Hands On Tech: Infrastructure as Code  

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the management of infrastructure (networks, virtual machines, load balancers, and connection topology) through machine-readable definition files, rather

what do you think? 2021-09-10 01:50:26

Evolution of Hybrid Cloud Data Protection  

In June we published updated versions of our Hybrid Cloud Data Protection Key Criteria and Radar reports. This year we decided to

what do you think? 2021-08-27 07:31:13

Introducing the GigaOm Sonar Report  

I love working for Gigaom because we don't settle. Ever. The Gigaom Key Criteria and Radar reports have gotten a lot of

what do you think? 2021-07-19 08:29:59

Why Cloud Observability Now?  

The term Observability might come as a conundrum for anyone who has been involved in IT Operations over the years, given how

what do you think? 2021-07-13 02:07:19

Poised for Growth: GigaOm CEO on What Tech is Next  

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are redefining the enterprise IT landscape, as across verticals see the potential for AI and

what do you think? 2021-06-18 13:58:19

Changing Outlook for High-Performance Object Storage  

High-performance object storage is a data storage architecture designed for handling large amounts of unstructured data. It has historically been known for

what do you think? 2021-06-18 11:30:23

Apache Pulsar Demonstrates Best-in-Class Cloud-Native Price-Performance  

We are seeing increasing numbers of enterprise projects where data is produced, consumed, analyzed, and reacted to in real-time. In this way,

what do you think? 2021-06-11 09:36:27

Becoming a Learning Company: Why Boosting Training is Just as Important as Operations  

In the highly competitive and skilled world of enterprise IT, continued technology training has always been a huge part of career development.

what do you think? 2021-06-03 01:15:28

Citizen Code: The Promise of Low-Code and No-Code Platforms  

There's a lot of buzz lately around platforms designed to make building, designing, and launching applications easier and more accessible for people

what do you think? 2021-05-28 03:03:48

Cloud Backup  

All enterprises were already using cloud computing in one way or the other when the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly accelerated the migration of

what do you think? 2021-05-27 09:48:25

GigaOm CEO: Cloud’s Hidden Complexity  

While the CEO or CTO often drives the digital transformation effort at most companies, last year it was COVID-19, not the executive

what do you think? 2021-05-21 06:40:22

SASE: Securing the Digital-First Enterprise  

In the last year, the very concept of the office environment—and how work, collaboration, and communication takes place—changed dramatically. Now that users

what do you think? 2021-05-20 08:39:54

A Question for Kubernetes: Enabling Data Storage  

In a rapidly changing and unpredictable enterprise technology landscape, flexibility rules the day. That's why businesses of all sizes are embracing hybrid

what do you think? 2021-05-20 07:37:51

Vendors to Watch in Performance Testing Tools  

Figure 1. GigaOm Radar for Evaluating Performance Testing Tools As we noted in a previous article, the market for performance testing tools

what do you think? 2021-05-07 01:47:28

Value Stream Management: Why Talk About It Now?  

Software innovation and delivery are on the top of just about any forward-thinking executive's priority list these days, and businesses are doubling

what do you think? 2021-05-07 01:14:06

Understanding Vulnerability Management  

No organization wants its name in the headlines because of a security incident or data breach, but major security incidents occur globally

what do you think? 2021-04-23 12:31:26

Cost-Saving Cassandra: Severless Vs Self-Managed  

NoSQL databases store data differently than relational databases and come in several different "types" based on their data model. Because of the

what do you think? 2021-04-23 11:50:19

The Why of Value Stream Management  

If you're like me and have been around the block in tech more than once, you've seen three-letter acronyms come and go.

what do you think? 2021-04-13 05:46:02

Tough Threat Landscape Demands Better Data Protection for Hybrid Cloud  

The number of businesses migrating to the cloud is constantly growing. Hybrid cloud is now considered a standard approach by organizations of

what do you think? 2021-04-12 15:32:57

Secure Insight: GigaOm Partners with the CISO Series  

Don't look now, but GigaOm, the analyst firm that enables smart businesses to future-proof their decisions, is forging new partnerships to extend

what do you think? 2021-04-09 10:19:49

The Time is Now for Edge Experimentation  

What is an edge platform? In a recent report, GigaOm Radar for Edge Platforms, Analyst Chris Grundemann says the term itself remains

what do you think? 2021-04-09 04:38:31

Data Storage Acceleration  

Flash memory is now the standard for storing active data in the data center. NVMe and NVMe over Fiber (NVMe-oF) are on

what do you think? 2021-04-08 16:57:57

IT Imperative: Performance Testing Tools  

Inside the GigaOm Key Criteria ReportAny IT leader worth their salt wants to ensure that applications meet their required service levels and…

what do you think? 2021-04-05 16:50:22

Unstructured Data and the Challenge of Modern Data Management  

Data volumes continue to skyrocket and businesses keep working to harness that data for analytics and intelligence, driving innovation and improving business…

what do you think? 2021-04-05 09:11:18

Need a Scale-Out Database?  

NoSQL databases have seen a lot of growth in the past several years. The realities of the pandemic have exposed how important…

what do you think? 2021-03-26 03:22:25

Asked and Answered  

What is the legendary creature we call Culture Change? I keep hearing it in DevOps circles as the answer to everything, but…

what do you think? 2021-03-25 10:53:43

SQL Transaction Processing Test Shows an Edge for Azure  

Data volume and complexity has soared in recent years, and so too have transaction volumes. In this environment, the performance of transactional…

what do you think? 2021-03-24 10:35:17

Tales from the Field: GigaOm Business and Technology Impact Reports  

"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde may have been channeling his inner IT…

what do you think? 2021-03-23 01:53:20

Edge Platform Market Still Tough to Define  

The term "edge" emerged back in 2017, but the market for these types of products is still maturing. Edge platforms use distributed…

what do you think? 2021-03-17 04:11:21

The Citizen Developer Movement  

We've all heard the saying "If you want something done right, do it yourself." The well-worn mantra of successful entrepreneurs holds true…

what do you think? 2021-03-17 03:22:15

Comprehensive Observability  

I had the pleasure of producing my first analyst report in one of the hottest categories for GigaOm—cloud observability. Here are my…

what do you think? 2021-03-05 01:22:45

Getting Started with Value Stream Management  

Getting Started with Value Stream Management Value stream management (VSM) has been one of the hottest buzzwords in DevOps over the last…

what do you think? 2021-02-26 11:09:41

Gigaom Delivers 70% Record Annual Revenue Growth, Launches New Channel Program to Digital Enterprise and Business Markets  

Santa Barbara, CA - February 23, 2021 - GigaOm, the analyst firm enabling smart businesses to future-proof their decisions, today announces record…

what do you think? 2021-02-23 16:41:35

The Role of AI in Data Storage  

In the past, data storage was one of the most conservative areas of IT. Storage system administrators were typically depicted as grumpy…

what do you think? 2021-02-19 01:12:54

Storage Options for the Distributed Enterprise  

Enterprises are more distributed than ever—and really, a better term now might be dispersed. Large enterprises have operations in multiple sites, regions,…

what do you think? 2021-02-10 13:23:37

Object Storage Is Heating Up  

If you've followed my work in the last few years, you know I'm a fan of object storage. I always thought the…

what do you think? 2021-02-04 03:13:16

What's New at DRYiCE? How Do They Fit In the Emerging Multi-Cloud Enterprise?  

I attended the DRYiCE analyst day to look in on the progress of this relatively young part of HCL. Clearly, no moss…

what do you think? 2021-01-18 07:59:49

Performance Testing with K6  

The problem is not that testing is the bottleneck. The problem is that you don't know what's in the bottle. That's a…

what do you think? 2021-01-18 03:11:29

Talking DevSecOps on the CISO Series Podcast  

When GigaOm VP of Research Jon Collins published his latest report, "GigaOm Radar for Evaluating DevSecOps Tools," it kicked off a discussion…

what do you think? 2021-01-12 13:08:19

Predictions for 2021 and Beyond  

Here at Gigaom we're looking at how leading-edge technologies impact the enterprise, and what organizations can do to gear up for the…

what do you think? 2021-01-08 01:37:50

NVMe/TCP: Bridging Traditional and Composable Data Center Architectures  

I've been writing a lot lately about NVMe/TCP and other enabling data center technologies. I used the approach taken by Lightbits Labs…

what do you think? 2021-01-07 10:03:24

NVMe-oF for The Rest of Us  

There is an increasing demand for NVMe devices in enterprise storage. Not surprising at all, NVMe is becoming the standard interface in…

what do you think? 2020-12-18 14:03:58

Beyond Agile: 4 Lessons to Better Software Development  

The widespread adoption of Agile, coupled with the rise of DevOps, means you'd be forgiven for thinking software development is now an…

what do you think? 2020-12-17 23:37:58

Security By Design: Why DevSecOps Is So Important  

"In a relatively short time, we’ve taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters."…

what do you think? 2020-12-11 13:00:22

CISO Podcast: Talking Anti-Phishing Solutions  

Simon Gibson earlier this year published the report, "GigaOm Radar for Phishing Prevention and Detection," which assessed more than a dozen security…

what do you think? 2020-12-10 23:05:05

Asked and Answered: How Incorporating AI into DevOps Will Unlock the Future  

So often, technology practitioners can feel like the cobblers' children of tech—we talk about how development and operations can be automated, yet…

what do you think? 2020-12-10 16:33:33

Mapping the Journey from ITOps to AIOps  

IT operations (ITOps) has always been rooted in data gathering and analysis. Now artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being…

what do you think? 2020-12-07 13:59:26

Augmented Hardware and the Future of Software-Defined Storage  

One of the most exciting announcements at VMworld this year was Project Monterey. Long story short, VMware wants to offload some high-demand…

what do you think? 2020-11-30 13:56:54

Win-Win: Tallying the Benefits of a Cloud Application Migration  

GigaOm last week updated a benchmark report we had published in August titled, "Costs and Benefits of .NET Application Migration to the…

what do you think? 2020-11-17 18:29:05

Who is NetApp?  

At Cloud Field Day 9 Netapp presented some of its cloud solutions. This comes on the heels of NetApp Insight, the annual…

what do you think? 2020-11-11 19:44:36

Phish Fight: Securing Enterprise Communications  

Yes, much of the world may have moved on from email to social media and culturally dubious TikTok dances, yet traditional electronic…

what do you think? 2020-11-06 19:50:23

Lights Out: Why Your Next Data Center May Be Hands-Free  

Could we be entering an era of hands-free data centers, where remote software and robotics handle tasks that until now have fallen…

what do you think? 2020-10-27 17:58:26

When Is a DevSecOps Vendor Not a DevSecOps Vendor?  

DevOps' general aim is to enable a more efficient process for producing software and technology solutions and bringing stakeholders together to speed…

what do you think? 2020-10-26 18:18:10

Courting Visibility: Value Stream Management  

"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." It's an old management saw, but one rooted in truth, especially in the…

what do you think? 2020-10-23 13:29:04

Application Modernization: A GigaOm Field Test  

So-called legacy software gets that name for a reason—it's done enough for the organization over the years to earn a legacy enabling…

what do you think? 2020-10-20 13:47:44

DevOps' Next Level: Value Stream Management  

DevOps’ Next Level: Value Stream Management Faster isn't better when you're running full speed the wrong way. That's the message coming from…

what do you think? 2020-10-09 21:27:35

The Future of Unstructured Data Management  

One of the most interesting and successful research projects I've worked on lately was the one about unstructured data management. Our clients…

what do you think? 2020-09-30 07:06:21

Hyperconvergence and Kubernetes  

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) has quickly earned a place in the datacenter, mostly due to the promise of infrastructure simplification. HCI has already…

what do you think? 2020-09-15 06:54:29

Is Scale-Out File Storage the New Black?  

Storage vendors, especially startups, are finally supporting new media types in their systems. In this article I want to talk about the…

what do you think? 2020-09-14 13:10:29

RPA Redux  

It was just over a year ago when former GigaOm Analyst JP Morgenthal published an in-depth Key Criteria/Market Landscape report, titled "Robotic…

what do you think? 2020-09-05 01:28:03

Kubernetes Backgrounder: What to Consider Before Deployment  

Enterprises of all sizes are embracing hybrid cloud strategies that are becoming more complex and structured. But they want the flexibility to…

what do you think? 2020-08-29 04:01:19

Nebulon Storage Composability Infrastructure  

I had the chance to meet with storage startup Nebulon recently and have been thinking about the company's solution and value proposition.…

what do you think? 2020-08-27 10:59:14

Asked and Answered:  

Robotic process automation (RPA) lets businesses quickly transition analog, human-led activities into automated digital actions. What differentiates RPA from tools that have…

what do you think? 2020-08-24 15:29:31

Inside Research: People Analytics  

In a recent report, "Key Criteria for Evaluating People Analytics," distinguished analyst Stowe Boyd looks at the emerging field of people analytics,…

what do you think? 2020-08-12 07:40:10

Inside Research: Scale-Out File Storage  

In a new Key Criteria report, GigaOm analyst Enrico Signoretti looks at how file storage—one of the most popular ways to store…

what do you think? 2020-08-10 08:59:34

Deploying Value Stream Management  

Value Stream Management (VSM) began on production lines in the 20th century, with manufacturers using multiple, small increases in efficiency to reduce…

what do you think? 2020-08-05 01:56:34

Enabling the New Generation of Home Workers  

Are you looking into Workplace tools and optimization strategies or solutions? Register to attend our free webinar on August 13th entitled, "Workplace…

what do you think? 2020-07-23 03:49:35

Inside Research: Evaluating SD-WAN  

In his recent Key Criteria Report, respected analyst and author Chris Grundemann explores the criteria needed to understand and evaluate software-defined wide…

what do you think? 2020-07-22 05:07:41

The Evolution of ML Infrastructure  

Data is the "new oil" for modern tech, transforming countless industries and providing invaluable insight as organizations leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and…

what do you think? 2020-07-21 05:02:12

Data Center Acceleration  

Do you remember the data center of the past? And by past, I mean 20 to 25 years ago, when there was…

what do you think? 2020-07-16 09:40:45

Is Visibility the DevOps Magic Bullet?  

DevOps is an area defined by aspiration – there's a better way of doing things, it suggests, a path to faster software…

what do you think? 2020-07-14 06:21:39

Kubernetes: Overcoming Complexity  

Kubernetes was created in 2014 to allow administrators to run distributed systems easily. Thanks to its 100% open source nature, it can…

what do you think? 2020-07-10 10:25:07

AIOps: The Next Big Thing in IT Operations  

IT Operations have seen huge changes in the past two decades, but none may be more important than the adoption of artificial…

what do you think? 2020-06-30 06:24:46

New Research: Evaluating Edge Colocation  

In a new Key Criteria Report, GigaOm Analyst Ned Bellavance outlines the features and capabilities that define the best edge colocation solutions…

what do you think? 2020-06-29 07:51:54

What Even Is AIOPs?  

IT Operations have seen huge changes in the past two decades, but none may be more important than the adoption of artificial…

what do you think? 2020-06-27 01:46:30

What Comes After COVID?  

Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has changed the broader world, and therefore the business landscape, in ways no one would have imagined just…

what do you think? 2020-06-18 14:41:37

Why Is Data Transformation so Hard?  

Data transformation is at the heart of modern business practice, and for good reason. It makes data useful. Data transformation involves changing…

what do you think? 2020-06-08 11:16:19

2 Extract Load Transform Myths and Why They're Wrong  

In data warehousing, the decades-old concept of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) is well-known and familiar. Enterprise organizations use ETL to extract…

what do you think? 2020-06-05 11:13:42

Three Steps to Successful DevOps  

On a recent Voices in Innovation podcast, GigaOm's VP of Research Jon Collins talked to Harbinder Kang, Global Head of Developer Operations…

what do you think? 2020-05-20 08:54:03

Why Should You Bother with Value Stream Management?  

What is Value Stream Management? Value Stream Management (VSM) is the TLA du jour among software development tools, so is it relevant…

what do you think? 2020-05-07 05:55:36

Marketplaces Are Changing the Way We Do Enterprise IT  

In one of my latest reports (Key Criteria for Evaluating Unstructured Data Management), one of the key criteria was the availability of…

what do you think? 2020-04-30 09:48:25

Voices in AI – Episode 112: A Conversation with David Weinberger  

About this Episode On Episode 112 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with fellow author and technologist David Weinberger about the…

what do you think? 2020-04-30 05:52:45

VDI as a Service is better than VDI  

Last week, I attended Cloud Field Day 7 and some sessions with VMware, they spoke about the service and product ecosystem they…

what do you think? 2020-04-28 10:19:37

Voices in AI – Episode 111: A Conversation with Robert Brooker  

About this Episode On Episode 111 of Voices in AI, Byron discusses the nature of intelligence and Artificial Intelligence within the…

what do you think? 2020-04-16 10:14:16

VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client  

These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources…

what do you think? 2020-04-08 04:25:22

Was Your IT Infrastructure Ready for COVID-19?  

Enrico Signoretti, GigaOm's lead analyst on data storage and infrastructure, is based in Northern Italy. Lockdowns, quarantines, travel bans, restrictions on social…

what do you think? 2020-04-06 04:19:54

Voices in AI – Episode 110: A Conversation with Didem Un Ates  

About this Episode On Episode 110 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Didem Un Ates, the Senior Director of AI…

what do you think? 2020-04-02 08:32:58

Voices in AI – Episode 109: A Conversation with Frank Holland  

About this Episode On Episode 109 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Frank Holland about the nature of intelligence and…

what do you think? 2020-03-24 12:51:02

Voices in AI – Episode 109: A Conversation with Frank Holland  

About this Episode On Episode 109 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Frank Holland about the nature of intelligence and…

what do you think? 2020-03-19 04:26:50

The Status of Object Storage  

Last week NVIDIA announced the acquisition of SwiftStack, an object storage startup that, in the last year, refocused most of its work…

what do you think? 2020-03-09 04:10:07

Voices in AI – Episode 108: A Conversation with Kirk Borne  

About this Episode On Episode 108 of Voices in AI, Byron and Kirk Borne discuss the intersection between human nature and…

what do you think? 2020-03-05 01:59:50

Extract, Load, Transform?  

Even as technology changes, many things stay the same. Not least, in the world of enterprise-scale data processing, where massive volumes of…

what do you think? 2020-02-28 06:24:54

Introducing the GigaOm Radar  

I love working for GigaOm because of its dynamism and the forward-looking philosophy that fuels all our research projects. The firm is…

what do you think? 2020-02-21 10:34:54

Voices in AI – Episode 107: A Conversation with Nir Bar-Lev  

About this Episode On Episode 107 of Voices in AI, Byron and Nir Bar-Lev discuss narrow and general AI and the…

what do you think? 2020-02-20 04:12:40

Dell EMC PowerOne is Next-Gen Converged Infrastructure  

At Storage Field Day 19, I attended two insightful sessions about DevOps and infrastructure automation, and they were both hosted by Dell…

what do you think? 2020-02-07 04:49:33

Voices in AI – Episode 106: A Conversation with Monte Zweben  

About this Episode On Episode 106 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Monte Zweben about the nature of intelligence and…

what do you think? 2020-02-06 04:16:57

The Hard Disk is Dead! (But Only in Your Datacenter)  

During Storage Field Day, one of the most interesting sessions was with Western Digital. It was a 4-hour long session, so I…

what do you think? 2020-02-03 01:35:50

Tiers, Tiers, and More Storage Tiers  

Last week I attended Storage Field Day 19. As it always happens at these events there are trends that you can easily…

what do you think? 2020-01-31 08:58:27

Voices in AI – Episode 105: A Conversation with Andrew Busey  

About this Episode On Episode 105 of Voices in AI, Byron speaks with Andrew Busey about the nature of intelligence and…

what do you think? 2020-01-23 01:46:42

Storage Field Day 19 RoundUp  

Next week I’ll be attending Storage Field Day 19. As you probably already know this event is part of the Tech Field…

what do you think? 2020-01-16 01:14:02