Leon Yen

Leon Yen is a contributing writer to Datamation and Enterprise Storage Forum. He has been reporting on technology for over a decade and has written for CNET and BigThink. Before that, he was the co-founder and CEO of a cybersecurity startup, where he led the development of an industry-first cyber risk management platform. He has an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte and a BS in Information Systems from the University of San Francisco. In his spare time, he enjoys writing science fiction, surfing, and painting murals.

DevOps Tool Comparison: Ansible vs. Chef vs. Puppet

This compares three popular DevOps configuration tools side by side on features, strengths and weaknesses, and price.

Cloud vs. On-Premises: Pros, Cons, and Use Cases

Introduction Organizations continue to face a critical decision when it comes to their IT infrastructure: fully embrace the cloud, or adopt an on-premises model? The question remains pertinent despite the fact that the...

What is Automation?

What is automation and how can it be used in the workplace?

IoT in Smart Cities

Though it may not be readily apparent, today’s major cities and metropolitan regions are highly connected and data-driven. Upon closer inspection, a myriad of monitoring devices and sensors can be seen providing...

Internet of Things (IoT) in Retail

A quick trip to the local supermarket, big box store, or comparable brick-and-mortar establishment will reveal how pervasive the Internet of Things (IoT) has become in retail. However, self-checkout kiosks and hyper-personalized...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance

The domain of finance has long been highly active in artificial intelligence (AI) research and implementation. In fact, the financial sector was already involved in developing innovations around Bayesian statistics, a staple...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care

Out of all the industries that stand to benefit from artificial intelligence (AI), health care is arguably the most universally crucial and relevant. The recent accelerated COVID-19 vaccine development efforts are just a...

Cloud Security Market

The 2020 SolarWinds cyber attack is widely considered one of the worst security incidents in recent years and — after the smoke clears (investigations are still ongoing) — will likely take the...

Network Security Market

IT futurists have long predicted the eventual disappearance of the so-called perimeter, but the truth is that physical networks — and the solutions for securing them — are far from their last...

Cloud Database Trends

At Oracle OpenWorld 2019, Larry Ellison made a pledge that his company would bring to market the world’s first autonomous cloud: databases, infrastructure, and other IT services bundled in an integrated cloud...

Public Cloud Market Trends

It’s official: the cloud is now above the clouds. Microsoft recently announced the connecting of Azure to the International Space Station (ISS), enabling crew onboard to leverage public cloud resources for AI-powered...

On Premises vs. Cloud

2020 was a watershed year for cloud service providers: for the first time since the advent of cloud computing, enterprise spending on cloud services dwarfed on-premises spending, marking what pundits believe is...

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