Pandemic-driven work-from-home requirements have triggered skyrocketing demand for virtual private network (VPN) services. A VPN creates an encrypted, secure connection to an external server, or gateway, which then routes traffic across the public Internet to the...
Digital Infrastructure
Converge TrustBuilder: Why Trust Ecosystems Matter
During our recent Converge TrustBuilder launch, we were frequently asked why trust ecosystems (groups of people and/or organizations that transact digitally in a trustworthy, privacy-preserving context) matter. Trust ecosystems will become a key economic enabler...
Netezza Is Making a Comeback on Netezza Performance Server for IBM Cloud Pak for Data System
For years, IBM’s Netezza proved to be an excellent option for companies to run advanced analytics on a single data warehouse appliance without needing to set up and configure a traditional data warehouse. When IBM decided to replace Netezza with Db2 Warehouse, some...
Telemedicine Is Playing a Critical Role in Healthcare during Pandemic
Telemedicine technologies are seeing a surge in usage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers in some states have reported that call volumes have increased more than 500 percent in recent weeks as coronavirus cases have spread. As the name implies, telemedicine uses...
The Importance of Digital Hygiene
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is broadening globally, both the private sector and the public sector have taken action to address its public health impact and to dampen its effect on the quality of life of their citizens and employees. What has been...
Effective Management of Cloud Assets Drives Digital Transformation
Cloud computing created a fundamental shift in the way we think about acquiring and using IT hardware, software and services. With resources decoupled from physical infrastructure, the cloud enables an unprecedented self-service approach to technology. Anyone with a...
How Infrastructure Performance Management Can Overcome Data Center Complexity
High-performance IT infrastructure and anytime, anywhere access to business resources aren’t just standard user expectations. They’re business necessities. However, increasingly complex IT infrastructure – more users, more devices, more applications, more systems –...
How the Pure Evergreen Storage Service Makes Flash Upgrades Simpler and Cost-Efficient
According to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets, the all-flash storage market will triple in size from $5.9 billion in 2018 to $17.8 billion by 2023, growing at an annual rate of 29.75 percent. Organizations are adopting all-flash storage solutions to meet growing...