Sarah Hunt

These cloud database case studies demonstrate clearly why so many enterprises and other large-scale organizations are shifting some, or all, of their data to cloud databases. Some benefits may seem clear — the cloud provides remote access to data, for example. Other benefits are often overlooked.  Here are five examples of cloud database case studies […]

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic touched off newfound interest in home-based online gaming, cloud gaming trends were making headlines. In many ways, this gaming genre is a natural extension of where network infrastructures have been heading for years. Data stored in cloud repositories can be accessed from anywhere, often with significantly less latency, even in […]

The cloud database market represents a significant shift in the way organizations around the world conduct business. Enterprise-scale companies, in particular, are turning away from legacy on-premise database solutions in favor of accessible, flexible cloud solutions.  Gartner predicts that by 2022, 75% of all databases will be deployed or migrated to cloud platforms, primarily for […]

The cloud gaming market is set to become a billion-dollar industry in 2022 — a major feat for a sector that didn’t even exist a few years ago. Newzoo, a prominent game market insight and analytics firm, paints a clear picture: revenues in 2020 were $633 million, and the firm expects 2023 profits to surpass […]

Rooting out cloud pricing savings is a worthy operational goal, given the average cost of cloud services for large-scale organizations. Data reported by Synergy Research Group reveals that enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services reached almost $130 billion in 2020 — a 35% annual increase.  The cloud services market is bursting with primary providers and third-party […]

As has been the case for the past few years, data democratization trends in 2021 will center on linking users to data and information in intuitive, accessible ways.  Enterprises and other organizations use intuitive tools and interfaces that help them achieve data democratization goals. These tools often include code snippets and plugins, machine learning AI […]

Data governance trends in 2021 reflect a changing data management landscape, one focused on centralization, improved data security, and streamlined remote access. In large part, data governance trends are being impacted by continued fallout from the 2020 pandemic response, when enterprises were faced with abruptly shifting their workplace structures to remote setups.  Our five data […]