Author: Mike Matchett

What’s our future if we don’t secure IoT devices?

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchITOperations.


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When everything from the coffee maker to the manufacturing plant’s robots to the electric grid is connected, shouldn’t security be IT’s primary concern?

Mike Matchett
Small World Big Data

I was recently …

Secondary Storage in a Primary Role !?

Hey all! – This is the first of what I hope will be many little topical quick video segments, working with Dave Littman over at Truth In IT to get them recorded, produced and published.

In this one we discuss …

What’s the future of data storage technology and the IT pro?

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchConvergedInfrastructure.


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Several enterprise data storage trends are all about getting rid of storage as an IT silo. That will have consequences for both the industry and IT pros who work in it.

Mike …

Future of data storage technology: Transformational trends for 2018

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchStorage.


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Risk-averse enterprises finally accepted the cloud in 2017, and we didn’t even notice. Expect the same for these data storage technology trends in the new year.

Mike Matchett
Small World Big Data…

Follow That Transaction! APM Across Clouds

It’s one thing to stand up a new cloud-native application, but it’s impossible to manage end-to-end performance using the same approaches and tooling we’ve long used in the data center.

I’m hearing a lot about transitional “new” cloud-native applications that …

Reap IT automation benefits in every layer of the stack

An IT industry analyst article published by SearchITOperations.


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Automation technologies create an artificial brain for IT operations, but that won’t turn skilled admins and engineers into zombies — far from it.

Mike Matchett
Small World Big Data

As a technology …