The essential check list for effective data democratization
Truly data-driven companies see significantly better business outcomes than those that aren’t. According to a recent IDC whitepaper, leaders saw on average two and a half…
Pros and cons of managed SASE
AmerCareRoyal, which provides disposable products for the food service and hospitality industries, is the product of six mergers and acquisitions over the past several years,…
How AI chatbot ChatGPT changes the phishing game
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s free chatbot based on GPT-3.5, was released on 30 November 2022 and racked up a million users in five days. It is capable of…
What to expect from SASE certifications
Secure access service edge (SASE) is a network architecture that rolls SD-WAN and security into a single, centrally-managed cloud service that promises simplified WAN deployment,…
Top automation pitfalls and how to avoid them
First Tech Credit Union is a San Jose-based financial institution with more than $16 billion in assets. As the eighth largest in the country, it…
How Quantum Computing is Supporting Financial Services
Practical quantum computing is often quoted as being ten years away, but financial services is one of the sectors already demonstrating benefits from its early…
IT supply issues have organizations shifting from just-in-time to just-in-case buying
The past three years have been an unprecedented period of disruption in the semiconductor industry. The Covid pandemic and ensuing lockdowns shut down manufacturing, there…
The cybersecurity challenges and opportunities of digital twins
Digital twins are a digital representation of objects, structures or systems that give organizations greater insight into the life cycle of these objects, but this…
Cyberattacks Are Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication
There has been a recent surge in cyber attacks which dodge past multi-factor authentication (MFA) security measures, putting data center systems at risk. The challenge…
How to Secure Digital Twin Technology in Your Data Center
A compelling use case in the data center industry for digital twins is the inspection and maintenance of high-risk electrical equipment. But a digital twin also multiplies any underlying security…
4 data quality challenges that hinder data operations
Data quality is key for any organization utilizing data for operations, and it starts with mitigating data quality challenges that lead to inaccurate or misleading…
IoT security strategy from those who use connected devices
Freeman Health System has around 8,000 connected medical devices in its 30 facilities in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Many of these devices have the potential…
What is Quantum Computing and What Does It Have to Do with Encryption?
Data center cybersecurity managers have been getting warnings for years that quantum computing was on its way and it would break all existing encryption. With quantum…
6 dimensions of data quality boost data performance
Artificial intelligence and machine learning can generate quality predictions and analysis, but first require organizations be trained on high quality data, starting with the six…
Intel and Google Cloud Launch New Chip for Data Centers
Intel Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud on Tuesday launched a co-designed chip that is meant to make data centers more secure and efficient. Google…
Equinix Doubles Digital Inclusion Philanthropy with New Foundation
Even in tight economic times for most in the tech sector, some firms are restructuring and increasing their philanthropic efforts. Global colo provider Equinix has…
Colo providers looking to clean energy alternatives: hydrogen and nuclear
Climate change, regulatory initiatives and shareholder pressures are just some of the forces combining to drive colo providers to search for clean energy alternatives to…
Data Center Providers Continue Emerging Market Expansion, Despite Risks
Cloud solution providers (CSPs) and colocation data center companies are actively hunting for ripe emerging markets with large numbers of users and a shortage of…
Measuring the business impact of AI
Artificial intelligence is in transition, both as a technology and in how it’s being used. Companies are increasingly bringing AI pilots out of the test…
Shift to Cloud Helps Data Centers Manage Unstructured Data
Storing your unstructured data (such as data lakes, data warehouses, and large image/video archives) on the cloud could be the solution to giving users fast,…
iMasons Expands Into LATAM, Building Momentum for Climate Accord
The momentum around measuring the environmental impact of data centers is growing, making it easier for data center operators to understand each location’s carbon footprint.…
Arm Chips Gaining in Data Centers, But Still in Single Digits
Arm technology may soon bring more energy efficiency to your data center servers. The firm’s chips are gaining popularity with hyperscalers and, and the technology…
A New Strategy to Address the AI Talent Shortage
According to IBM’s 2022 Global AI Adoption Index, a survey of over 7,500 IT leaders, AI adoption has hit an all-time high. Worldwide, AI adoption currently…
Cisco DevNet certifications explained
The enterprise network is undergoing a fundamental transition from manual to automated, from hardware to software-defined, from tightly controlled to sprawling across SaaS, multi-cloud, remote work…
Will Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Affect Data Center Semiconductor Supply Chain?
Data center semiconductor chip supply chains have threatened server refresh cycles. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan, and invoked the ire of China, one…
Top 5 security risks of Open RAN
When a cell phone or other mobile device connects to the nearest cell tower, the communication takes place over something called a RAN — a…
AI in cybersecurity: Raising the stakes for enterprise defense
Artificial intelligence is supercharging the cyberwarfare between attackers and victims. Enterprises, governments and other organizations now have access to more powerful weapons in their defensive…
Unlocking the hidden value of dark data
IT leaders seeking to derive business value from the data their companies collect face myriad challenges. Perhaps the least understood is the lost opportunity of…
Early adopters embrace private 5G
The appeal of private 5G is driving companies to explore ways to improve the performance, scalability and flexibility of their mobile networks. Enterprise deployment of…
Who’s selling private 5G and what do you get?
Private 5G is technology that can be used in local area networks. Not to be confused with the public 5G connectivity offered by telephone companies, private 5G…