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- January 19, 2016
19 Jan'16
LastPass vulnerability exposed in phishing attack
A new proof-of-concept attack presented at ShmooCon 2016 exploits security weaknesses in cloud-based password manager LastPass and could allow attackers to gain control of users' accounts.
- January 19, 2016
19 Jan'16
Analyzing cMix: Internet anonymity tool from David Chaum
David Chaum presents Internet anonymity tool PrivaTegrity, using the cMix mix network for reliable, high-performance Internet anonymity and protection against attacks or unauthorized backdoors.
- January 18, 2016
18 Jan'16
Cisco investment signals interest in cloud networking
Cisco's investment in VeloCloud suggests a strong interest in adding cloud-based networking services to SD-WAN products.
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- January 18, 2016
18 Jan'16
DHCP flaw leaves servers vulnerable to DoS attacks
The Internet Systems Consortium released a critical patch for DHCP servers that fixed a flaw that could lead to denial-of-service attacks.
- January 18, 2016
18 Jan'16
VCE COO on converged system portfolio, strategy
VCE's converged systems cater to a wide array of users, but will still differ from Dell's converged products after the purchase of VCE's parent company, EMC, according to COO Todd Pavone.
- January 18, 2016
18 Jan'16
Channel opportunity? Microsoft kills Windows 7 & 8
Microsoft has announced that previous versions of Windows will not be supported on future generation CPUs.
- January 15, 2016
15 Jan'16
2016 opens with a flurry of cloud price cuts
Microsoft Azure will reduce VM cloud prices next month by up to 17%, tapping into customers' cost sensitivity around this time of year when budgets are top of mind.
- January 15, 2016
15 Jan'16
Server buyers may not be who you think they are
If there was concern that interest in the server market was waning among IT pros in a software-dominated world, the latest batch of analyst reports should ease those worries.
- January 15, 2016
15 Jan'16
WebRTC 1.1 expands on security and mobility
Sonus updates its WebRTC technology, called WebRTC Services Solution 1.1, to include better security and mobile features for enterprise users, as well as support public cloud deployment.
- January 15, 2016
15 Jan'16
Avnet reacts to growing IoT trend
Avnet has appointed a global IoT strategy head as it looks to get itself in a position to take advantage of the latest trend in the industry.
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- January 14, 2016
14 Jan'16
Cisco service tracks use of public cloud applications
Cisco has launched a cloud security broker that finds, monitors and analyzes employee use of online services.
- January 14, 2016
14 Jan'16
Possible Hacking Team zero day patched in Silverlight
A Microsoft Silverlight patch becomes more important as researchers claim it may be a Hacking Team zero day that has been known for years.
- January 14, 2016
14 Jan'16
Azure IoT Suite still a work in progress
Microsoft is facing off against archrival Amazon in the race to establish cloud IoT services, but its Azure IoT Suite still has some key components missing or in preview.
- January 13, 2016
13 Jan'16
Atlantis adds all-flash hyper-convergence
Atlantis Computing's latest HyperScale appliances integrate 10-Gigabit Ethernet networking, factory-configured IP addresses and VMware vSphere or Citrix XenServer hypervisors.
- January 13, 2016
13 Jan'16
Lexmark considers a break up
Breaking up the business is the new black, it seems, as Lexmark reportedly considers divesting either its hardware or software assets.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
Autotask survey: IT service providers experiencing growth
IT service providers are recruiting personnel, as demands for endpoint management and other managed services increase, according to an Autotask survey.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
Citrix XenMobile 10.3 adds Windows 10, Mac management
As Citrix refocuses on its core offerings, the new XenMobile 10.3 gets the ability to manage desktop and laptop computers in addition to mobile devices.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
DataGravity supports Hyper-V, enhanced tagging
DataGravity goes beyond VMware hypervisor support and now works with Microsoft Hyper-V and its data movement features. Security features were also added.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
Quantum's Q-Cloud Protect available for backup to AWS
Quantum preannounced its cloud disaster recovery and cloud backup services last year. Q-Cloud Protect is now available, along with the Q-Cloud Archive and Q-Cloud Vault.
- January 12, 2016
12 Jan'16
January 2016 Patch Tuesday marks IE end of life
Microsoft's January 2016 Patch Tuesday started the year with the IE end of life for older versions of the browser and an important address spoofing patch.
- January 11, 2016
11 Jan'16
Citrix Summit focuses on channel partner growth, profits
Citrix Systems kicked off Citrix Summit 2016, which will highlight channel partner growth, profitability, predictable engagement and a sharper focus on the midmarket.
- January 11, 2016
11 Jan'16
Hitachi storage strategy focuses on flash
Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida predicts flash storage drives will replace high-performance hard disk drives this year, as HDDs will ultimately fade out in five years.
- January 11, 2016
11 Jan'16
Backblaze B2 moves from private to public beta
Backblaze continues to tweak its B2 Cloud Storage product after jumping from private to public beta, stresses cheaper service compared to Amazon, Microsoft.
- January 11, 2016
11 Jan'16
Early Wi-Fi products for wireless office to ship this year
A Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipset scheduled for release this year will power 802.11ad products designed for the wireless office.
- January 11, 2016
11 Jan'16
Juniper to drop code linked to NSA
Juniper ditches algorithm tied to NSA backdoors following sustained pressure from the security community.
- January 08, 2016
08 Jan'16
MobileIron names new CEO to start a vital year
As MobileIron CEO Bob Tinker steps down from the helm of the company he founded, analysts wonder if an acquisition of the enterprise mobility management provider will be next.
- January 08, 2016
08 Jan'16
Microsoft warns users about Internet Explorer end-of-life
Internet Explorer end-of-life is on the way for three versions of Microsoft's Web browser, and enterprises need to be careful to understand which versions of Windows will still be supported.
- January 08, 2016
08 Jan'16
Maxta MxSP automates application-tuning storage
Maxta hyper-convergence customers can apply MxSP 'application-defined' templates, or customize their own policy settings for rebuild times, data recovery and reduction.
- January 07, 2016
07 Jan'16
Researchers find MD5 hash function could lead to attack
Researchers have found a way to exploit an MD5 vulnerability in a new way to put users at risk, and experts say this is all the more reason to move faster in transitioning to SHA-256.
- January 07, 2016
07 Jan'16
ShoreTel set to buy Corvisa for $8.5 million
ShoreTel announced plans to acquire Corvisa, solidifying its cloud-based contact center offering in a market expected to top $10 billion in 2018.
- January 07, 2016
07 Jan'16
Report: Cisco joins Springpath in hyper-convergence
Cisco has reportedly partnered with Springpath in developing hyper-converged hardware for the data center.
- January 06, 2016
06 Jan'16
Changing communication and collaboration in the workplace
Evolving workplace trends are affecting how employees collaborate. Learn how UC and collaboration technology must adapt to support new ways of working.
- January 06, 2016
06 Jan'16
Blackphone modem flaw could allow phone hijacking
Silent Circle has patched a critical modem vulnerability in its first-generation Blackphone to prevent phone hijacking by attackers.
- January 06, 2016
06 Jan'16
What's up for SAP in 2016? The experts have their say
SAP S/4HANA was the big news in 2015, but what's in store from the vendor in 2016? Six industry experts discuss what they see on the horizon from SAP and its competition.
- January 06, 2016
06 Jan'16
CompTIA ushers in fresh A+ certifications
CompTIA has responded to a changing IT landscape and introduced a revised A+ certification to encourage greater security, networking and cloud skills.
- January 05, 2016
05 Jan'16
Tech association to call IoT Wi-Fi HaLow
The Wi-Fi Alliance has chosen HaLow as the mark vendors can display on products that support low-power Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things.
- January 05, 2016
05 Jan'16
Breaking news: Windows 10 is doing... okay!
It's too early to know for sure, but new data from Microsoft suggests that giving your operating system away for free might just be good for sales.
- January 05, 2016
05 Jan'16
Free public communications network rolls out in New York City
Communication hubs will provide free public Wi-Fi, voice and video calls, device charging and tablets for internet browsing, access to city services, maps and directions.
- January 04, 2016
04 Jan'16
BlackEnergy malware destroys data at Ukraine enterprises
Russian-based threat actors were accused of attacking media outlets and electric companies in the Ukraine using BlackEnergy malware.
- January 04, 2016
04 Jan'16
Healthcare cybersecurity task force will educate providers
The Department of Health and Human Services is in charge of assembling a healthcare cybersecurity group, which will evaluate other industries and apply their lessons to healthcare.
- January 04, 2016
04 Jan'16
Software asset management at risk from SQL Server blind spot
Lack of adequate software asset management tools is leaving IT departments in the dark over Microsoft licensing, says the Campaign for Clear Licensing.
- December 31, 2015
31 Dec'15
StackEngine acquisition aims to fuel Oracle Public Cloud
Oracle is investing in container management technology for Docker through an acquisition of cloud computing startup StackEngine, which provides a platform for managing Docker applications.
- December 30, 2015
30 Dec'15
Which storage vendors face most pressure in 2016?
EMC and Dell face the pressures of a $67 billion merger in 2016, but it will be a pivotal year for other storage vendors as well among declining sales and splits.
- December 30, 2015
30 Dec'15
Top SearchAWS news stories of 2015
Cloud customers keep their ears to the ground to keep up with new AWS information, particularly when it comes to service issues. These five news stories were most popular on SearchAWS in 2015.
- December 29, 2015
29 Dec'15
SDN expected to spike in production environments
Next year is expected to be a breakout year for SDN development, as a large number of enterprises and service providers take their projects into production.
- December 29, 2015
29 Dec'15
Dell-EMC wasn't the only storage disruption in 2015
Dell's move to gobble up EMC for $67 billion was the largest disruption in a year full of changes and new technologies for the data storage industry in 2015.
- December 29, 2015
29 Dec'15
Microsoft cloud telephony presents challenges
Microsoft's new Office 365 E5 suite includes cloud telephony services, but the software faces some challenges with deployment and business adoption.
- December 29, 2015
29 Dec'15
The biggest hyper-converged developments this year
The hyper-convergence market expanded to include bigger storage vendors in 2015, while also moving the market along through the development of new partnerships.
- December 28, 2015
28 Dec'15
Slack courts developers in team collaboration tools race
In an effort to be more competitive in the team collaboration tools space, Slack is offering $80 million to developers who build integrated applications.
- December 28, 2015
28 Dec'15
Top virtual storage management tips of 2015
When it comes to managing virtual server environments, readers were most interested in technologies new to the market, such as Docker containers and VMware VVOLs.
- December 28, 2015
28 Dec'15
Where does SAP NetWeaver 7.5 fit in the integration puzzle?
SAP's integration landscape is crowded with products, including SAP NetWeaver 7.5, HANA Cloud Platform and HANA Cloud Integration. So, what's your best option?
- December 28, 2015
28 Dec'15
Commvault IntelliSnap partnerships eye more thorough backup
Commvault partners with NetApp and Infinidat on IntelliSnap to simplify increasingly popular snapshot management and for a more inclusive backup offering.
- December 24, 2015
24 Dec'15
Analytics, social, employee engagement are keys for HR in 2016
Analysts from Deloitte, Forrester and Nucleus Research predict performance management, social media and employee engagement will lead HCM software trends in the coming year.
- December 23, 2015
23 Dec'15
Microsoft announces plans to buy startup Talko
This past year saw a surge of mergers and acquisitions among UC services, most recently with Microsoft buying startup Talko. Experts think this trend will continue in 2016.
- December 23, 2015
23 Dec'15
NSA implicated in Juniper firewall, VPN backdoors
Juniper firewalls are reportedly vulnerable to two serious backdoors, and the NSA may be at least indirectly responsible for one that exposes VPN data.
- December 22, 2015
22 Dec'15
Top SDN news stories of 2015
Our most-read SDN news stories of the year reveal a collective obsession with SD-WAN, as well as a strong interest in the future of open SDN.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
Cisco partners will see summits shift to fall
Cisco plans to move its Partner Summit to the fall, starting in Nov. 2016. The move aims to pull together Cisco partners and the field sales organization.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
DR 2015: Growing DRaaS landscape targets SMBs
In 2015, the number of DRaaS vendors increased and products improved, but cloud disaster recovery is still having trouble finding favor in large organizations.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
Top Microsoft Azure cloud service upgrades of 2015
The Microsoft Azure cloud service solidified itself as the top alternative to AWS in 2015 with an improved portal, more partnerships and upgrades around big data and containers.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
Recapping the top trends in unified communications
In 2015, intriguing developments shaped the unified communications industry, highlighted in part by the emergence of Skype for Business, and the impact of WebRTC and VoIP technology.
- December 21, 2015
21 Dec'15
Wi-Fi, network analytics pace tech trends in 2015
SearchNetworking recaps some of the leading 2015 tech trends in networking, spanning network security, wireless technologies and data center infrastructure.
- December 18, 2015
18 Dec'15
StorSimple hybrid storage adds file-sharing workloads
Microsoft rolled out a series of updates to StorSimple to extend its hybrid cloud storage capabilities to more workloads on-premises and in the cloud.
- December 18, 2015
18 Dec'15
Docker gets easier as features, tools expand
Docker could become the next generation compute platform, and even replace server virtualization, but the container technology has some growing up to do first.
- December 18, 2015
18 Dec'15
CISA passed, with privacy protections removed
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act passed after being added to the emergency budget omnibus bill, but critics warned the privacy protections have been stripped out.
- December 17, 2015
17 Dec'15
Encryption backdoors won't help law enforcement
Strong encryption and encryption backdoors have become hot topics in the world of lawmakers and politicians, but security experts said those people don't understand the problem.
- December 17, 2015
17 Dec'15
Hyper-converged vendor Nimboxx shuts down
Nimboxx execs won't confirm the company's status, but signs point to the hyper-convergence startup pulling the plug on its technology 18 months after launch.
- December 17, 2015
17 Dec'15
Amazon Aurora adds encryption at rest
Amazon's Aurora database now offers encryption at rest, which could help with international data security concerns as European law is clarified.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
Five expert flash storage tips
Here are the top-five pieces of flash storage advice our expert analysts provided in 2015 -- from selecting an array to avoiding prevalent flash storage myths.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
Top cloud storage tips of 2015
We took a look back at the expert advice on SearchCloudStorage over the past year to bring you the five most important cloud storage takeaways in 2015.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
Top 2015 flash storage industry news and trends
Flash storage vendors had a big year in 2015. These five news stories paint a picture of where the flash industry is headed and what users can expect in their data centers.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
Another malware campaign abuses public cloud services
Security researchers at Zscaler discovered a new Spy Banker Trojan campaign that's leveraging Google's public cloud services as a hosting platform.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
Companies take the middle road with hybrid cloud
The hype surrounding public cloud has died down, as customers are targeting hybrid cloud technology for its flexibility and to keep some data securely on premises.
- December 16, 2015
16 Dec'15
A reseller's guide to the Star Wars galaxy
Have you ever thought about reselling X-wing starfighters? Or what your value add might be in the lightsaber market? Sean McGrath takes a look at making Star Wars tech a reality.
- December 15, 2015
15 Dec'15
Hyper-convergence made inroads in 2015
VMware OEM partners that signed on to sell EVO:RAIL appliances, pioneers and large vendors new to the hyper-convergence market jockeyed for storage customers in 2015.
- December 15, 2015
15 Dec'15
HPE updates NNMi to tackle network virtualization
Hewlett Packard Enterprise's latest version of NNMi fills a need for better software tools to manage virtualized networks.
- December 15, 2015
15 Dec'15
Dell EMC mega deal: One hurdle down, a few hundred more to go
Dell and EMC aren't content with the 'largest deal ever in technology industry' badge. It seems they're now gunning for the 'most complicated acquisition of all time' too.
- December 15, 2015
15 Dec'15
Microsoft Kerberos vulnerability can't be patched
A new blog post details authentication vulnerabilities in Microsoft Kerberos that cannot be patched and could lead to attackers having free reign over systems.
- December 14, 2015
14 Dec'15
Dell puts partners at the top of his New Year's resolutions
Michael Dell has shared his resolutions for the year ahead and they include some thoughts about the channel.
- December 14, 2015
14 Dec'15
All-flash arrays, TLC 3D NAND emerge in flash storage market
Visions of an all-flash data center remain elusive, but enterprises in the flash storage market this year took advantage of choice, diversity in solid state storage.
- December 14, 2015
14 Dec'15
Symantec retires root certificate
Symantec announced it will retire one of its root certificates because it was based on older security and Google made sure users knew the risks.
- December 11, 2015
11 Dec'15
Polycom phones support Microsoft telephony
Polycom's line-of-business phones now offer support for Microsoft's telephony service, while the conferencing services market is seeing a shift toward video.
- December 11, 2015
11 Dec'15
Virtustream seen as good for EMC-VMware cloud venture
Investors may have objections to the deal, but analysts and users see a lot of upside to the EMC-VMware joint cloud venture, with the EMC-acquired Virtustream at its center.
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Oracle preps for AWS cloud showdown
With its refreshed cloud services portfolio, Oracle hopes to become a force in the enterprise cloud market. But is it enough to win customer mind share from leader AWS?
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
FBI admits use of zero-day exploits
The FBI has admitted to using zero-day exploits rather than disclosing them, and experts say this should not be a surprise considering the history of federal agency actions.
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Pulse Secure to tackle cloud authentication issues
Following its split from Juniper Networks, Pulse Secure looks to take on cloud access and authentication problems with a new product.
- December 10, 2015
10 Dec'15
Senator to push encryption backdoor legislation
FBI Director James Comey is sticking to the message that the FBI doesn't want encryption backdoor legislation, but one senator doesn't expect companies to comply without the legal impetus.
- December 09, 2015
09 Dec'15
Five key disaster recovery best practices of 2015
The top disaster recovery best practices of 2015 include asking the right questions of DRaaS providers, and instituting proper DR planning and testing.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
Microsoft shuts down font handling flaw
Microsoft ended the security cycle of 2015 by releasing eight critical bulletins, including details on a font exploit.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
SonicWall, Quest futures in question amid potential sale
SonicWall and Quest Software users, who endured Dell's acquisition three years ago, face more uncertainty, as Dell reportedly considers the sale of those companies to reduce debt.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
Holiday temporary workers lead to bad access management
A new report showed that while retail companies are confident in their security, many use bad access management practices with temporary workers brought in for the holiday season.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
InterModal Data unveils Web-scale storage software
Startup InterModal Data introduced its Web-scale storage software that runs on commodity hardware, and is designed to scale to thousands of storage and performance nodes.
- December 08, 2015
08 Dec'15
Juniper line cards up performance of MX Series
Juniper Networks plans to release in the first half of next year three line cards that will boost the performance of the Juniper MX Series routers.
- December 07, 2015
07 Dec'15
NetSuite channel seizing the higher ground
Cloud-based ERP specialist NetSuite has seen its channel move wholeheartedly into enterprise sales
- December 07, 2015
07 Dec'15
Global operation targets Dorkbot botnet
The latest international operation against cyber criminals included seizing domains to disrupt the Dorkbot operators’ capacity to control their victims’ computers
- December 07, 2015
07 Dec'15
Building regulations will drive IoT in offices
Gartner predicts 1.6 billion connected things will be used by smart cities in 2016, an increase of 39% from 2015
- December 07, 2015
07 Dec'15
HPE Helion cloud brokerage supplants its defunct public cloud
With its public cloud soon a thing of the past, the HPE cloud strategy around hybrid management continues to take shape with Helion Managed Cloud Broker.
- December 04, 2015
04 Dec'15
AWS to manage Microsoft Active Directory as a service
Amazon continues its competitive push against Microsoft with a new way of deploying Active Directory in its cloud.
- December 04, 2015
04 Dec'15
China arrests hackers accused of OPM breach
Hackers arrested by the Chinese government are allegedly the criminals behind the OPM breach, but experts want more evidence before trusting China.
- December 04, 2015
04 Dec'15
HPE pushes Azure after axing Helion public cloud
With the HP split complete, HPE customers can expect to see a stronger hybrid cloud push tied to Microsoft Azure and new cloud server systems.
- December 04, 2015
04 Dec'15
Software may be Samsung's saving grace
Samsung made a change at the top of its mobile segment to take on Apple by differentiating its devices through its software, rather than its hardware.