Although you may think of them as wholly separate concepts, the writing on the wall says the technologies we call IoT and blockchain are due for convergence, and probably sooner rather than later. How fast this happens across the industry as a whole, as well as within individual organizations and companies, depends on besting a number of challenges and existing technological … [Read more...] about What Challenges Must the Blockchain and IoT Convergence Overcome?
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Theranos, from World Hero to World Zero! 10 lessons for Silicon Valley and For Every Business Person
Bad Blood', by far my preferred book of 2018 and probably of the last few years! As a X-mass gift to my son I ordered the book Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup'Â from John Carreyrou, a two-time Prize-winning investigative reporter of the Wall Street Journal. A book describing the rise, the hype and fall of the blood-testing startup Theranos, its … [Read more...] about Theranos, from World Hero to World Zero! 10 lessons for Silicon Valley and For Every Business Person
How DevOps Should Use DBaaS (Database-as-a-Service) To Optimize Their Application Development?
Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is quickly gaining in popularity across the tech world. These software platform solutions helps users easily manage their database operations without having to really understand any of the abstractions. This allows developers, DBA's and DevOps engineers to quickly automate their backups, create new SQL and NoSQL clusters, and monitor the … [Read more...] about How DevOps Should Use DBaaS (Database-as-a-Service) To Optimize Their Application Development?
Top 5 Benefits of Shared MongoDB Hosting
Shared MongoDB hosting is one of the most cost-effective and easy-to-setup options for deploying MongoDB in the cloud, and is used by thousands of companies around the world to host their databases. In this post, we outline the top five benefits of using shared MongoDB hosting to help you decide whether it's the right for your business. Shared MongoDB hosting plans are … [Read more...] about Top 5 Benefits of Shared MongoDB Hosting
Is It Better to Manage Your Data Exchanges In-House or With an External Firm?
Data management is a sensitive operation at every stage of the process. And with big data becoming increasingly important to 75 percent of businesses, corporate decision makers and data officers need to think carefully before they decide how they manage their incoming information; is it better to keep things in-house, or work with an external firm? The Key Concerns Ultimately, … [Read more...] about Is It Better to Manage Your Data Exchanges In-House or With an External Firm?