Bob Violino
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Digital platform conductors help manage hybrid networks
DPC orchestration aggregates multicloud monitoring data and recommends ways to speed business processes. → Read More
IT career roadmap: Full-stack developer
So, you want to be a full-stack developer? Here's how one software engineer grew his career, and some of what he learned along the way. → Read More
How chaos engineering can improve network resiliency
Chaos engineering introduces turbulence into networks to see how they will respond → Read More
Sustainable IT: An environmental and social approach to business tech
Applying environmental, social, and governance goals to enterprise IT practices can lower operating costs, improve resiliency, and bolster brand image. → Read More
IT career roadmap: Vice president of engineering
Are you ready to take your software engineering career to the next level? Here's how one VP of engineering built his IT career from the ground up. → Read More
Used servers: Bargain or too good to be true?
Previously owned servers and network equipment can be less expensive than new hardware and more readily available, thanks to tech product backlogs, but enterprises need to be aware of potential pitfalls. → Read More
Software developer jobs: How to get hired now
Software developers are still in high demand, but the right mix of skills matters more than ever. Here's what tech employers are looking for right now. → Read More
IT career roadmap: Cloud engineer
The global transition from traditional IT to cloud platforms makes cloud engineering an incredibly solid career choice. Here's how one cloud engineer combined education and on-the-job training to get to where he is today. → Read More
What is digital employee experience? A key worker retention tool
DEX software can help companies improve the technology their workers use every day, which in turn helps with employee retention. → Read More
8 certifications to prepare for hybrid and multi-cloud
Networking pros can expand their roles in enterprise cloud endeavors – and advance their careers – by getting certified for hybrid and multi-cloud skills. → Read More
Career roadmap: Head of engineering
Head of engineering is both a visionary role and a highly skilled and experienced technical leader. Here's how one software engineer worked his way from graduate school to the top spot. → Read More
Insurance, insurtech M&A activity not slowing down
Signs point to 2022 being another strong year for deals. → Read More
7 emerging network jobs that could boost your career
Hot trends such as cloud, edge and remote work, plus new approaches including SASE, SD-WAN and ZTNA, are reshaping network job titles and skills requirements → Read More
Supply chain woes? Analytics may be the answer
Optimas Solutions, CarParts.com, and Lenovo exemplify an accelerating trend that sees organizations turning to analytics to address supply chain challenges. → Read More
Meet the insurtech: Gild Insurance
Gild Insurance is on a mission to shake up the small business insurance industry with its constantly available online quote-to-bind services. → Read More
5 SD-WAN gotchas to avoid
SD-WANs can help enterprises to manage increasingly complex and diverse network infrastructures at a lower cost, but there are pitfalls to avoid. → Read More
5 top hybrid cloud security challenges
Hybrid cloud environments can add complexity, reduce visibility, and require different logging and monitoring approaches for security teams. → Read More
Hybrid cloud hurdles — and how to address them
Mixing public cloud services with on-premises clouds is fast becoming an architecture of choice for many enterprises, which all too often fall into these common traps. → Read More
7 mistakes to avoid with low-code deployments
Enterprises are ramping up ‘citizen developer’ efforts to digitize and automate business processes but use of low-code and no-code tools comes with caveats. → Read More
5 IT risk assessment frameworks compared
Formal risk assessment methodologies can help take guesswork out of evaluating IT risks if applied appropriately. Here is real-world feedback on using COBIT, OCTAVE, FAIR, NIST RMF, and TARA. → Read More