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Five Data Ethics Considerations for 2020

During the past two years, data theft and privacy concerns have emerged as a heavy counterweight to the benefits of big data and data analytics. Data ethics, the right or wrong conduct related to handling data, is in daily public discourse. Professionals who work in data-related fields are rethinking long-held beliefs about its management and […]

Are Small Businesses Protecting Customer Data?

Editor’s note: Data Privacy Day is an international event that occurs every year on Jan. 28. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, Israel and 47 European countries. The following story is relevant to this […]

Ericom Shield: Product Overview and Insight

Today: Ericom Software (secure enterprise application access and zero-trust cyberthreat protection) Ericom Software describes itself as a global leader in securing and connecting the digital workspace. The company offers solutions that secure browsing and optimize safe desktop and application delivery to any device, anywhere. Ericom enterprise-grade remote browser isolation, secure remote access and cloud enablement solutions […]

Why User Experience 2020 Requires Fast Data Access

Digital transformation is, in part, driven by the need for enterprises to deliver better customer experiences, meet new-gen expectations and, for some businesses, remain competitive (and survive). However, shifting from physical to online engagement was yesterday’s challenge. Today’s mandate is to create compelling opportunities and competitive differentiation and to do so by providing customers with […]

Cloud Elements Seeks Insights for State of API Integration Report

Cloud Elements is currently soliciting responses to its fourth annual State of API Integration (SoAI) Report.  Cloud Elements launched the State of API Integration report back in 2017. Four years later, the company’s goal remains unchanged: to gather and share the collective experiences of API providers and consumers so that everyone can serve each other […]

IT Science Case Study: Preparing Students for Connected Jobs of the Future

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 […]

Ask the Experts: Data Analytics Trends for 2020

Executives who rely on data analytics face a squeeze from two directions. On one hand, analytics continues to be ever more important in making business decisions – if you’re not getting the most from your analytics solution, you’re likely falling behind. Yet on the other hand, data analytics continually grows more complex, as advances in software and […]

Expert View on Virtual Machines: Use Cases and Future Trends

In an enterprise IT world in which everything seems to change every six months – or faster – virtual machines have had a remarkably long run. Depending on when you count the start date, VM’s have been around some 20 years. Virtual machines have remained a mainstay of enterprise IT, even as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and many other emerging […]

Celebrating SysAdmin Day With Advice for Our Past Selves

Today, July 26, is SysAdmin Day, the perfect time to celebrate systems administrators for the work they do and the integral role they play in managing complex tech environments—and keeping business running as usual at the organizations they support. Sysadmins today are probably wearing more hats than they ever imagined. With all the knowledge and […]

Seven Tips for Selecting an Intent-Based Network

Intent-based networking (IBN) is a trend that has been gaining traction in IT in recent years. IBN is the automation of processes that ensure the alignment of network operators’ high-level intent and policy requirements with the design and configuration of the network as a whole. The IBN vision grew out of the need for greater […]