ITBE Staff

There’s no other way to put it: Most companies have severely lacking business resiliency plans – if one exists at all. The numbers are truly scary. According to the Disaster Recovery Preparedness Council, 73 percent of companies are failing in terms of disaster readiness, and 58 percent rarely or never even test their disaster recovery […]

Information grows exponentially each year and 2016 will be no different for the information management industry. With information now in multiple formats, it is becoming exceedingly challenging to effectively manage it all. The influx of data has made it easier for companies to fall victim to compliance violations, data loss or security breaches because they […]

2016’s Hot Enterprise Tech Trends Click through for the enterprise tech trends that will be heating up in 2016, as identified by Himanshu Sareen, CEO at Icreon Tech.

According to a World Economic Forum 2016 report, the cumulative value of digitization could reach $100 trillion over the next 10 years. With digital pervading everything, it’s bringing with it ubiquitous and unprecedented amounts of change. Recently, the Accenture Technology Vision 2016 report found that fostering a people-first approach – equipping employees, partners and consumers with […]

Everyone in the storage market is excited about flash. As well they should be. Flash can deliver much better performance than spinning disks. In addition, the cost of flash media is starting to come down to a level where all enterprises should consider adding flash-based storage to their enterprise storage infrastructure. Yet amidst all this […]

For retailers and brands, Bluetooth beacons offer a powerful new way to engage with in-store shoppers at the precise moment they are considering a purchase. Beacon marketing campaigns have proven to have a dramatic impact on shopper behavior, with 73 percent of shoppers saying that beacon-triggered content and offers significantly increased their likelihood to purchase […]

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to be one of the most prevalent methods hackers use to disrupt businesses. Involving the use of multiple systems (personal computers, smartphones, etc.), DDoS attacks overload an organization’s network by generating web traffic that can’t be accommodated by the system’s capacity limits. Unlike with other forms of cyber attacks, DDoS […]

We are increasingly seeing that success in today’s IT world comes from “going digital.” Just 10 years ago, we didn’t have access to smartphone apps or social media, and even email was much more limited. Alongside a new generation of tech-savvy consumers and the proliferation of digital channels, every piece in the puzzle of communications […]

A Rational Foundation for Software Metrology This report lays the foundation for a rational approach to software metrology, with the scope of the current effort being software as the object of measurement. Much software research and practice involves ostensible measurements of software, yet little progress has been made on an SI-like metrological foundation for those […]

Organizations of all sizes are increasingly conducting business beyond their home market, thanks to the Internet. And because we live in an on-demand world, customers are demanding personalized experiences across all touchpoints – regardless of where they reside. Many buyers now even consider the customer experience just as, if not more, important than product functionality […]

Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data analytics tools have fundamentally transformed the way organizations operate. Business leaders across industries now use Big Data analytics technology for a wide range of processes, objectives and management needs. And the potential applications of modern BI tools are practically endless, as virtually every aspect of operational management and strategic […]

The tech job market is strong and IT pros are reaping the benefits. According to the latest salary survey from Dice, salaries rose 7.7 percent year-over-year in 2015, representing the largest yearly increase ever. The survey also found that while the rate of those receiving bonuses remained steady, the amount of those bonuses rose 7 […]