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With rapid business expansion often comes data siloing, where one department doesn’t share its data with any of the others. While this may be noticed and fixed quickly in a small business, in a larger company with many sites and a global network, it’s much harder to alleviate. I’ve read that 73% of company data […]

Two recent Internet of Things (IoT)-related surveys and reports emphasize use cases about efficiencies and return on investments. But surprisingly, there is no mention of people safety nor productivity. It is imperative to place people at the heart of the IoT universe. Today, people-related use cases have been greatly understated. However, all angles of IoT […]

Even as artificial intelligence becomes a cornerstone of current business, many enterprises are still struggling with how to get started. Those looking at what AI-driven companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google Cloud are doing may be concerned that they don’t have the deep pockets or best-trained staff to emulate these leaders. The good news is, […]

Everything an organization does relies on accurate customer relationship management (CRM) data. It encompasses every part of an organization, from marketing campaigns to sales development activity to customer experience and beyond. Yet far too many CRM users blindly assume their data is clean and ready for meaningful use. And in many cases, they’re wrong. The […]

Last year saw the highest average cost of a data breach in 17 years, with the cost rising from $3.86 million to $4.24 million on an annual basis, according to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report. Clearly, organizations must have the correct people and processes in place to prepare for unrelenting cyber attackers. […]

For all of cloud computing’s potential, business leaders need to keep their feet firmly on the ground and recognize the sheer complexity of cloud migration. Research indicates that one in three cloud migrations fail and only 25% of businesses meet their migration deadlines. To compound this further, 90% of CIOs have experienced failed or disrupted […]

Enterprise IT teams everywhere struggle to manage the massive amounts of unstructured data stored across multiple platforms. This presents IT teams with a data management problem: the value of unstructured data may not be accessible or even known. The focus historically has been on finding the lowest-cost data storage solution and not on unlocking value. […]

Today’s consumers want communication that is relevant to them and tailored to their specific requirements. Highly competitive businesses are set up to offer this advantage.  Consider how Netflix suggests what to watch based on what you’ve already watched, or how Amazon recommends goods to buy based on your previous searches and purchases. These algorithms are […]

When considering the merits of moving application workloads to an edge computing deployment, it’s necessary to look not just at technical considerations but also overall business drivers and benefits  – particularly how those apply to a given organization, application, and user base. At its simplest level, the business decision around where to place application workloads […]

Identity security is in the spotlight these days, and it’s easy to see why. The most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 61% of all breaches involve credential data. Whether those credentials were stolen from endpoints, obtained using social engineering, or purchased on the dark web, the message is the same: Infiltrating a […]

Security continues to be an evolving challenge for organizations around the world, and new threats and vulnerabilities are putting increased pressure on vendors to improve their cybersecurity profiles. Customers, governments, and organizations are more likely to inquire about the security of a company’s products and processes than ever before.  And while no single tactic, practice, […]

When thinking of the largest carbon emitters, many think of highways full of trucks or manufacturing plants with large plumes of smoke trailing above them. Rarely do we think of IT. Yet IT services, including data centers, cloud, networking, and end-user devices account for an estimated 2% of U.S. carbon emissions, similar to the aviation […]