Security applications can now analyze and detect trends and anomalies in vast seas of information. But how much is enough? And how much is too much information? The more you need to store and the more features you add, the higher costs rise. What is the right balance? Find out in this TechRepublic Premium feature ...

Data has been a steadily growing market, leading to more career opportunities in fields like retail, healthcare, and financial services. As such, many resources have been published to provide guidance on data for those interested in its lucrative study. The following books — recommended by Madeline Clarke for TechRepublic Premium — cover all facets of ...

As companies keep transitioning to remote workflows and relying heavily on cloud-based infrastructures, the task required to safeguard their sensitive data also becomes onerous. According to Gartner, cloud computing has matured from a technology disruptor and will be a required component for competitiveness by 2028. However, this shift in the company workflow environment often comes ...

Are you ready to complete a major data migration but not sure where to start? Or perhaps you’ve already completed your migration, but now you’re having trouble assessing performance on your new systems. Regardless of where you find yourself in the data migration journey, a checklist is designed to help you adhere to all the ...

If you’re a systems administrator, it doesn’t matter what platform you use, so long as it can get the job done. Part of that job is ensuring the safety and viability of the data housed on those servers. Unless you can protect that data, and efficiently and effectively restore it (should disaster strike), you’re facing ...

The technology of edge computing dates back to the creation of the World Wide Web. In the 1990s, the first content-distributed networks were created as developers soon realized that bringing data close to online users was the only way to avoid downtime and decrease latency. Today, the concept of edge computing remains the same, but ...

Data integration as a formal practice gained prominence in the late 20th century with the rise of relational databases and the need for a more efficient way to manage and analyze data. It has come a long way from manual processes to highly automated and scalable solutions that meet the ever-increasing data challenges of the ...

The practical implementation of effective backup solutions can be overwhelmed by jargon and cryptic terminology. This quick glossary, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, can help you understand these concepts and provide a framework for learning to master the art of data backup procedures and solutions. Featured definition from the glossary: Multiplexing The ...

Modern businesses collect extraordinary amounts of data, so knowing when and why you should deploy solid state drives will continue to be crucial to the development of your IT infrastructure strategy. It is vital that everyone involved in data management, particularly regarding storage, has a clear and complete understanding of the terminology surrounding SSDs. This ...

The global population of internet and social media users grows each day, which means that the volume of shared data is also on a remarkable rise. Statista forecasts that the amount of data to be created, captured, copied and consumed globally by 2025 will be more than 181 zettabytes. With new capabilities rapidly emerging in ...

TechRepublic Premium was at Confluent’s Current 2023 event, held in San Jose, California, September 26-27. Our coverage of the event comprises an analysis of data streaming, interviews, the role of stream governance and a look at Apache Flink. From the download: Confluent used the Current 2023 ‘next generation of Kafka Summit’ event in San Jose ...

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