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June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18
Microsoft eyes open source Azure adoption from GitHub buy

Microsoft's ongoing détente with the open source community advances with a deal to purchase GitHub, the world's largest open source code repository.
June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18
Scality Ring 7.4 release seeks to ease deployment

Scality Ring 7.4 file and object storage software takes aim at easing installation and ongoing management, adds lower-cost three-server entry configuration.
June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18
Microsoft buys GitHub, sends shockwave through IT

Microsoft's $7.5 billion blockbuster deal for GitHub is a sea change for the IT market, as an enterprise software bellwether with legacy baggage snaps up an open source DevOps darling.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
VMware preparing cloud version of NSX

A VMware researcher says the company is preparing a new version of NSX networking for public clouds and expects the technology to be available in about a year.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
Q&A: Luis Murguia, SAP

SAP is sitting down with partners and customers in Orlando next week but before that one of its senior channel executives was prepared to give a update about its reseller base.
June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18
Sophos partners adopt MSP model as clients outsource security

Sophos said it will look to provide its partners with greater access to its in-house expertise as the security vendor's partner base moves toward the MSP model; more news from the week.
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Veeam lays groundwork for data management vision

Noting that 'data is the currency of the enterprise,' Veeam is taking its platform beyond protection and into more management. VeeamON 2018 laid the groundwork for its strategy.
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Green House Data merger boosts Microsoft consulting skills

The Green House Data merger with Infront Consulting Group lets the combined entity offer a range of offerings, from upfront consulting to ongoing managed services.
May 30, 2018 30 May'18
National security requests on the rise for Apple devices

The latest semiannual Apple transparency report showed national security requests on the rise and one expert questioned whether Apple could do more to be open about requests.
May 29, 2018 29 May'18
Pure Storage gives its flash software more oomph

Pure Storage adds software for building, managing and protecting data in containers, clouds, VMs and on premises. Pure ES2 subscription offers a managed on-premises cloud.
May 25, 2018 25 May'18
Dragos: Don't get carried away with ICS threats

Dragos' Robert Lee talks with SearchSecurity at RSA Conference 2018 about why there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of ICS security, despite growing threats.
May 25, 2018 25 May'18
Appirio signs FinancialForce PSA software pact

Under a new agreement, cloud consultancy Appirio revealed it plans to build a FinancialForce PSA sales and implementation practice; other IT channel news from the week.
May 24, 2018 24 May'18
FBI sinkholes VPNFilter malware from APT 28

New malware, dubbed 'VPNfilter' by Cisco Talos, infected 500,000 devices and triggered action from Justice Department, which seized and sinkholed the botnet's domain.
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Oh, what a 'Wicked' botnet we weave

Fortinet researchers uncovered a new variant of the Mirai malware, known as the Wicked botnet, which targets vulnerable IoT devices and uses multiple existing exploits.
May 18, 2018 18 May'18
FireEye Helix, revamped pricing spark channel business

Security vendor FireEye has revamped pricing, expanded rebates and is looking to bolster FireEye partners with service opportunities around FireEye Helix; other news from the week.