Brianna Monsanto

Brooklyn, New York

Reporter at Morning Brew

Reporter @ITBrew☕ | @NewmarkJSchool ‘22 📓 | @BklynCollege411 ‘21📚

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Articles

How BonziBuddy, a purple talking gorilla, took spyware mainstream

1 day ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Well, hello there! I don’t think we’ve been properly introduced. I’m Bonzi. For some folks, the above may trigger memories of an animated purple gorilla that told the occasional joke and helped them surf the web. For others, those words may be a reminder of what felt like the beginning of the end for their computer after installing it.
Robots may be coming to a company near you in the next two years

4 days ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

In a few years, you may have a few coworkers who are made out of metal and wires as business leaders increasingly cozy up to the idea of robotics in the workplace. According to an April report by BlackBerry QNX, 47% of businesses not currently using robotics plan to do so within the next two years.
Is $7 trillion really the magic number to get AI data centers up to speed by 2030?

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

A new report from McKinsey & Company has laid out just how much money will be needed to ensure data centers are equipped to handle the compute demands needed for an AI-fueled future and let’s just say, it is far from cheap. In an April report, the management consulting firm estimates that nearly $7 trillion in capital outlays will be needed by 2030 to support the capacity demands of AI data centers. The math behind the money.
SaaS providers are seeing success in the cloud marketplace

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Cloud marketplaces are increasingly becoming a moneymaking sales channel for software-as-a-service companies as buyers turn to the medium to reap benefits like an efficient procurement process. An April Clazar report found that 62% software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies bring in net-new revenue through cloud marketplaces. More than one-fifth (22%) revealed they are generating over 20% of their revenue from the medium.
How Oracle ousted SAP as a top ERP provider

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Oracle has just unlocked new bragging rights after seemingly taking the crown as the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider in the industry, ousting SAP from its longtime top spot. According to recent data from technology market-research company Apps Run the World (ARTW), Oracle’s ERP business brought in $8.77 billion in revenue in 2024 and accounted for 6.63% of the ERP industry market share.
Cybersecurity experts share their most unpopular opinions on the industry

1 week ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

Warning: The following article may contain sentiments that are loud, unpopular, and highly debatable. In an industry where each week seemingly bears news of a breach, acquisition, or a new attack method, everybody has an opinion, and some of them really pack a punch. IT Brew caught up with five cybersecurity professionals to discuss their hottest industry takes. These responses have been edited for length and clarity.
Cybersecurity experts share their most unpopular opinions on the industry

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Brianna Monsanto

1 hour agoAs the name implies, Pen Test Partners is a company that specializes in security consulting, specifically penetration testing. These are professional hackers who can find the exact same routes to compromise your systems that the most advanced attackers would look to exploit. Those threat actors are …
Why some professionals say cybersecurity certs may be losing their appeal

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

To renew, or not to renew? That is the question some cybersecurity professionals ponder once they reach a certain point of their career. In the cybersecurity industry, certifications are like Pokémon: some try to catch ’em all, while others take a more strategic approach. Tiyiselani Ntimbane, a senior information security officer at coal production company Exxaro Resources, estimates there to be “hundreds, if not thousands” of industry certifications that a professional can obtain in their career.
How Ulta gave its legacy ERP system a total makeover

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

New enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, who dis? Last year, Ulta Beauty concluded one of the largest IT initiatives in its history as it migrated its core business functions from its outdated ERP system to SAP S/4HANA.
What top AI talent wants

2 weeks ago | itbrew.com | Brianna Monsanto

It’s an AI professional’s world, and we’re just living in it. AI is all the rage in the job market right now. An analysis by CBRE found that AI job listings comprised 14.3% of all US tech talent jobs as of June 2024, an uptick from 8.8% in late 2019. However, demand for talent with ripe AI skills currently outweighs the supply.