or not knowing how to construct one that works best for your business. […]

To generate richer and more timely insights, enterprises are using increasing amounts of data. Expect that trend to continue. An IDC model projects that the global datasphere will roughly triple in size by 2025. But this trend isn’t new. After all, the term Big Data has been with us for quite a while. What’s different […]

Companies are starting to finalize their long-term work plans, with many choosing to stay remote for the foreseeable future. The flexible, remote work option will be welcomed by many, but there is also concern about how companies will encourage and cultivate the next generation of leaders within their ranks. How do you ensure remote workers […]

According to Gartner, the worldwide public cloud services market grew 40.7% in 2020. But despite how commonplace it now is, a cloud migration can involve complicated and often challenging steps, particularly surrounding system and data security. Clearly, it’s critical to understand how to approach the task, clearly identify the attack surface, and know what specific […]

Today’s accelerated pace of digital transformation brings significant opportunities for businesses to grow and drive value for shareholders. At the same time, the rise of connected enterprises, remote workforces, and digital payments, among other things, has increased the risk of cyber breaches, ransomware and malware attacks. For technology companies that sit at the apex of […]

Throughout my career as an IT consultant, working with various platforms and technologies, I’ve encountered a myriad of terms pitched to me to explain how their company is approaching modern software development. Terms like Agile, DevOps, SAFe, among others. All of them come with a passionate group of advocates ready to go to bat for […]

Digital transformation of financial services is driving an increasingly automated analytics process in which personally identifiable information (PII) about borrowers is transmitted and stored in the cloud as part of the application review and underwriting process. Lenders need PII to make lending decisions. But, at the same time, financial institutions must protect the privacy and […]

During the recent Tesla AI Day event, Elon Musk said he discourages “machine learning, because it is really difficult. Unless you have to use machine learning, don’t do it.” Well, Musk may be right in his assessment, because machine learning is quite difficult to implement. Most companies desire the benefits of what artificial intelligence can […]

It’s a quandary many organizations face regarding cloud IT services. They can go the do-it-yourself (DIY) route, keeping most, if not everything, involving their IT environments in-house. Or, they can outsource the responsibilities to a third-party company. Both options offer certain benefits, depending on a company’s specific business needs. The problem – one of them, […]

Aside from the pandemic, ransomware has become one of the gravest threats to the global economy.  It is no longer a matter of “if” an organization is going to be attacked but “when,” according to Gartner. The research firm predicts that 75% of organizations will face one or more attacks by 2025. National Security Institute […]

Automation through digital transformation initiatives that rely on cloud-based applications is driving a surge in the use of machine identities (IDs). Indeed, machine identities outnumber human identities by at least 3-to-1. And while machine IDs drive productivity by completing tasks quickly and without error, such widespread use – across disparate cloud applications – makes it […]