With robust regulatory enforcement of data privacy policies underway, with Meta and Sephora among those facing fines, other organizations may be working to comply with emerging data privacy laws at the international, national, and state level. The trouble is, nuances of differences among regulations could lead to a hodgepodge of fines and other punitive actions […]
The human desire to experience other places and cultures is nothing new. Yet, getting from Point A to Point B is among the most carbon-intensive activities on planet Earth. Today, the travel industry contributes somewhere between an estimated 8% to 11% to total emissions globally. Indeed, the travel industry is facing a reckoning. Amid rising […]
The role of IT is to serve the business and protect the enterprise. Traditionally, IT did this by evaluating and making all the software decisions — but this is no longer the case. The business is buying the software to serve itself, and leaving protection of the enterprise largely to IT. This split responsibility is […]
Data science has become a critical tool for doing business in the uncertain economy. Here are 10 tools that can help you get and maintain that competitive edge.
Last October, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights that asserts principles and guidance around equitable access and use of automated, or artificial intelligence systems. The guidelines aren’t binding, but the Biden Administration hopes that the document will convince tech firms to take steps […]
For business and IT leaders, it’s the best of times and the worst of times. On one hand, today’s mix of technologies makes it possible to unleash innovation at scale — and even disrupt markets and industries. On the other hand, the complexity of today’s systems — and figuring out how all the pieces fit […]
When much of human activity moved online during the height of the pandemic, tech companies were thriving. Call it the COVID tech bubble. Now we’ve hit the COVID tech bust. By the second half of 2022, tech companies had initiated significant layoffs — something that had followed an extended period of frenzied tech hiring and […]
Cloud cost management is a critical consideration for businesses today. Of course, there are many benefits that come with moving to the cloud, but the fear of an impending recession and rising costs across the globe has resulted in many companies tightening their budgets. As an alternative to deploying enterprise- and production-grade applications across multiple […]
Structured data is the life blood for the decision process in the enterprise, and it’s essential to building models that help identify root causes, predict outcomes, and prescribe actions. To do all that, structured data must be accurate, trusted, protected, and accessible to users in the enterprise. Data management is also the fastest growing category of […]
Vendor lock-in happens when a customer willingly submits to a hardware, software, or service provider in exchange for a “must have” technology, making it difficult to switch to a competitor without substantial cost or effort. In almost all such situations, it’s the provider that benefits most from the arrangement. IT vendors offer multiple incentives to […]