Higher Education Challenges and Understanding the Impact of Data
Higher education institutions are facing major headwinds. Greater student expectations, declining enrollment, and an uncertain economy are pressuring colleges and universities to think critically about their operations and where to optimize for future growth and relevance. Additionally, administrators are constantly tasked with doing more with less and must make difficult decisions on where to invest […]
The Rise of Retail Media
In the past, media was media, and retail was retail. Media companies used content like print, radio, linear TV, digital, and social media to attract consumers, collected audience data through cookies, and monetized the content by selling ads and subscriptions. Retail companies used products to attract customers, collected customer data at the point of sale, […]
eTail West Retrospective – First Party Data, Omnichannel, Retail Media, and AI
Freezing in the Desert On February 27th – March 2nd, 2023, Infinitive attended eTail West in Palm Springs, CA, where discussions about first party data and omnichannel marketing were front and center. The weather was unseasonably cold, but the conference was hot. In this blog we will cover some of the highlights from the conference. […]
Infinitive Live: Manage Risk Through Controls Automation Recap
To really understand control automation, we need to first define what we mean by a control. In the context of Information Technology Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (IT GRC), a control refers to a specific measure or mechanism put in place to manage or mitigate a specific risk. A control also simultaneously ensures compliance with […]
Higher Education Cloud Computing Strategy with AWS
In our recent blog, “Why Colleges and Universities Should Move to the Public Cloud,” we cover the headwinds of the higher education landscape. Declining enrollment, uncertain economic conditions, and increasing tuition are forcing higher education institutions to adapt and plan with more tact and discipline than ever before. We know universities are debating and, in […]
Why Colleges and Universities Should Move to the Public Cloud
Higher education in the United States and Canada is at a crossroads. Fast rising tuitions, declining enrollment, and an uncertain economy are pressuring colleges and universities to revamp their operations. Institutions of higher learning are responding, in large measure, by improving the efficiency of all aspects of their business. Moving IT operations to the public […]
Manage Your Risk Through Controls Automation
The high cost and time spent on sustaining controls is one of the key challenges with compliance efforts. Many IT leaders find their risk and compliance responsibilities to be time-consuming and tedious, especially as dynamic risk environments require quick solutions to provide assurance. The drive for automation enables organizations to optimize compliance spend and control […]
Implementing Observability at Scale: Using Datadog
As highlighted in Part 1, observability aggregates, correlates, and analyzes a steady stream of data (e.g., application, third-party software, infrastructure data) to effectively monitor and troubleshoot applications to meet business requirements – be it business continuity, customer experience, service level indicators (SLIs) or service level objectives (SLOs). In this blog, we will discuss how Infinitive’s […]
ChatGPT’s Take on the Most Important Technology Trends
Ask ChatGPTI asked ChatGPT about the most important technology trends over the next five years. Its response was pretty impressive (in about 45 seconds). ChatGPT’s Answer“It’s difficult to predict with certainty what the most important technology trends will be over the next five years, as the technology landscape can change rapidly. However, some technology trends […]
AWS DevSecOps Best Practices
Are you tired of slow delivery times, communication breakdowns, and security breaches that could have been avoided? It’s time to consider implementing a DevSecOps culture into your organization. DevOps vs. DevSecOps – Before there was DevSecOps, there was DevOps. DevOps is a business practice that aims to shorten the software development lifecycle by enabling continuous development […]
