Imagine this: You have just finished implementing a big, enterprise-level software. The project took months (or years), cost a fortune and required countless hours of work. But you did it! Now, it is finally time to reap the ROI from your investment. But guess what? You also have to deal with the consequences. Integration: A […]
Heat Cooks Twitter DC | AI Will Kill All Humans | Patreon Layoffs, CSAM Claim
In this week’s The Long View: Twitter is in a “non-redundant state” thanks to a hot summer, AI is likely to eliminate us, and Patreon fires 80 staff amid nasty allegations.
No Matter How Things Change, Have a Plan
Had enough change yet? It is almost amusing that I and some other tech people had that conversation a decade ago, and since then, nothing has slowed down. Our conclusion was that, for the near future, change would be constant. That conclusion was right; I’d have to ping everyone else to see what they think, […]
COVID-19: Don’t Sacrifice DevOps
Like everyone else, I’ve been following COVID-19/Coronavirus issues. My focus is more on the IT impact of the disease and its status as a pandemic. Let’s start by saying it isn’t the end of the world. Yes, it’s serious. Yes, it will be disruptive. Yes, those impacted by the worst aspects of the disease will […]
What’s the Impact of DevOps on Business Continuity?
Organizational requirements change rapidly. The strategic plan you created in the past and previously only updated annually is now out of date within a quarter. Agile and DevOps practices have been adopted to help resolve complex business issues in these times of flux through technology improvement, providing organizations with an increased certainty of intent, quality […]
Protecting Data in Public Cloud and Hybrid Cloud
Backup, business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) have all been a critical part of IT for over 30 years—ever since we began relying on technology to run our businesses. Traditional solutions were designed for the world of on-premises infrastructure and structured applications and relational databases. But the world is changing. In the last blog, […]
Don’t Be Samsung: Here’s How You Can Protect Yourself
Imagine a factory building 100,000 units a day, and you can see how a small error can have huge consequences. Now imagine that factory is a database. The world’s top smartphone maker this month pulled the plug on its $882 Galaxy Note 7 after phones overheated and caught fire, concluding in a disastrous recall for […]
Enlisting the C-Suite in Disaster Recovery Initiatives
When disasters make headlines, corporate executives often have knee-jerk reactions and call for business continuity solutions to be implemented immediately. However, when push comes to shove, those very same executives tend to put up roadblocks with concerns over budget, priorities, vulnerability assessments and security. Perhaps more concerning, according to a June 2015 Ponemon Institute report, […]