Automating for Agility, Control and Consistency in a Multi-Cloud Environment

The DevOps revolution continues to advance – and security must advance with it. Too often, however, approaches to application security remain stuck in the past. Throwing security assessment results over the fence to developers never really worked, and it certainly won’t survive the transition to DevOps and CI/CD, where agile techniques and automation set a demanding pace.

In this webinar, Scott Crawford, Research Director of Information Security with 451 Research, and Meera Subbarao with Synopsys, will highlight:

•The many points of opportunity DevOps present to engage in real collaboration across security, development and operations teams (it’s not just about testing!)
•How DevOps introduces opportunities to “shift left” with the security investment, and reduce the cost impact of security remediation and response
•Where and how security efforts can capitalize on automation and integration with DevOps toolsets
•Sourcing expertise: Security and development both require specialized expertise. Security in DevOps requires a unique mix of both. How can you find it?

Transactional applications and high speed analytics have previously been reserved for in memory applications but recent advancements in solid state technology and active data infrastructure have delivered performance that remove I/O wait times that are prevalent with the current generation of all flash arrays. Attend this webinar to learn more about how Vexata delivers solutions that unlock application performance to deliver strategic business outcomes.

Can government institutions use modern tools and technologies to become more flexible and responsive to their constituents? What should they be looking at, and how should they adapt to the challenges of data security, privacy, and reliance on legacy systems? Digital transformation is an ambitious project for any organization; government decision-makers are hoping it will provide a path to broader citizen engagement, empowered employees, and new digital infrastructures that will provide better access to data and services.

In this webinar we will discuss the results of a survey on the challenges and imperatives of digital transformation, including the perspectives of government managers on their technology and operational challenges and expectations.

IT environments have gotten markedly faster, helped by technologies such as public and private clouds, and automation tools. As a result, maintaining compliance with regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, SOC2, etc has become much more difficult if you continue to use old-style compliance thinking and tools. In this webinar, you’ll learn the friction points caused by old tools and the new best practices that will allow you to maintain compliance in any environment, no matter how fast-paced.

Are you ready for data in the cloud?

There are a lot of benefits to running databases on cloud infrastructure – reduced costs, fewer capital expenses and better agility. It’s easier, faster and less expensive to deploy and/or scale databases on cloud infrastructure. However, there are important considerations to understand when it comes to databases in the cloud, public or private.

MariaDB TX (OLTP) and MariaDB AX (OLAP) are great database solutions for cloud infrastructure. In fact, according to the most recent OpenStack User Survey (April 2017), MariaDB is the most widely deployed database on OpenStack.

In this webinar, MariaDB and 451 Research will discuss why companies are moving to cloud infrastructure, what you need to know in order to be successful and why MariaDB database solutions are a great fit for the cloud.

Join us to learn about:

•The benefits of cloud infrastructure
•Key considerations before moving to the cloud
•Getting started on AWS and Microsoft Azure

Banks, credit unions and insurance companies may have differing business models, but they all have a common goal: better conversion and retention rates.

Fortunately, better customer onboarding usually translates to better conversion and retention. For this reason, organizations continue to invest in digital technologies to streamline operations and eliminate time-consuming online interactions in areas such as new account opening, loan origination and policy applications.

Those first information-intensive interactions, of course, are the most critical: you usually only get once chance to win a new customer’s business. But winning is only part of the equation. What if you could win—and wow—customers from those first moments and keep them engaged throughout the onboarding process?

Mark your calendars for this upcoming webinar, where industry experts will share six best practices to help your organization win and wow customers:

• Easy—Enable instant image and data capture via web and mobile technology
• Accurate—Extract data from pictures of physical documents without error-prone manual entry
• Automated—Invest in workflow tools to automate and track completion of process steps
• Visible—Empower staff and customers with process transparency and timely communication
• Consistent—Ensure data is complete and integrated across internal systems
• Efficient—Meet expectations for speed, while effectively managing regulatory risks

Speakers will include:
•Sheryl Kingstone, Director, 451 Research
•Sarah Johnson, Industry Solutions Architect, Kofax
•Jim Marous, Owner and Publisher, Digital Banking Report

Don’t miss out! Register now >>

DNS plays a central role in all online services but for many enterprises, DNS is inhibiting efforts to modernize infrastructure and boost online performance. In this webinar, Liam Eagle from the 451 Group and Jonathan Sullivan, co-founder of NS1 discuss the role of DNS in how applications are deployed and delivered. Learn the results of the latest 451 research and discover how a modern, intelligent DNS delivers positive business results for online enterprises. Topics include:
1.How the application deployment landscape is changing: DevOps, automation, infrastructure as code.
2.Application performance and new techniques for getting more value at less cost from your cloud, CDN and network providers.
3.How enterprises are leveraging intelligent DNS to gain better results from their top IT initiatives.

Join 451 Research and CenturyLink on the 20th September at 3:00pm UK time, 4:00pm CET, to discuss how enterprises are choosing and deploying digital transformation initiatives for business gain. This webinar will focus on the strategies and actions impacting the European market.

Organisations of all sizes and in every sector are busy redefining their IT priorities for a digital future, identifying the goals of enhanced customer experience, operational efficiency, business agility and improved risk management as four key pillars for their digital transformation strategies.

Digital transformation can play out differently depending on a company’s maturity, the vertical sector in which it operates, its employees, its infrastructure, and its ability to innovate. Knowing where to start, and how to maintain momentum is critical.

Join 451 Research and CenturyLink to learn how European enterprises are making assured first steps, and discover the following:

- Understand how companies with more progressive digital transformation strategies are prioritising their efforts for competitive differentiation, changing the nature of their business with innovative technologies, and making service provider choices to accelerate results.

- Gain insights and recommendations from a major survey of the IT priorities of enterprises in Europe.

- Identify the key shifts in business context that will continue to shape digitisation efforts, and how these need to be reflected in a digital transformation roadmap for IT organisations.

Forget Oracle, IBM or any of the other big-name, publicly traded acquirers that – until now --have always set the tone in the tech M&A market. If a tech deal printed in 2017, the buyer is more likely a private equity firm than any of the well-known serial acquirers on the US stock market. This is the first time in the history of the multibillion-dollar tech M&A market that financial acquirers have been busier than these strategic acquirers. To understand how the ever-growing influence of buyout shops is reshaping the tech industry, join 451 Research for an hour-long webinar on Thursday, Sept. 7 2017.