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• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  NetApp signs on as EVO: RAIL partner

  NetApp Integrated EVO: RAIL Solution combines VMware's Virtual SAN hyper-converged software with NetApp Data Ontap operating system and cloud storage.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Juniper OCX1100: White box switch with Junos

  Juniper Networks offers a top-of-rack white box switch with its Junos operating system and full enterprise support.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  FIN4 attacks highlight state-of-the-art phishing

  According to one expert, the FIN4 attack group's successful advanced phishing operations prove that phishing attacks can't be thwarted solely with user awareness training.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  AWS shops react to new Reserved Instance pricing

  After AWS said its Reserved Instance pricing would no longer be bound to utilization, cloud computing professionals grew ambivalent.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Report warns of Iranian critical infrastructure compromises

  Iranian hackers have compromised critical infrastructure and other networks containing confidential data in 16 countries, a research report warns.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Computer-killing malware used in Sony attack a wake-up call

  Computer-killing malware linked to the recent attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment should be a wake-up call to businesses, say security experts.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Gartner: IBM suffers and Cisco gains following x86 divestment

  While HP has remained the top server manufacturer, Cisco experienced the biggest growth according to Gartner.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  AWS looking for more reseller engagement

  Amazon Web Services is keen to work with the channel as it looks for more market growth.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Veeam highlights 'always on' impact on backup

  Backup specialist Veeam has found that customers are aiming to get decent backup strategies in place but many are falling short.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  HP is ‘coming back strong’, says CEO Meg Whitman

  At the HP Discover event in Barcelona, CEO Meg Whitman addressed the future for customers following HP's split into two businesses.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  HP puts big data in the cloud and announces services enhancements

  On the opening day of HP Discover in Barcelona, HP has announced a major milestone in its big data strategy.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Nuage expands overlay from data center to branch

  Nuage's new Virtualized Network Services software expands its overlay to remote sites for software-defined WAN.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Kemp adds WAF security to its LoadMaster line

  The Kemp LoadMaster ADC line will now come equipped with a Web application firewall, giving customers application-level threat protection.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Seagate adds 6 TB E-NAS hard drives for SMBs

  Seagate adds 6 TB E-NAS hard drives for SMBs and small enterprises that can scale to 96 TB in a 16-rack configuration.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  HP launches 3PAR StoreServ hybrid flash array

  HP announced expansion of its 3PAR StoreServ platform with a hybrid flash array and multiprotocol storage at the HP Discover user event in Barcelona.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  FBI issues alert for new data-wiping malware

  A confidential FBI warning circulated to U.S. businesses warns of attacks that may utilize wiper malware like that used in the Sony Pictures cyberattack.

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Oracle ships new high-end ZS4-4 NAS storage system

  Oracle's new high-end ZFS Storage Appliance features improved performance and power, 3 TB DRAM, pluggable data analytics and data-at-rest encryption.

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Films leaked online after Sony Pictures hack

  High-quality copies of still-to-be-released films have been leaked online a week after Sony Pictures Entertainment was reportedly hacked.

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Pyramid seeks to wedge Tiers out of data centers

  The IDCA Infinity Paradigm challenges Uptime's Tier ratings with a pyramid system that ranks data centers based on service availability and quality.

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Almost 200 billion mobile commerce transactions a year by 2019

  Approximately 195 billion mobile commerce payments will be made each year by 2019, according to a report from Juniper Research.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  A10 adds programmability to Thunder TPS platform

  A10 gives users more ammunition in the never-ending battle to combat DDoS attacks.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Plans for ioControl hybrid SAN array still unclear

  SanDisk has not disclosed its plans for ioControl, but concedes the hybrid SAN array 'falls outside' vision of accelerating storage with flash.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Licensing models often raise enterprise security risk

  Information security managers say the challenges posed by vendors' onerous security product-licensing models often increase the risk of shadow IT and threaten enterprise security.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Cisco: No need for SDN training in CCIE yet

  Cisco says it won't include SDN training in its career-level certifications until the technology is more widely deployed. Will that be too late?

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Ahead of split, HP numbers disappoint

  In one of its last sets of financial results ahead of the split into two businesses, HP's fiscal 14 numbers have disappointed.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Channel will play a key role in a cloud world

  The theme of the Intermedia Cloud Insights event is that the channel will play a key role in delivering hosted solutions going forward.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Seeking re-election, (ISC)2 chairman cites progress

  (ISC)2 Board Chairman Wim Remes, who is seeking re-election, details the organization's management changes and efforts to boost member engagement in this interview.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Security strategies need user activity monitoring

  User Activity Monitoring is as important as asset monitoring for enterprise network security, finds research from Enterprise Management Associates.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Facebook details Altoona data center network

  In this Q&A, Facebook describes the design, management and SDN control in its massive Altoona data center network.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  IBM adds Citrix DaaS to SoftLayer, mobile analytics

  IBM customers will have a new way to deliver desktops and make sense of mobile analytics, but questions about its appeal remain.

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  SpeedShare makes Web browsing a group activity

  SpeedShare, a new cloud-based service, allows business users to browse the Web or an application simultaneously, without any downloads or plug-ins.

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  How did the Regin malware go undiscovered for so long?

  Industry observers say the unveiling of the Regin malware, which came after more than half a decade in the wild, highlights the need for better detection methods.

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Cloud divides opinion between CIOs and business executives

  CIOs say the main reason for moving to cloud computing is the innovation and agility it brings, but others see it as a cost-cutting exercise.

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  HP revises ServiceOne with version 2.0

  HP has launched the second incarnation of its ServiceNow program with more cloud and data center support.

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  HDS VP: 'It's not enough to be fast' with flash

  Hitachi Data Systems VP asserts HDS flash space relevance, claiming 26.5 PB of flash shipped in the last quarter -- mostly in hybrid arrays.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  SAP SME panel on Millennials' broader impact

  Small-business panelists at SAP conference say Millennial customer experience preferences driving recruitment, B2B technology.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Big data giant LexisNexis loads up on flash, avoids SAN purchase

  When LexisNexis noticed storage becoming a chokepoint, it replaced spinning disk in its high-performance computing cluster with more than 2,600 Micron M500 drives.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Highly sophisticated malware 'Regin' exposed

  Symantec says the Trojan is one of the most advanced ever seen and was likely developed by a nation state for cyber-espionage.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Mature Indian IT services firms take larger chunk of market

  Indian IT services firms increased their share of UK private sector IT and BPO contracts from 4% to 25% in a five-year period.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  IBM cloud arrives in India with first data center

  IBM is planning its first data center focused on providing cloud services to Indian organizations.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Nearly half of all web application cyber attacks target retailers

  Nearly half of all web application cyber attack campaigns target retail applications, shows a study from security firm Imperva.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Brazil's largest cloud provider adopts Embrane's Heleos

  UOL will offer software-defined network services in its public cloud with Embrane's Heleos software.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Reactions to Apple's enterprise IT push mixed

  With an IBM partnership yet to materialize, Apple wants enterprises to buy into its products, but whether it offers solid IT support and services remains to be seen.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Toshiba takes cloud client manager out to the channel

  Toshiba is taking its latest cloud based suite of management services out to the SME market and is looking for resellers to get behind the product.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Apple Watch dev kit offers insight into wearable gadget

  Apple Watch Software Development Kit offers a deeper understanding of the upcoming and widely anticipated wearable gadget.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Why do AWS partners share enthusiasm of new offerings?

  Amazon Web Services partners share how their companies continue to adapt to the growth of AWS.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Can BES 12 lure enterprise IT back to BlackBerry?

  BlackBerry's return to QWERTY keyboard devices and improvements to BES 12 are steps in the right direction, but is it too little, too late for many IT shops that have already moved on?

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  AWS deepens support for Docker -- what's next?

  In this Q&A, Docker CEO Ben Golub discusses integration with AWS and future development of the hugely popular container technology.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  IT calls for speedier response to Azure outages

  Microsoft’s slow response to the recent Azure outage left some users wondering if they should entrust critical business data to the cloud environment.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Seagate adds Hadoop, Lustre capabilities to HPC storage

  Seagate beefs up ClusterStor storage systems acquired from Xyratex, with new Hadoop optimization tools, Lustre update and secure data appliances.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Autoscaling the latest stab at IaaS parity for Google

  Google Autoscaling gives IaaS customers better control and more use cases as the public cloud vendor inches toward product parity with the competition.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  DDoS attack sizes continue to grow as SSDP targeted

  New research shows that average DDoS attacks are growing larger and more prevalent as attackers have moved to exploit SSDP, the latest protocol to be abused for its amplification factor.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  OCZ wields read-intensive Saber 1000 SSDs

  Toshiba's OCZ Storage Solutions subsidiary caps eventful year by adding read-intensive Saber 1000 SSDs aimed at hyper-scale environments.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  F-Secure takes wraps off MSP-friendly partner program

  F-Secure has taken the wraps off a revised partner program that is designed to support managed service providers.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Data reveals too much time wasted on managing virtualized estate

  New research from Tintri finds nearly one month a year is spent managing virtualized infrastructure.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  That was easy: Cyberinsurance may cover Staples breach

  A new report links the Staples security breach to an intrusion at craft retailer Michaels. Meanwhile, Staples confirmed it had purchased cyberinsurace to cover the still unknown cost of its breach.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Operator error the root cause of Microsoft Azure failure

  Operator error was the root cause of the catastrophic failure of Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform on November 19.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Extreme expands on its data center vision

  Extreme Networks is expanding on its software-defined architecture with the addition of new products, partners and enhancements to existing technology.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Move over, Lync -- Skype for Business will take it from here

  Lync is being rebranded as Microsoft Skype for Business, helping to fuse enterprise UC needs with the usability employees want.

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  Cisco bundles voice, video, IM in latest SMB hardware

  The new Cisco collaboration platform combines voice, video, instant messaging, presence and paging in preconfigured hardware for smaller midsize companies.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Senate blocks NSA spying reform bill

  US senators have rejected the USA Freedom Act that would have curbed the NSA's mass internet surveillance.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Microsoft releases patch for Windows and Windows Server

  Microsoft emergency patch fixes a Windows and Windows Server vulnerability hackers are exploiting to compromise networks.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Increase in mobile users sees 2.7 billion devices in 2020

  Mobile subscriptions have increased by 800 million in 2014, bringing the total number of devices to 2.7 billion worldwide, according to a report.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Fujitsu cleans up mess following HP and Lenovo server fallout

  Fujitsu says that it is seeing increased interest in its server technology as the channel worries about the future of Lenovo x86 and HP.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  IT leaders put mission-critical apps in the cloud

  Most IT leaders have put mission-critical apps in the cloud or are planning to over the next two years, says Forrester.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  SAP boss plays down major acquisition prospects

  The CEO of SAP has used an event in Spain as a chance to play down the prospects of any major acquisitions in the next couple of years.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Migration projects causing users headaches

  Customers accept they have to undergo migration projects but many are finding the process is far from satisfactory.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Cyber attack hallmarks identified in cross-industry report

  Privileged account abuse is common to all targeted cyber attacks, a cross-industry security and forensics report has revealed.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  NetApp: Hybrid cloud storage is a big deal; flash is not

  At its Berlin Insight event, NetApp says hybrid cloud is the big storage story, with flash set to disappear from prominence.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Oracle, SAP close books on third-party support case

  Oracle and SAP settled a 2007 copyright infringement lawsuit, agreeing that SAP will pay Oracle a total of $359.2 million. But third-party maintenance law is still far from settled.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Nimble Storage adds Fibre Channel support to SAN arrays

  Nimble Storage announced this week that it has added Fibre Channel versions of all if its SAN arrays, which previously were iSCSI-only.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Cisco, HP certify Maxta's hyper-converged storage

  Cisco tests MaxDeploy reference architecture for Unified Computing System, while HP approves it for the ProLiant 2500 series.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  With SDN, Pacnet can sell bandwidth by the hour

  Pacnet implemented OpenFlow SDN to enable WAN and data center bandwidth-on-demand services. Then NFV came along and made things even more interesting.

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Microsoft Azure's skies are cloudless -- and that's not good

  Just as Microsoft Azure gains traction against major competitors including Amazon Web Services, users today reported a worldwide outage that brought down businesses for hours.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Intel merges PC and mobile divisions

  Intel plans to merge its profitable PC group with the loss-making division that sells chips for smartphones and tablets.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Facebook readying Work platform

  Reports are emerging of plans by Facebook to deliver a version of the social media platform for the corporate environment.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Top technology firms lobby Senate for curbs on NSA surveillance

  Technology firms join calls from civil liberties groups to the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Cyber criminals set to become information dealers, says Websense

  Cybercriminals are set to become information dealers, according to the cyber security predictions for 2015 by Websense Security Labs.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Businesses struggle to bind cloud services together

  Most enterprise cloud users struggle to consolidate their cloud services and gain a holistic view of their infrastructure.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Cisco collaboration solidifies with Project Squared

  The Cisco collaboration portfolio is being united with Project Squared, a cloud-based app that combines UC and collaboration tools for employees.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  HP adds flash tiering, caching to entry-level MSA arrays

  HP adds real-time tiering and flash caching to its Dot Hill-sourced MSA arrays for SMBs. The HP MSA arrays have been enhanced with wide-striping and redirect-on-write snapshots.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Epic's cloud data center could rock EHR market

  After decades of ignoring the cloud, Epic Systems Corp. reverses course by announcing the release of a massive cloud data center. Analysts and competitors weigh in.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Cisco partners need more details on Project Squared

  Cisco released its Project Squared collaboration service as a work in progress, promising details on integration with other products as the cloud-based service evolves.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Microsoft releases critical fix after Patch Tuesday delay

  Originally scheduled by Microsoft as part of its November Patch Tuesday release, the out-of-band patch resolves a serious security vulnerability in Kerberos.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  All-flash array vendor SolidFire adds VLAN tagging

  Nitrogen release of SolidFire Element operating system adds virtual LAN tagging to support multi-tenant network security and native functionality for consistent group snapshots.

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  High costs no deterrent for breach-detection market growth

  Research from NSS Labs shows that despite carrying robust price tags, breach-detection systems are commanding intense interest from large enterprises.

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  US State Department boosts email security after suspected breach

  The US State Department took its unclassified email system offline to bolster security after a suspected breach in October 2014.

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  The data center isn't broke -- but it needs fixing

  Traditional data centers can no longer keep pace with business computing, and so they must evolve to meet the needs of enterprise IT. But how?

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  DataCore SANsymphony-V10 adds QoS, Azure cloud integration

  DataCore Software's SANsymphony-V10 now features a random write accelerator to improve performance of write-intensive workloads.

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Microsoft Schannel security patch causing TLS issues

  Microsoft admitted that MS14-066, released last week to patch a serious Schannel security vulnerability, is causing some users to drop TLS connections.

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Dimension Data sets out ambitious green targets

  Dimension Data is planning to save customers millions in saving energy and travel costs.

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Can Microsoft change its spots?

  Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft, the company has become steadily more open and cross-platform.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Vendors release code on open source cloud movement

  With easy entry, the promise of portability and the backing of major vendors, open source cloud tools such as Docker have begun to proliferate.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Data protection vendors deepen ties with AWS for disaster recovery

  Enterprises expect a level of technical support that AWS hadn't delivered until recently. Now, companies rate Amazon's cloud support highly – though there's room to improve.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  AWS support report card shows improvement

  Enterprises expect a level of technical support that AWS hadn't delivered until recently. Now, companies rate Amazon's cloud support highly – though there's room to improve.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Security analytics mainstream by 2016, says Arbor Networks

  Security data analytics will be mainstream in the enterprise by 2016, predicts Arbor Networks.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Amazon unveils container service and EC2 instance

  Amazon has launched its free, Docker-friendly EC2 container management service.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  EMC boss wants more channel sales

  EMC's CEO Joe Tucci has talked of its ambition to increase channel sales at an investor event.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  SAP and Oracle settle TomorrowNow dispute

  After seven years and several court appearances SAP and Oracle have finally settled their dispute over TomorrowNow.

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  No server admin needed for AWS Lambda

  AWS Lambda could help IT replace wasted compute cycles without any compute resources needed to support it – a 'connective tissue' for AWS Services.