An increase in infrastructure disruptions caused by man-made and natural events has created a demand for utility providers to develop more effective and attainable safety messaging. Between cyber ransomware attacks and an uptick in severe weather with catastrophic consequences, executives in the utilities industry are reviewing the efficacy of their communications plans and the effect it can have on customer satisfaction.
Read MoreFor many in the industry, IT service management (ITSM) and DevOps represent opposite ends of the technology management spectrum -- putting into conflict those who want to move fast and drive change with those who are hard-wired to provide security, governance, and reliability. There is a growing case for these two enterprise technology philosophies to coexist if they can align to enhance performance and enable business transformation.
Read MoreAs organizations continue to embrace and integrate a growing array of cloud-computing elements into their enterprise infrastructures, the ensuing sprawl is creating integration, security, and data management challenges that are threatening to hamper progress toward strategic transformation objectives, according to Chris Rosen, a program director with IBM during a recent podcast interview with BizTechReports.
Read MoreThe past decade has seen the federal government and highly regulated industries reevaluate the role of cloud technology in enabling their digital transformation initiatives. Next-generation cloud offerings, led by Amazon AWS GovCloud (US), have matured to support the mission-critical objectives of national security, defense, and civilian agencies in a secure and compliant manner.
Read MoreThe global enterprise data management market size reached $78.32 billion in 2020 and is expected to register a CAGR of 9.6% through the middle of the decade, according to the latest analysis by Emergen Research. Revenue growth of the global enterprise data management market will be driven by the increasing need to manage business data more effectively.
Read MoreA rising threat landscape characterized most dramatically by the growing number of ransomware attacks -- and other cyber-criminal activities -- targeting institutions has given technology leaders involved in transformation and modernization issues reason to be very careful. In general, technology executives in the sector are exploring the risks and rewards associated with Oracle modernization and migration to cloud environments.
Read MoreThe next few years will find retailers across the country focusing on significant business model innovations by harnessing technological intellectual property to build resilient digital supply chains that ensure the delivery of high customer experiences at scale. Technology and business leaders will be challenged to demonstrate greater agility and continuity in a market that will continue to be volatile and unpredictable. So say Scott Ernst and Kayla Broussard, executives with IBM’s cloud advisory and cloud architect practices, in a podcast interview with BizTechReports.
Read MoreIn today’s competitive and constantly changing environment, companies that can divert high-capacity human capital away from low-value rote work can lay the foundation for establishing a competitive advantage in their sector. That is the promise of RPA, according to Tom Torlone, global vice president of professional services at UiPath, and Jim Maholic, senior director of engineering at UiPath, in a recent podcast interview with BizTechReports.
Read MoreThe current business transformation initiatives have been made possible by the synergistic combination of expertise from the worlds of Operating Technologies (OT) and Information Technologies (IT). This is bringing about intelligent, interconnected, and autonomous manufacturing equipment and systems. The achievement of shared objectives across OT and IT communities will be enabled by new dynamic -- constantly evolving -- technological resources, such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, cloud computing, and ubiquitous connectivity.
Read MoreThe keys for building an enterprise-wide framework for deploying containers across hybrid multi-cloud infrastructures are top of mind for executives. Exploring containerization frameworks should be considered a strategic priority for IT organizations with complex infrastructures and how they affect IT operations and business processes. BizTechReports caught up with Vikas Sidana -- a strategic technology advisor at IBM -- to discuss some of the central findings of today’s use cases.
Read MoreThe return of live sports -- including the 2021 Summer Olympics -- as we hopefully approach a post-pandemic era is encouraging sports fans around the world to gather and view major events in stadiums, bars, restaurants -- and homes. The challenge before broadcasters rests on delivering consistent, high quality, high dynamic range (HDR) and ultra-high definition (UHD) content while addressing unpredictable environments of outdoor events.
Read MoreAs the industry comes to grips with the highly disruptive implications of a once-in-a-generation pandemic event, executives are bracing themselves for continued volatility as incidences of unprecedented weather events rise, and bad actors target critical infrastructures with malware and ransomware attacks.
Read MoreMalware and ransomware attacks have achieved an unprecedented level of ubiquity across organizations of all sizes and industries. A Spring of 2021 survey conducted by analysts at IDC revealed that 95.1% of organizations had suffered a malicious attack within the past 12 months, and 36.6% of respondents have suffered more than 25 attacks during that time.
Read MoreLarge organizations that have deployed SAP to underpin their most strategic operations are in the process of evaluating how this critical enterprise application will support accelerated technology modernization and business transformation initiatives. With the expiration date for support for ECC 6.0 now set for 2027, many executives have elected to pull the trigger on moving to S/4HANA, according to analysts at IDC.
Read MoreAccording to IDC, over 40% of the global population turned to remote work models in 2020. With the ebb and flow of the global pandemic in 2021, hybrid work models are enabling some people to return to on-site work while others continue to work remotely or move between remote and on-site work.
Read MoreAs organizations accelerate the implementation of business transformation and technology modernization initiatives, business leaders are exploring the impact these changes will have on enterprise content management and its associated workflows. A growing number of organizations are exploring the role that collaboration platforms can play in streamlining content management.
Read MoreAs businesses explore their SAP modernization options, the best way forward for many organizations may lie in hybrid installations of SAP S/4HANA that allow IT teams to maintain their current infrastructure. Most established companies often have application estates that are inflexible, monolithic, and outdated. When it comes to SAP modernization, challenges and opportunities are in the eye of the beholder.
Read MoreHalted production of new content, along with a dramatic increase of consumer demand for video entertainment throughout the COVID-19 crisis, has placed unprecedented demands on the content libraries of broadcasters and streaming providers. As content owners mine their inventory of episodic series and movies produced decades ago, they are exploring how to up-convert content to meet the elevated viewing standards of today’s consumers.
Read MoreBusinesses that leverage mainframe investments while developing a modernization roadmap have better outcomes than those that move off them. These were the conclusions of a 2021 IDC study that analyzed businesses across the globe to measure the efficacy of migrating to the cloud compared to modernizing existing mainframe systems. Replatforming, the researchers found, can be riskier and more costly than modernizing existing investments.
Read MoreBy the end of 2021, 80% of enterprises are expected to put mechanisms in place to shift to cloud-centric infrastructure and applications. By 2024, approximately 64% of infrastructure spending will revolve around investments in cloud and infrastructure technologies. Success will hinge on the architecture strategies that effectively guide the cloud migration process.
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