As we celebrate the five-year anniversary of Converge’s first acquisition, it is with great pride that I reflect upon the amazing journey that has led to 35 acquisitions in five years and the creation of a world-leading software-enabled IT & Cloud Solutions...
IBM recently announced the launch of Cognos 11.2.3, which is the latest update in Cognos Analytics with Watson 11.2.x stream. This new release represents a big leap forward in helping business users easily navigate and extract more value from their data. From a major...
There’s a recognized truth across the cybersecurity industry: you can’t protect what you don’t know. Added to that is the fact that you can’t know what you don’t know. Industry best practices and cybersecurity frameworks reconcile these two for productive outcomes and...
AWS S3 is quite literally the oldest AWS service, having come out March 14, 2006, and it was the first generally available service on the AWS platform. Since its release, we’ve seen S3 continue to be a major core service used by nearly every AWS customer we’ve worked...
Remember when going to work meant braving traffic to congregate with dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of people under one roof for 8 hours, five days a week? It can still mean that nowadays. However, for many, going to work looks more like sitting at the dining...
Prices are rising everywhere and the cost of a data breach is no exception. According to the new IBM/Ponemon Cost of a Data Breach report, the average global overall cost of experiencing a data breach is now at an all-time high of $4.35 million, a 13% increase...
Right now, every organization is trying to use data to gain a competitive edge. Whether it’s driving BI adoption, optimizing a data lake, or experimenting with AI, every one of these activities must stand on a solid, well-ordered foundation of enterprise data....
I’m a Cisco CCIE, and somehow, I feel inadequate. Let me explain. Years ago, I FINALLY passed the CCIE! However, my two older brothers passed theirs first…and then they passed more. In fact, my oldest brother is CCIE x4, second oldest a CCIE x3, and I’m a CCIE x1. But...