Mark Albertson
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Cloud is no longer an abstract set of remote services. It has evolved into an operating model, spanning public cloud, on-premises networks and edge locations. The challenge confronting IT managers is how to deal with the complexity this new paradigm will bring. …
Creation and communities drive emergence of the DeFi ecosystem
The emergence of decentralized finance, know as DeFi, offers a glimpse into a new world. Complex financial services and products traditionally provided through large institutions can be transformed into automated, self-executing instruments without requiring banks, brokerages or agents. It’s a peer-to-peer transactional system, …
Analysts unpack latest benchmark tests as Dell and Broadcom advance RAID rebuilds for PowerEdge
Dell and Broadcom benchmark data shows advances in order processing and RAID rebuilds for server line. Despite clear momentum for shifting business operations to the cloud, two facts are also evident. A majority of enterprise workloads remain on-premises, and software still has to run …
WiDS growth reinforces importance of mentors and sponsors for women in tech
There are times when an initial gathering can kick off a global movement. The Women in Data Science initiative started as a conference held at Stanford University in November 2015. WiDS has grown significantly since then, which was reflected during its most …
3 insights you might have missed from “Accelerating Automated Analytics in the Cloud” event
With the announcement of its new Analytics Cloud last week, Alteryx Inc. took yet another step forward in its pursuit of data democratization. Several key acquisitions and an influx of new management over the past two years have furthered the company’s goal …
Web3 platform for women offers opportunity to embrace crypto and financial freedom in a decentralized world
The next wave of digital opportunity is Web3, defined as an era of blockchain technology, decentralized finance, data ownership and no third-party overloads. Web3 is driving new conversations, centered around the expanding world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. It is …
Sandy Carter charts course for women and Web 3.0 at Unstoppable Domains
After helping grow the public sector partner business by 45% in the past year for Amazon Web Services Inc., Sandy Carter (pictured) is now seeking to expand horizons for women and diversity as part of Web 3.0 Carter announced her departure from …
3 insights you might have missed from the ‘Cisco: Powering Hybrid Work’ event
The transition to a hybrid work model has been marked by complex factors and shifting timetables. When a global pandemic closed offices around the world, there was a great deal of uncertainty around how long facilities would remain shut. As the process …
NFTs and blockchain take center stage at Unstoppable Domains series
NFTs. Touted by the world’s top brands, the era-defining trend for non-fungible tokens raked in $25 billion last year. One recently sold for a whopping $69 million. NFTs are viewed by many as the future of ownership in the online world. While …
ISV programs generate positive outcomes for AWS partner Clumio
Confronted with a host of market challenges, from supply chain and cybersecurity concerns to a lengthy pandemic and pent-up demand for edge technologies, what should a vendor in the Amazon Web Services Inc. partner ecosystem do? Apparently, the answer is to step on …