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What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

CIO Business Intelligence

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organizations logical and physical data assets, and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). An organizations data architecture is the purview of data architects. Ensure security and access controls.

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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Zero Trust architecture was created to solve the limitations of legacy security architectures. It’s the opposite of a firewall and VPN architecture, where once on the corporate network everyone and everything is trusted. Access is authorized based on business policies informed by identity and context.

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The key to operational AI: Modern data architecture

CIO Business Intelligence

To succeed, Operational AI requires a modern data architecture. These advanced architectures offer the flexibility and visibility needed to simplify data access across the organization, break down silos, and make data more understandable and actionable.

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IT/OT convergence propels zero-trust security efforts

Network World

Zero-trust security is essential to enterprises that are converging operational technology (OT) with IT infrastructure. Companies have historically secured OT systems which include physical security controls, HVAC systems, industrial control systems like factory automation equipment, and medical scanning equipment by air-gapping them.

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The Unexpected Cost of Data Copies

Unfortunately, data replication, transformation, and movement can result in longer time to insight, reduced efficiency, elevated costs, and increased security and compliance risk. How Dremio delivers clear business advantages in productivity, security, and performance. What to consider when implementing a "no-copy" data strategy.

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SD-WAN to gain AI-driven deployment, management capabilities

Network World

For starters, generative AI capabilities will improve how enterprise IT teams deploy and manage their SD-WAN architecture. The technology lets organizations steer traffic across multiple WAN links, such as broadband, MPLS, or cellular WAN links, to provide secure, high-quality connectivity to campus, branch, and edge locations.

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7 types of tech debt that could cripple your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Accenture reports that the top three sources of technical debt are enterprise applications, AI, and enterprise architecture. These areas are considerable issues, but what about data, security, culture, and addressing areas where past shortcuts are fast becoming todays liabilities?

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Your Team's Pragmatic Guide to Security

Speaker: Naresh Soni, CTO, Tsunami XR

The pandemic has led to new data vulnerabilities, and therefore new cyber security threats. As technology leaders, it's time to rethink some of your product security strategy. Whether you need to rework your security architecture, improve performance, and/or deal with new threats, this webinar has you covered.

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The Next-Generation Cloud Data Lake: An Open, No-Copy Data Architecture

To address this, a next-gen cloud data lake architecture has emerged that brings together the best attributes of the data warehouse and the data lake. This new open data architecture is built to maximize data access with minimal data movement and no data copies.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. Overlooking Security Considerations. Managing Delete Heavy Workloads. Running Unoptimized Queries.

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Building Like Amazon

Speaker: Leo Zhadanovsky, Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Amazon's journey to its current modern architecture and processes provides insights for all software development leaders. The result was enabling developers to rapidly release and iterate software while maintaining industry-leading standards on security, reliability, and performance.