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← View all opinionsThe storing of data has become an increasingly important concern as more and more data is being generated at a global level. In recent years, virtualisation has transformed the data centre, with Cloud...
March 31st has been declared World Backup Day. With so much of our lives, photos, and videos being stored in digital form, it is important that we begin to make backups of our precious data. Backing u...
Hong Kong has come out on top in this year’s Cloud Readiness Index (CRI), representing a climb of four places. 2016 also marks the first time that the study has included non-Asian markets for comparat...
Modern businesses are well on the way when it comes to cloud adoption. Whether they hope to take advantage of the cost savings or simply increase their overall agility, this ‘cloud first’ mentality of...
Big data drives the modern enterprise. It is now routinely collected and shaped and deployed to power applications spanning all aspects of operation—from production to ERP to supply chain to CRM, the...
The growth of cloud computing over the last decade has been unprecedented. From a relatively unheard-of concept, the cloud has become a key part of the boardroom conversation amongst CIOs and director...
It is predicted that in 2016 BYOD will become a business necessity rather than a privilege. In a recent survey, 72 per cent of organisations polled were permitting or planning to implement BYOD. BYOD...
Since 2008, Black Duck has done an annual review of the world of open source to recognise top new projects launched during the previous year. The selection committee is made up of members of our Produ...
Following a period of lengthy debate, fine tuning and approvals from various political entities, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will soon come into effect. With just one final stage...
I am sure that you still remember Microsoft's famous Windows tag line “Where do you want to go today?”, which was the title of a large Microsoft advertising campaign. Well today I’d like to go hack yo...
The bigger big data becomes, the more valuable it gets. Most CIOs understand that the benefits of analytics increase when you collect, store and analyse data from more sources, in greater quantities a...
In part one we looked at the buzz surrounding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including why they are about so much more than just cybercrime. In part two we are discussing what is drawing business...