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Cloud Outages: Who’s at Fault?
Cloud outages do happen. So, how can you and your IT group minimize the impact on the company?
Amazon's Efficient Distribution Key to Winning Consumers
Amazon's online ordering started the company's success; efficient distribution will continue to expand its retail footprint.
Not Easy To Get To Digital Transformation Jump-off Point
The Hackett Group has attempted to define how a company gets to the digital transformation stage in its latest statistical report.
CompTIA: IT Skills Gap Appears to be Growing
A survey of 600 IT and business professionals finds more new skills are needed to keep the business up to date and competitive.
Can Amazon Disrupt More Markets? Let Me Count the Ways
Amazon may be poised to enter the pharmacy as well as grocery business; it trains customers to expect quick delivery.
Cloud Computing 2017: Special Report
Get a clear picture of the state of cloud computing from our research of actual usage in IT organizations.
Pedal to the Pavement: Chinese VCs Take on Ride Hailing
Chinese giants Alibaba and Tencent to challenge the world in bicycle rentals, while spiffing up their digital services.
Greene: Advanced Services to Fuel Google Cloud Leadership
Google Cloud Chief Diane Greene predicts Google's expanding, advance cloud services will soon place it among the Gartner designated leaders.
Tips for Estimating Cloud BI Implementation Costs
There can be some nasty budget surprises in what seems like a simple, low-priced, SaaS business intelligence offering designed for non-technical users.
Big Data in the Cloud: Reaching a Tipping Point
It may be time to rethink where you want to support a big data initiative.
Google Assistant Superior, but Alexa Owns Households
Alphabet has a shot at winning the smart home device market with Google Home vs. Amazon Alexa, according to an Edison Investment Research report.
The Public Cloud and the Cost Savings Myth
The public cloud can be a valuable means to a more cost-efficient end, but don't think the savings are automatic.
Automated Tools Ease Cloud Migration
With new tools appearing, automation and orchestration are having a major impact on easing the burden of moving to the cloud.
Not Doing Big Data in the Cloud? Better Get There
Forrester Research says competitive advantage will follow big data analytics' move to the cloud; join in, or get left behind.
Google Knocks on Door of Gartner's Cloud Leaders
Google is close but still no cigar when it comes to sharing the realm of the cloud leaders in the Gartner IaaS Magic Quadrant.
Digital Infrastructure for Cities Leads to Big Savings
A Cisco report claims $2.3 trillion is waiting to be realized through digitized services, city management; cites Houston, Oslo, Barcelona as examples.
Hybrid Cloud Is Gathering Steam for Small, Medium Businesses
Harvard Business Review Analytics finds smaller enterprises gaining more from hybrid cloud than large enterprises.
A 4-Step Methodology for Finding the Right Cloud Provider
Don't rush into the cloud before taking the time to understand what you want, and what you need.
The Need to Go Digital Is Clear; Not Everyone Can Get There
PwC report on the 2017 Global Digital IQ says some organizations becoming top performers in going digital; others, not so much.
Harvard Business Publishing Cuts IT Costs 18% With Cloud Move
Director of IT Ken Griffin tells an Interop ITX audience there are savings on Amazon, provided you make it through the expensive, "migration bubble".
Cloud Power, Fear of Lock-in Grows Among IT Managers
Mary Meeker's Global Internet Trends: As the digital age expands, so does fear of technology lock-in by cloud vendors.
Unleash Developers to Produce Rapidly Evolving Software
It's practical, not theoretical. Developers who rely on cloud resources will be among those producing the software 'eating the world.'
Under Pressure, IT May Need to Fail Fast With Some Projects
Lines of business want services fast; IT will need an investment budget that allows it to try to achieve desired solutions and sometimes fail.
GE Draws Up Playbook for Digital Transformation
GE spent several years trying to effect its own digital transformation; now it's issued a playbook on how it's done.
Gartner Chart Puts Salesforce at Top of Low-Code Platforms
A new Magic Quadrant looks at platforms for the high-productivity building of applications, including mobile apps; Salesforce scores.
Oracle Disses Cloud Real Estate to its Own Detriment
In the midst of a rush to the cloud, Oracle CEO Mark Hurd told Fortune 'real estate' is not much of a factor. He may learn otherwise.
MTM's Kleyman: Embrace the Coming Internet of Things
Interop speaker Bill Kleyman sees security as one component of the Internet of Things, which all companies are going to have to embrace.
Uptime Institute: Enterprise Server Footprint Flat or Shrinking
In its annual survey, the Uptime Institute finds enterprise cloud usage flat, even while the server footprint shrinks.
What I Hope to Get out of Interop ITX
IT consultant and blogger Andrew Froehlich outlines a full-week educational experience at the upcoming Interop ITX conference.
Let's Talk Cloud at Interop ITX
You can join cloud computing expert and InformationWeek editor at large Charles Babcock as he takes in his pick of more than two dozen informative cloud related presentations at the upcoming Interop ITX in May.
Why IT is in Jeopardy
Change is the only constant, which IT professionals know all too well. However, as technology changes, their departments must too. Some IT departments are in trouble, big trouble if they don't do something fast. We explain a few reasons why.
Future of Data Summit: Secure IoT with Blockchain
IoT security is essential for the Internet of Things to reach commercial success. Here's one way to protect this technology and data from hackers.
Cloud Appeal of Google, Microsoft To Enterprise Improves
451 Research found in a survey that Microsoft Azure appeal was up from 22% to 35% of respondents in two years.
What New-to-the-Cloud Managers Can Learn from Cloud Pioneers
With cloud computing proving itself in major organizations, those who have managed cloud migrations have learned lessons that they can share with cloud newbies.
Is a "Cloud-First" Approach Right for your Organization?
Enterprise IT needs to rethink the scope of the cloud-first mindset.
Five Ways to Shine a Light on Shadow IT
Rather than resist shadow IT, CIOs can work as partners with the departments that are running the applications, keeping company data safe and secure.
Managing APIs Is an Increasingly Complex Burden
Cloud Elements study analyzes data on enterprise API use and concludes that API use is growing rapidly, but it also takes careful management.
Inscrutable Amazon Bill: Behind It, a $1 Million Savings
When Segment found its AWS bill going up unexpectedly, it did a deep dive to find the cause and realized a $1 million annual savings.
No Cloud is Perfect, So Be Prepared
Enterprise IT managers have to accept that cloud outages will occur, and have strategies to keep core systems running.
Maritz IT's Journey: From Sinkhole to Full Business Partner
Gerry Imhoff knew things had to change, but it would need to be a culture change, not a new generation of technology.
RightScale's State of Cloud: Cut Wasted Use
RightScale issued its sixth annual State of the Cloud report and found Docker a top DevOps tool, but concerns about 30% usage cloud waste.
Cloudbleed: Final Damage Assessment Still Pending
Cloudflare CEO Prince has published a persuasive case that Cloudbleed hasn't caused any detectable damage. Let's go slow on that.
Cloud Benefits: Liberty Group Tech Chief Knows What They Are
When The Liberty Group found increasing demand for its services in 2012, it rehired Rob Hiltbrand to take it to the cloud.
Open Source in the Enterprise: Challenges and Myths
Open source is all the rage, but isn't exactly easy to adopt. An Interop ITX speaker offers some tips.
A Cloud Move Means Big Changes for IT Operations
At Interop ITX, JP Morgenthal of CSC will describe what changes when it comes to operations management in a move to the cloud.
Deploying Containers to the Cloud: Many Options
At Interop ITX 2017, a container deployment expert will demonstrate how users can select an option for moving containers to the cloud.
How to Convince Reluctant Admins to Embrace Cloud
The anti-cloud grew is still out there. Here are some helpful tips to show them how the cloud has evolved and why it might be right for your organization.
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How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Enterprise
To learn more about what organizations are doing to tackle attacks and threats we surveyed a group of 300 IT and infosec professionals to find out what their biggest IT security challenges are and what they're doing to defend against today's threats. Download the report to see what they're saying.
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