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IBM is its own AI guinea pig, shares successes from the test results
These are curious times. The media is drilling big-data hype into everyone’s skulls, but how many businesses making a go at it are striking gold? One Gartner analyst estimates a shockingly high failure rate for big-data projects at 85 percent (paywall report here). Perhaps that’s because few vendors and experts have the grit to formulate the right products and practices. IBM ...
Getting out of multicloud latency jam with Kubernetes for data
Multicloud architectures are putting strain on storage infrastructure to be everywhere all the time. The logistics of moving data around remain frustrating; even if companies can pay the cost of transit, arrival times may not be worth it. Is there a storage array to help data make it on time to disparate locations on-premises, in ...
Know thy data to avoid hassle of on-prem repatriation
Having made the leap from on-premises to public cloud, what could possibly go awry? A company all-in on cloud can say they’re modernized, out of the data center business, focused on differentiation, yada, yada, yada. And then the bill arrives. Is it really worth it to have every last wisp of a workload in cloud? ...
What ‘cloud-like’ backup looks like, and why multicloud begs for it
Why are about half of companies on the verge of breaking up with their data-protection platform? In a word, multicloud. Shimmying and shaking across multiple environments takes a new kind of nimble, everywhere-all-the-time backup with high automation IQ and pay-as-you-go pricing; it takes cloud-like data protection. “Multicloud is a forcing function to rethink your backup,” ...
You’re already using serverless, so get a jump on managing it, says Stackery
In the realm of computing, containers’ virtualized method for running distributed applications are hard enough to manage in large numbers. So what about even smaller, serverless functions that make up serverless applications? What are the chances of getting a swarm of those under control? Like container orchestration, serverless computing is squeezing startups to come up with products ...
Integration platforms zoom in on prospects with 360 CX view
Big-data lakes provide a spacious repository to store data. But actual business outcomes aren’t achieved by dumping data in a vault. So many data points are needed to get to actionable insight, one must perform small analytics and connectivity miracles. One of which comes in the form of artificial intelligence, particularly if it’s part of an ...
Dell Boomi awardee on iPaaS alchemy and blockchain at the ballots
Ever use some software and think, this would be better sandwiched between blockchain and a Salesforce.com Inc. application? Those are the sorts of wild imaginings that integration platforms as a service (iPaaS) rig into reality. And they are the sorts of things for which data-integration companies win awards. Dell Boomi just named integration and development solutions provider ...
How startups can thrive in ‘throwaway technology’ era: tips from tech legend Alan Boehme
Nimble fingers go further than heavy hands for technology startups in the blink-and-you’ll miss it era. Digitally transforming enterprises change their minds and business strategies with kaleidoscopic variance. They can move at a frustrating pace — for themselves and vendors. “We’re in the era of throwaway technology,” said Alan Boehme, Global chief technology officer, vice president ...
Can the cool crew at Dell Boomi impress cloud pros?
It’s been eight years since cloud integration platform Boomi was acquired by Dell Technologies. Since then, the Dell family of products has grown significantly with the EMC merger, providing the full range of services from storage to networking. The risk is paying off for Dell, as Boomi’s integrated platform as a service proves a progressive ...
Now in session, Splunk for IIoT at UConn
If anybody wants a good job in technology these days, they’re going to have to get familiar with data analytics. Heck, a lot of jobs outside of tech are starting to demand some data literacy. Savvy schools are helping students pregame for the job hunt with courses that teach hands-on data analytics. The University of ...
