April 2009

April 03, 2009 03 Apr'09
Conficker damage minimized; Ubuntu fights for data center cred

Headlines: Conficker contained; Ubuntu still pushing for data center share; other IT channel news. Continue Reading
April 03, 2009 03 Apr'09
Sun and IBM deal called off

News Roundup: Sun and IBM can't reach agreement; Google Android OS could give Microsoft a run for their money; Intel Nehalem chips aren't tempting enough; other systems news. Continue Reading
April 02, 2009 02 Apr'09
Cloud security group planned; RIM launches apps store

Headlines: Cloud Security Alliance forms; RIM launches BlackBerry apps store; other IT channel news. Continue Reading

April 02, 2009 02 Apr'09
Google Android OS on netbooks: An intriguing proposition

Hewlett-Packard and Dell are considering the Android OS for their netbooks, giving Google instant credibility over Microsoft Windows. Continue Reading
April 02, 2009 02 Apr'09
New directions for storage networking

With new storage networking protocols – Data Center Ethernet, FcoE and FCoIB -- on the horizon, plus new devices to take advantage of them, truly agile networks are within reach. Find out what your data center will look like in the future. Continue Reading
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Avaya and Siemens vying for Nortel's enterprise networking business?

Rumors are swirling that this could be the week Nortel sells off its enterprise networks business. Also in the roundup: Cisco and Avaya beef up their UC portfolios. Continue Reading
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Google gains netbook momentum; Win 2008 parsed for small biz

Headlines: Microsoft faces Android rival on netbooks, downsizes Windows 2008 for SMBs; other IT channel news. Continue Reading
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Dell launches PS6000 iSCSI SANs; slow-restore claims on Quantum VTL

Headlines: Dell adds SSD support and claims hardware redesign will improve its EqualLogic IP SAN systems; Quantum's deduplicating VTL customers say their systems are slow to recover after power loss. Continue Reading
April 01, 2009 01 Apr'09
Stimulus bill money fuels solid projects for Cisco partners

Attendees at a Cisco partner roundtable report that stimulus bill funding is sparking new projects. Continue Reading

Nuvias moving to the next stage

Before he moves into the executive chairman role Paul Eccleston the CEO of the distributor talks about the journey the firm has ...

Arcserve increasing top tier support

Data protection specialist's EMEA channel boss is looking to renegerise the partner base and work more closely with those that ...

GDPR has not solved data protection problems

Industry research reveals the problems that customers are having using and protecting their data ten months after GDPR came into ...

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Study reveals sale of SSL/TLS certificates on dark web

Security researchers discovered the availability of SSL/TLS certificates for sale on the dark web, which allow cybercriminals to ...

Hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords exposed internally

Facebook learned three months ago that hundreds of millions of passwords were stored internally in plaintext, but it didn't ...

Risk & Repeat: RSA Conference 2019 in review

This week's 'Risk & Repeat' podcast looks back at RSA Conference and discusses the show's diversity and inclusion efforts as well...

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7 storage questions ahead of Dell Technologies World

We'd like to know where Dell EMC stands on midrange storage, NVMe over fabrics, data protection, hyper-convergence, cloud and ...

SoftNAS Cloud users get security fix for vulnerability

SoftNAS says a web server and load balancer component it added to strengthen security for its Cloud NAS actually could enable ...

At Dell Technologies World, Dell will put its stamp on EMC

Dell EMC storage has taken on more of a 'Dell' feel over the past year, thanks in part to reliance on PowerEdge Servers and ...

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How 5G can start a brand new era for the virtual RAN

5G is forging the way for operators to delve into virtualized RANs. Yet, despite its benefits, vRAN lacks standards and is still ...

Array Networks launches monitoring system for app performance

Array Networks launches a monitoring and reporting tool that draws data from the vendor's application delivery controllers to ...

VMware-VeloCloud sees the future of SD-WAN with 5G, hybrid cloud

A glimpse into one software-defined WAN vendor's vision shows a heavy interest in SD-WAN's integration with the network edge, 5G ...

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Google Cloud taps into VMware vRealize for hybrid deployments

Google Cloud is now tied into VMware vRealize through a plug-in that enables users to manage on-premises VMware workloads ...

Kick-start your app migration strategy with these best practices

As the cloud becomes more popular, most enterprises will need a migration strategy. Before they move to the public cloud, ...

Strike a cost-performance balance in microservices deployment

To successfully deploy microservices in the cloud, IT teams should beware of these four common mistakes around resource locations...

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Why data silos matter: Settling ownership of data issues

Data ownership is still seen as a task for IT -- but that can lead to data silos full of redundant information. Find out why you ...

Machine learning approaches gain critical mass for data pros

Machine learning will bring change to analytics and data management, said data luminary Michael Stonebraker. Others agree ...

Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to ...

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Tableau-VoiceBase deal brings speech analytics data to users

Tableau's partnership with AI speech analytics vendor VoiceBase enables users both inside and outside of the contact center to ...

NYPD's Patternizr crime analysis tool raises AI bias concerns

The NYPD has rolled out Patternizr, a machine learning algorithm that helps analysts identify crime patterns but highlights the ...

Users find data preparation tools vital to BI strategies

Data preparation isn't the sexiest topic, but it's critically important to IT and business users, according to a study by Dresner...