Big data is driving a great deal of change in the modern business world. While big data provides a broad focus, small data offers more detail. For many companies, big data is hard to crack in terms of deriving insight, and small data is essentially useless without the proper context. Connecting small data to big data trends is vital to …
SSD Growth Continues to Drive Forward
Solid-state drive (SSD) development has proceeded at a relatively slow pace for the last few years as the high price points for these drives have kept consumers from adopting them. Enterprises that can afford the higher cost have been using SSDs extensively. However, the technology may have advanced to the point where prices will drop enough for individual consumers to …
SMACtalk Podcast: Adobe Podcast #2 With Matt Charney and Mason Stubblefield
Once upon a time, it felt like the only time an employee dealt with HR was when they were hired, when they left the company and perhaps when they had a question about their insurance or another benefit. All in all, the HR department has over the years earned a reputation as a bit of a stranger to the everyday …
When Small Storage Gets Big
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Data storage is a vital concern for many companies. Part of real digital transformation is collecting, organizing, and using high volumes of user and customer data. When we think of enterprise storage, we might naturally assume storing massive amounts of data requires a great deal of floor …
Why Your Big Data Needs to Be Agile
When we talk about the digital transformation, we often refer to the importance of agile businesses. Enterprises willing to adapt to new technology are better poised to come out on top –but companies aren’t the only things benefiting from agility that allows them to pivot in real time. Big data, as we know it, is just getting started. The mainstream …
Striking a Symbiotic Relationship Between Technology Adoption and Your Employees
What is one of your biggest challenges as a leader of a company when it comes to technology? It is most likely staying on top of current hardware and software trends, deciding what technology fits your business needs, and integrating that new technology into your current infrastructure. It is not only a matter of process challenge, but it is a …
Predictive Analytics and the Future of Cybersecurity
Today, cyberspace operates like a warzone. Attacks are intelligent and measured, the enemy is at your backdoor, and your best guys, your IT team, are on the front lines. If you planned on being Switzerland – neutral and unassuming – it’s time to face reality. Cyberattacks happen to the best of us, with no warning and no way to retaliate …
Exploring the Future of Work: SMACtalk Podcast with Adobe’s Jon Perera
What will the future look like? For businesses today this may be one of the most commonly asked and pressing questions. With the pace of change accelerating at breakneck pace, companies no longer have the luxury of depending on what is working today in order to sustain profits. As fast as companies rise today, they can fall. And for most …
User Experience is About to Have Its Day
Digital transformation has taken root as a top priority within most modern companies. The customer experience stands out as a key brand differentiator in this technological shift, because customers can easily find a competitor if their digital experiences do not live up to their expectations. As user experience (UX) drives the sales cycle, IT and software professionals stand at the …
Will Smart Cities Make Society Smarter?
The year is 2036. You ride to work in your automatic car, chatting with a coworker from across the country via virtual reality (VR) glasses. Her VR image is crystal clear, like she is sitting in the backseat of the vehicle with you. You arrive at your destination and press a button, then your vehicle zooms off to your designated …