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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

After all, a low-risk annoyance in a key application can become a sizable boulder when the app requires modernization to support a digital transformation initiative. Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture.

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Oracle inks deal with AWS to offer database services

CIO Business Intelligence

“Oracle Database@AWS will provide customers with a unified experience between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AWS, offering simplified database administration, billing, and unified customer support,” the company said.

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How DBAs can take on a more strategic role

CIO Business Intelligence

Not that long ago, database administrators (DBAs) were perceived as purely technical experts. While they played a critical enterprise role, it was primarily behind-the-scenes to ensure the integrity, security, and availability of the database. Today, DBAs are being pulled into the limelight. 1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.

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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

She started out as senior director of engineering and climbed the ranks to excel at numerous positions, including senior vice president and general manager of Ciscos Cloud, Compute, and IoT business, chief strategy officer, and general manager of applications. In her own words: She discussed in an article her take on keys to success: 1.

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What is a data architect? Skills, salaries, and how to become a data framework master

CIO Business Intelligence

Application data architect: The application data architect designs and implements data models for specific software applications. According to Dataversity , good data architects have a solid understanding of the cloud, databases, and the applications and programs used by those databases.

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Include the DBA when designing your application

IT Toolbox

The design requirements of an application usually determine the most effective database design and database administration support processes. If, however, the database administrator (DBA) is not present during the requirements definition process, sub-par performance can result. Quite often the DBA

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Tech hiring slows, more IT jobs lost

Network World

Key occupations that recorded higher percentages that did not specify a four-year degree include network support specialists (87%), IT support specialists (72%), network and systems administrators (52%), and database administrators (50%). Janco Associates also analyzed the latest U.S.