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When it comes to data management, there are three important components. There’s generating the data, which is often called online transaction processing (OLTP). There’s analyzing the data, which is referred to as online analytical processing (OLAP). Both can involve multiple systems. Then there’s the process of moving data between systems. This can include copying data, moving it from on-premise to the cloud, reformatting it, combining it with other data sources, and other steps. Each step can require

It’s becoming a more frequent question in IT departments: should we migrate from Apache Cassandra to Amazon DynamoDB? It’s not a decision to be taken lightly. Making a move isn’t simply a “shift-and-lift” endeavor. Migration by itself can be challenging and time-consuming. Migrating between NoSQL databases, which are what both Cassandra and DynamoDB are, can be even more difficult because of the scale of the data and the rate of change. As such, it requires careful consideration

IST. NIST. GSA. DOD. DHS. SAF. OMB. FISMA. GSA. FedRAMP. With all the various acronyms and abbreviations used, the US government, its entities, and its myriad of regulations can seem like an alphabet soup. For companies that want to provide cloud-related services to federal agencies, sorting through the letters is the least of their concerns. As most IT professionals working in regulated industries know, achieving and maintaining compliance with various regulatory requirements isn’t easy. When those regulations are government-directed

The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses a wide range of devices, from sensor-embedded medical devices to smart cars. By 2020, it’s estimated there will be over 20 billion of those devices producing 4.4 zettabytes of data. That’s a lot of data — and it offers incredible value for businesses that know how to use it. Not surprisingly, companies of all sizes and across just about every industry want to leverage IoT-generated data, and they’re eager to develop

Research shows that allowing employees to work remotely increases employee efficiency and morale while reducing overhead and real estate costs. For one company, however, it was also causing employee stress. To increase productivity and draw from a larger talent pool, a consulting firm had expanded its remote workforce. The problem was that most of these employees required access to the company’s digital resources, primarily documents, but weren’t connected to the company’s on-premise network. Further complicating matters was