Dana Gardner

The next BriefingsDirect Big-Data thought leadership discussion highlights how fast analytics -- or getting to a big data analysis value in far less time than before -- expands the market for advanced data infrastructure to gain business insights. We'll learn how bringing analytics to a cloud services model also allows smaller and less data-architecture-experienced firms to benefit from the latest in big-data capabilities. And we'll explore how Dasher Technologies is helping to usher in this democratization of big data value to more players in less time. To share how a fast ramp-up for big data as a service has evolved, we're joined by Justin Harrigan, Data Architecture Strategist at Dasher Technologies, as well as Chris Saso, Senior Vice President of Technology at Dasher Technologies in Campbell, California. The discussion is moderated by me, Dana Gardner, Princi... (more)

The Role of Content Marketing By @Dana_Gardner | @ThingsExpo #IoT

Exploring the Role of Content Marketing The next BriefingsDirect discussion explores the changing role and impact of content marketing, using the IT industry as a prime example. Just as companies now communicate with their consumers and prospects in much different ways -- with higher emphasis on social interactions, user feedback, big data analysis, and even more content to drive conversations -- so too the IT industry has abruptly changed. There's more movement to cloud models, to mobile applications, to leveraging data at every chance -- and they are also facing lower-margin su... (more)

The Increasing Value of Big Data Analytics By @Dana_Gardner | @BigDataExpo #BigData

The next BriefingsDirect big data innovation case study interview highlights how Rolta AdvizeX in Independence, Ohio creates analytics-driven solutions in the healthcare and retail industries. We'll also delve into how the right balance between open-source and commercial IT products helps in creating a big-data capability, and we'll further explore how converged infrastructure solutions are hastening the path to big-data business value and cloud deployment options. To learn more about how big data can be harnessed for analysis benefits in healthcare and retail, please join me in ... (more)

Enhancing Security with Trusted Technology Providers By @Dana_Gardner | @CloudExpo #Cloud

Welcome to a special BriefingsDirect panel discussion in conjunction with The Open Group's upcoming conference on July 20, 2015 in Baltimore. The panel of experts examines how The Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF) standards and accreditation activities are enhancing the security of global supply chains and improving the integrity of openly available IT products and components. We'll also learn how the age-old practice of insurance is coming to bear on the problem of IT supply-chain risk. Supply chain disruption and security ills may be significantly reduced by leveraging... (more)

The Value of Storage Management By @Dana_Gardner | @CloudExpo #Cloud

The next BriefingsDirect storage management innovation case study discussion highlights how communications cooperative HTC centralizes storage management to gain powerful visibility, reduce costs, and implement IT disaster avoidance capabilities. We’ll learn more about how HTC lowers total storage utilization cost while bringing in a common management view to improve problem resolution, automate resources allocation, and more fully gain compliance -- as well as set the stage for broader virtualization and business continuity benefits. To learn how HTC attains total storage manage... (more)