Endpoint Protection Platforms
The endpoint protection marketplace is relentlessly advancing. Review Our ETR Observatory on Endpoint Protection Platforms to learn how we used data to reveal which vendors are progressing with end users.
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Process Automation
This ETR Observatory examines the process automation space. Review it to learn what experts are saying about process automation vendors and which ones the data positions in the leading spots.
E-Signature
While spending trajectory on e-signature tools has lowered, the need for electronic signature software remains intact. This ETR Observatory looks at the e-signature sector and examines some of its vendors.
Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
This ETR Observatory examines the ML/AI space and sharing commentary on a few its vendors. See what the ETR data reveals about Databricks, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Scale AI, and others.
Databricks More Complex Up Front but Significantly Cheaper than Snowflake
ETR Insights presents an interview with the Senior VP of Global Infrastructure for a large financial services organization. This executive highlights a shift from the early post-COVID IT spending surge to a more moderated expenditure strategy, emphasizing workforce attrition, automation, and bulk software purchasing. The organization is intensively investing in AI and machine learning to … Read more
Who Acquired Who?
ETR Insights presents an interview with the Senior Director of Technology Integration at a small technology enterprise, who notes an uptick in auditing activities and a trend toward IT budget consolidation into comprehensive platforms. As remote working becomes the new norm, companies are restructuring their work and hiring strategies. Our guest discussed interest in generative … Read more
Optimization in the Face of Inflation
ETR Insights presents an interview with a Director of IT for a large energy enterprise, who sheds light on the company’s tech spending strategies and priorities. The executive emphasizes a drive towards consolidating vendors and optimizing their tech investments to cut costs, with particular focus on cybersecurity. The company prefers comprehensive, “best-of-suite” vendors like Microsoft, … Read more
Power BI Taking Share from SAP and Qlik
ETR Insights presents an interview with the VP of Information Technology & Services for a large agribusiness enterprise that complements its existing SAP ecosystem with tools from Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft. Our guest offers an evaluation of Analytics Cloud from SAP and explains why Power BI is taking share away. Learn why this company … Read more
Two Sides of the Same Coin
In this ETR Insights interview, the CIO and CISO of a small nonprofit medical research enterprise discussed how his organization is trying to leverage optimal value from their existing IT portfolio, while reducing spend where possible across SaaS workflows and cloud. He expects that current efforts to ramp up RPA and machine learning and artificial … Read more
Zscaler is “Top-Notch” but Struggles to Cater Across Verticals
ETR Insights presents an interview with the Cyber Attack Response Engineer for a global financials enterprise. Readers will appreciate this informed perspective on platform-style security solutions, ZTNA, endpoint updates and sensor-based security technologies, and cost-efficient log management. The discussion turned quickly to security vendors, including Cloudflare, Tanium, CrowdStrike, Okta, Ping, SailPoint, and more within the … Read more
