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The winners of our 22nd annual TechTarget Storage Products of the Year contest have been announced! Congratulations to the companies that took Gold, Silver and Bronze in our 4 categories. Backup and Disaster Recovery 🥇 Gold: HYCU, Inc. R-Cloud 🥈 Silver: Commvault Data Protection Platform 🥉 Bronze: Zerto 10 Cloud Storage 🥇 Gold: Pure Storage Evergreen//One 🥈 Silver: CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform 7.5 🥉 Bronze: Portworx by Pure Storage Enterprise 3.0 Disk and Disk Subsystems 🥇 Gold: Infinidat InfiniBox SSA II F4316T 🥈 Silver: Dell Technologies PowerStore with PowerStoreOS 3.5 🥉 Bronze: Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 NVMe-oF Storage Platform 3200 Series Storage System and Application Software 🥇 Gold: Hammerspace Release 5 🥈 Silver: HPE GreenLake for Block Storage powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP 🥉 Bronze: Dell Technologies VxRail VD-4000 Learn more about the winners here: https:///48yHGoX #StoragePOY #DataStorage #CloudStorage #DisasterRecovery

At MIT's EmTech AI this week, domain-specific tools outshone general AI agents. Learn why enterprise AI is shifting toward specialized, task-focused systems. Read: https:///3GLH6uZ By Lev Craig #EmTechAI #AI #CustomizedAI #AIAgents

Many company leaders are folding sustainability risk management (SRM) into their organization's long-term plans. SRM focuses on balancing profit goals with a company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies. The main goal of SRM is to effectively manage ESG risks that vary between industries, while taking advantage of the opportunities that sustainability offers. https:///4iF2ZJH #CIO #Sustainability #ESG #NeedToKnow

Blockchain technology can help company leaders understand the organization's data and operations, but not all types are the same. Here's a quick breakdown: 1️⃣ Public Blockchains: Open to anyone, these decentralized networks are ideal for transparency. 2️⃣ Private Blockchains: A single organization controls the network, allowing only authorized users. 3️⃣ Consortium Blockchains: Multiple organizations collaborate to manage the blockchain. 4️⃣ Hybrid Blockchain: Combining key elements of public and private blockchains, these types offer flexibility. Which type is suitable for your organization? 🤔💡 Read on for pros, cons and potential use cases: https:///3RAW5dj #CIO #Blockchain #TechTalk #Innovation

As quantum computing technology continues to develop within the IT industry, it is important to consider whether your workforce is ready. Does your team have the knowledge and skills to take advantage of it? Quantum computing has emerged as a topic of discussion in the wake of AI's effects on society. Quantum technology has the potential to change how we process and analyze data, processing calculations much faster than a classical computer. To get ahead of the curve, companies might consider upskilling or reskilling their in-house talent now to be quantum-ready in the future. These certifications are a great place to start: https:///44sJhgy #QuantumComputing #Certifications #AI #CIO #CTO

Are you worried about your company's employee retention rate? Creating an employee journey map can help identify challenges and recommend how to fix them. An employee journey map visually shows the path of a specific type of employee within the organization and highlights key moments. This map can also cover the candidate's experience during the recruiting and hiring process. Learn how to get started here: https:///42gDtUE #HRSoftware #EmployeeExperience #Map #Journey

The state of quantum computing is challenging to pin down. The emerging technology is subject to shifting claims, uncertain timing and a fragmented technology landscape. Explore quantum computing's market outlook in this guide. Read: https:///3G3vzql By John Moore #QuantumComputing #EmergingTech

Do you know the differences between supercomputers and quantum computers? Supercomputers can handle large amounts of data quickly. However, there are challenges with energy use and maintaining performance. Quantum computers use the principles of quantum mechanics. These computers have great potential, and development for enterprise use continues to grow. In the future, using both technologies together could lead to new discoveries that neither can achieve on its own. Learn more about the possibilities here: https:///3YgRRLv #CIO #Supercomputer #QuantumComputer

Compare Dell VxRail and Nutanix NX, leading hyperconverged infrastructure platforms, to understand their strengths and ideal applications to best fit your organization's needs. Read: https:///42nNPT1 By Brien Posey #HCI #DellVxRail #NutanixNX

Did you know that... data cleansing, or data scrubbing, fixes wrong, incomplete or duplicate data in a dataset? By improving data quality, data cleansing helps companies make well-informed decisions. Data scrubbing is an important part of managing data and a key step in preparing datasets for BI, machine learning, AI and other analytical work. Learn more now, including who executes data cleansing tasks: https:///3QQL2fJ #DataCleaning #DataQuality #DataManagement