January 2014

January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Cisco security certification changes; FalconStor, Astute partner programs updated

Cisco has revised its CCNP Security Certification and added a Cybersecurity Specialist Certification; plus, news from FalconStor, Astute and more. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
IDC points to the top channel trends of 2014

IDC has guidance for channel partners mapping out plans for the coming year. Read up on the key trends they say will impact solution providers. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Microsoft Windows 8.1 update to offer native desktop boot

Screenshots of a beta of the next update to Windows 8.1, have been leaked, which suggest Microsoft will allow users to boot directly into desktop mode. Continue Reading

January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Cisco APIC Enterprise controls ISRs, ASRs and Catalyst switches

Cisco has extended its Insieme APIC controller to manage campus switches and WAN edge routers for a better application experience. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
New ONF membership category opens door for startup SDN companies

The ONF cut membership fees for SDN startups incorporated within the past two years, allowing them to become more involved in the non-profit. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
NetSuite thanks channel for growth

NetSuite's CEO has cheered the channel's role in improving its revenue numbers in 2013. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Will open source save the datacentre industry?

IT rivals stand cheek-by-jowl to praise Facebook’s Open Compute Project, but is the love-in a Damascene conversion or just damage limitation? Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Is Lenovo making an enterprise smartphone play with its Motorola buy?

Lenovo's nearly $3 billion Motorola Mobility buy could lead to integration with Lenovo's ThinkPad brand for a big enterprise play. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Windows XP's looming death may stabilize declining PC industry

The Windows XP end of life could revive the breathless PC industry as enterprise IT shops buy new systems to upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8. Continue Reading
January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
IT experts weigh Dell Wyse Cloud Connect pros and cons

Dell released its Cloud Connect product for desktop access via the cloud this week, but it may have limited enterprise value due to some drawbacks. Continue Reading

January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14
Sinking Safe Harbor? What's next for data privacy compliance?

An attorney says the rumored suspension of Safe Harbor is unlikely, but either way, data privacy compliance will get harder for U.S. companies. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
How developers could have avoided HealthCare.gov technical problems

Software project manager Kay Diller identifies the Healthcare.gov technical problems and advises developers and managers on how to avoid them. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Is Cisco’s ‘SDN plus’ the best software-defined networking?

The networking giant has been accused of not embracing software-defined networking, but Cisco claims it offers better SDN than its competitors. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Symantec: Channel strategy changes on track

One year into Symantec’s transformation process, the CEO of the company has underlined its determination to improve its channel strategy. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
EMC's ViPR adds support for Hadoop, SRM

EMC's ViPR software-defined storage now supports EMC SRM Suite and Hadoop Distributed File System, but not yet arrays from Dell, HP or IBM. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Is IBM shopping around its SDN business unit?

Analysts speculate on IBM's strategy regarding the company's rumored plan to sell its young SDN business unit. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Quantum boss highlights VAR cloud backup program

Revealing the highlights of its third fiscal quarter, the boss of Quantum draws attention to the company’s cloud backup reseller program. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Alleged SpyEye mastermind pleads guilty to fraud

The alleged mastermind of the SpyEye banking Trojan has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in a US court. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
Google sells Motorola Mobility to Lenovo

Google ditches Motorola Mobility smartphone business after $2.9B sale to China’s Lenovo. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14
AWS cloud data warehouse offers cheaper alternative to Oracle database

Online ticketing service Etix found a cloud data warehouse much cheaper than an on-premises one, even with integration software factored in. Continue Reading

The channel is really big business

Channel revenues at Dell have gained the attention of quite a few industry watchers, Billy MacInnes included

AWS Well-Architected helping reassure users

The public cloud player's attempts to make the customer experience more likely to be positive is working for those working in the...

Commvault CEO: "Our best years are still to come"

Just a week and a half after taking up the position of CEO at Commvault Sanjay Mirchandani took some time to talk of his ...

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Google Play security improved by targeting repeat offenders

Google this week attributed security improvements in Google Play to both automated processes and human reviewers. The ...

Astaroth Trojan returns, abuses antivirus software

Cybereason's Nocturnus Research team has discovered a new strain of the Astaroth Trojan that attacks antivirus software to steal ...

Ponemon study: Poor password practices remain rampant

More than two-thirds of employees share passwords with colleagues, research reveals. Experts sound off on what's fueling poor ...

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NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years

Retiring founder of NetApp Dave Hitz says the vendor is well-positioned for industrywide storage transitions, but recent sales ...

RAID levels and benefits explained

RAID can enable better data storage performance and higher availability, and there are many different types of RAID. Read about ...

HPE InfoSight to add support for partners' storage products

HPE CTO Milan Shetti outlines plans to add support for partners' storage products in its InfoSight predictive analytics platform ...

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Cisco earnings, revenue show strength of product roadmap

Cisco earnings and revenue show customers are putting aside global uncertainties and buying into the company's shift toward a ...

How to improve network latency in 3 steps

High latency can snarl network traffic and disrupt communications, resulting in unhappy end users. Check out these three steps to...

The pros and cons of network slicing in 5G

Although network slicing is useful for certain applications, like IoT and mobile networks, it might not be necessary at this ...

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Control the cloud bill and avoid unexpected costs

Don't get discouraged by high cloud costs. Use these four tips to whip your bill into shape.

Back up VMs with Azure snapshots and managed disks

Follow these steps to take VM snapshots in Microsoft Azure and learn when the technique is -- and isn't -- the right fit for your...

IBM's hybrid cloud plans extend AI to users across platforms

IBM doubles down on its hybrid cloud strategy with tools to help customers funnel data through their chosen cloud platform and ...

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Originators form group to boost Presto SQL query engine

The Presto engine arose as an alternative to Hive for big data queries. Now, the Presto Software Foundation has formed to promote...

5 best practices for managing real-time data integration

Real-time data integration isn't like traditional data integration -- "it's moving, it's dirty and it's temporal," cautions one ...

Web integration platform eases way to machine learning models

StoryFit data scientists employ machine learning algorithms to gauge film script scenarios' prospects. They use Import.io tools ...

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Tableau Ask Data gives BI users simple NLP data query tool

Tableau's new Ask Data software uses natural language processing to enable users of any skill level to more easily search for ...

Expert urges data pros to hone data science skills

IT expert William McKnight shares job tips for data professionals looking to prosper in a changing enterprise. His first piece of...

Demand for data scientists is booming and will only increase

Fueled by big data and AI, demand for data science skills is growing exponentially, according to job sites. The supply of skilled...