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Ahead in the Clouds

Analysis of the latest trends in cloud and datacentre technology.

March 2019

What the Myspace data loss debacle tells us about how the internet values creative content
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 20 Mar 2019

The news that Myspace lost 12 years of user-generated content during a botched server migration has prompted a lot of debate this week, which Caroline Donnelly picks over here. When details of ...

Kubernetes management made easier for enterprises
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 01 Mar 2019

In this guest post, Rob Greenwood, CTO at Manchester-based cloud and DevOps consultancy, Steamhaus, sets out why the emergence of Amazon's managed Kubernetes service is such good news for the ...

SearchCIO

How to develop a technology strategy

Implementing a technology strategy can be difficult for any CIO, but following this step-by-step guide enables them to build one ...

An introduction to intelligent document processing for CIOs

With IDP, enterprises can bring documents into automation workflows, which can help reduce document processing time and save on ...

Why CIOs need to establish an automation CoE

With organizations continuing to automate business processes across several departments at a rapid pace, it's time they consider ...

SearchSecurity

Zero-trust network policies should reflect varied threats

Role-based access systems create enormous pools of responsibility for administrators. Explore how to eliminate these insecure ...

The need for independent cybersecurity solutions testing

Rohit Dhamankar suggests implementing standardized testing of cybersecurity providers, like MSSPs and MDRs, to help companies ...

Zero-trust methodology's popularity a double-edged sword

The authors of 'Zero Trust Networks' discuss how the zero-trust methodology's popularity produces both vendor hype and renewed ...

SearchNetworking

How COVID-19 will reshape 2021 enterprise network spending

COVID-19 has shifted enterprise network spending. Campus LAN traffic may never be the same, but companies are earmarking funds to...

Choosing ZTNA vendors amid zero-trust confusion

In the era of cloud and COVID-19, analysts say ZTNA vendors offer a more secure remote access model than the legacy VPN. Here's ...

The power and plights of female network engineers

Impostor syndrome burdens female network engineers, due to discrimination, as well as a lack of representation and education. But...

SearchDataCenter

4 ways data center operations must adapt to the cloud era

The role of the traditional data center has changed dramatically as enterprises adopt cloud services, but IT operations ...

Top 4 ways to reduce data center power consumption

Infrastructure power requirements can drive up operating costs. Data center managers can cut their utility bills if they address ...

IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

IBM cloud revenues continue to increase as hardware sales drop, sharpening the company's strategy to focus on hybrid cloud.

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Rockset raises $40M for real-time indexing database

The CEO and co-founder of real-time indexing database vendor details the evolution of the company from its origins in the open ...

Growing enterprise benefits of augmented data management

Gartner predicts plenty of growth in the booming augmented data management market, which helps data professionals focus on ...

MongoDB Atlas now enables multi-cloud database clusters

Multi-cloud data portability comes to MongoDB Atlas with a new capability that will enable users to run a database application ...