Achieving Faster Time To Insights with Modern Data Pipelines

In this sponsored post, Devika Garg, PhD, Senior Solutions Marketing Manager for Analytics at Pure Storage, believes that in the current era of data-driven transformation, IT leaders must embrace complexity by simplifying their analytics and data footprint. Data pipelines allow IT leaders to optimize data and maximize value for faster analytic insights. When paired with the right storage solution, IT leaders can modernize their pipelines and consolidate data into a central and accessible layer – breaking through silos and delivering the real-time insights that drive true business advantage. Modern data analytics fuel digital-first organizations to unlock faster insights – is your infrastructure keeping pace? 

Borderless Data – Acting Locally, Thinking Globally

In this contributed article, Alasdair Anderson, VP EMEA, Protegrity, discusses the challenges facing data and technology leaders and role automation plays in ensuring compliance. Giving organizations the speed and adaptability so vital in today’s digital economy.

What Impact Will Ethical AI Have on the Future of Data Science?

In this contributed article, April Miller, senior IT and cybersecurity writer for ReHack Magazine, believes that as people continue exploring ways to use AI in modern society, there’s an increasing concern about ensuring all the current, potential and future applications operate ethically. Many professionals have devoted themselves to furthering ethical AI principles by developing guidelines, best practices and other resources for the industry at large to use. Data science practices will inevitably be altered, as well.

Unleashing the Power of AI in Digital Advertising: A Data-Driven and Strategic Revolution

In this contributed article, Gruia Pitigoi-Aron, Senior Vice President of Product for The Trade Desk, discusses how in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the effectiveness of advertising hinges on the ability to deliver relevant and impactful messages to the right audience at the right time. As the world becomes increasingly data-driven, harnessing the power of AI in digital advertising technology (ad tech) has emerged as a game-changer. The article focuses on the transformative capabilities of AI in digital advertising and how it’s revolutionizing the industry by enabling a more data-driven and strategic approach to media buying.

Three Next-Generation Data Architectures: How Cloud, Mesh, and Data Fabrics Impact your AI Deployments

In this contributed article, Mohan Rajagopalan, vice president and general manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, discusses how the ideal solution to siloed data is implementing a single data plane across a business. This unified system allows enterprises to realize the grand vision they have been promised: One where data from all sources and apps can be used together for the benefit of the business. Understanding the role of cloud, mesh and fabric architectures is the first step toward a truly contemporary data-driven enterprise.

Three Considerations Before Adding Generative AI Capabilities to Your Security Stack 

In this contributed article, Ashley Leonard, president and CEO of Syxsense, reflects on some of the most pertinent issues affecting the adoption of generative AI in security. These include the question of who owns the AI output, how to conduct quality assurance to mitigate unwanted results, and companies’ overall preparedness to manage workforce displacement. The article also pulls real-life scenarios from across the industry and provide considerations to help businesses navigate generative AI adoption without missing out on the technology altogether.

How Can Platform Engineers Thrive in the Age of AI?

In this contributed article, lead systems and DevOps engineer Manish Sharma discusses how platform engineering is a constantly developing field, and the advent of AI will likely accelerate the pace of change. Engineers can prepare for and adapt to the coming shifts by keeping up to date with developments in AI, including the increasing number of available AI tools and their applications for platform engineering.

Keeping a Level Head during AI Implementation

In this contributed article, Frank Laura, Chief Technology Officer at EngageSmart (NYSE: ESMT), discusses why CIOs and CTOs need to bring AI into businesses safely, securely, and legally. AI will enable CIOs and their teams to shift focus away from tactical and/or repetitive work towards creating innovative solutions for their teams and customers.

Reinforcement Learning: Balancing Exploration and Exploitation

In this contributed article, Anthony Chong, CEO/Co-Founder of IKASI, discusses the three types of machine learning approaches, the benefits and requirements of each, and offer examples of how organizations are applying these tactics to address real world business challenges.

Microsoft’s Quest for the Next Killer App

In this contributed article, Gordon McKenna, VP of Cloud Evangelist & Alliances at Ensono, discusses the situation with Microsoft strongly backing OpenAI, what can we expect the future to look like? Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI was a clear move for the company to align itself with the next killer app that would drive engagement on Azure cloud.