by VAST | Feb 18, 2017 | Professional Services, Transformation
The biggest challenge with big data is, well, it’s big. Generating the data isn’t the problem. These days, there’s a steady flow of data coming from all around: enterprise systems that process transactions, web-based systems that track customer...
by VAST | Feb 5, 2017 | Professional Services, Security, Transformation
The standard “CIA” model of computer security requires confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Data protection often focuses on preventing data theft and unauthorized access, viewing it as a privacy and security issue that can be addressed through...
by VAST | Jan 31, 2017 | Hybrid Cloud, Professional Services, Transformation
One of the challenges companies face when using the cloud is managing their data. Since the cloud is outside of the data center, that means data needs to move from the on-premises data center to the cloud. This isn’t just a one-time only setup issue, but is an...
by VAST | Jan 19, 2017 | Professional Services, Support Services, Transformation
On November 28, 2011, President Obama signed the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records,which is designed to reform records management policies and practices within government agencies. The memorandum provides two important commitment timelines:...
by VAST | Dec 28, 2016 | Professional Services, Transformation
Big Data is commonly defined by the four Vs: volume, variety, velocity, and veracity. Along with those, companies might encounter a fifth V: vexation. Managing even ordinary-scale data is a challenge. The scope of big data means the challenges scale with the data....
by VAST | Dec 20, 2016 | Professional Services, Security, Transformation
Data Governance is all about policies and controls, right? The problem with approaching data governance from that perspective is that it turns the data governance team into the data cops. And just as the real police sometimes have an antagonistic relationship with the...
