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- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Mobile-first development on UC users' radar
With enterprises increasingly dependent on mobile devices, UC vendors that tackle mobile-first development can differentiate themselves.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Hyper-converged systems evolve
The small vendors that have lead the hyper-converged infrastructure market look to stay in front of VMware and Cisco with updates ahead of VMworld 2015.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
With Windows 10, Microsoft logs your every move
Windows 10 constantly feeds your information to Microsoft, raising questions about how private your experience really is.
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- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Phishing training could cut damage costs in half
A new report breaks down the potential costs associated with a phishing breach and claims that phishing training could cut those costs by as much as $1.8 million.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Breaking up might be hard to do for HP Enterprise
With the split two months away, HP Enterprise needs to ensure its hardware, software and services groups work and play better together.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Windows 10 contributes to decline in PC sales
One month on, exactly how well is Windows 10 doing?
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Malvertising on the rise due to Flash zero-days in Angler EK
Malvertising campaigns are becoming more effective due to the popularity of the Angler EK and its use of Flash zero-day vulnerabilities. And one expert says ad blockers are not the answer.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
Primary Data shows off its data virtualization platform
Startup Primary Data prepares GA launch of DataSphere data virtualization software, which is designed to make data available any time on any storage.
- August 27, 2015
27 Aug'15
HP adds to anti-Cisco open switches
HP introduced two Altoline open switches that increase the company's portfolio of alternatives to Cisco's proprietary hardware.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
Velostrata puts new twist on hybrid cloud storage
Velostrata Cloud Edge alters a traditional hybrid cloud model by sending only the information needed to boot up VMs into the cloud.
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- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
Organizations push for hosted IP telephony services
More organizations are deploying hosted IP telephony and UCC services to reap the benefits of the cloud, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
IBM updates Spectrum for cloud use, adds inline dedupe
IBM Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Accelerate software-defined storage are updated with new cloud storage features and other enhancements.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
SimpliVity points OmniCube hyper-convergence at ROBOs
SimpliVity OmniCube hyper-converged family gets a little brother for remote offices and file restores for more granular backups.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
The new VMware-Citrix battle: Workspace services
Citrix and VMware's game of leapfrog continues, this time with "workspace" platforms that put end-user computing management in the cloud.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
HP 3PAR StoreServ adds sub-$20K all-flash array
HP 3PAR StoreServ midrange systems have been upgraded with a new low-price entry-level all-flash array. The new 8000 models will replace the HP StoreServ 7000 series.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
VMware vCloud improvements, containers expected
VMware's cloud strategy has its fair share of critics, but the company could change perceptions on hybrid cloud during VMworld with key improvements.
- August 26, 2015
26 Aug'15
Xamarin to add app development capabilities to mobile cloud
Oracle Mobile Cloud Services will integrate with the Xamarin platform, which lets developers build, test and model mobile applications in C#.
- August 25, 2015
25 Aug'15
Virtualization security presents unique challenges for SMBs
A new report makes controversial claims about the costs of breaches in virtualized environments, strongly suggesting IT pros may not understand the challenges of virtualization security.
- August 25, 2015
25 Aug'15
Dell creates data center-focused business unit
Hardware giant wants to make it easier for telcos and cloud providers to rapidly respond to growing demand for data center space.
- August 25, 2015
25 Aug'15
Xirrus readies high-density 802.11ac Wave 2 access point
Xirrus plans to release in October an 802.11ac Wave 2 access point. The device is expected to fill a niche in the wireless market.
- August 25, 2015
25 Aug'15
ClearSky cloud storage targets transactional data
Newcomer ClearSky Data claims it can offer low enough latency and price with high enough security to bring primary data into the cloud.
- August 25, 2015
25 Aug'15
DataCore partnership adds used hardware options
DataCore Software and Curvature partner to offer IT organizations the option to extend storage hardware life through use of new, existing or used gear.
- August 24, 2015
24 Aug'15
Intel and Goldman Sachs invest in Mirantis to boost OpenStack
Chipmaker is one of a number of investors that have pledged to help Mirantis increase the enterprise appeal of open source OpenStack clouds.
- August 24, 2015
24 Aug'15
Microsoft brings native Docker capabilities, Windows Containers
Windows containers are now available in preview as the native Docker tools come to Microsoft for the first time.
- August 24, 2015
24 Aug'15
New tool aims to make single pane of glass a reality
The light may be at the end of the tunnel in the quest to combine IT ops monitoring onto a single pane of glass.
- August 21, 2015
21 Aug'15
HP business units decline as company readies split
HP is two months away from splitting the company into HP Enterprises and HP Inc. The latest results reveal challenges ahead.
- August 21, 2015
21 Aug'15
Seagate drives deeper into storage with Dot Hill
Seagate's acquisition of Dot Hill storage is another step into storage systems, adding it to Xyratex in its portfolio of storage arrays for OEM partners.
- August 21, 2015
21 Aug'15
Spectra Logic launches Verde DPE with shingled hard drive
Spectra Logic's latest Verde DPE system for backup and archiving uses a shingled hard drive to pack 200 TB in a system and 7.4 PB into a single rack.
- August 20, 2015
20 Aug'15
Tintri VMstore T5000 provides all-flash option
Tintri VMstore expands with the addition of a series of all-flash T5000 arrays to go with the flagship T800 hybrid array series.
- August 20, 2015
20 Aug'15
ShoreTel UC client eases cloud service use
ShoreTel launched a single UC client for cloud and on-premises software designed to ease use of both.
- August 20, 2015
20 Aug'15
Proposal calls for cyberdefense military branch
An IT professional suggests the best way to improve cyberdefense and security in the public and private sectors may be a new branch of the military. But, according to one expert, the benefits of such a plan can be gained with the current setup.
- August 18, 2015
18 Aug'15
Big Switch improves SDN fabric for cloud providers
The Big Switch SDN fabric upgrade improves OpenStack and vSphere support for cloud providers and high-scale data centers.
- August 18, 2015
18 Aug'15
Rackspace to take on AWS partner role
Rackspace confirmed rumors it will partner with AWS to add its support services to Amazon's cloud resources, but potential customers are standoffish.
- August 18, 2015
18 Aug'15
Android Stagefright fix delayed until September
The Android Stagefright vulnerability continues to put millions of users at risk because Google's first attempt at a patch did not work, and a new fix likely will not come until September.
- August 18, 2015
18 Aug'15
Dell financing service makes cloud costs manageable
The Dell cloud strategy is focused squarely on hybrid, and new financing models aim to ease that transition for companies concerned about cost.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
AT&T a key NSA partner in internet spying Snowden docs show
The NSA considered its relationship with AT&T to be unique and especially productive, leaked documents show.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
Gartner Catalyst on cloud-first and monthly expenses
At Gartner Catalyst, Kyle Hilgendorf discusses why cloud-first doesn't mean cloud forever and how to best estimate monthly cloud expenses.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
Nation-state cyberattacks could target most organizations
Only 47% of respondents to a security conference survey said confidence in their organizations’ ability to detect and respond to a cyberattack had risen in the past 12 months.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
IBM pushes mainframe Linux initiative with open source giveaway
IBM has contributed mainframe management code to the open source community as part of the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Initiative.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
Lenovo, StorMagic partner for low-end hyper-convergence
Hyper-convergence is spreading to new markets through partnerships, such as systems running StorMagic SvSAN software on Lenovo ThinkServers.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
Docker security upgrade key to enterprise adoption
A new Docker security feature for content trust will be critical to enterprise adoption of containers.
- August 17, 2015
17 Aug'15
ExaGrid Systems improves dedupe, Oracle RMAN backup
ExaGrid Systems adds global deduplication and better Oracle RMAN support for its disk-based backup hardware as it looks to become an enterprise player.
- August 14, 2015
14 Aug'15
IT shops take many tacks with mobile-first strategies
There are a number of paths to enterprise mobility, and in many cases, EMM takes a backseat to apps.
- August 14, 2015
14 Aug'15
DataTorrent data ingestion tool aims to speed Hadoop feeds
A new data ingestion and extraction tool supporting the Hadoop Distributed File System is at the heart of DataTorrent's efforts to broaden its big data analytics engine's appeal.
- August 14, 2015
14 Aug'15
BiTMICRO joins all-flash array market with PCIe SSDs
BiTMICRO joins the all-flash array market, with a PCIe SSD appliance family that uses 8.8 TB PCIe solid-state drives.
- August 14, 2015
14 Aug'15
Infrascale wants to limit disasters to 15 minutes of pain
Infrascale's Cloud Failover Appliance is designed for small businesses that need a disaster recovery plan and can't afford a second site.
- August 14, 2015
14 Aug'15
Infor says GT Nexus acquisition positions it for next-generation ERP
Analysts give Infor the thumbs-up on its acquisition of the cloud commerce vendor GT Nexus, saying it helps it compete with SAP and Oracle.
- August 13, 2015
13 Aug'15
Analysts: SDN wouldn't have prevented United Airlines network outage
Some speculate that SDN could prevent a network outage like the one that brought United Airlines to a screeching halt. Others, however, say the industry needs an SDN reality check.
- August 13, 2015
13 Aug'15
Stonebraker: IT pros fall for big data hype
Big data marketing hype has included a constantly evolving message, and IT pros keep falling for it, said 2014 Turing Award-winner Michael Stonebraker.
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
Darkhotel APT found using Hacking Team Flash zero-day in exploits
The Darkhotel advanced persistent threat group used an Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability from the Hacking Team data leak, according to Kaspersky research.
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
BYOD mobile app strategy improves healthcare quality
To reach quality goals for Emory's large university and healthcare system, IT works with many stakeholders for the best results.
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
VirtualWisdom gets support for Hyper-V, vSphere
Virtual Instruments has moved beyond its storage focus, enhancing VirtualWisdom to support Microsoft Hyper-V servers and VMware workloads.
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
Domino's Pizza orders Hitachi Consulting to advise on DevOps push
Pizza firm hopes agile development and continuous IT delivery will help it stay one step ahead of its competition
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
IoT security worries getting industry attention
Fears around security risks connected with the Internet of Things are starting to get more attention in the industry
- August 12, 2015
12 Aug'15
CSC and Colt feel the winds of change
CSC is splitting and Colt has a new owner as the two channel players look to navigate the future
- August 11, 2015
11 Aug'15
Windows 10 gets its first Patch Tuesday updates
Microsoft wastes no time delivering its first critical Windows 10 Patch Tuesday fixes, along with critical updates for its Edge and IE browsers.
- August 11, 2015
11 Aug'15
Veritas heads for life with fresh owner
The Symantec split is now permanent after Veritas was snapped up by a VC firm for $8bn
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Amazon S3 issues at the center of Monday morning snafu
AWS customers' ability to launch new instances in the US-East region was affected by an uptick in error rates on the Simple Storage Service, according to Amazon's status page.
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Autoglass moves to cloud-based IT infrastructure
Autoglass has signed a 10-year outsourcing deal with US supplier CSC that will see its IT infrastructure move into the cloud
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Airfare analysis takes flight with PCIe flash storage
Airline Tariff Publishing Co. is building in-memory storage for airfare analysis using Dell PowerEdge servers and Micron P420m PCIe flash drives.
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Allscripts CEO lays out genomics strategy to users
Allscripts, maybe the only EHR vendor with a chance to survive and prosper against Epic and Cerner, detailed its strategy at its user conference.
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Dixons Carphone breach puts security back on the agenda
Those in the security channel looking for an illustration of the damage to a brand that a data breach can cause have just been handed a fresh example
- August 10, 2015
10 Aug'15
Oracle to support Docker in next Solaris Zones release
The upcoming release of Oracle Solaris Zones will support Docker's Linux-based, open source application container technology to aid app distribution.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
Let the battle for the IoT gateway commence
A lack of standards and a growing need to put in a device that connects IoT devices to the web is creating competition in the consumer market.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
Add "moving defense" to machine learning, experts say
Machine learning is better at detecting malware than systems that scan for known signatures. But researchers at Black Hat 2015 say adding a twist widens the performance gap even further.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
AWS shops make product update wish lists
AWS shops want more finesse in AWS products' user interfaces, among other desired features in the near future.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
HP's CS 250 hyper-converged box marks strategy shift
HP launches new ConvergedSystem 250-HC StoreVirtual appliances, as hyper-convergence strategy shifts to one product.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
Quantum Scalar i6000 refreshed, capacity added
Quantum beefs up Scalar i6000 LTO appliances to support twice as much drive density, adds RESTful management for automated management of tape libraries.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
IT pros call for higher-level services from AWS
AWS is a dominant force in infrastructure as a service, but a new day is coming in cloud computing, IT pros say, and AWS will have to adjust.
- August 07, 2015
07 Aug'15
Flaws in switch OS security threaten corporate networks
A security researcher has developed malware that could compromise a white box switch OS and take down a corporate network.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
Bulletproof hosting: How hackers get away with cybercrime
Cybercrime has developed substantially due to bulletproof hosting service efficiency. Trend Micro's report explains how and why these services evade law enforcement officials and remain online.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
Diablo Technologies introduces all-flash Memory1 DDR4 module
Diablo Technologies introduces the all-flash Memory1 DDR4 module, and claims lower-cost, higher-capacity flash can replace expensive DRAM.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
Windows 10 ransomware catching eager users off guard
Malicious emails duping users waiting for their Windows 10 download notification from Microsoft.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
ThinkingPhones integrates click-to-call, IM into Gmail
ThinkingPhones integrates click-to-call, instant messaging and presence capabilities into Gmail. The collaboration app looks to limit context switch.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
IBM's cloud winning internal tug of war
IBM's cloud service, thanks to SoftLayer and subscriptions, is making some headway but hasn't made up for lagging legacy software sales.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
F5 focuses on cloud app support in BIG-IP app delivery platform
The latest version of the F5 BIG-IP application delivery platform supports software running on Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
- August 05, 2015
05 Aug'15
Identity Management patch brings in mobile devices
Oracle Identity Management 11gR2 PS3 extends identity management over mobile devices, as mobile becomes the platform of choice for business users.
- August 04, 2015
04 Aug'15
BlackHat 2015: RiskIQ reports huge spike in malvertising
Digital ads have become the preferred method for distributing malware, according to security firm RiskIQ.
- August 04, 2015
04 Aug'15
Could EMC buy out remaining VMware shares?
With activist investor, Elliot Management, pushing for a EMC to sell VMware, there is speculation that CEO Joe Tucci may do just the opposite.
- August 04, 2015
04 Aug'15
IoFabric brings data-aware software to automate QoS
IoFabric Vicinity enables storage admins to apply separate storage service policies to applications individually or as a group.
- August 04, 2015
04 Aug'15
Seagate and Micron give capacity, endurance options with SAS SSD
The Seagate-Micron alliance spawns enterprise 12 Gbps SAS SSD, with capacity options up to 4 TB and endurance choices for different application workloads.
- August 04, 2015
04 Aug'15
Network Innovation Award: Talko app for mobile collaboration
Find out how the Talko app for the iPhone, our latest Network Innovation Award winner, is changing the way teams communicate and collaborate on the go.
- August 03, 2015
03 Aug'15
CDW increases Kelway stake to 100%
US reseller CDW has increased the stake it holds in Kelway taking over the business completely.
- August 03, 2015
03 Aug'15
Growing pains for Amazon ECS
Monitoring and deep diagnostics on a per-container basis are two areas Amazon ECS can improve on in the early days of the container wars.
- August 03, 2015
03 Aug'15
Budgets holding back communication platform updates
Organizations are holding out on updating their legacy communication platforms and endpoints until they can justify the cost of a new rollout.
- August 03, 2015
03 Aug'15
Multiple SDN protocols a potential headache
An overabundance of SDN protocols are expected to dim OpenFlow's importance and eventually lead to less flexible network controllers for corporate data centers.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
HP acquires Stackato PaaS for Helion
HP has one more Cloud Foundry PaaS offering following an acquisition that may help the company get into more hybrid cloud projects.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
Windows 10 hits 14M in just two days
It has barely been over 24 hours since it was launched but already Windows 10 has been installed on millions of machines.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
Obama orders superfast computer for 2025
The US is aiming to build a supercomputer that is able to process one exaflop or a billion operations a second to process big data.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
Startup Quobyte touts parallel file system, fault tolerance
The vendor joins the crowded software-defined storage market and touts a parallel file system, fault tolerance and the ability to run on commodity servers.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
Don't put all your eggs in one OpenStack vendor basket
Enterprises building an OpenStack private cloud often rely on a managed service provider for implementation. But sometimes, a single provider won't do.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
U.S. Dept. of Commerce drafting new Wassenaar rules
Major IT companies like Black Hat and Google spoke out against the proposed Wassenaar Arrangement rules for cybersecurity software, and those protests have caused the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to commit to drafting new rules.
- July 31, 2015
31 Jul'15
Docker cloud battle brews
Docker is the hottest thing in town and Amazon, Google and other major cloud providers all want enterprises to use the container service through them.
- July 30, 2015
30 Jul'15
Rackspace pours gasoline on the OpenStack fire
Enterprises are interested in OpenStack, but can't find enough IT pros with open source cloud expertise. Rackspace and Intel hope to change that.
- July 30, 2015
30 Jul'15
Xceedium Xsuite vulnerabilities disclosed after just 15 days
Swiss research group modzero disclosed a vulnerability that enabled remote attacks on Xceedium's Xsuite privileged access manager.
- July 30, 2015
30 Jul'15
Intel, Cisco tout communication among security products
Vendors, such as Intel and Cisco, are hoping to pave the way for a security ecosystem in which applications communicate threat intelligence amongst each other. Will it work?
- July 30, 2015
30 Jul'15
Citrix seeks new blood for CEO, board
Citrix Workspace Services is on the rise, but more must be done to boost company revenues, including the sale of some well-liked technologies.
- July 30, 2015
30 Jul'15
SAP and Esri expand geospatial data access in HANA
HANA integration with geospatial data vendor Esri allows applications to have location-based data.
- July 29, 2015
29 Jul'15
Intel and Micron Technology preview new memory storage
Micron Technology and Intel prepare 3D XPoint memory that approaches DRAM speed for a lower price and delivers persistent storage.
- July 29, 2015
29 Jul'15
The last hurrah as Windows 10 marks the start of a new chapter
Windows 10 is going to be the last time Microsoft gets the trumpets out for a major OS release opting for continuous updates.