Alex Sakaguchi

Sr. Director, Solutions Marketing at Veritas. Ocean sport and spearfishing enthusiast. Only my opinions shared here. IG: @smallalex808

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@VerizonSupport One of the worst customer service experiences is when you call during "normal business hours" yet you get an answering machine that says, call back during "normal business hours."

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Also, our ability to effectively manage data risk will be more complicated given current realities (network, remote, complexity, etc.). IT budgets will be retracted and redirected from the experimental to the trusted and proven. At least for ... #eweekchat https://t.co/WR8ulPQP6J

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A6: If we learned anything from 2020 it's that it only applies to hindsight. We got more wrong than right. From an IT prediction standpoint, I'd prepare for the worst. There will always be more threats on data, the more dependent on that data... #eweekchat https://t.co/ACfLu57YAa

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@editingwhiz A5: I agree with the 'no's'. But I do believe blockchain represents a way to realize the security values being talked about in a material way. Perhaps it will become mainstream, but someone will rebrand it with a term that sticks. #eweekchat https://t.co/sb0U6B1MLZ

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@mmadou I think the developers get elevated to be honest. It won't be about writing code. It will be about defining how code should be written. Then letting the machine execute instructions so to speak. Power of AI I guess? #eweekchat https://t.co/AifLrV7h6T

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@dave_padmos Agreed. It's the ecosystem for sure. But all that complexity and interworking goodness in the device is abstracted leaving us only the experience--with the ability to customize it. That's what awaits IT. #eweekchat https://t.co/kZ1t5mTgPI

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@KenEnglund Couldn't agree more with this. #eweekchat https://t.co/34iEcrZTke

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@editingwhiz infrastructure and systems will be commoditized so that the only emphasis is on the data. Policy will follow data, not exist on clouds or infrastructure. Complete untethering of the data is what I'd like to see. #eweekchat https://t.co/JfGFYh8vXp

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@editingwhiz Seriously though, since this is a technical convo, I think the very literal consumerization of IT will be realized in 2021 more fully. They way we interact with our phones is the way we want to interact with IT systems. Unificati... #eweekchat https://t.co/hxelWLeRi4

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@editingwhiz A4: I think folks need a way to gain a new perspective in 2021. Chartering commercial voyages to the edge of the atmosphere on a rocket to view the world from a different vantage is one I think would help with healing. #eweekchat https://t.co/ncMGthDoJB

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@editingwhiz As with most things, we'll eventually swing the pendulum until we strike the right balance in the middle. Remote, not going away. 100% remote, not as effective. We'll reach a happy medium. #eweekchat https://t.co/cF31HpxYL7

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@editingwhiz As one working remotely from Hawaii, I certainly hope so! Seriously though, yes, we've proven the model works and people are productive. For the reason you mention (cost savings) remote work is here to stay. #eweekchat https://t.co/enAlKy2KUu

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@RotemIram interesting to consider SMB. it's a matter of resources. probably a bigger political/economic situation here. But how can you advance 'management' capabilities, if you are struggling to survive. Dare I ask, are restrictions respons... #eweekchat https://t.co/aJShmHpvjL

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@editingwhiz A2: Of course we will. The question is will anyone enforce it. We're starting to see GDPR penalties being levied now. But is that causing material change in the way PII is handled, secured, and managed? Not so sure. #eweekchat https://t.co/6oGxRnjxnq

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@dave_padmos So true. But not just devices. Data sources, applications, architectural differences, generations of technology, edge, core, cloud, etc. The landscape is so diverse. No tech gen has replaced the previous gen...they co-exist. Mass... #eweekchat https://t.co/wfi8S4npXb

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@brucekornfeld I believe what you're saying about edge and edge computing. WRT covid, I think edge computing is going to lead the way in both identifying and solving future potential global pandemics. #eweekchat https://t.co/VQUET7J2Hy

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@rwoollen I agree with this. But I also suspect most enterprise organizations are already thinking this. How, is definitely not yet solved. More than 70% of F500 orgs still invest heavily in mainframe. But the thinking is already cloud first. #eweekchat https://t.co/zhnBzpIJ8I

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@mmadou Interesting thought. I would guess the other way around. Today, code is written by humans. Tomorrow, it'll be written by machines? #eweekchat https://t.co/KvXNGMDlgb

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@brucekornfeld Agreed. They're just a piece. Encryption, immutability, etc. All additional pieces. Unfortunately, often forgotten... #eweekchat https://t.co/KCb1e2GFMa

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@brucekornfeld No one wants to talk about. They just need it to always be there working in the background. When you know what hits the fan, organizations live or die on their ability to restore. Weird to say, but true. #eweekchat https://t.co/Zo24Yhte6D