As an independent industry analyst, I’ve been invited again to attend Commvault GO in just a few weeks in Denver. This will be my second time at this event and I’m looking forward to chatting with project teams about what they’ve accomplished in the last year. As a Data Evangelist with a focus on data quality and data protection, I’m going to be looking at topics that help me love my data better. Let’s dig in to see what might be in store for us this year.
@DataChick
Microsoft Is Done With Windows – The On-Premise IT Roundtable
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Declaring the Death of Windows is always a great way to drum up some clicks. But today, the roundtable discusses whether Windows is just kind of beside the point for a modern Microsoft. The debate whether this means the end of Windows, the end of the beginning of the end of Windows, or just that Windows’ role in Microsoft will fundamentally change.
BONUS: Karen Lopez – IT Origins
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An episode so nice, we share it twice. Throwing in a bonus episode to the feed. Had a great conversation with Karen Lopez for IT Origins. If you haven’t already, be sure to listen to her appearance on the podcast with What is Big Data?
Karen Lopez – IT Origins
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I had the privilege to talk to Data Architect Karen Lopez for this week’s IT Origins interview. We discuss how data hasn’t changed all that much since she started her career, but our ways of relating to it have. We also discussed the best and worst IT trends, got some book recommendations for the world, and walked away with some career advice.
Rebecca Fitzhugh – IT Origins
Fine out how Rebecca Fitzhugh started her IT career, one that’s seen her as a Marine sysadmin and now a Technical Marketing Engineer. We discuss the best and worst trends, how she approaches work, and get some great advice.
When People Problems Become IT Problems
Data breaches were one of the dominant IT trends in 2017. In here recent ebook, Karen Lopez delves into why it’s often not from a lack of technical security, but failures of communication that can lead to these leaks.
“Big Data” Isn’t a Thing
Confused by all the conflated claims around the abilities of “Big Data”? Karen Lopez is here with a little explainer about what it means to use data in the age of cloud computing. More importantly, Karen doesn’t mince words. Click here to find out why “Big Data” isn’t a thing.
Is DevOps a Disaster? The On-Premise IT Roundtable 2
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Moderator Stephen Foskett poses a completely non-controversial question: is DevOps a load of crap? Does DevOps just turn into NoOps? What are these darn kids doing with our infrastructure? The roundtable debates all these questions and more.