Almost a year ago, IBM encountered a data validation issue during one of our time-sensitive mergers and acquisitions data flows. We faced several challenges as we worked to resolve the issue, including troubleshooting, identifying the problem, fixing the data flow, making changes to downstream data pipelines and performing an ad hoc run of an automated […]

As the world grapples with the realities of climate change, sustainability has evolved from a buzzword to a global imperative. Countries, communities and corporations are seeking ways to slow the pace of change and reduce the impact of human and business activities on the environment. Today, sustainability efforts are being shaped by new urgency and […]

Through the GRAMMYs®, the Recording Academy® seeks to recognize excellence in the recording arts and sciences and ensure that music remains an indelible part of our culture. When the world’s top recording stars cross the red carpet at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards, IBM will be there once again. This year, the business challenge facing […]

Buy a domain name. Associate that domain with a DNS server. Done.  When you’re spinning up a presence on the internet, domain registrars make it easier to get started with a basic authoritative domain name system (DNS) hosting. That’s what most small businesses need ultimately—a reliable service that answers DNS queries. No more, no less.  […]

In the face of the digital age’s advancements, AI’s role in cybersecurity presents both innovation and challenges. CloudTweaks welcomes a Q&A with Bobby Cornwell, Vice President strategic partner enablement & integration at SonicWall, to discuss the pressing issue of AI-enhanced cyber threats. With Cornwell’s extensive experience in network security, this conversation aims to uncover the […]

The growth of cloud computing and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices has turned Terraform into the de facto standard for provisioning and managing infrastructure. The tool is powerful when deployed manually, but automating Terraform is transforming infrastructure management for organizations pursuing agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. In this blog post, we’ll explore the reasons behind automating […]

The distinction between “internal” and “external” networks has always been somewhat false. Clients are accustomed to thinking about firewalls as the barrier between network elements we expose to the internet and back-end systems that are only accessible to insiders. Yet as the delivery mechanisms for applications, websites and content become more decentralized, that barrier is […]

With the ever-increasing investments in Azure, many organizations struggle to keep control over their Azure spending, which results in higher bills at the end of the month. To operate cost-effectively, organizations should set up processes to monitor their billing data. With such processes in place, organizations benefit in terms of better visibility, cost reduction and […]

Increasingly, enterprise organizations are adopting a multicloud approach—the use of cloud services from more than one cloud vendor—to optimize performance, control costs and prevent vendor lock-in. According to a recent forecast from Gartner (link resides outside ibm.com) worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is expected to grow 20.4% to total $678.8 billion in 2024, up […]

Today we’re previewing a new chat experience for AWS Glue that will let you use natural language to author and troubleshoot data integration jobs. Amazon Q data integration in AWS Glue will reduce the time and effort you need to learn, build, and run data integration jobs using AWS Glue data integration engines. You can […]