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Current Filter: >>>>>> A cyber security movie Editorial Type: Feature Date: 07-2017 Views: 1169 [More Tags] | |||
Discovery at the speed of data is growing across a range of applications. But how can it be connected to actionable outcomes for I.T.? Mark Boggia, Director of Sales Engineering Europe at Nexthink shares some thoughts Companies don't need another reminder about the increasing complexity of their IT landscape because it's impossible to avoid. Cisco says that by 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) will account for nearly half of all network connected devices. The other half includes advanced mobile solutions and cloud-based applications which conspire to create a complex, end-user driven environment, delivering a critical surplus: data. However, awareness and raw data don't by themselves create ability. Forrester says that while 75 per cent of enterprise architects want data to drive IT decision-making, just 29 per cent have success connecting data to actionable outcomes. So what does IT have to do to join this minority and successfully bridge the gap between data and actionable outcomes? More specifically, how can IT deliver more predictable and desirable end-user experiences at the speed of data?
Real-time revolution The evolving nature of this technology trend makes big data a moving target while new strategies are evolving that aim to deliver better business benefits, for example, end-user experience management. Think of it as the ability to take static, moment-in-time snapshots of data and view them with an almost YouTube-like effect, allowing companies to stream insight on demand. It's driven by combining data science and real-time analytics into a single effort, which reduces the time between query and answer, thus providing the critical insight needed to drive action. By combining data into a continuous real-time stream, organisations get the benefit of a movie as opposed to sets of static images that can be misleading or lack critical information. As a solid business strategy demands that organisations make informed fact-based decisions, any missing scenes in the data can lead to less than optimal investments and ineffective end-user policies. For organisations, the ability to access information in real-time is essential in order to improve employee efficiency and productivity. Solutions exist today that can deliver real-time visualisations in the form of dashboards, providing IT departments with never-before-seen levels of visibility and insight into their entire IT estate, including users, applications and network connections. Real-time data helps to reduce risk and ensure business continuity.
The now necessity
= Leverage in-memory database architecture to centrally map and analyse high volumes of user-centric data. End-user sources are ideal for identifying potential threats since they have by far the most interaction with public-facing applications and services. Companies can no longer afford to play the waiting game. Enterprise complexity and demand for the adoption of IoT devices is increasing, while end-users expect seamless functionality regardless of the platform or technology they adopt. Data gathered from infinite IoT streams and continual end-user interaction and feedback, offers the potential for action, but leveraging this resource demands technology capable of both merging data flows and analytic snapshots to create a real-time response. | |||
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