Procurement is fundamental. Business buyers manage everything from day[1]to-day purchases to measuring sustainability to future-proofing operations for long-term growth. It’s a wide spectrum of mission-critical responsibilities, spanning all business functions. To achieve their ever-growing list of goals, procurement is transforming at lightning speed. For the third year in a row, Amazon Business conducted its annual…
As a legacy function, procurement probably isn’t the first thing that springs to mind when discussing digital transformation. But now that’s changing with the growing recognition that procurement, when digitally optimised, has the potential to help organisations innovate, increase sustainability and achieve their business objectives. In this Q&A, Todd Heimes, worldwide director and general manager…
The Opportunity to Transform Industries with AI Today, there is no greater opportunity to transform your business for the future of innovation thanks to AI. Data collected from Accenture Vision Technology 2023 has shown that 98% of global executives agree AI foundation models will play an important role in their organization’s strategies in the next…
Research Objectives Artificial intelligence (AI) is a topic frequently discussed in various contexts today, primarily regarding its impact on society and its application in specific scenarios. When it comes to backup and recovery, two questions are significant: How much AI-generated data needs protection? As more organizations integrate AI into their operations, the need to protect…
Introduction In late 2023, an independent research firm surveyed 1,200 IT leaders and implementers on a wide range of their data protection challenges and strategies. This is the fifth annual release of the Data Protection Trends report in its current methodology* to quantify the challenges and drivers of the data protection industry, always using analyst…
Introduction Security of data is at the forefront of every organization’s strategy because the threat of cyberattacks, primarily ransomware, is a clear and present danger. Unfortunately, 85% of organizations have had at least one ransomware attack in 2022 (2023 Veeam Data Protection Trends Report). Further alarming is the fact that today’s ransomware isn’t just locking…
Backup and recovery (B/R) has been a core IT responsibility since the dawn of computing. In the earliest days, it was a simple dump from disk to tape with response times measured in days. B/R has evolved to address the needs of client/server architectures, then virtual infrastructure and now cloud and container infrastructure with ever…
Backup and recovery (B/R) has been a core IT responsibility since the dawn of computing. In the earliest days, it was a simple dump from disk to tape with response times measured in days. B/R has evolved to address the needs of client/server architectures, then virtual infrastructure and now cloud and container infrastructure with ever…
Introduction When we talk about data backup and restore, we need to talk about two essential terms: Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Recovery Time Objective (RTO Knowing how much data loss is tolerable for business impact (RPO) and the maximum amount of time your business can tolerate to be offline (RTO) is important (Picture 1). It…
Enterprises often proudly proclaim to internal and external audiences that they are “data-driven organizations.” As businesses systematically collect data on consumer, market, supplier, partner and employee activities, the consensus emerges that within the data lies a pathway to superior performance. Organizations that process and analyze the data accurately and quickly may be the first to…
The Opportunity to Transform Industries with AI Today, there is no greater opportunity to transform your business for the future of innovation thanks to AI. Data collected from Accenture Vision Technology 2023 has shown that 98% of global executives agree AI foundation models will play an important role in their organization’s strategies in the next…
IT operations (ITOps) teams deal with constantly changing and increasingly complex technical landscapes due to the acceleration of technical innovation and company mandates for cloud transformation and IT modernization. Sometimes they are tasked with finding and fixing issues amid an ocean of data. The ocean doesn’t stay still. Storms blow in and out. Clear skies…