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Cliff Saran's Enterprise blog

Unravelling the hype behind IT for creating useful CIO strategies.

May 2014

Web-scale IT shows what technology can achieve
Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 20 May 2014

English: A Netflix envelope picture taken by BlueMint. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Looking at web companies such as Amazon, eBay, Facebook or NetFlix, it is hard not to be impressed by the scale of ...

Big data technology has its work cut out to harness web analytics
Cliff Saran - Managing Editor 16 May 2014

English: eBay Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)What can we learn from companies such as eBay and Amazon? These internet businesses are at the cutting edge of technology.The recent Gartner CRM summit ...

SearchCIO

The future of trust must be built on data transparency

In a digital economy fueled by AI, data transparency is the new currency. Learn what IT leaders must do to bring trust and ...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of RPA?

While RPA offers several benefits in the enterprise, there are also a few drawbacks. According to experts, these are the top ...

Texas power outage flags need to revisit business continuity

Freezing conditions that caused Texas power outages affected businesses well beyond the state's borders, prompting a need for ...

SearchSecurity

3 ransomware distribution methods popular with attackers

To prevent cyber attacks, understanding how they work is half the battle. Explore the most common ransomware distribution methods...

Chinese threat group 'RedEcho' targeting Indian power grid

The Chinese nation-state actor's targets include 10 different Indian power sector organizations, but Recorded Future said there's...

Malware researcher speculates on the future of ransomware

Abhijit Mohanta, author of 'Preventing Ransomware,' opines on the future of ransomware and discusses why this attack is favored ...

SearchNetworking

5 steps to conduct network penetration testing

Enterprises that want to ensure competent network security strategies should look at how they can implement penetration testing, ...

5 benefits of Wi-Fi 6 for enterprise networks

In a perfect world, Wi-Fi 6 could introduce several benefits to business networks. But real-world conditions could curb the ...

Get started with network penetration testing for beginners

Authentication, patching and configuration are among the most common vulnerabilities found through network penetration testing. ...

SearchDataCenter

CRAC design upgrades simplify HVAC maintenance

CRAC/CRAH hardware updates make data center cooling more efficient. And these new systems are easier for admins to maintain and ...

IBM leans on Red Hat to adapt Power servers for hybrid cloud

New Red Hat tools and integrated system offerings allow IBM Power users to run workloads across multiple cloud environments.

Private cloud certificates to build up your tech skills

Private cloud deployments require a variety of skills to run smoothly on any infrastructure. Expand your technical knowledge with...

SearchDataManagement

Microsoft ignites Apache Cassandra Azure service

Microsoft rolled out a series of enhancements for the company's cloud data efforts, including updates to Azure Cosmos DB and a ...

Airbyte set to advance open source data integration platform

The CEO of a data integration startup explains how he is looking to grow the technology and community behind the vendor’s open ...

Open source database migration guide: How to transition

Open source database transitions have been on the rise as they prove to be worthy competitors to commercial database options, but...