Operational

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is defined as software that is owned, delivered, and maintained digitally. Instead of acquiring software products, businesses pay for their utilisation of a cloud-based package, either on a pay-per-use or monthly basis. Businesses have found this quite alluring with this speedy delivery and cost advantages. Customers may use what they require and expand or downsize their usage as necessary instead of buying and owning fast, out-of-date software. SaaS is rapidly being adopted in company…

With so much untapped potential, the crypto industry is yet to see real highs. Experts predict this space will sooner or later garner a lot of profit once the bull trend returns. Despite reservations, many cryptocurrencies recovered at the start of this month. This is a great time to build your expertise or at least a basic understanding of how the market operates and what precisely drives the prices for any coin. This is the only way out for future generations to fully utilize the potential and cherish the space in its…

Lukas Gentele Contributor Kubernetes is a wonderful but complex software that can present significant “Day Two” challenges when put into production. Developers who are new to Kubernetes — and most are — face a large knowledge gap when they look to sustain and optimize Kubernetes clusters. In this piece, I will share several ways to address problems as they arise. Optimize your Kubernetes cluster for cost As adoption of Kubernetes rises, the need for…

Rolls-Royce says it's finished building the first demonstrator for its massive UltraFan engine, which will eventually hit the skies in airliners to be developed in the 2030s. Testing begins soon, with expectations of a 25% leap in efficiency.Airliners will continue to burn hydrocarbon fuels into the foreseeable future – there's no clean alternative yet that can give you anywhere near the range and endurance of current long-haulers. So Rolls-Royce is continuing to develop its next-generation UltraFan engine.This giant…

American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-900ER aircraft seen at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.Alex Tai | SOPA | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines is dropping Mesa Air, citing concerns about its partner's financial and operational problems, an enormous blow to the regional airline that was struggling with increasing costs and the industry's pilot shortage."As a result, we have concerns about Mesa's ability to be a reliable partner for American going forward," Derek Kerr, American's chief financial officer and the president of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The November collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX serves as a lesson of what happens when a corporation avoids internal audits of its own financial operations. A new article examines how such audits often affect firms' operational efficiency—and why these controversial practices are not always…

How enterprises can unlock the full potential of the industrial metaverse. Even as technologists are trying to envision what the metaverse will bring for businesses and consumers, the industrial metaverse is already transforming how people design, manufacture, and…

Operational resilience is not limited to just business continuity, risk management, and mitigating impact. Significant disruptive events such as the pandemic have highlighted the need for organizations to ensure the continuity of operations by instilling operational resilience in their DNA. Effective management of risk is largely connected to the integration of people, processes, and technology. It is imperative to identify and control risks that emerge between these layers with a strong strategy combining the latest…

Boeing’s Starliner approaching the ISS on May 20, 2022. Photo: NASAThe first operational mission of Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 spacecraft to the International Space Station won’t happen until 2024 at the earliest, according to NASA’s updated flight manifest. The capsule, designed to carry crews to low Earth orbit, was originally supposed to fly in 2017 but has faced a series of delays.The first crewed test flight of Starliner will happen in April 2023 and not in February as planned, NASA announced late last week. The…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would move its operational activities to its marketing arm, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), and focus on research and development in the area of advanced space technologies in the coming years, its Chairman S Somanath said. He said the ISRO has over the years focused more on delivering applications for the government and the public; having created systems and built, launched, and operated satellites that provide communication, earth observation, and navigation services.…