XDR: Unifying incident detection, response and remediation

According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020, the average time it took a company in 2019 to identify and contain a breach was 279 days. It was 266 days in 2018 and the average over the past five years was a combined 280 days. In other wor… Continue reading XDR: Unifying incident detection, response and remediation

Average data queries take too long, yet organizations need daily data insights to make decisions

58% of organizations make decisions based on outdated data, according to an Exasol research. The report reveals that 84% of organizations are under increasing pressure to make faster decisions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet 58% of organizati… Continue reading Average data queries take too long, yet organizations need daily data insights to make decisions

Cybersecurity is a top priority for digital transformation

Cybersecurity is the number one technology priority for planned digital transformation projects as businesses adapt to a surge in remote working as a result of COVID-19. Cybersecurity: Main focus for planned projects IT leaders also revealed that adapt… Continue reading Cybersecurity is a top priority for digital transformation

A new project enables data to be read directly from compressed IoT data

The Network Computing, Communications and Storage research group at Aarhus University has developed a completely new way to compress data. The new technique provides possibility to analyze data directly on compressed files, and it may have a major impa… Continue reading A new project enables data to be read directly from compressed IoT data

Hevo draws in $8 million Series A for its no-code data pipeline service

According to data pipeline startup Hevo, many small- to medium-sized companies juggle more than 40 different applications to manage sales, marketing, finance, customer support and other operations. All of these applications are important sources of data that can be analyzed to improve a company’s performance. That data often remains separate, however, making it difficult for […] Continue reading Hevo draws in $8 million Series A for its no-code data pipeline service

Integrated cloud-native security platforms can overcome limitations of traditional security products

To close security gaps caused by rapidly changing digital ecosystems, organizations must adopt an integrated cloud-native security platform that incorporates artificial intelligence, automation, intelligence, threat detection and data analytics capabil… Continue reading Integrated cloud-native security platforms can overcome limitations of traditional security products

Healthcare technology goals and CIO challenges

LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced the results of its annual focus group, comprised of over 20 healthcare IT executives that are members of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The focus group participants accepted more… Continue reading Healthcare technology goals and CIO challenges

Data professionals: Job security and shifting career priorities in the wake of the pandemic

Despite the huge drops in employment and the immense worries around job security over the past three months, 81% of data professionals felt as, or more, secure in their role than they did this time a year ago, a Harnham survey reveals. This suggests bu… Continue reading Data professionals: Job security and shifting career priorities in the wake of the pandemic

Data analysts only spend half their time on analysis

While companies continue to invest in teams of data experts, a Fivetran survey suggests that adding more data analytics wizards might not be the solution. In fact, the survey found that during the course of a workday, data analysts spend less than half… Continue reading Data analysts only spend half their time on analysis

Not all IT budgets are being cut, some are increasing

At a high level—and contrary to conventional wisdom – not all IT budgets are being cut. Even with the economic challenges that COVID-19 has posed for businesses, almost 38 percent of enterprises are keeping their IT budgets unchanged (flat) or ac… Continue reading Not all IT budgets are being cut, some are increasing