Arthur Cole

The core element of any business application is data. Better data produces better results, and this is particularly relevant when it comes to critical functions like customer relationship management (CRM). What Is a CRM Database? While it is still vitally important to build a CRM platform around the features and functionality of the software, the […]

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) may be the latest form of IT hardware, but in one respect it is a lot like the old: It presents a choice between an all-software deployment on commodity hardware or a pre-integrated, vendor-specific solution. And just like with traditional infrastructure, both approaches have their merits, otherwise the entire data industry would […]

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is more than just a convenient way to streamline today’s complex, silo-laden data center – it also provides the foundation for the transformation to a digital services business model that is crucial to success in a rapidly evolving economy. Digital services, the kind that Uber and Airbnb are using to disrupt longstanding […]

Even in this age of virtual, software-defined infrastructure, provisioning and managing physical hardware remains one of the most costly and burdensome aspects of the modern data center. Tools like AI, advanced automation, zero-touch provisioning and the like are expected to make the job easier, but for the time being, most enterprise executives will have to […]

For all the talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise heading into 2019, the fact remains that successful deployments so far have been rather sparse. Currently, only about 5 percent of organizations claim to have working AI processes in place, according to Gartner, while a good 20 percent or more say they aren’t even […]

IT security experts are understandably excited by the prospect of unleashing artificial intelligence (AI) to combat the myriad threats that imperil their systems and data. At the same time, however, they are worried about how the same technology might empower their foes. Technology doesn’t play favorites, of course; we saw this with machine guns, nuclear […]

It seems that the elephant in the enterprise heading into the new year is artificial intelligence (AI). Regardless of the specific initiatives currently envisioned – from virtualized, hyperconverged infrastructure to the Internet of Things – AI is expected to play the lead role in managing and optimizing increasingly complicated workloads. But AI is also an […]

New technology is a vital tool for the enterprise, but its real value stems from what it can do for you, not what it’s made of. This holds true for the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), which comprises a long list of some the most advanced technologies ever created. In the end, however, it is […]

Enthusiasm for the Internet of Things (IoT) is still running high, but there seems to be a growing undercurrent of concern that the challenges of supporting such an infrastructure are more significant than they first appeared and that even the benefits might not be entirely positive. None of this is enough to halt or even […]

The next evolutionary phase of IT infrastructure is the Internet of Things (IoT), particularly the edge platforms that will handle much of the data load from millions, nay billions, of connected devices. A data ecosystem of this size and scope will not emerge in a day, however. So at this point in time, as we […]

When the first talk about digital transformation started to surface about five years ago, nobody expected it to be easy. In fact, much of the initial reaction was whether the results were truly worth the effort. As the decade comes to a close, however, the answer to that question is clearly “yes” because without a […]

Perhaps the biggest unknown in the process of digital transformation is the outcome. While engineers and other technology experts are enthralled by the operational efficiency and cutting-edge capabilities that digital transformation brings, the business side of the organization (aka, the decision-makers), wants to know what’s in it for them. The simplest way to do this, […]