“Companies that change may survive, but companies that transform thrive.” — The 4 Dos of Change Management, Nick Candito, Forbes.com For many people and companies, the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic was all about holding on. Survival alone was…

In the first post of our “New Normal” series, we outlined our predictions for the future of remote work. Here’s a brief recap of what we, at Pythian, see coming: Remote work will become the norm. Businesses will reconsider the need…

“The only thing that is constant is change.” – Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher, 535 BCE to 475 BCE While change might be a hot topic of discussion since the arrival of the novel coronavirus, the above quote is a reminder that…

Work has been transforming as long as we’ve been doing work. Companies have always needed to adapt to new societal, technological, and global developments. The current pace of transformation, however, is something entirely new. It’s not an exaggeration to say…

In January 1915, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship became trapped in ice near Antarctica. For the next two years, he kept his crew of 27 men alive on a drifting ice cap, before leading them to safety. In this article…

Episode 44: Show Notes Snowflake is the only data platform built for the cloud for all your data and all your users. Today we have Kent Graziano, Chief Technology Evangelist at Snowflake, here on the show to discuss how this…

Let’s start with the obvious: Technology has changed a lot in the past ten years. And as technology has changed, so too have the reasons for augmenting your IT department with the expertise of a managed services provider (MSP). Ten…

This article was originally posted on Google Cloud Blog, click here to read the original. Author’s note: Today’s post is by Scott Lawson, Director of IT Architecture at QAD, provider of cloud-based software and services for global manufacturing companies. QAD…

If you’re searching for a database managed service provider, congratulations are in order. You’re one step closer to being able to focus more fully on the strategic priorities of your business. But bear in mind that choosing the wrong provider…

Do businesses have the right skills and expertise internally to take full advantage of both the tactical and strategic benefits of the cloud? To help you determine what skills are needed on your team, we’ve developed a list of 5 key skills of modern DBAs in the era of cloud. And for a complete picture of what cloud means for your DBA team, Warner Chaves, one of Pythian’s principal consultants, has written a white paper outlining how database management is different in the cloud, and the key skills the modern DBA must have.