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The data defender’s mindset: generative AI, LLMs and data protection
As large language models – think ChatGPT – continue taking the world by storm, practitioners in the cybersecurity field are devising ways of integrating them. For a single-pane-of-glass view and faster detection measures, enterprises are adopting LLMs and generative artificial intelligence to ramp up cybersecurity, according to Wendi Whitmore (pictured), senior vice president of Unit ...
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Zero-trust architecture: Complexity is the enemy of cybersecurity, says Zscaler CEO
Having been founded on the “never trust, always verify” principle, zero trust is no longer a buzzword. It’s top of mind of many chief information security officers. The complexity created by firewalls and virtual private networks is what’s hurting cybersecurity. It needs simplification with zero trust, according to Jay Chaudhry (pictured), founder, chairman and chief ...
Next-gen applications: KubeVirt simplifies Kubernetes and VM integration
To deliver next-gen applications, improving workload flows continues to take center stage in the enterprise world. KubeVirt was devised to bring virtual machines to Kubernetes by enabling containers and VMs to run side by side, according to Fabian Deutsch (pictured, left), senior engineering manager of OpenShift virtualization at Red Hat Inc. “KubeVirt is a community ...
Red Hat accelerates platform engineering as developer experience takes center stage
As Kubernetes enters its maturity phase, more emphasis is being placed on developer experience. With platform engineering gaining momentum, Red Hat Inc. is using Kubernetes to boost this discipline, as it allows developers to work seamlessly using self-service capabilities, according to Natale Vinto (pictured, right), developer advocate lead at Red Hat. “Red Hat is joining ...
Audi’s transformation journey: Kubernetes, the cloud and a people-first approach
The way in which an organization tackles processes plays an instrumental role in determining whether it’s a make-or-break affair. By using an enablement layer throughout silos and automating processes, automotive manufacturer Audi AG gains both a transformational and scalability advantage needed to handle 6,600 projects, according to Sebastian Kister (pictured), product team lead, Kubernetes Competence ...
The future of analytics: Changing the paradigm of analytics through predictive and prescriptive insights
With data becoming the backbone of an organization’s operations, analytics are becoming even more valuable to produce meaningful insights. By enriching the visualization framework with different analytic capabilities, QlikTech International AB seeks to bridge the gap between data practitioners and users and the catalog, according to James Fisher (pictured), chief product officer of Qlik. “I ...
Maximizing data value with capacity-based pricing
As the enterprise computing world becomes even more data-centric world, pricing is playing an even bigger role when unlocking the value of data. Since consumption- and user-based pricing are restrictive and problematic, QlikTech International AB is enhancing value acquisition through capacity pricing, because only the data that’s moved and analyzed is priced, according to Josh ...
How CrowdStrike is enhancing security visibility by consolidating point tools
One of the biggest challenges that SecOps teams face is being able to have tools that pinpoint vulnerabilities all under one roof. By having an informative platform that highlights where the vulnerabilities are, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. is enabling SecOps and ITOps to do a better job, ultimately strengthening ROI, according to Geoff Swaine (pictured), global ...
Taming complexity: A holistic approach to multicloud management
Even though the multicloud concept is spreading its wings, the chaos or complexity that comes with it is causing some challenges. Since multicloud is at an inflection point, VMware Inc. has taken up the mantle of taming the complexity that crops up, according to Purnima Padmanabhan (pictured), senior vice president and general manager of cloud management ...
How vVols are breaking traditional storage barriers
In the realm of software-defined storage, leveraging the intelligence and horsepower of a storage array has become a notable trend. Just like a raw device map, or RDM, virtual volumes, or vVols, present all the storage array features up to vSphere and manage them through policy-based management, according to Jason Massae (pictured, right), staff technical marketing ...