Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

CockroachDB’s success is not guaranteed. It has to overcome significant hurdles to secure a profitable place among well-established database technologies owned by companies with very deep pockets. Continue reading Scaling CockroachDB in the red ocean of relational databases

Build a digital ops toolbox to streamline business processes with hyperautomation

Using a medley of technologies in a digital operations toolbox helps businesses achieve key performance indicators through hyperautomation. Continue reading Build a digital ops toolbox to streamline business processes with hyperautomation

Achieving digital transformation through RPA and process mining

For your transformation journey to be successful, you need to develop a deep understanding of your goals, people and the process. Continue reading Achieving digital transformation through RPA and process mining

To guard against data loss and misuse, the cybersecurity conversation must evolve

People — not applications, networks or endpoints — have become the primary security perimeter in today’s cloud-first, choose-the-handiest-device, collaboration-obsessed world. Continue reading To guard against data loss and misuse, the cybersecurity conversation must evolve

Dispense with the chasm? No way!

Pragmatic customers are being forced to adopt because they are under duress. It is not that they buy into the vision of software eating the world. It is because their very own lunches are being eaten. Continue reading Dispense with the chasm? No way!

How to launch a successful RPA initiative

Traditional firms might approach an RPA initiative as they have other business initiatives, which is slowly and carefully. But to reap the benefits of automation at scale, companies need more ambition Continue reading How to launch a successful RPA initiative

Network security startup ExtraHop skips and jumps to $900M exit

Bain Capital Private Equity and Crosspoint Capital Partners are buying a security solution that could be useful as more companies find themselves with some assets on-site and some in the cloud. Continue reading Network security startup ExtraHop skips and jumps to $900M exit

Confluent’s IPO brings a high-growth, high-burn SaaS model to the public markets

Confluent became the latest company to announce its intent to take the IPO route, officially filing its S-1 paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week. The company, which has raised over $455 million since it launched in 2014, was most recently valued at just over $4.5 billion when it raised $250 million […] Continue reading Confluent’s IPO brings a high-growth, high-burn SaaS model to the public markets