Victor Dabrinze
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Cybersecurity has existed for as long as computers. Nuances and complexities, however, have been added to the practice by emerging standards in cloud and artificial intelligence — and in turn, organizations have to respond to these changing threats in ingenious, equally nuanced ways. …
The crucial role of data platforms in cloud security
The “data platform” is an often-discussed topic, but it remains understudied, according to one chief executive officer. That’s a problem because, as things stand, the enterprise will find it hard to cope with multicloud-level cyberattacks unless it fully understands how to create …
Okta’s CIO explores the role of identity in enterprise security
The enterprise cybersecurity landscape has undergone sweeping changes. In response, companies see value in unifying different internal operations as security increasingly becomes a shared responsibility. An organizational example is Okta Inc., which has managed a balanced cybersecurity strategy for itself and its …
Breaking data silos: Fivetran empowers organizations with seamless data integration for AI
Companies today have to juggle data from a plethora of software-as-a-service and cloud-hosted offerings. Given the current sprawl, a big pain point for organizations is data movement from those various sources into a lakehouse architecture. Fivetran Inc.’s value proposition is alleviating that difficulty. …
Despite different paths, unification remains a shared ethos for Databricks and Snowflake
Companies have become more careful about harnessing their data resources and data platforms In response, they are retooling toward increased versatility and sweeping integrations to invalidate silos. Databricks Inc. and Snowflake Inc. have both bought into the unification idea but are approaching …
Unveiling Neeva’s AI search: Maximizing data insights and simplifying retrieval
For most, the arrival of capable search engines is the singular event that brought the internet mainstream. Decades on, we’re at an inflection point where artificial intelligence is forcing a rethink of the search concept. Neeva Inc. succeeded in taking AI and …
Through Lakehouse Apps, Kumo.ai brings AI to the data
Artificial intelligence is the new avenue for organizations to operationalize their data. With Databricks Inc.’s recent unveiling of Lakehouse Apps, companies such as Kumo.ai Inc. are building valuable machine learning and graph neural network capabilities accessible within the Lakehouse, right where the …
Capital One supercharges engagement and business strategy by harnessing B2B data
Today’s organizations already understand that data is key to growing and staying competitive. The question is in approach: what data to target and how it can best be applied to drive tangible outcomes. Enter Capital One Financial Corp., which has crafted a …
Spark New Zealand taps Snowflake for a coherent, data-driven marketing message
Companies approach data transformation from different starting points. For Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd., marketing was the area of concern. It’s since leaned on Snowflake Inc.’s unified data platform to drive conversions up by 17% and beat down marketing costs by 16%, …
‘One engine, many ways to query’: New table modes for Snowflake Iceberg buttress the ethos
Snowflake Inc.’s raison d’etre is eliminating the need for data silos through a unified platform that simplifies data architectures and enables congruent governance controls. But it’s not enough to consolidate, secure and perform normal analysis on the data anymore. With artificial intelligence …