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Bring Your Own Stack to Work - An Employee Dream or an IT Nightmare?

Today’s employees enter the workplace with a new expectation: they expect to use the technology they want to use. But can IT really manage a workplace where you can bring your own stack? Ten years ago, the concept of employee experience conjured images of well-decorated, comfortable offices, with ping pong tables and beer on tap. It’s a construct of employee engagement that now feels almost painfully out of touch.

5 Reasons Why Organizations Should Implement EAM Solutions?

All organizations aim to grow their business and reduce their other expenses such as operational costs, equipment maintenance cost, and so on. However, it is not an easy process as organizations have lots of assets. For this process organizations require assistance. This is where EAM comes into play. It is helpful in reducing expenses and helps in optimizing business activities. In this blog, we will know what EAM is and why organizations should invest in EAM solutions. So, let us begin!

An Introduction to Database Sharding With SQL Server

One of my favorite consulting questions to ask when dealing with a scalability problem is, “If you could change the system design with the knowledge you have today, what would/wouldn’t you change and why?” Sometimes it’s best to ask this question on a one-on-one basis with different developers, DBAs, report writers, and architects to get honest answers that aren’t intimidated by the other people sitting in a meeting or to avoid potential debating and arguing over a solution.

Migrating from VMware to an open-source private cloud in financial services

This is part one of a two part blog series on open source based private cloud for financial services. This blog describes the need for a cost-effective private cloud to execute a successful hybrid cloud strategy. It also shares a comparison between proprietary and open source based private cloud platforms.

How to Grow Your Own Cybersecurity Talent

The cyberthreat landscape has expanded in recent years, accelerated by enterprises promoting remote work and more reliance on cloud computing. These are a business necessity, and yet, facing down cybersecurity threats often doesn’t come with an expansion of resources to address them. In a future post, I’ll discuss more about the Security Poverty Line, and how organizations deal with its harsh trade-offs and compromises in an uncompromising landscape.

Building personalized ecommerce search experiences with Elastic

For online storefronts, there’s a fine line between a converted sale and a lost opportunity. The slightest overlooked detail on an ecommerce site can lead to customers quickly clicking elsewhere. The key to retaining site visitors and driving clicks that lead to sales lies in the technology behind the customer experience — specifically, search.

An Engineer's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

Power has a way of flowing towards people managers over time, no matter how many times you repeat “management is not a promotion, it’s a career change.” It’s natural, like water flowing downhill. Managers are privy to performance reviews and other personal information that they need to do their jobs, and they tend to be more practiced communicators.