by Blazent | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog
During the next 5 years, machine learning is poised to play a pivotal and transformational role in how IT Infrastructure is managed. Two key scenarios are possible: transforming infrastructure from a set of under-utilized capital assets to a highly efficient set of...
by Blazent | Mar 2, 2017 | Blog
This blog post, covering the Internet of Things, considers security challenges. Security has always been a high order concern in distributed systems, even if it’s only dozens of devices. Now think of the increased scope of this challenge where people routinely speak...
by Blazent | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog
This blog has previously mentioned the relationship between IT Asset Management (normally under the control of IT) and Fixed Asset Management (normally under the control of OT – Operational Technology). In equipment-intensive verticals, such as manufacturing or...
by Blazent | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog
The ascension of the Internet of Things (IoT) will have two profound effects on data center operations. First, IoT techniques will continue to increase their utility for core data center operational processes, and second, broader use of IoT-enabled infrastructure will...
by Blazent | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog
An article in Forbes inspired this top 5 list. The article reported on Gartner predictions for Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies for 2017 and 2018. The five that intersect IT and are extensions of data sources with which Blazent interacts are: IoT Security–...
by Blazent | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Configuration Management Database (CMDB) initiatives are complex and require engagement from multiple IT disciplines. A successful CMDB provides an authoritative source of asset and dependency information for hardware and software to support IT operations, service,...
