I went for a walk last week and wandered into a bookstore, where I stumbled upon two books that I wanted to buy. The problem: I’d left my wallet at home. I asked the cashier whether the store accepted mobile payments. He wasn’t sure, so he had me wave my phone in front of the…
I frequently consult with customers comparing hyperscale public cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google for their data and applications. The workloads they want to evaluate typically fit into one of three categories: A lift-and-shift of virtual or physical workloads into public cloud A partial or full refactoring/modernization of an on-premises…
In an IDG survey conducted for CDW’s “The Modern IT Infrastructure Insight Report,” 58 percent of IT professionals said it’s challenging to align their departmental strategies with corporate goals. Among organizations with extensive hybrid IT environments, that perception jumps to 68 percent. IT pros have good reason to take on this challenge, because certain high-level…
The average office building is about 15,000 square feet and uses more than $30,000 annually in electricity and gas. Even with all of the computers, servers and other IT infrastructure inside, lighting still consumes the most energy: 39 percent. HVAC is another 28 percent. Those figures highlight why businesses, school districts and other organizations are…
Automation, along with terms like artificial intelligence, machine learning and threat intelligence are common buzzwords that you will hear or read about when you are following industry trends. When it comes to security, we don’t typically lump automation in with these other terms. But, in fact, automation can help you respond to threats and increase…
Leaders within most of the organizations I work with realize that data analytics must be a central component of their digital transformation efforts. But they often don’t understand the work that a robust analytics program entails. More than once, I’ve spoken with executives whose firms have purchased advanced analytics tools, and they’re confused about why…
