It really doesn’t matter if your organization is small or large – you need to have a data backup solution established, because without it, you’re risking your entire operation. There are many organizations that don’t follow through with a backup strategy. Data backup can get quite complex, which could be […]
Three Ways to Approach a Data Migration Plan
There are a variety of events that lead to a data migration to the cloud, from a merger or acquisition to simply looking for better performance from a software solution. The drastic increase in data produced for companies is making a data migration a more significant event. Choosing the right […]
Factors to Consider for Real-Time Data Management
Data management used to center on static reports, delivering periodic updates based on batch processing. The drive for up-to-the-second data is shaping the ways data is handled, with instantaneous updates providing real-time streaming for data. This means that at every level, from a CEO making a capital investment decision to […]
What Is the True Cost of Your Backup Solutions?
While it’s true that companies of all sizes have made the switch to cloud-based IT services, many still hold on to their on-premise backup technology and methods. Continuing to utilize these solutions could be costing them in more ways than one. Rather than trust a limited, antiquated on-premise service, the […]
Slimming Down Big Data Backups
Big data has required massive changes to all aspects of business data handling. In fact, the term big data was coined to describe datasets too large to be managed through traditional applications. While this has caused businesses across the board to adopt new technologies in data gathering and analytics, many companies […]
Deploying Big Data: Big Benefits for Business Growth
Every second of every day, the world of big data gets bigger. Google searches, site analytics, keywords and trends on social media, anonymized software usage reports, and thousands of other data sources quantify and describe the world, offering an unprecedented ability to interpret behavior. Even the White House has invested […]
How Big Data Influences Security Strategies
The emergence of big data is a source of excitement and anxiety for IT stakeholders. Such large amounts of data have the potential to transform the business as a whole, but this potential comes with uncertainty about how to adjust security strategies to properly manage a big data framework. Even […]
The Real Cost of a Data Breach (and How to Prevent One)
Despite evolving security tools, data breaches are still common. While many breaches are handled quietly and are only announced to relevant customers, others become international headlines. Because breaches are now larger and more sophisticated, they are also more expensive. A single breach can cost a company upwards of $100 million […]
Measuring Big Data’s Impact on the Network
The promise of big data is that it will lead to greater insight. But for that to happen, organizations need a network that is capable of handling real-time communications and the influx of traffic that accompanies big data. It’s important for organizations to plan for big data now to prevent […]
How Failure Can Spell Success in the Age of the IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t yet here in full force, but it’s coming and fast. Service providers looking to capitalize on what could prove to be the key tech trend of the decade are going to have to extract actionable strategic insights from the massive amount of data the IoT will […]