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- July 07, 2015
07 Jul'15
Avoid storage problems in Exchange 2013
Properly sizing an Exchange 2013 deployment protects it from future performance issues resulting from storage bottlenecks.
- July 06, 2015
06 Jul'15
Hacking Team responds to massive data breach
Controversial Italian surveillance software firm Hacking Team was attacked, resulting in a 400GB leak of sensitive data. The response from the Hacking Team was threatening, but may have been part of the attack.
- July 06, 2015
06 Jul'15
Mobile payment systems on the rise: Who is liable for fraud?
Infosec professionals worry that mobile payment systems will increase the risk of data breaches, but experts argue their fears are overblown.
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- July 02, 2015
02 Jul'15
Tablets replace need for multiple devices in the enterprise
Far from being a companion device, tablet computers are increasingly being deployed as the only device for certain groups of users.
- July 02, 2015
02 Jul'15
HP files Form 10, reveals possible channel setbacks
HP has taken a significant step towards a split, by filing to make HP Enterprise an independent company.
- July 02, 2015
02 Jul'15
AWS outage concerns hit enterprise
AWS outages are fewer and less frequent, but the cause of an outage this week has IT pros feeling apprehensive.
- July 01, 2015
01 Jul'15
CipherCloud and CSA lead calls for cloud security open APIs
The pair have teamed up to create a working group that will guide the industry on how to make the cloud more secure, but in an open way.
- July 01, 2015
01 Jul'15
Rights group ACLU opposes extended NSA phone surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will argue the Freedom Act does not authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to collect phone data in bulk.
- July 01, 2015
01 Jul'15
No support means just that for Windows Server 2003 users
Vendors, resellers and analysts are all warning that after 14 July those users still on Windows Server 2003 will be in a lonely place.
- July 01, 2015
01 Jul'15
Cisco to use OpenDNS to spot IoT threats
Cisco plans to acquire OpenDNS and use its security-as-a-service products to reduce the number of IoT threats customers face.
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- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Cloud credits: the pennies from heaven for startups
Public cloud credits are becoming table stakes in the world of startups, where vendors continue to fish for the next big thing to fill their balance sheets.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Ellison says Oracle cloud services suite is now complete
The addition of more than two dozen cloud computing services will allow users to move everything in their data centers to the Oracle cloud, according to CTO Larry Ellison.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Cloud computing demands new IT mindset
While there's a long list of technical tasks involved in a cloud migration, one of an organization's biggest hurdles to the cloud is its culture.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Stolen passwords from government agencies leaked
A report reveals that many stolen US government agency passwords traveled across the Web, including credentials from OPM, which was recently breached due to stolen passwords.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Why support for cloud identity standards is growing
Open standards around identity and authentication are gaining popularity. So what -- and who -- is driving the movement?
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Cisco boosts cloud security presence with OpenDNS deal
Cisco added another major piece to its growing security portfolio with an agreement to acquire cloud security provider OpenDNS.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
DDN plans hyper-converged system for late 2015
DataDirect Networks announces plans for a hyper-converged system that can scale to petabytes, along with capacity improvements for its WOS platform.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Condusiv adds analytical engine to boost performance
Condusiv adds an analytical engine to its V-locity software that boosts I/O performance in Microsoft environments.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Red Hat shows off next year's roadmap for Ceph, Gluster
Red Hat's roadmap for Ceph and Gluster products include a unified management console, support for containers and protocol/interface expansion.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
NexGen ioControl plugs into vSphere 6, supports VVOLs, NVMe
NexGen Storage integrates vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) to help VMware customers prepare for VVOL adoption.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
Mobile security still not at the finish line
Mobile security has come a long way, but organizations still have to address many sizable gaps.
- June 30, 2015
30 Jun'15
AWS condenses TLS with s2n
A slimmed-down, Amazon-created version of the Transport Layer Security standard has been open sourced. Will it head off future cloud reboots?
- June 29, 2015
29 Jun'15
Oracle, Red Hat join the MBaaS fray
Oracle and Red Hat have both introduced mobile backend services to gain new customers for their other cloud services.
- June 29, 2015
29 Jun'15
Informatica lifts lid on cloud data worries
Just putting data into the cloud and forgetting about it is not an option for users concerned they do not have a handle on the risks facing their information.
- June 29, 2015
29 Jun'15
Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities
Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of Internet of Things deployments.
- June 29, 2015
29 Jun'15
Docker container adoption emulates that of VMs
Storage admins may find the container concept familiar, even if the terminology seems new; in some ways it's similar to using VMs.
- June 29, 2015
29 Jun'15
Red Hat encourages ARM server exploration
RHEL on ARM servers has developers envisioning new apps, but the hardware and software ecosystem for 64-bit ARM is still just a vision.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
Nadella getting ready to make some 'tough choices' at Microsoft
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has emailed staff to warn them that it faces some tough choices as it goes after growth.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
Business urged to patch Cisco SSH vulnerability
The presence of a default authorized SSH key could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to connect to the affected system with the privileges of the root user, Cisco warns.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
AWS thinks outside the box for container-based cloud
Docker and other container options are gaining popularity. And AWS is diving into the technology, possibly with an eye on native containerization.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
Red Hat customers want new price model for Ceph storage
Red Hat plans changes to subscription pricing model for Ceph software based on customer feedback, according to the director of product management.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
RubyGems client vulnerable to DNS redirection
RubyGems software packaging client was found to have a DNS vulnerability that redirects users to malicious gem servers.
- June 26, 2015
26 Jun'15
Hadoop upgrades boost SAP HANA IoT capabilities
SAP HANA’s new Service Pack 10 release is geared to big data, remote synching across the enterprise.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
Red Hat storage gets new versions of Ceph, Gluster
Red Hat storage boosts performance and scalability with a new version of Ceph and adds erasure coding and automatic tiering with an update to Gluster.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
Blackberry sales decline, but software and services on the rise
Times remain hard for the beleaguered phone-maker, but traction in software and services suggest there is still a future.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
RHEV roadmap reveals new features and challenges
Red Hat is adding features to its virtualization software to stay competitive, but is also worried about staying relevant as the industry moves to embrace cloud and containers.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
OPM breach could affect millions more than initial estimates
The OPM director told a Senate hearing that passwords stolen from a contractor led to the OPM breach. Now, her job is on the line and the number of breached records could be on the rise.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
Basic apps outweigh business-critical for mobile users
These days, plenty of desktop apps have a mobile equivalent or can be converted. But mobilizing business-critical apps may be futile.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
Box, IBM team up for apps, analytics
With new agreement, Box's EFSS technology will be part of IBM's products, and Box will benefit from IBM's analytics and enterprise acumen.
- June 25, 2015
25 Jun'15
Red Hat cloud strategy continues open source legacy
The Red Hat cloud strategy is building on popular open source technologies OpenStack and Docker for its IaaS and PaaS offerings.
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
Windows10 set for strong adoption
The majority of the IT professionals quizzed by Spiceworks have indicated that they will be adopting Windows 10 in the next couple of years.
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
AWS shops turn to Amazon partners for log management
Amazon services produce an avalanche of log data. How can IT pros sort that data into actionable information?
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
Oracle's total revenue doesn't measure up in Q4
Oracle PaaS and SaaS sales are up in Oracle's 2015 fourth quarter financial report. Total revenue and earnings per share are lower than analysts predicted.
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
Juniper, Ruckus partner against Cisco, HP in enterprise Wi-Fi
Juniper Networks has partnered with Ruckus Wireless to become a stronger competitor against Cisco and HP in the enterprise W-Fi market.
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
Box and Big Blue announce global partnership
A week after announcing a new partnership with Microsoft, Box and IBM have announced a new agreement, which will see an integration of their respective technologies.
- June 24, 2015
24 Jun'15
Drone-based video conferencing service takes off
Despite strict federal aviation rules, Vidyo and Stampede tout the benefits of the video conferencing service, including governmental and industrial uses.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Data chaos threatens to undermine BI success
Research commissioned by Splunk has found that many customers are still not using BI tools to get on top of data complexity issues.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Business needs hamper financial services cyber security
The requirement for financial services businesses to maintain real-time connection to the global economy impairs security precautions, says Websense.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Docker shores up container capabilities and ecosystem
Docker networking limitations have hindered production use of containers, but a new feature adds much-needed flexibility.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
NIST guidance pushes data security for contractors
With the recent OPM breach raising questions about the security of federal data within the government, NIST has issued new guidelines in order to secure data stored by federal contractors outside government facilities.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
AWS EMR sparks data analytics performance
Amazon Elastic MapReduce has embraced Apache Spark, reflecting an industry shift around big data analytics.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Oracle goes after AWS and Hana with cloud add-ons
Oracle has extended its cloud platform with a set of features it hopes will entice existing customers to migrate to the cloud.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Breqwatr adds preconfigured OpenStack storage cloud appliance
Toronto-based Breqwatr delivers a hyper-converged, all-flash OpenStack appliance for private cloud storage.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
AWS' burstable T2 instance line expands
A new AWS T2.large instance boosts support for testing apps that need more performance, but IT pros cite several reasons the T2.large isn't for use in production.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Arista's latest network automation tools aimed at enterprises
Arista introduces network automation tools with enterprise features like network-wide rollback.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
TechTarget survey: Network security tops 2015 IT challenges
Any enterprise is vulnerable to a network breach. Almost half of IT pros surveyed say network security is their top networking challenge in 2015.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Zadara supports Docker containers in AWS
Zadara adds Docker containers and snapshot support inside Amazon Web Services for its VPSA storage as a service offering.
- June 23, 2015
23 Jun'15
Survey shows SD-WAN interest but limited deployment
SD-WAN is creating a lot of buzz this year, but a new TechTarget survey shows that actual deployment will be limited this year, despite the number of new and traditional vendors in the market.
- June 22, 2015
22 Jun'15
Oracle demo points toward zero-touch NaaS deployments
Oracle is looking to use a demonstration project it led at a TM Forum conference to help telecom companies design hybrid network services mixing physical and virtual infrastructure.
- June 22, 2015
22 Jun'15
Enterprises battle cultural changes from SDN development
Enterprises say retraining and cultural changes stemming from SDN development are more difficult to solve than technological challenges.
- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Enterprise adoption of hybrid devices tipped to soar post-Windows
Enterprise IT departments should consider hybrid devices in their post-Windows 7 migration plans, claims Gartner.
- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Veritas plans to revive backup fortunes with big data analytics
Symantec spin-out Veritas plans major backup product releases that leverage metadata to make backups more efficient and unlock valuable information via big data capabilities.
- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Study finds most DLP policy violations caused by cloud services
A new report from Netskope finds copious DLP violations in enterprises' cloud apps due to insufficient cloud storage security.
- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Cohesity wants to scrunch secondary storage into one platform
Cohesity rolls out early-access appliance that aims to remove the need for multiple storage products by converging secondary storage workflows.
- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Barracuda Backup expands to include Microsoft Office 365
Barracuda joins vendors such as EMC Spanning, Druva, and Asigra in protecting Microsoft Exchange, OneDrive apps with Barracuda Backup 6.1.
- June 18, 2015
18 Jun'15
Nadella delivers a fresh org chart as Microsoft restructures
Resellers will have a fresh structure to familiarize themselves with as Microsoft's CEO outlines a company restructure.
- June 18, 2015
18 Jun'15
Oracle sets sights on cloud in shift from perpetual licensing
Oracle reports Q4 operating income of $4B on revenues of $10.7B as it turns from software licensing towards 'stunningly profitable' cloud business.
- June 18, 2015
18 Jun'15
Ten IT trends poised to change the data center
There's technology hype and then there are true trends that affect data centers long-term. These 10 trends are sure to have an impact beyond 2015.
- June 18, 2015
18 Jun'15
EMC releases Docker plug-ins for XtremIO, ScaleIO
Docker containers store application's logic, but not data. EMC said its custom drivers preserve data persistence of containerized apps.
- June 18, 2015
18 Jun'15
Carriers say open SDN is the future
AT&T and other carriers tell attendees at the Open Networking Summit they're committed to moving to open SDN. Google unveils Jupiter SDN platform at ONS.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Colos tighten security to keep convicts out
Organizations seeking colo data center space are now asking more questions -- many of them detailed -- about the physical security of the data center.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Asigra launches appliance with cloud backup software
Asigra said it will ship backup appliances preconfigured with Asigra Cloud Backup software; the goal is to make it easier for service providers to offer cloud-based backup.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Enterprises will take up wearables for IoT, say researchers
Enterprise information security may need re-evaluating as researchers predict wearables could become an interface to the industrial internet of things.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Mobile flaw leaves Samsung devices vulnerable
A flaw in the default keyboard found on many Samsung Galaxy Android devices may leave as many as 600 million devices at risk for a man-in-the-middle attack.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Druva inSync adds cloud-to-cloud backup for Office 365
Druva expands into cloud-to-cloud data protection and data governance for SaaS platforms by adding support for Microsoft Office 365.
- June 17, 2015
17 Jun'15
Ubiety Room turns desktops into video conferencing systems
Collaboration Squared launches its Ubiety Room cloud video conferencing service that promises interoperability without having to buy additional hardware.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
AWS Lambda cuts EC2 costs, boosts cloud efficiency
Will Lambda change the face of cloud computing as we know it? Some IT pros think so as they weigh its uses and how it compares to containers.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
Connected Data Transporter software add-on syncs NAS files
Connected Data Connector software upgrade gives on-premises enterprise NAS devices the ability to sync files with Connected Data Transporter folders.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
Redefining the cloud service broker
Cloud service brokers tackle a multitude of important tasks that can make or break a move to the cloud.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
VMware takes aim at Microsoft with Identity Manager
VMware continues to integrate AirWatch with other parts of its business, and now Identity Manager ties it to vCloud Air and vRealize.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
Silver Peak appliance improves hybrid WANs
Silver Peak has released an appliance that lowers networking costs by providing more traffic control in a hybrid WAN.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
Android Security Rewards are more than bug bounties
Google launches new Android Security Rewards program that goes beyond traditional bug bounties and offers monetary rewards for security development.
- June 16, 2015
16 Jun'15
Hackers breach cloud-based password manager LastPass
LastPass, a cloud-based password manager, disclosed that it had suffered a data breach and that customer email addresses, password hashes and other information were compromised.
- June 15, 2015
15 Jun'15
Chinese hackers are by-passing web privacy tools, say researchers
A new Chinese watering hole attack is exposing the details of visitors to certain websites even if they are using Tor browsers or VPNs, researchers have found.
- June 15, 2015
15 Jun'15
Indian suppliers investigated by US authorities over potential visa abuse
US government investigates potential breaches of immigration rules by IT suppliers.
- June 15, 2015
15 Jun'15
Google Cloud Platform goes on the offensive
Google Cloud Platform enterprise customers were on full display last week as the tech giant tried to counter the notion that it's failing in that market.
- June 15, 2015
15 Jun'15
Catalogic adds VADP in ECX upgrade, hints at IBM, EMC support
Version 2.1 of Catalogic ECX copy data management software uses VADP to tell storage systems to move array-based snapshots to Catalogic host.
- June 12, 2015
12 Jun'15
Apple VPP unties bulk apps from Apple IDs
Apple will update the Volume Purchasing Program in iOS 9 in a way that should alleviate headaches for IT and users.
- June 12, 2015
12 Jun'15
Cisco widens SDN use on Nexus switches
Cisco is using open SDN technology to make its Nexus switches more appealing to services providers, enterprises.
- June 12, 2015
12 Jun'15
Cloud Expo showcases cloud prowess, security issues
Experts at the bi-annual event highlight concerns over cloud security even as cloud use cases grow in size.
- June 12, 2015
12 Jun'15
Unify bulks up UC platforms, channel partner program
Unify is expanding its market reach by updating its OpenScape UC platforms for channel partner resale to SMB and midmarket organizations.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Cisco channels its friends to join Intercloud Marketplace
Cisco added 35 vendors to its Intercloud Marketplace to build IT a one-stop portal for cloud management.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Nutanix’s Acropolis free hypervisor takes aim at VMware
Hyper-converged server/storage pioneer launches free-of-charge hypervisor in an explicit move to tempt customers from existing VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V deployments.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Duqu 2.0 exploits up to three zero-day vulnerabilities
The first strain of Duqu malware was found in late 2011. Now three and a half years later, Duqu 2.0 has emerged and is exploiting as many as three zero-day vulnerabilities in a new attack campaign.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Dark Web scanner promises to cut data breach detection time
As the focus of security moves to detection and response, a new product aims to find stolen corporate data within seconds or minutes of a data breach occurring by crawling the dark Web, but one expert questions the need for such a product.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
U.S., U.K. government agencies join FIDO Alliance
Agencies from U.S. and U.K. governments now support the FIDO Alliance and its open standards for passwordless authentication.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Enterprises make way for the multi-cloud model
Enterprises that want greater flexibility will start to deploy a mix of IaaS platforms. But interoperability issues must be addressed first.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Cisco Live: Robbins to pursue simplicity as Cisco CEO
As Cisco CEO, Chuck Robbins says he will make deploying and using the company's products easier for customers.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
Amazon opens the kimono on AWS EFS
AWS officials discussed the features customers can expect at the launch of AWS EFS, as well as what's still on the roadmap, at a TechConnect event.
- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
SolidFire storage ramps up enterprise data protection with Oxygen OS
SolidFire Oxygen operating system adds synchronous replication, snapshot replication and scheduling, and security features to all-flash array platform.