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- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
Tegile CEO: Waiting on NVMe, IPO
The Tegile CEO talks about how the all-flash market is shaping up with the advent of NVM express, and how his company is battling against the major data storage vendors.
- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
HPE 3PAR flash is target for persistent containers
HPE 3PAR flash container reference architecture bundles Mesosphere orchestration software with ProLiant blades, 10 GB SAN FlexFabric and StoreServ 8200 arrays.
- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
Dell joins HPE and Cisco as top cloud infrastructure providers
Cloud infrastructure is looking like a three-horse race between the big U.S. suppliers, but the contract manufacturers are also in the running.
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- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
IBM cognitive assistant to help manage and secure devices
IBM has announced a cognitive assistant powered by IBM Watson to help businesses manage and secure endpoints, including devices making up the internet of things.
- March 17, 2017
17 Mar'17
Minting cookies can be nastier than forged cookies
Although minting authentication cookies is not widely understood, the Yahoo hacker indictments has brought it to the forefront and shown it can be very dangerous.
- March 17, 2017
17 Mar'17
Disparate business systems united via digital transition
Breaking down silos between BPM and ECM is essential for staying competitive in the cloud age. One systems integrator turned to Alfresco Digital Business Platform.
- March 17, 2017
17 Mar'17
Yahoo breach indictments may not deter hackers
The Department of Justice indicted suspects in the 2014 Yahoo breach, but experts are unsure if this will prove to be an effective hacker deterrent moving forward.
- March 16, 2017
16 Mar'17
AWS Reserved Instances add option to segment resources
AWS Reserved Instances are now more flexible than ever, but challenges remain with the discount service -- a problem magnified by Google's new streamlined discount offering.
- March 16, 2017
16 Mar'17
Oracle turning the focus on taking share in the SME market
With the cloud making it easier and cheaper for smaller firms to take advantage of Oracle's ERP and SaaS products, the vendor is gunning for some fresh market share.
- March 16, 2017
16 Mar'17
Oracle Q3 2016-17 results show 2% growth
Oracle’s third-quarter results for fiscal year 2017 show 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 13% of the total. Executives are bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects.
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- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Cisco faces going stag in hyper-converged world
As Cisco looks to soon be without SimpliVity as a hyper-converged infrastructure partner, it beefs up its HyperFlex product with co-engineered software with Springpath.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Avaya customers could benefit from Extreme acquisition
Users of Avaya networking products would be in a strong negotiating position if Extreme Networks bought the portfolio.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Competitors wonder how Nimble fits in HPE's plans
Merging the Nimble Storage product line with HPE gear and engineering teams creates overlap and competition for its R&D budget. Other storage startups see an opening.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Ransomware detection among Unitrends' latest features
Unitrends' physical and virtual appliances can alert administrators if ransomware is detected. The updated products also feature simplified backup management.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Google's Hangouts business apps come with risks
The latest Google Hangouts apps are a competitive team collaboration offering from a vendor with a spotty track record in enterprise technology.
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
US set to charge four hackers for Yahoo breaches
Three Russians are reportedly among four hackers US authorities believe to be linked to data breaches at Yahoo affecting more than a billion accounts.
- March 14, 2017
14 Mar'17
Without SDN, does digital transformation exist?
There's a lot of talk about digital transformation in the tech industry, but to obtain it, enterprises need to undertake network transformation. That's where SDN can help.
- March 14, 2017
14 Mar'17
SHA-1 certificate deprecation trouble for SAP Ariba
SHA-1 certificates are still in play, despite browser deprecation, as SAP Ariba advises legacy users to use unpatched browsers to avoid error messages, blocked access.
- March 14, 2017
14 Mar'17
Innovium unveils chipset that doubles existing speeds
Innovium, led by former execs at Cavium and Broadcom, is targeting its switch silicon to hyperscale data centers as more workloads move to the cloud.
- March 14, 2017
14 Mar'17
Virtual reality services make collaboration immersive
Virtual reality services could offer enterprises lower-cost, immersive visual collaboration, but technical and security hurdles must be addressed.
- March 14, 2017
14 Mar'17
Android malware preinstalled on devices
Security researchers found Android ransomware and malware preinstalled on popular devices, putting users at risk for information theft, tracking and more.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Assange promises to help disarm CIA cyberweapons
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange promised to work with vendors to help patch products vulnerable to CIA hacking tools, while the FBI and CIA will investigate the leak.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Vendors look for money in cloud-only open technology
Announcements from Facebook and Microsoft were the highlight of this year's Open Compute Summit, which remains a showcase for hyperscale cloud technology.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
The cloud's about to hit close to home
As IoT workloads proliferate in the enterprise, more organizations will process data closer to the network edge. But that doesn't mean cloud computing is near its end.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Cloud-based UC forecast sees upswing
Cloud-based unified communications and video conferencing adoption are seeing gradual increases, according to a new survey. Plus, Cisco and Microsoft still reign supreme.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Is enterprise cloud migration picking up steam?
Historically, cloud technology has scared off large enterprises due to security concerns. Now, as cloud security improves, enterprise cloud migration is on the rise.
- March 09, 2017
09 Mar'17
Google doubles down enterprise bets for public cloud
With a handful of new customers and integration with SAP HANA, Google reiterates its readiness to support enterprise workloads on its public cloud platform.
- March 09, 2017
09 Mar'17
Java deserialization bugs fixed in open source projects
Google employees recently completed Operation Rosehub, a grass roots effort that patches a set of serious Java vulnerabilities in thousands of open source projects.
- March 09, 2017
09 Mar'17
Flash in the pan: Dell EMC drops DSSD stand-alone server
The DSSD D5 for PowerEdge servers from Dell EMC was the first product from the merged vendors. DSSD instead will be used to accelerate existing and new all-flash systems.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Sudden romance: HPE-Nimble acquisition has people talking
Surprising HPE acquisition snares hybrid flash vendor Nimble Storage for proposed $1.2 billion. HPE picks up Nimble arrays and vaunts InfoSight storage analytics and monitoring.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Possible changes to fiduciary rule could touch HR tech
After the Trump administration suspended the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, uncertainty about tighter regulation of retirement plan providers could affect HR tech planning.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Einstein, Watson to share AI capabilities
By combining Watson's troves of unstructured data with Salesforce's CRM data, users can mine for even greater insights.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Arista containerizes its switching operating system
Switching vendor Arista has containerized its Extensible Operating System. Container development is rising in the data centers of cloud providers -- the vendor's largest customer base.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
WikiLeaks posts cache of 'Vault 7' CIA hacking tools
WikiLeaks released a massive dump of files it claims to be CIA hacking tools, codenamed Vault 7, which includes iOS and Android zero-day exploits.
- March 07, 2017
07 Mar'17
Report shows four top ERP vendors evenly matched
Panorama Consulting says SAP continues as market leader among the top four ERP vendors. But the market has evened, and Microsoft Dynamics moved past Oracle into second place.
- March 07, 2017
07 Mar'17
Veritas expands partnership with Google
Enterprises can now deploy NetBackup and Backup Exec on the Google Cloud Platform, among other capabilities.
- March 06, 2017
06 Mar'17
Hacker survey gives a fresh look at cybersecurity
A new cybersecurity report used a hacker survey to offer a perspective on IT that can often be overlooked and found there may not be any easy answers.
- March 06, 2017
06 Mar'17
SwiftStack replicates object storage to Amazon, Google
SwiftStack 5 object storage software upgrade enables two-way data synchronization between on-site private cloud storage and public cloud storage from Google and Amazon.
- March 06, 2017
06 Mar'17
SteelFusion remote office storage supports NAS
Riverbed adds NAS support to SteelFusion to broaden the reach of the remote office storage appliance, which already supports SAN and object storage.
- March 03, 2017
03 Mar'17
Amazon S3 downtime highlights users' redundancy limits
Tuesday's Amazon S3 outage reverberated around the Internet, but cost and complexity will likely keep many users from scrambling to change their redundancy practices.
- March 03, 2017
03 Mar'17
"Cloudbleed" vulnerability disclosure sparks fears
Cloudflare security researchers continue investigations as CEO calms fears over potential exposure of sensitive personal data by the "Cloudbleed" bug, though doubts remain.
- March 03, 2017
03 Mar'17
Scality's RING object storage gets cloud monitoring
Scality's RING object storage technology provides customers with a new HALO Cloud Monitor that uses machine learning for capacity planning and predictive analysis.
- March 02, 2017
02 Mar'17
Blame over Yahoo breach handling misses target, experts say
A new SEC filing details who knew about the major Yahoo security breach in 2014, but experts are confused by the repercussions of the announcement.
- March 02, 2017
02 Mar'17
Linux support draws interest from Windows users
Industry observers are buying into Microsoft's attempts to reach new users, as the company builds support for Linux and other open source technologies in its offerings.
- March 02, 2017
02 Mar'17
Tintri takes 'cloud-inspired' storage approach
Tintri's storage is evolving to help customers utilize cloud-based services. Tintri added synchronous replication to its VM-aware VMstore arrays and plans to integrate AWS support.
- March 01, 2017
01 Mar'17
Stripped-down versions of Epic EHR feature lower prices
New, more minimalist versions of the Epic EHR system will feature lower prices, though also less functionality. And these will be aimed at smaller hospitals, according to Epic.
- March 01, 2017
01 Mar'17
Fortinet steps up MSSP support
The security vendor has increased the support it provides for managed security service providers.
- March 01, 2017
01 Mar'17
Citrix HDX Adaptive Transport makes all networks equal
Remote workers often struggle on high-latency networks. Citrix HDX Adaptive Transport allows them to access their virtual desktops and apps with no lag.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
SAP and Apple push iOS development with SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS
At Mobile World Congress, SAP set a date for the release of the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS, which enables developers to integrate SAP data and iOS devices.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
Cisco, Ericsson deliver Spark services over fixed, mobile networks
By the end of the year, Cisco and Ericsson will release technology that lets service providers deliver Spark services over fixed or mobile networks.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
White boxes set to shift server buying habits
Traditional server providers still have the lion’s share of the on-premise data center market, but original design manufacturers are now a major force
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
Smart city projects have CIOs on the hunt for new business models
Becoming 'smart' is on every city's agenda these days. But what projects should be extended beyond a pilot phase and how cities should fund the initiatives remain unclear.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
IoT adoption rising and sparking the need for reseller help
IoT seems to be an unavoidable issue for corporates, which means that the channel will have a role to play in helping them ensure they remain secure
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
Channel transforming to meet customer needs
Digital transformation is not just an issue for customers and the channel is also undergoing rapid change according to research from Citrix and Canalys
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
AWS disruption wreaks havoc for Amazon S3 users
An AWS disruption Tuesday was the longest and most impactful downtime for the public cloud provider in years as Amazon S3 became unresponsive in a major data hub.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
Successful data science process not simple to set up, sustain
Data science teams face a mix of process and cultural challenges in organizations, according to experienced analytics managers who offer advice on how to overcome the hurdles.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
Channel company quiz: Recap partner program and alliance news
This month's channel quiz features mergers and alliances (and their partner fallout) along with emerging technologies, cloud computing and regulatory activity.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
Cloudflare bug exposes web data, Project Zero finds
Cloudflare bug in CDN is fixed after causing sensitive customer data to leak; Google Project Zero discovered the flaw; users warned to change passwords.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
Enterprise shops mull Azure Stack cost as hardware expands
Azure Stack will have a fourth appliance option when it becomes generally available later this year, but questions about pricing continue to emerge.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
AWS database migration scrum with Oracle takes another step
New AWS database migration capabilities simplify data lake transfers to Redshift from Oracle and Teradata, but it still doesn't solve the biggest obstacles to move databases to the cloud.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
ARRIS to buy Broadcom's Ruckus, ICX campus switching
ARRIS plans to buy a portion of the Brocade networking portfolio that includes Ruckus Wireless. ARRIS is expected to target large public venues, education and hospitality.
- February 23, 2017
23 Feb'17
Researchers break SHA-1 hash algorithm
SHA-1 deprecation in browsers comes as researchers create hash collisions and Google offers website and developer tools to protect against malicious uses.
- February 23, 2017
23 Feb'17
Azure Kubernetes GA foments hybrid cloud battle
Microsoft's Azure container strategy could take hybrid computing to an entirely new level and help launch both technologies into more mainstream waters.
- February 23, 2017
23 Feb'17
IaaS set to grow strongly
Gartner is forecasting an uptake in public cloud spending with IaaS getting the largest cut of that investment.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
Cisco unveils hardware for virtual network services
Cisco has introduced hardware that contains all the components for running virtual network functions. The new gear delivers Cisco VNFs in the data center and branch office.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
Patient engagement, AI and IoT are hot at HIMSS 2017
The busy floor and outskirts of HIMSS 2017 were abuzz with hot health IT topics ranging from patient engagement and care collaboration to AI and machine learning.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
Cloud unified communications creates new security risks
UC security is not a priority, according to a survey of IT professionals. But security should not be overlooked, as cloud UC creates new risks.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
SMBs adopt digital business transformation cautiously
Increasingly, SMBs are gaining benefits from digital business transformation efforts, but implementation is tougher than expected, according to a new IDC survey.
- February 21, 2017
21 Feb'17
Oracle speaks on AI, machine learning and chatbots
With the popularity of chatbots comes a flurry of competing application frameworks. Oracle believes adhering to industry standards will prevent fragmentation and incompatibility.
- February 20, 2017
20 Feb'17
Amazon EBS gets an overdue upgrade
Amazon EBS' new live volume modification for storage attached to S3 saves time and headaches for IT pros, who welcome the technology they say is overdue.
- February 20, 2017
20 Feb'17
IBM-ServiceNow deal looks to better automate IT workflow
Seeking to improve the workflow efficiencies of corporate IT shops, ServiceNow incorporates IBM's cognitive technology with its services automation platform.
- February 20, 2017
20 Feb'17
CompTIA extends security certification coverage
CompTIA is extending the security skills it hopes that the industry will develop.
- February 17, 2017
17 Feb'17
SAP S/4HANA Cloud promises 'intelligent ERP'
SAP S/4HANA Cloud was unveiled at the Capital Markets Day event; 'next-generation intelligent' ERP aims to give large enterprises a cloud option for S/4HANA.
- February 17, 2017
17 Feb'17
Arista revenue soars, while rival Cisco's falls
Arista Networks' revenue grew sharply on strong sales of switches and routers. Arista results came a day after Cisco reported declining sales in networking gear.
- February 17, 2017
17 Feb'17
HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology
The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions.
- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
AWS launches Amazon Chime, challenges Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Skype
Amazon Web Services has introduced Amazon Chime, a communications-as-a-service product that could become a strong rival to Cisco WebEx and Microsoft Skype for Business.
- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
Deloitte readies enterprise public cloud practice with AWS and SAP
A 2,500-strong consulting practice will focus on delivering SAP Hana on Amazon Web Services for analytics to drive digital business
- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
ExtraHop intros Addy, machine learning as a service
ExtraHop integrates machine learning and artificial intelligence with Addy, its new machine-learning-as-a-service offering.
- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
Microsoft pushes pause on February Patch Tuesday
Despite a known zero-day flaw, Microsoft delays February's security bulletins for an unspecified reason.
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
Westcon, Enghouse and TalkTalk Business signal UC growth
The number of industry players pointing to the UC market as one that is fertile ground for resellers continues to rise
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
New Google cloud database service brings scale, data consistency
Google's Cloud Spanner may be years from broad adoption, but could represent a big step toward maintaining consistency across the globe with massive data sets in the public cloud.
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
RSA President Rohit Ghai details new cybersecurity platform at RSAC 2017
Michael Dell introduces RSA's newly appointed president, Rohit Ghai, who is set to lead the cybersecurity firm as it implements its new Business Driven Security platform.
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
Serverless deployment spells fresh opportunities for IT ops
IT ops pros may not think serverless computing is relevant to them, but there's a role for ops even when no servers are directly managed.
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
ONF lays out innovation roadmap for SDN and NFV
The Open Networking Foundation unveils its Open Innovation Pipeline to guide the next phase of development of software-defined and virtualised networking tech
- February 14, 2017
14 Feb'17
AWS preps GDPR readiness by signing up to cloud Code of Conduct
AWS is now a member of the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, which means EC2 and the like need to follow certain rules
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Specialized chatbot technology aids DevOps through standardization
With development, operations, support and lifecycle management tools on the rise, uniting them into a single, consistent, simple user interface is a wish that's finally come true.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
CSA: Custom applications creating new 'shadow cloud' risks
The Cloud Security Alliance unveiled new research at RSA Conference 2017 that shows custom enterprise applications are creating shadow cloud risks for organizations.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
VMware DaaS goes hybrid with Horizon Cloud
VDI versus DaaS is no longer a one-or-the-other choice. VMware Horizon Cloud lets businesses manage on-premises VDI and cloud-hosted desktops from one control plane.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Intel Security flags role channel has to play to calm cloud fears
UK customers are still having their doubts when it comes to the cloud and the channel has a crucial role to play if those concerns are going to be overcome
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Scale HC3 provides DR for engineering firm
Scale Computing HC3 clusters provide primary storage and -- with Brocade switching -- data protection, in the form of disaster recovery across two sites.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Skyhigh expands CASB model to IaaS platform protection, custom apps
At RSA Conference 2017, Skyhigh Networks explained how it expanded its cloud access security broker model to include IaaS platforms and custom enterprise applications.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Tech trends in 2017: A legal view
Data regulations, blockchain and the popularity of Agile will have a significant impact on organizations' technology partnerships and contracting, according to law firm Mayer Brown.
- February 10, 2017
10 Feb'17
Azure program takes on cloud patent trolls
Microsoft defends customers' intellectual property against cloud patent trolls under a new program, as open source takes on greater relevance in Azure.
- February 10, 2017
10 Feb'17
Have airlines learned their IT lessons? Not so quick
The hits keep on coming for the airline industry, with several more IT outages that have stranded angry passengers in recent months. Are there any new lessons for IT pros?
- February 09, 2017
09 Feb'17
Druva inSync aims to mitigate ransomware attacks
Druva inSync software is upgraded with tools to detect ransomware attacks and helps recover clean data. The endpoint software detects strange data behavior patterns.
- February 09, 2017
09 Feb'17
IoT security may finally hit home for enterprise at RSAC 2017
IoT security tops the list of RSA Conference 2017 submissions after IoT devices were abused by threat actors, but the topics experts worry about are much more far-reaching.
- February 09, 2017
09 Feb'17
Symantec keeping it simple with Secure One
Symantec is getting close to rolling out a unified partner program for its established channel and Blue Coat resellers that came on board after the acquisition.
- February 09, 2017
09 Feb'17
CSP2 support boosts Microsoft Edge security
Microsoft will improve Edge browser security to ward off cross-site scripting and content-injection web-based attacks. Content Security Policy Level 2 support is coming in April.
- February 08, 2017
08 Feb'17
Qumulo NAS gets Core 2.6, high-end QC360 appliance
Qumulo NAS upgrade allows data to move between quota domains without rewriting the file system. QC360 hardware is a petabyte-scale addition to its QC-Series hybrid disk lineup.
- February 08, 2017
08 Feb'17
Rapid7's Brown and Beardsley on IoT security risks
Rapid7's Rebekah Brown and Tod Beardsley talk about IoT security issues, including new cars, blaming users for poor implementations and why NAT is the best firewall ever.