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Ever fear the upgrade? The pioneers who pushed for CentOS 8 sure feel that sting these days, ever since Red Hat and the CentOS community announced End of Life for the popular Linux distribution by December 31, 2021 -- ironically 8 years before its initial deprecation date. What's the impact of this decision for those in the crosshairs? And what can the market do more broadly to address such suppor...

Show us the money! That's what most business leaders say. They want sales, sales, sales! And why not? Without sales, no business can survive. And these days, sales automation has reached all new heights. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear host, Eric Kavanagh, as he discusses Sales Automation with an all-star cast: Kris Hartvigsen, DOOLY; Howard Brown, ringDNA; Muddu Sudhakar, Aisera....

There are times when SLAs really count, when analytics must be run... or else. This is the domain of mission-critical analytics, when downtime is not an option. Provisioning such solutions requires a solid architecture and proven technology. And as a wise analyst once noted, it takes 10 years in production to find the edge cases that will crash a database. Register for this special episode of Insi...

The fourth generation of enterprise computing is upon us, and with it comes a whole new way of delivering targeted business analytics. Cloud-native environments like Amazon Web Services offer a growing array of functionality that can be delivered and consumed at the speed of human activity. Find out what that all means by checking out this episode of InsideAnalysis, as Host @eric_kavanagh intervie...

Did you have a good experience? Or a bad one? The answer to that question will likely determine whether or not you return to that merchant. These days, brand loyalty can dissove in a moment. That's partly due to countless new enterprises coming onto the scene, each with their own data-driven business architecture. How can you optimize your chances? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find...

It's here, the fourth major wave of enterprise software. First came the mainframe, which revolutionized business. Then came client-server, greatly expanding the landscape of computer-driven functionality. In the early aughts, we entered the third phase with Application Service Providers. And today? We're now in the fourth wave: The Industrial Cloud. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear...

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. That's especially true in the digital age, as historical data piles up everywhere, and yet so few companies are positioned to use it. The ideal solution today should enable rapid access to disparate SaaS application data so that businesses can get a strategic view of what's really happening. That's almost always function of understanding the t...

Who are you, really? And how do we know? These are serious questions in the modern age of big data, big money, and widespread surveilance capitalism. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear host @eric_kavanagh interview Allan Grody of Financial InterGroup.

On this episode of InsideAnalysis, Eric Kavanagh discusses Blockchain with Sean Brehm of Crowdpoint Technologies

A lot goes on behind the curtain to enable Big Data and its various applications. In this episode of InsideAnalysis, Eric Kavanagh talks with experts from the hardware side of Big Data including: Andrew Feldman, Cerebras Systems Shevek, CTO for CompilerWorks David Friend, Wasabi Technologies

No! That's been the answer for years, as the business scuttled whatever bright ideas you brought to the table. The disruption of attempting new ways was viewed as too risky. This is the classic innovator's dilemma: The tendency to avoid taking chances in return for the relative safety of the status quo. The good news for innovators? Advances in scale-out data management have largely obviated old-f...

It's literally everywhere these days, either under the hood or out in the open: Artificial Intelligence is ready for primetime! Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear host @eric_kavanagh interview Ben Cahoon, Techcyte; Swamy Sriperumbudur, MapRecruit Inc.; Emilio Billi, A3Cube, and Dr. Zehra Cataltepe, Tazi.ai.

From predictive analytics to computer vision, AI delivers all sorts of value these days. The hardest part is usually the last mile: Connecting the insights derived from AI into the operaitonal systems that run businesses. For the cloud-native crowd, this is not so hard, as they were designed in the era of moderl AI. But for the 96% of companie outside that realm, there's still some work to do. Fin...

In the era of Big Data, companies are generating tremendous amounts of data from multiple sources; such as, IoT, transaction data, log files, etc. With so much data coming in, companies are turning to streaming data architectures to analyze the data in real time before it is saved, giving them better operational intelligence. Streaming data allows users to get to know their data and sort out what'...

The nexus of data and technology continues to shape this evolving Information Economy. Companies that had a sound data strategy two years ago are likely far ahead of their competitors today. That's partially because data-aware organizations see the trendlines sooner and more clearly than others. It's also because AI and Machine Learning typically need data to tune their algorithms. How can your co...

According to Research Firm ESG, 1TB of production data turns into 8 to 9TBs of actual enterprise data, because people across the company are copying it for other purposes. What if you could capture that production data in its native format, quickly preserve it in your own data lake, and then be able to go back in time at a moment's notice? That's a data strategy! Register for this episode of Insid...

Can anyone believe how hot the "Low-Code" movement has become? Well, probably, yes! It's been around forever; in fact, its genesis goes back to the earliest days of computing. But these days, the need is so great, and the technology stacks so robust, that there's a perfect storm brewing. Find out more on this episode of InsideAnalysis, as host Eric Kavanagh talks to Richard Rabins of AlphaSoftware...

As the Information Economy hums along, organizations are reaching into lots of unchartered territory in terms of data access and analysis. That's putting immense pressure on data engineers to set up pipelines as quickly and dynamically as possible. One approach is to create a "data fabric" which can serve the needs of various business users around the world. The old-fashioned tactics of replicatio...

It's all about the experience these days! That's what people say about the customer. But what about *your* people? The folks who make your business happen? For some reason, many companies place less importance on building their team than making sales. This model will not prevail. But how can you make sure to put your people first? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_ka...

Who really owns your data in the cloud? Put another way, who's responsible for it if something goes wrong? If it's hosted by a SaaS provider, you might be surprised to learn that the "shared responsibility" model will leave you in the lurch! Data ownership is an increasingly hot topic these days, and not just for the usual reasons of governance, security, and business continuity -- though all of t...

Ready? Set? Go! That's how many business professionals view the world of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. But as the old saying goes: Well begun is half done! If you get your ducks in a row, data-wise, you'll get off to a solid start. If you overlook this critical first step, you will likely rue the day. In this episode of InsideAnalysis, Host @eric_kavanagh interviews two AI and Analytics e...

Developers make the software world go round. And today, there are more than ever. But writing code isn't for everyone. Most business people would rather make things happen with phone calls, emails and big ideas. Luckily for them, there's a whole movement afoot that's designed to give them the authority to customize their information systems. Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to hear host @e...

Who *doesn't* use analytics these days? Practically every organization leverages some sort of analytical capability, whether through a traditional Business Intelligence platform, or any number of the newer technologies available. We'll cover the spectrum of use cases and benefits on this episode of InsideAnalysis! Host Eric Kavanagh will interview:   Ben Edmond, Connected2Fiber Dr. Viral Shah, Jul...

Distributed computing continues to reshape what's possible in enterprise computing. Google's Kubernetes stole a march on Docker a while back, and most industry analysts agree that K8s, as the kids call it, will doubtless maintain its dominion, at least for the near future. But what does it all mean, really? We'll talk to several experts to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview O'Reilly auth...

The vision of Data Science cannot be accomplished in piecemeal fashion. You need a program to succeed. Ideally, you work from a platform that was designed for the express purpose of affording rigor, transparency, and visibility into everything your team does. How can that happen in as cost-effective a manner as possible? Check out this episode of InsideAnalysis to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh wil...