Inside the Briefcase
By Jason Sommerset, BandwidthThose that don’t learn from the past are fated to repeat it. Over-the-Top (OTT) communications providers like WhatsApp are presented as representative of telecom’s bright, shiny future. But they have a ways to go before they can truly replace the established incumbents. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceLike any uncharted technology or service, cloud computing has its share of supporters and its share of detractors. Those who recoil from the cloud often do so armed with misinformation and an unfounded fear of putting information in the hands of others.Read More >>>
with Bill Ho, Biscom While access via laptops is common and many companies have established use policies for them, the mobile device space is much less mature. Concerns about lost devices, embedded encryption, containerization, secure communications, and even malware disguised as apps are growing. Read More >>>
with Jeff Schick, IBMIn this interview, Jeff Schick, Vice President of Social Business at IBM discusses the advances in social business, the power social has when combined with analytics, mobility and cloud computing and how organizations are using the combination to re-engineer the way they work. Read More >>>
This comparison guide looks at 9 Enterprise Business Intelligence products developed for the enterprise and SMB. Read More >>
with Padmini Ranganathan and , SAPIn this interview, Jerome Feltracco and Padmini Ranganathan from SAP outline key changes in data management, and offer expert advice for businesses looking to integrate and analyze company data to increase overall business value. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceWhen it comes to the technology that powers the Internet of Things, how car enthusiasts connect with their automaker and even how engineers go about designing those latest automobiles, more automakers are gearing up for the trip with cloud computing. Read More >>>
by Gil Allouche, QuboleMoving into a management position is a big adjustment. All of a sudden, executives are getting after you about deadlines, budgets and recommendations on whether they should move to a cloud database. Read More >>>
with Paul Ross, AlteryxIn this interview, Paul Ross from Alteryx offers expert advice for organizations looking to reduce analytic processing times and deliver meaningful data from throughout the enterprise in a manner that is both user-friendly and easy to understand. Read More >>>
with Todd Goldman, InformaticaIn this interview, Todd Goldman from Informatica offers expert advice for organizations looking to effectively prepare for the integrated information age, and outlines ways in which data quality can be preserved within this Big Data revolution. Read More >>>
by Kari Woolf Novell GroupwiseEmail is mission-critical to any organization. Whether you choose to host email on an on-premise server or outsource to a cloud-based vendor, employees cannot function without this form of communication. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceThe world is a different place today than it was 5, 10, 15, and certainly 50 years ago. Forget about sending a letter through the mail; simply finding a stamp can prove to be a Herculean task. For those born after 1985, a stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage.Read More >>>
By Kurt Hagerman, FireHostWhen it comes to compliance, many businesses treat it as nothing more than a checkbox they need to complete. This can be especially true of healthcare, finance and ecommerce businesses; as long as they meet the minimum Payment Card Industry (PCI) or HIPAA standards, they reason they’re safe. Read More >>>
By Dan Tully, Conduit SystemsPersonal cloud services are convenient, inexpensive, and always available. They also have the potential to wreak havoc on the enterprise in ways we’ve never seen before. Simply stated? Houston, we have a problem. Read More >>>
By Larry Lang, QuorumMost organizations understand the importance of keeping critical data safe from both manual and natural disasters. It is surprising, however, to hear just how many companies are not prepared for the day their system goes down and data is lost. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceThe cloud, according to recent research, has successfully moved from nascent concept to a full-on force that touches nearly all aspects of both business and consumer experiences. It’s behind your mobile apps and your email and your company’s disaster recovery plans. Read More >>>
by Daniel Rudich, TangoeWhile organizations are benefitting from the explosive use of mobile technology, there are also complications that come along with employees bringing their own devices into the workforce, as these devices require access to corporate systems. Read More >>>
by Dennis Empey, EchpopassIn the following interview, Dennis Empey, chief information security officer at Echopass Corporation, discusses the serious risks to cloud-based contact centers – and what you should be doing today to protect your customers. Read More >>>
by Rick DelGado, Independent AuthorCloud computing may sound like the next big technology fad that only large companies with an IT budget can afford to experiment with, but the truth is completely the opposite. In today’s fast-paced business world where software and technology are critical to everything from marketing and sales to daily tasks like word processing, an affordable computing option is exactly what small businesses need. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, Rackspace In the event of a disaster, would your IT operations be back to business with the help of data centers that remain running amid the storm, transitioning from generators to utility power in the days following? Read More >>>
by Thomas Bakewell, Good TechnologyIn the interview below, Thomas Bakewell from Good Technology discusses Mobile IT in respect to the current Big Data revolution, and offers expert advice for organizations looking to create application workflows that are inherently secure. Read More >>>
by Mark Palmer, TIBCO Software Inc.For the past 10 years, event processing has been growing up on Wall Street. Ten years ago, less than 5% of the world’s trading was algorithmically event-driven; today, over 60% of trading in equities is algorithmic, and much of that is powered by event-processing technologies. Read More >>>
by Kelly Ricker, CompTIAThe IT channel has seen unprecedented disruption over the past few years. Surging enterprise demand for cloud solutions, mobility and business intelligence has left channel firms with a blunt choice: evolve with your clients’ desires or risk obsolescence. Read More >>>
with Jack Norris, MapR TechnologiesIn the interview below, Jack Norris from MapR Technologies discusses a paradigm shift in the way that data is viewed in the enterprise today, and outlines ways in which organizations can best keep up with this Big Data evolution. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, Rackspace Mobile technology that enables federal employees to connect to work remotely can produce substantial productivity gains for government agencies, but progress has been slowed by an aging IT infrastructure, according to a new survey of federal managers. Read More >>>
by Rick DelGado, Independent AuthorWith tight budgets, many companies are looking for ways to reduce costs and be as efficient as possible. Finding those extra areas to cut even more costs can be difficult, but there are 5 factors you may have overlooked that affecting your budget. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceMobile security vendors are innovating to address mobile threats in ways that are almost completely different from security software found on most desktops and laptop systems. Read More >>>
By Rajesh Ganesan, ManageEngineRajesh Ganesan from ManageEngine talks about the rise in data center remote access and how it’s making IT professionals – and IT management vendors – rethink their approach to securely accessing remote resources. Read More >>>
By Chris Heyn, Kemp TechnologiesRunning multiple data centers is a necessary requirement of multinational companies to keep the network traffic in country wherever possible and there a many good reasons for this. Read More >>>
By Patrick Burke, RackspaceCloud computing can help a business run more efficiently, allow an end user to access information while on the go and, perhaps most importantly, help researchers battle cancer. Read More >>>
