ITBE Staff

The global storage software market is rapidly expanding. According to industry analyst Markets and Markets, the global storage software market is expected to grow from $15.11 billion in 2014 to $23.33 billion by 2019. The firm identifies North America and Europe as having the highest adoption rates, with storage solutions increasingly playing a vital role […]

Information technology is a key competitive advantage for organizations of all sizes. To be responsive to business requirements, IT needs to be agile and scalable. And, to ensure that IT can adapt to ever-changing business requirements, infrastructure and operational expenses need to be cost-effective to fund and enable innovation. At the same time, IT services […]

According to a survey of IT and business professionals, new enterprise apps, such as those for Big Data and mobile device management, are more likely to be deployed in the cloud than are established enterprise apps like finance/accounting; human resources; and governance, risk management and compliance. While businesses have been slower to move enterprise apps […]

Over the last year and a half, the world has become well acquainted with the idea of cyber data breaches. During 2014 and into this year, it seems like a new massive data breach has been reported week after week, with each seemingly exposing more records than the last. From Target to Home Depot to […]

The job market in 2015 is steadily improving and finally swinging back in favor of employees who are interested in looking to advance. A new survey by Lee Hecht Harrison found that 48 percent of employees are planning to switch jobs this year – a marked improvement from previous years when workers were just happy […]

In a world without walls, protecting highly sensitive files and data is much harder than it used to be. Ultimately, today’s CIOs must operate with the philosophy that leaks will happen, that the perimeter is inherently porous and sensitive user data will travel, whether they like it or not. Not to mention, forcing employees into […]

A major lesson businesses continue to emphasize that they learned this past year is that any organization, regardless of size, is vulnerable to a data breach. Starting with the infamous Target breach in late 2013, which compromised millions of consumers, continuing to the Sony attack that saw personal information exposed, and now the massive breach […]

It’s time to come clean: The B2B payments process is broken. From shopping to socializing, nearly every aspect of our lives has been digitized, mobilized and automated. Yet, when it comes to the world of business, antiquated methods of payment continue to be the norm. More than 60 percent of payments between businesses in the […]

Building the Agile Database This excerpt explains the importance of taking a business-focused, stakeholder-oriented view of application development, summarizes the economies of application development, and explains the importance of data to the enterprise. Is fast development the enemy of good development? Not necessarily. Agile development requires that databases are designed and built quickly enough to […]

Regardless of what business you’re in, chances are you’re working with more third-party organizations today than ever before. Whether it’s human resources, IT, marketing or everyday vendors, businesses are increasingly looking to third-party suppliers to help reduce costs and grow the business. While these third parties can provide great opportunities for a company, they can […]

According to Forrester, the U.S. reached a record high of $89 billion in online sales this holiday season, an increase of 13 percent from 2013. With online consumer spending on the rise, retailers must reevaluate their business models to accommodate for the growth of e-commerce, especially during the holidays, which have become a strong period […]

The enterprise file sharing market is changing the way people do business. Public cloud services have helped free organizations from productivity killing tools and policies – and gone are the days of clogging inboxes with large file attachments. Yet, as they reap the benefits of these services, organizations must ensure that sensitive information is being […]