Information Technology

Serverless computing represents one more step on the path away from cumbersome monolithic applications to more agile software approaches that speed development and deployment time. Such “cloud-native” applications are designed to leverage the flexible infrastructure of the cloud by abstracting application logic from the underlying server hardwa...

Migrating applications and data from the premises to the cloud is much harder than it seems. Three-quarters of businesses surveyed by Frost & Sullivan say migration represents a top hindrance to cloud implementation. The challenges are both technical and non-technical, and include the physical challenge of moving vast amounts of data to the cloud, ...

Banking and financial services institutions are key drivers of economic growth globally--as brokers between consumer savings and business investments, and as loan and money suppliers. However, the accelerating pace of technology innovation, the emerging influence of big technology companies, and dramatic changes in consumer behavior have disrupted ...

Channel partner relationships are like a three-legged stool, with vendors, partners, and businesses all reaping benefits from the relationship. For customers, channel partners often provide a high-touch, consultative approach that allows them to get to know the business’ needs and goals and offers a trusted, expert view of how to make their goals...

As enterprises execute their hybrid cloud strategies, they are looking to simplify critical functions, such as: --moving applications across various infrastructures --optimizing legacy applications --introducing new functionality and services to legacy and cloud applications Increasingly, they are choosing to build and deploy applications in con...

The Frost & Sullivan Global Cloud User Survey tracks perceptions and behaviors related to business cloud decisions. By analyzing Latin American results, in comparison to other regions, we can identify and explore key determinants of cloud mindset and momentum in the region. The current survey was conducted via web in April 2019, garnering respons...

This year’s survey—the first to collect cloud perception data from businesses around the globe—was conducted via the Internet in April 2019. The survey garnered responses from 1266 IT decision-makers from around the world who are responsible for the purchases of IT infrastructure, software, or services for their respective firms. Cloud is re...

In some ways, digitization doesn’t change what we do, only how we do it. Consider the safeguarding of precious intellectual assets (such as documents and creative works). Whether physical or digital, such assets may need to be protected from: --Access by unauthorized persons – Private documents need to remain private. Physical assets may be st...

Today’s hypercompetitive business environment requires not only maintaining the highest levels of system availability, but capitalizing on unique differentiators like data. For most businesses, data—whether customer, research-driven, or market-based—is a concrete asset that is being leveraged in new and different ways, in activities such as p...