The Agile Manifesto, published back in 2001, made way for huge strides in software development. Agile methodologies have allowed for the industry to operate within shorter feedback loops and work more efficiently, enabling businesses to evolve into their best version. Agile initiatives, however, can lack the fine print, so to speak. In the pursuit of […]
A defensive business strategy is often the fallback approach for organizations in turbulent times. Over the past year the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to adopt this mindset. Putting new remote work strategies in place, shifting budgets to compensate for unpredictable revenue and trying to maintain a ‘business as usual’ stance has consumed senior […]
Business disruptions are becoming more common, according to IDC’s 2019 State of IT Resilience survey. In fact, ninety-one percent of organizations experienced some kind of business disruption within the past two years, while the same number reported an IT-related disruption. The results of these disruptions vary, but are often significant, including loss of revenue, reputational […]
The second part in Aptum’s four-part Cloud Impact series – The Security and Compliance Barricade – cross-examines privacy and secure cloud transformation concerns of organizations and takes a deep dive into the common defence, compliance, and governance challenges affecting them as they digitally transform. Security as a driver In recent years, the following message has […]
Data is at the foundation of every organization. It has become as important to organizations as physical infrastructure like buildings and electrical systems. Data is vital to decision-making, profitability, productivity and impacts many other drivers of business success. As a result, the choice of infrastructure is critical to unlock the potential of data to maximize […]
Early in his research career, PHD physicist Dr. Daniel Desjardins discovered that getting the computing resources he required to complete calculations for complex mathematical modelling was difficult. Universities didn’t always have the available computing power themselves and commercial cloud computing was often too costly for a researcher’s budget. So Desjardins hatched a plan to build […]
