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Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because the […]

From natural forces to cyber events to blackouts caused by worn infrastructure, disasters can cause business disruptions, work stoppage, a battered brand image and, worst of all, data loss. Loss of critical business and customer information can damage giant corporations; for small enterprises—which often lack the personnel and budget to protect against risk—the stakes are […]

The public cloud has certainly been a great enabler for business, but it has also created a number of blind spots and brought with it serious security challenges. The collection of cloud services and applications has continues to increase exponentially, making access logic, permission sets, resources, capabilities and risks much more difficult to manage. Authorization […]

This month in 2019 marks the 60th anniversary of COBOL. That’s right: In a world in which something can be outdated almost as fast as it moves off the shelf, COBOL (common business-oriented language), a code technology that predates Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Java and Linux, is 60 years old. COBOL is a high-level programming language […]

Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because the […]

Oh, the anticipation of it all. Long before enough of the new devices get into users’ hands to make a mainstream impact, 5G connectivity has been stirring up increasing attention in many sectors. From IT, retail, transportation and manufacturing to health care, entertainment, education and agriculture, nearly every industry will be impacted in some way […]

Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because the […]

DevOps is usually defined as a software development methodology that combines software development with IT operations. The goal is to shorten systems’ development life cycle while delivering features, fixes and updates frequently in close alignment with business objectives. Putting DevOps into practice is an ongoing experiment for many organizations. Developers often struggle with continuous integration […]

During the past year, numerous high-profile companies, organizations and government agencies have witnessed a wave of digital accessibility lawsuits. In the government space, the number of federal website accessibility lawsuits nearly tripled between 2017 and 2018. Outside of government, Harvard University is one of the latest organizations facing legal action due to inaccessible digital content—specifically, failing to […]

Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because […]