Phrases like “striking the post” and “direct free kick outside the 18” may seem foreign if you’re not a fan of football (for Americans, see: soccer). But for a football scout, it’s the daily lexicon of the job, representing crucial language that helps assess a player’s value to a team. And now, it’s also the […]

What Is FinOps? FinOps, or Financial Operations, is a business strategy for managing cloud spending and optimizing the costs associated with cloud services. It combines financial, business, and IT principles to create a balanced approach that ensures cloud expenses are controlled without hindering agility and growth. The goal of FinOps is to empower teams to […]

AWS Summit season is in full swing around the world, with last week’s events in Bengaluru, Berlin, and  Seoul, where my blog colleague Channy delivered one of the keynotes. Last week’s launches Here are some launches that got my attention: Amazon S3 will no longer charge for several HTTP error codes – A customer reported […]

Machine learning (ML) has become a critical component of many organizations’ digital transformation strategy. From predicting customer behavior to optimizing business processes, ML algorithms are increasingly being used to make decisions that impact business outcomes. Have you ever wondered how these algorithms arrive at their conclusions? The answer lies in the data used to train […]

The physics of atoms and the technology behind treating disease might sound like disparate fields. However, in the past few decades, advances in artificial intelligence, sensing, simulation and more have driven enormous impacts within the biotech industry. Quantum computing provides an opportunity to extend these advancements with computational speedups and/or accuracy in each of those areas. Now is the time for enterprises, commercial organizations and research institutions to […]

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, email remains a favored weapon for cybercriminals. Usman Choudhary, general manager of VIPRE Security Group provides perspectives and lessons learned from his organization’s latest Email Threat Trends Report. In the following interview, Usman sheds light on critical trends, tactics, and vulnerabilities that leaders must address to safeguard their digital assets. […]

The central processing unit (CPU) is the computer’s brain. It handles the assignment and processing of tasks, in addition to functions that make a computer run. There’s no way to overstate the importance of the CPU to computing. Virtually all computer systems contain, at the least, some type of basic CPU. Regardless of whether they’re […]

Business leaders worldwide are asking their teams the same question: “Are we using the cloud effectively?” This quandary often comes with an accompanying worry: “Are we spending too much money on cloud computing?” Given the statistics—82% of surveyed respondents in a 2023 Statista study cited managing cloud spend as a significant challenge—it’s a legitimate concern. […]

Organizations today are both empowered and overwhelmed by data. This paradox lies at the heart of modern business strategy: while there’s an unprecedented amount of data available, unlocking actionable insights requires more than access to numbers. The push to enhance productivity, use resources wisely, and boost sustainability through data-driven decision-making is stronger than ever. Yet, […]

Four AI in commerce use cases are already transforming the customer journey: modernization and business model expansion; dynamic product experience management (PXM); order intelligence; and payments and security.  By implementing effective solutions for AI in commerce, brands can create seamless, personalized buying experiences that increase customer loyalty, customer engagement, retention and share of wallet across […]