Matt Asay, Author at TechRepublic

Matt Asay

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software companies.

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Big Data
Why the Database Market Keeps Growing Bigger and Stronger

Unlike most tech markets, the decades-old global database market keeps growing faster, even as it tops $100 billion in size. The cause? The shift to cloud and attempts to take advantage of AI.

Matt Asay
Published: October 6, 2023, 7:48 AM EDT Modified: October 6, 2023, 9:23 AM EDT Read More See more Big Data articles
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Networking
Cilium Mesh: A new way to extend Kubernetes benefits across on-premises and cloud networking

Commentary: Networking has long been the holdout for enterprises looking to go cloud native, but Cilium Mesh promises to seamlessly blend legacy infrastructure with cloud-native infrastructure.

Matt Asay
Published: May 26, 2023, 1:25 PM EDT Modified: May 26, 2023, 1:25 PM EDT Read More See more Networking articles
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Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT is coming for your job. Why that’s a good thing

Commentary: Though a new report claims artificial intelligence could replace some jobs, the reality is that people in these roles and others can use AI to do their work much more effectively than before.

Matt Asay
Published: April 26, 2023, 3:57 PM EDT Modified: April 26, 2023, 4:18 PM EDT Read More See more Artificial Intelligence articles
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Big Data
Data democratization tips for your business

The data talent pool is not keeping up with data project demand. With these tips, learn to combat the shortage with business data democratization.

Matt Asay
Published: January 4, 2023, 12:38 PM EST Modified: January 4, 2023, 12:38 PM EST Read More See more Big Data articles
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Big Data
Best practices for data center migration

If you're planning a large-scale data center migration, use this guide to plan for a successful move.

Matt Asay
Published: December 14, 2022, 10:04 AM PST Modified: December 14, 2022, 10:04 AM PST Read More See more Big Data articles
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Big Data
Top 5 data migration trends

Review the top data migration trends that could impact your organization in 2023 to ensure you're in the know.

Matt Asay
Published: November 30, 2022, 8:18 AM PST Modified: December 1, 2022, 10:05 AM PST Read More See more Big Data articles
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CXO
Fix tech staffing with rightsizing, not layoffs

With the latest downturn in the tech industry, analysts urge for rightsizing rather than laying off IT staff.

Matt Asay
Published: November 4, 2022, 10:57 AM PDT Modified: November 4, 2022, 10:59 AM PDT Read More See more CXO articles
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Cloud
Taming troubleshooting at the cloud-native ‘connectivity layer’

Diagnosing the health of connections between modern API-driven applications is a beast. Isovalent and Grafana Labs are working to give platform teams simpler options.

Matt Asay
Published: October 25, 2022, 6:19 AM PDT Modified: October 26, 2022, 2:05 AM PDT Read More See more Cloud articles
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Big Data
Best practices for data preparation in machine learning

These best practices are designed to help your data preparation initiatives in machine learning.

Matt Asay
Published: October 21, 2022, 11:21 AM PDT Modified: December 9, 2022, 10:39 AM PST Read More See more Big Data articles
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Big Data
A guide to the 10 most common data modeling mistakes

Data models are used to represent real-world entities, but they often have limitations. Avoid these common data modeling mistakes to keep data integrity.

Matt Asay
Published: October 19, 2022, 3:15 PM PDT Modified: November 7, 2022, 2:43 PM PST Read More See more Big Data articles