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January 2016

Computing, then and now: A 30-year view
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 28 Jan 2016

Computing has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, yet there are a few enduring patterns.

Promark Technology adds Dell Software to GSA schedule
Spencer Smith - Site Editor 26 Jan 2016

Dell Software will sell a range of products through Promark Technology's GSA schedule.

IT services: Verizon power outage impacts JetBlue
John Moore - Senior Site Editor 14 Jan 2016

A Verizon data center outage today led to delays for JetBlue. Verizon extended its IT services contract with JetBlue in 2014.

MicroscopeUK

Cogeco Peer 1 shows adaptability with rebranding

Hosting specialist will become Aptum Technologies as it looks to chart a fresh course under the ownership of Digital Colony

IT Lab acquires Mirus IT

Managed services player with a focus on Microsoft takes revenues past the £75m mark with a move to pick up Mirus

Cyber security and the channel

Leading lights in the industry give their assessment of where the cyber security market is headed in the second half of 2019

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2020 election security to face same vulnerabilities as in 2016

Confidence in the security of the 2020 election spanned the gamut, depending on who you asked at DEF CON's Voting Village, with ...

DevOps security checklist requires proper integration

There are a lot of moving parts to adding security into a DevOps environment. Using application testing DevOps security tools are...

How to identify and evaluate cybersecurity frameworks

Not all frameworks for cybersecurity are equal. ESG's Jon Oltsik explains what attributes make a cybersecurity framework and how ...

SearchStorage

NetApp Flash customers have started to tap the brakes

NetApp flash storage revenue takes a nosedive amid fears of global slowdown, U.S. tariffs and civil unrest across Europe. Is it a...

Pure Storage Accelerate 2019 conference and news guide

Get the latest Pure Accelerate 2019 industry analysis and updates following a year of developments, acquisitions and partnerships...

NVMe flash hot; Optane, SCM still warming up

The world of fast flash storage evolves slowly; NVMe has emerged, but other types of SCM and persistent memory still have a ways ...

SearchNetworking

Cloud-native deployment isn't for every application

In this roundup of networking blogs, analysts evaluate cloud-native deployments, the increasing value of Wi-Fi and the emergence ...

IT favors open source networking over Cisco ACI, VMware NSX

Companies are turning to open source network automation tools as less expensive, good-enough alternatives to Cisco ACI and VMware...

What are network firewalls? Test your network security IQ

Network firewalls have been an essential part of network security since the internet began. This quiz covers what network ...

SearchCloudComputing

Public cloud services grow HPC market, but work remains

HPC applications need a lot of resources, but not all enterprises can meet those requirements. However, new cloud services are ...

Virtual Instruments expands portfolio with Metricly acquisition

Virtual Instruments added more offerings to its cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure management portfolio with an ...

Potential VMware-Pivotal deal raises opportunities, challenges

VMware is in talks to buy Pivotal for about $1.45 billion in a move that could benefit both companies but also require some ...

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AWS Lake Formation goes GA, as cloud data lake market grows

First released in late 2018, AWS Lake Formation is now generally available and it could be the force that helps to accelerate ...

Apollo data graph brings managed federation to enterprises

The new Apollo update is intended to enable organizations to federate multiple enterprise data sets more easily and use APIs to ...

Data management roles: Data architect vs. data engineer, others

Veteran data professional Michael Bowers differentiates between key data management positions, including their salaries and which...

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The Salesforce acquisition of Tableau complements Einstein Analytics

Given the different strengths of Salesforce's Einstein Analytics platform and Tableau, the BI tools could prove complementary now...

Domo management expansion signals strategic shift

Five months after it stated it would be pursuing strategic partnerships, Domo appears to be making a move toward implementing ...

Reveal moves Infragistics BI platform into embedded analytics

With the release of Reveal, an embedded business intelligence platform, longtime software vendor Infragistics is expanding its ...