Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWith sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, CIOs and IT managers should look to revamp their IT procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but why and what does this mean when it comes to managing the lifecycle of their entire IT estate? By Carmen Ene As IT spending rises to $4.4tn this year, the importance of
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, CIOs and IT managers should look to revamp their IT procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but where should they start? By Craig Melson Enterprise CIOs and IT managers who want to revamp their procurement processes to align with the principles of the circular economy need to start
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe experience of Tech Data in the education market over the past 20 months has shown the value of getting the right tools into the hands of users. By Simon Quicke The Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on almost every aspect of life and every customer, including those that operate in the education market. Classrooms were closed last year during
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAs employees continue working remotely, the prevalence of shadow IT grows. This inevitability is forcing IT leaders to weigh the pros and cons of unsanctioned technology use. By Mary K. Pratt Workers want a way to do their jobs efficiently. Many turn to their own applications to do so. Employees commonly turn to unsanctioned email accounts, messenger platforms, video conferencing
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesFor CIOs, understanding what legacy system modernization entails, when it’s necessary and which approaches are right for their needs leads to optimal performance in the enterprise. By Johna Till Johnson Three words that can turn a CIO’s heart to stone are legacy system modernization. Too often, the concept refers to a labor-intensive, energy-absorbing effort to redesign applications that were architected in
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAs CIOs make the move to the cloud, they first must ensure they have the budget to do so. Here, we’re diving into the pre-migration, migration and post-migration costs to consider. By John Burke Most CIOs are still in the process of migrating workloads from on-premises data centers into IaaS environments, whether it’s to get strategic and take IT out
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesA RESTful API is an architectural style for an application program interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to access and use data. That data can be used to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data types, which refers to the reading, updating, creating and deleting of operations concerning resources. By Alexander S. Gillis A RESTful API is an architectural style for
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe high-performance computing market is growing, but enterprises that have already made large investments in on-premise HPC will need to weigh up whether a move to the cloud would be worth their while. By Sooraj Shah Enterprise spending on high-performance computing (HPC) has skyrocketed over the past decade. According to Intersect360 Research, a 10-year growth streak from 2009 to 2019
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesA warehouse management system (WMS) consists of software and processes that allow organizations to control and administer warehouse operations from the time goods or materials enter a warehouse until they move out. By Jim O’Donnell What does a WMS do? Warehouses sit at the center of manufacturing and supply chain operations because they hold all of the material used or
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesZero trust is a journey, not a destination. Ensure your corporate network is safe from internal and external threats by implementing these five principles of zero-trust security. By Andrew Froehlich Perimeter security is no longer the best option for enterprise IT departments. A far more flexible architecture is needed that focuses on users, devices and services. The concept of zero
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