Latest from Leslie Feldt, Contributing Writer

Machine Data eBook (Security)

Organizations must use every available resource to protect against the latest cyberattacks, the persistent nature of advanced threats, and the ease with which malware can cripple an entire network. One of the most important—and often overlooked—resources that organizations can tap into is machine data. This e-book showcases how three companies are leveraging machine data to […]

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How AI Search Is Changing the Way Teams Find Files

How AI Search Is Changing the Way Teams Find Files

Every team has played the same frustrating game. Someone needs last quarter’s pricing deck, so they type a few keywords into a search bar and get back 400 results, none of them right. Then they message three coworkers, wait an hour, and finally find the file buried in a folder called “Misc_Final_v2.” AI-powered search is […]

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Using AI to Summarize and Organize Large File Libraries

Using AI to Summarize and Organize Large File Libraries

When I was in college, my team kept a shared folder of game film, scouting notes, and practice plans. By senior year it held thousands of files, and only our assistant coach truly knew where anything lived. When she took a job across the country, that folder became a black box overnight. I think about […]

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7 Questions to Ask Before Signing a SaaS Contract

The demo was polished, the references were glowing, and the price looks reasonable. Then the contract arrives, and the details that decide whether this purchase pays off or becomes a problem are buried in the fine print. Before you sign, press on these seven questions. 1. What is the true total cost? Start with the […]

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Turning Unstructured Files Into AI-Ready Business Knowledge

Turning Unstructured Files Into AI-Ready Business Knowledge

Most of what a company knows isn’t sitting in a database. It’s in slide decks, meeting notes, proposals, design files, and emails with attachments. Analysts often estimate that around 80 percent of business data is unstructured, and for years that data has been hard to put to work. Generative AI changes the math. These models […]

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Smarter Workflows: Automating Routine File Tasks With AI

Smarter Workflows: Automating Routine File Tasks With AI

Think about how much of the workday goes to moving files around. Renaming scans. Sorting invoices into the right folders. Sending a contract to three people for review, then chasing them when nobody responds. None of it is hard, but all of it takes time, and it pulls people away from work that actually needs […]

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Retiring the File Server Without Disrupting the Business

Retiring the File Server Without Disrupting the Business

Somewhere in many companies, there’s a humming box in a closet that everyone depends on and nobody loves. The file server. It’s been there for a decade, it’s running out of space, the warranty expired years ago, and the one person who really understood its folder permissions retired. Moving those files to the cloud is […]

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Cloud Storage Sprawl Is Costing You More Than You Think

Cloud Storage Sprawl Is Costing You More Than You Think

It usually starts innocently. Marketing signs up for one cloud storage tool. Engineering prefers another. Sales uses whatever came bundled with their email. A few teams still keep files on an old server, and a couple of executives swear by a consumer app on their phones. Fast-forward a few years, and the company is paying […]

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Consolidating File Platforms After a Merger or Acquisition

Consolidating File Platforms After a Merger or Acquisition

My junior year, our team brought in a wave of transfers from two other programs. Talented players, but they ran different systems, used different terms for the same plays, and kept their own routines. For the first month, practices were a little chaotic. Once we got everyone running the same playbook, though, we were better […]

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