James Maguire

All cloud is hybrid cloud, or so it seems. Is there a single organization that has only one cloud? Hybrid has become a dominant model due to (among other reasons) its flexibility and scalability. In 2018, businesses combine a handful or more of cloud deployments into a single deployment to create a resource that dwarfs […]

It’s clear that Amazon Web Services is the dominant vendor in cloud computing. Its CDN is fast and global, and its menu of related tools is vast: AI, IoT, all manner of compute services. On the other hand, using AWS isn’t simple. And the cloud giant has never been known for customer service, if your […]

Clearly, blockchain benefits from enormous hype. This emerging technology will – depending on who you talk to – disrupt banking, alter enterprise tech, and change information flow across society. Just as it has provided a foundation for Bitcoin, blockchain will support a broad array of new IT initiatives. Yet in truth, blockchain has run into […]

Gaining competitive advantage from data analytics: businesses in 2018 are very focused on leveraging this emerging technology. Yet where there’s a lot of power in analytics, there’s a lot of confusion in actually using it. Gaining consensus within a company to using analytics to its greatest potential is a true challenge. To discuss data analytics […]

In 2018, cloud computing is fully established technology, with many companies managing robust cloud deployments. Yet cloud’s new-found maturity is not without its problems. Many companies struggle with a long list of challenges as they oversee their growing cloud deployments. To address these concerns, I spoke with two top experts in cloud computing: Cloud Storage […]

When it comes to business intelligence, Howard Dresner is the expert to speak with. Dresner is credited with coining the term ‘business intelligence’, and has been a thought leader in the BI field ever since. His firm, Dresner Advisory Services, has recently published its 7th annual report on the topic, “2018 Cloud Computing and Business […]

Many businesses are deploying Big Data applications for competitive advantage, yet many of these businesses are “learning on the job,” using trial and error to do the best they can, with mixed results. To provide guidance, I spoke with two leading practitioners of data science discuss how this rapidly evolving technology is used in business […]

The funny thing about serverless cloud computing is that it’s a service offered by major cloud vendors that decreases the billings those vendors get. Or so it appears. How many industries do you know where the lead vendors announce new technology that lowers their bottom line? But cloud leaders AWS, Azure and Google Cloud do […]

It’s safe to assume that serverless cloud computing adoption rates are heading up toward, well, the clouds. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) But various surveys – see below – show that serverless is still a nascent tool in cloud development. First, some backstory. Hype abounds in the coverage of serverless and the wonders that it works. Adopting serverless […]

You’ve surely seen the countless headlines about Cambridge Analytica. The firm’s use of personal data from Facebook has prompted outraged claims and counterclaims. Calls for investigation, a #DeleteFacebook movement, Mark Zuckerberg called to Congress to testify. The story, clearly, has a long way to run. But allow me to leave the particulars of Cambridge and […]