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- May 01, 2015
01 May'15
Is the IT talent gap fact or fiction?
The perceived IT shortage of talent may be exaggerated; natural biases and hiring processes seem to be ruling out appropriate candidates.
- May 01, 2015
01 May'15
EMC World preview: What does the future hold?
EMC will roll out products in its Data Domain, XtremIO and ViPR platforms at EMC World 2015, but what about a CEO succession plan?
- May 01, 2015
01 May'15
Microsoft Azure CTO examines cloud service provider security
Azure CTO Mark Russinovich offered a behind-the-scenes look at Microsoft's cloud security practices and customer case studies at RSA Conference 2015.
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- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
QNAP announces TS-451U and TS-x53U Turbo NAS products
QNAP added to its TurboNAS portfolio with a rackmount version of a popular desktop model and a series of NAS devices aimed at SMBs.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
Dell aims DR backup appliances at larger workloads
Dell moves to take its DR backup appliances upstream with more capacity, faster ingest rates and VTL connectivity.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
Citrix backs OpenStack, continues CloudStack support
What CloudStack lacks in corporate sponsorships it makes up for in user appeal and isn't going away any time soon.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
CSX bolsters network monitoring with NetScout
CSX is keeping tabs on its vital communications and signaling infrastructure by upgrading its network monitoring capabilities.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
In era of IoT, enterprise WLANs become more strategic
An enterprise mobile strategy that relies on legacy infrastructure can't keep pace with innovation in wireless and the Internet of Things, say IT pros.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
The politics behind the Cisco vs. Microsoft decision
The Cisco vs. Microsoft decision doesn’t always come down to features and cost. Sometimes, organizational politics come into play.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
Is a Salesforce buyout on the horizon?
Only a few companies could afford to buy Salesforce.com. Is a buyout on the horizon, though?
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- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
New study spotlights big data's role in government security
Security data analytics are a must-have for government agencies to stay one step ahead of cyber attackers, according to a study conducted by MeriTalk.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
Sapphire Now show could fill in S/4HANA roadmap
While the major ERP rewrite takes center stage, attendees will also look for progress on Fiori UX and SAP Business Network.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
HDS says its storage platforms defined by software
Hitachi Data Systems storage strategy leans heavily to software development as it looks to adapt to changes in the market.
- April 30, 2015
30 Apr'15
Google's Kubernetes an early leader in container orchestration
Google's Kubernetes open source project has generated considerable traction in the bourgeoning container orchestration space.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
TIBCO entrusts its cloud analytics tools to AWS
TIBCO will standardize its cloud analytics products on AWS and hopes to integrate R language components with Redshift.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
Cisco boosts ACI with FirePower
Cisco blends threat protection to its ACI portfolio to enable security policies.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
Secunia: EOL software is a big risk
Secunia's quarterly Personal Software Inspector (PSI) report shows that while OS and application patching has remained steady, users may be ignoring end-of-life software and the risks associated with it.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
RSA 2015: Get security from compliance and vice versa
At an RSA Conference 2015 session, finance information security officer Steve Winterfeld explained why having complementary IT security and compliance strategies requires leadership buy-in and cooperation.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
Newcomer Infinidat reveals InfiniBox array
Moshe Yanai's newest venture launches its InfiniBox hyperscale storage array and says it already has close to 100 customers.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
Why attackers love hacking SSL -- and how to defend against them
As SSL traffic increases, so inevitably will the number of attacks using it to hide. A session at RSA Conference 2015 explained why hackers love SSL, and how enterprises can defend against them.
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
Backup Exec 15 important for Symantec and long-time customers
Symantec's release of Backup Exec 15 is the vendor's latest attempt to turn around the fortunes of its popular SMB backup software platform.
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
SanDisk waves its Nand over SX350 PCIe SSD cards
SanDisk uses its own flash chips to create SX350 line of PCIe SSD, with claims of a drop in price per gigabyte by as much as 61%
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
Dell boosts SSL traffic protection with SonicWALL TZ overhaul
The latest Dell SonicWALL TZ is faster than previous firewall models and better equipped to protect SSL traffic.
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
Extreme Networks SDN platform gets Skype for Business support
The latest version of the Extreme Networks SDN platform uses OpenDaylight to prioritize Skype for Business video conferencing.
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
AWS cloud bigger than Google, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce
Amazon Web Services (AWS) remains the leader in the cloud infrastructure services market, but competitors are carving out their own niches
- April 28, 2015
28 Apr'15
Insider threat programs need people, not technology
A panel discussion at RSA Conference 2015 outlined strategic methods enterprises can use to build and advocate for an insider threat program.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Obama’s emails accessed in White House breach, say officials
Hackers accessed confidential emails of the US president when they breached White House computer networks in late 2014.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Is healthcare data security a unique challenge?
At an RSA Conference 2015 discussion on healthcare data security, experts with decades of experience perceive a unique challenge, while security pros see similarities with other verticals.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Accenture and Oracle make enterprise cloud adoption push
Accenture and Oracle are embarking on a joint push to make it easier for public sector and financial services firms to move to cloud.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
HP modular switch readied for blazing 802.11ac Wi-Fi
HP's latest module for the HP 5400R z12 ensures the hardware can handle the throughput from 802.11ac access points. The HP modular switch competes with the Cisco Catalyst.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Microsoft's internal Azure Service Fabric to be public
Microsoft's Azure Service Fabric was created to simplify the creation of highly scalable apps and support massive stateful transactional loads.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
XSS bug found in WordPress core code
A researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a WordPress vulnerability leveraging stored XSS, which could lead to remote code execution on affected servers.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
DevOps and security: A perfect match?
At RSA Conference 2015, a pair of DevOps proponents explained why the nascent movement to integrate development and IT operations staff pays security dividends.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Blue Jeans, Arkadin partner in videoconferencing
UC provider Arkadin will resell Blue Jeans video service as part of a new partnership between the companies.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Capgemini to acquire iGate for $4bn
Capgemini is bolstering its US business and global delivery capabilities with the acquisition of iGate.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
Beware document-based malware, warns Sophos researcher
Hackers turn to document-based malware as users wise up to malicous email attachments and web links, warns Sophos research chief James Lyne.
- April 27, 2015
27 Apr'15
HP adds SDN capabilities to network for mobile and the IoT
HP unveils a software-defined network (SDN) visualization app to help customers on the move towards mobile workplaces.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
EMC results: Storage arrays falter as VMware marches on
EMC results show hardware revenues’ relative decline as storage rivals and alternative approaches emerge.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
Insecure coding causes problems with Android SSL
Researcher have found thousands of apps that feature insecure coding practices in implementing SSL protocols, which could lead to Android man-in-the-middle attacks.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
Microsoft profits drop year-on-year after restructuring costs
Microsoft's annual profits dropped again after it spent $190m on business restructuring and integrating Nokia Devices and Services business.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
VMware targets Citrix customers with UEM bundle
Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp customers who use vSphere can now use VMware for workspace management, too.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
Creating a safe identity proofing system
The U.S. government wants to solve the weaknesses in online ID proofing systems, but it needs the help of enterprise and security professionals in order to overcome privacy concerns and other issues.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
AWS a $5-billion business for Amazon
Amazon broke out AWS financial numbers for the first time this week, putting it squarely in the category of major enterprise IT vendors.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
ERP implementations still disappoint
The 2015 ERP report from Panorama Consulting Solutions also shows SAP outpacing Oracle and Microsoft on buyer shortlists.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
Red Hat VP: Storage could mimic Linux success
Red Hat vows to improve file and database-as-a-service features for its open source storage software while also planning to tackle hyper-convergence.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
Intel security head challenges industry at RSA Conference
Intel Security Group senior vice-president Chris Young challenges the information security industry to change its approach.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
Security portfolios need trimming, but how?
At a roundtable discussion at RSA Conference 2015, security admins pondered what to do about bloated security portfolios.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
Open source and cloud middleware grows
Gartner has reported a bigger focus on subscription-based licensing and open-source platforms in the middleware market.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
EC2 Container Service changes the app development game
AWS' EC2 Container Service tackles some network and security issues for Docker containers, though there's still room for scheduling improvements.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
What's next for Extreme Networks following exec shakeup
As Extreme Networks Inc. CEO steps down following a decline in revenue, the industry wonders what's next for the networking vendor.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
Microsoft Azure, Hyper-V added to bug bounty program
At RSA Conference 2015 Microsoft expanded its bug bounties. The program will now include three new products, including Azure and Hyper-V.
- April 23, 2015
23 Apr'15
Spectra Logic BlackPearl adds archiving support for 10 TB tape
Spectra Logic has tweaked S3 commands on BlackPearl archiving gateway to enable bulk transfer of objects to backend LTFS libraries.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
The state of cloud security and privacy: Has it improved in 2015?
At RSA Conference 2015 security officials from Microsoft, Google and more discussed cloud security and privacy improvements and top threats today.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Staffing, nascent tech not slowing threat intelligence
A Forrester analyst told RSA Conference 2015 attendees that enterprise threat intelligence programs are maturing, though obstacles like nascent technology and hard-to-find employees mean some firms may never reach full maturity.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Infosec still in the Dark Ages, says RSA president
It is time for information security to escape the Dark Ages, according to Amit Yoran, president of RSA, the security division of EMC.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Destructive cyber attacks making security a business concern
Destructive cyber attacks are driving a fundamental shift in the information security market, according to Microsoft.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Collaboration key to cyber security, says US security chief
Collaboration between governments and with the private sector key to improving global cyber security.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
VMware kicks of 2015 with an okay set of results
Revenue continues to grow at a healthy rate -- but not as healthy as the previous seven quarters.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Cloud infrastructure spend to hit $52bn in 2019
IDC shares five-year view of how it expects worldwide spending on both private and public cloud infrastructure to grow.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Real-world operations on converged infrastructures
Converged and hyper-converged infrastructure users say the bundled architecture changes daily operations in the data center.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Load DynamiX adds OpenStack protocols to storage testing product
Storage testing and validation provider adds OpenStack Swift and Cinder support to existing protocols in its Enterprise version 2.6 hardware.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
VMware jumps on open source, containers bandwagon
Criticized for proprietary lock-in, VMware's open source projects and container support may encourage developers to create cloud-native apps.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Dell lures buyers with lower 100 GbE switch price
Dell plans to sell a 100 GbE fabric switch at half the price of competing products to try to 'disrupt' the market through a low switch price.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Can the IoT find itself?
IoT discovery and federation controls are lacking. Benjamin Jun says the answer is to build better IoT federation and trust protocols.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Innovative 3-D printers on display at conference
Vendors broke new ground in practicality and affordability with these 3-D printers.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Damballa research quells mobile malware paranoia
An Atlanta-based threat prevention company says the chances of acquiring mobile malware infection are as slim as the chance of being struck by lightning.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
ALE Intelligent Fabric adds smarts to switches
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's Intelligent Fabric handles standard networking configuration tasks.
- April 22, 2015
22 Apr'15
Avaya to intro SDN-enabled switch line at Interop
Avaya SDN architecture includes a SDN-enabled Ethernet switch line, the ERS 5900 series. The switches will help extend SDN to the edge of the network.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
IBM does enough in Q1 to keep investors happy
IBM has delivered its latest set of quarterly numbers indicating that the business continues to expand in the cloud but contract in other areas.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
Qualys launches a three-pronged cloud security attack
Qualys introduced three new offerings at RSA Conference 2015, including an improved Web application firewall and a new cloud agent platform.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
Major cloud providers tackle security issues at RSA Conference
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others discussed a range of cloud security issues during a panel discussion at RSA Conference 2015.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
SIMDA botnet taken down
INTERPOL collaborates with Trend Micro, Microsoft and Kaspersky to take down botnet affecting 770,000 users.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
A timely improvement in Raytheon cyber security
Vista sells majority stake in security provider Websense to boost Raytheon cyber security defense amidst copious information breaches.
- April 21, 2015
21 Apr'15
BlackBerry acquires WatchDox for secure MCM
BlackBerry's focus on software and services continues with an acquisition that gives customers a secure enterprise file sync and share tool.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
IT faces uphill struggle in DevOps culture change
More than half of IT departments will struggle with new ways of running software development projects.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
WildPackets becomes network security vendor Savvius
WildPackets, a network performance vendor, shifts its focus to security and rebrands with a new name, Savvius Inc.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
Improved quality and cheaper hardware driving 3D printing growth
Canalys expects improvements in 3D printing technology will drive decent growth over the next few years as the market starts to expand.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
Cloud infrastructure accounts for 30% of all IT spending
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker found that cloud infrastructure in Q4 2014 accounted nearly a third of global IT spending.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
Long-awaited CSA-(ISC)2 cloud security certification
The Cloud Security Alliance and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium introduced a new, jointly developed cloud security certification.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
Security hiring efforts must key on millennials
At RSA Conference 2015, speakers at an (ISC)2 panel said attracting and hiring millennials is a huge key to alleviating the worsening information security workforce shortage.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
VMware Project Lightwave targets containerized app security woes
Virtualization giant VMware looks to increase enterprise readiness of container-based apps with security tool.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
CompTIA banging the drum for IT careers
Industry training body CompTIA is doing its bit to get the next generation of girls interested in starting careers in IT.
- April 20, 2015
20 Apr'15
Software flaw puts thousands of Magento sites at risk
A new vulnerability that could enable hackers to steal credit card and customer details using e-commerce platform Magento has been found.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
MakerBot CEO sees 3-D printing future on desktops
Keynote at Inside 3D Printing conference nonetheless met with some skepticism and reliability complaints.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Opinion: For Microsoft, security no longer a priority
Opinion: Executive Editor Eric Parizo says Microsoft's security strategy may have once been the benchmark for other vendors to emulate, but in 2015 the software giant's priorities lie elsewhere.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Nested virtualization links VMware to AWS, Google
Ravello’s nested virtualization has expanded to VMware environments, allowing customers to use ESXi in AWS and Google Cloud Platform.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
In 2015, cloud security investments booming
Top venture capital firms and IT companies have invested more than $200 million total on several cloud security startups in recent weeks, particularly the emerging field of cloud access security brokers.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
VMware mashes EMM, NSX to boost cloud security
The latest VMware/AirWatch integration with NSX creates individualized virtual networks for enhanced security.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Pure Storage commits to channel with two new execs
Pure Storage hires channel leadership, unveils new partner success program and introduces international distribution model.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Death of the B2B salesman warning stirs channel debate
A warning from analyst house Forrester that one million B2B sales jobs could go as a result of ecommerce has inevitably stirred some debate.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Cisco customers struggle with product changes
Cisco customers grapple with the network architectural changes required in deploying new products like Application Centric Infrastructure.
- April 17, 2015
17 Apr'15
Exploit surfaces for Windows HTTP.sys flaw
A critical vulnerability in Windows HTTP.sys was detailed as part of Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday, and the flaw is already being actively exploited in the wild.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
SoftNAS adds file gateway for hybrid cloud storage
SoftNAS expands its cloud storage with the Cloud File Gateway virtual appliance to move on-premises unstructured data into Amazon S3.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
Ariba overhauls UI for mobile, desktop
Based on SAP Fiori, the new UI and Ariba Mobile app are intended to bring a richer user experience to B2B procurement.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
IBM to share security intelligence on X-Force Exchange
IBM says it will make its library of security intelligence data available to all on a new platform called X-Force Exchange.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
Evidence of cloud strategy gap keeps growing
More evidence of how customers are struggling to develop a cloud strategy has emerged, painting a picture of a user base finding transition to a hosted environment difficult.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
Target to pay banks $19m for hack losses
US retailer agrees to help banks recover losses from 2013 data breach when up to 40 million accounts were breached.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
IoT magnifies data center security concerns
The billions of Internet connected devices in the IoT wave introduce new data center security concerns that IT managers must head off at the pass.
- April 16, 2015
16 Apr'15
Oracle addresses high-risk Java flaws
The latest Oracle Critical Patch Update includes fixes for close to 100 vulnerabilities, but one expert says there is a critical update for Java on the desktop that needs immediate attention.
- April 15, 2015
15 Apr'15
PCI DSS 3.1 debuts, demands careful SSL planning
PCI DSS 3.1 grants merchants about 14 months to nix flawed SSL and TLS protocols, but demands they quickly provide detailed new documentation on how they plan to make the transition.