What is a firewall and why do I need one?
A firewall is a network security device that prevents unauthorized access to a network by inspecting incoming and outgoing traffic using a set of predetermined security rules. The main purpose of a firewall is to act as a barrier between a trusted internal network, such as a home or business network and untrusted external networks, […]
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How AI is quietly saving enterprises thousands on Azure costs
Managing cloud costs in Azure has become one of the biggest challenges for technology teams. While Azure offers flexibility and power, it also makes it easy to overspend. Resources are often left running, services are overprovisioned and budgets get blown without warning. What’s changed recently is that artificial intelligence can now take on much of […]
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Top advantages and disadvantages of IoT in business
IoT has transformed how businesses operate by connecting devices, processes and people in new and innovative ways. It promises to enhance efficiency and productivity while making everyday operations more convenient. The global IoT market is projected to grow nearly 11% annually, as the deployment of other key technologies, such as 5G and cloud computing, […]
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Oracle Database@AWS goes GA: Exadata and Autonomous DB now live in the US
The focus, according to Yuhanna, is on ensuring high availability, and since the regions are geographically isolated, an outage in one doesn’t necessarily impact the other. Availability in 20 additional regions In addition to the US regions, Oracle and AWS plan to expand the availability of Oracle Database@AWS to 20 regions over the next 12-18 […]
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How to select the right IoT database architecture
Organizations have many options when designing an IoT database, but technologists must decide the best fit by evaluating the different IoT database architectures, such as static vs. streaming vs. time series and SQL vs. NoSQL. The right IoT database depends on the requirements of the IoT project. To select a database, first factor in […]
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Metadata: Your ticket to the AI party
Agentic AI is fundamentally reshaping how software interacts with the world. New frameworks for agent-to-agent collaboration and multi-agent control planes promise a future where software acts with more autonomy and shared context than ever before. Yet amid all this excitement, one quietly persistent idea holds everything together: metadata. Known in data management circles for decades, […]
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IoT basics: A guide for beginners
IoT stands for the internet of things. Most simply, it refers to physical objects linked through wired and wireless networks. More specifically, it refers to the collection of internet-connected devices that can communicate autonomously over the internet, without needing a person to initiate communication. You might be asking, how is this different from the […]
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Arriving at ‘Hello World’ in enterprise AI
Enterprise AI sells like middleware, not SaaS. You’re not dropping an API into Slack; you’re rewiring 20-year-old ERP systems. Procurement cycles are long and bespoke scoping kills product velocity. Then there’s the potential for things to go very wrong. “Small deals are just as much work as larger deals, but are just way less lucrative,” […]
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IoT compliance standards and how to comply
IoT continues to gather momentum. One way to recognize its progress is the number of standards, protocols and regulations that have emerged in recent years. Although some standards are essentially guidance, a few are mandatory, and compliance must be demonstrated. As such, it’s important to understand the key standards and regulations for IoT and […]
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AWS adds incremental and distributed training to Clean Rooms for scalable ML collaboration
“The need for secure data collaboration is more critical than ever, with the need to protect sensitive information, yet share data with partners and other collaborators to improve machine learning models with collective data,” said Kathy Lange, research director at IDC. “Often, enterprises cannot collect enough of their own data to cover a broad spectrum […]
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