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- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
Sony Pictures cancels movie premiere in wake of breach
Sony Pictures data breach update: The company was forced to cancel the premiere of the Seth Rogen film The Interview after threats from the hackers responsible for its recent data breach.
- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
Google struggles to keep up with competitors in 2014
Google Cloud Storage rolled out its Cloud Storage Connector in 2014 but not much else. The connector and price cuts were the biggest announcements for the year.
- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
Conducting large-scale events with Blue Jeans' Primetime
The new Blue Jeans video service, Primetime, enables large-scale -- and interactive -- webcasting events.
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- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
Skyera pickup extends Western Digital flash buying spree
Western Digital's latest flash deal comes six weeks after Skyera beefed up the capacity to 136 TB of its single-controller 1U skyHawk all-flash array.
- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
spect Software looks for diverse partners with global program
Contact center specialist Aspect Software is looking to extend the range of partners it works with after taking the wraps off a global program.
- December 17, 2014
17 Dec'14
Delta rushes to fix ticket security vulnerability
A security vulnerability with Delta Airlines mobile e-tickets potentially allowed people to access other travelers’ boarding passes.
- December 16, 2014
16 Dec'14
Microsoft rallies support for cloud data privacy
Microsoft's refusal to give the U.S. government customer emails stored in Ireland will likely have implications for enterprise cloud data privacy and security.
- December 16, 2014
16 Dec'14
Google bank would be held back by lack of security trust
Consumers trust banks more than tech firms to protect personal details, but the likes of PayPal could form strong competition.
- December 16, 2014
16 Dec'14
Microsoft Azure late to the game, now a contender
Microsoft Azure added redundancy features and a new StorSimple hybrid array in 2014 -- now if it could just avoid those outages.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
British spying on Belgian telco bigger than originally thought
A GCHQ hack on Belgacom was more far-reaching than previously thought, according to the latest documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Digital disruption: Start with the cloud
Ray Wang, principal analyst at Constellation Research, sounded the alarm on digital disruption at the recent Oracle CloudWorld conference in Boston and explained how cloud can help companies go digital.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Nation states expected to ratchet up cyber war in 2015
The prospect of more international espionage is one that looks like being a feature, along with more cloud and mobile attacks, in the security landscape next year.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Competition to lower UC costs in 2015
Companies will find UC costs fall in 2015 as competing service providers launch hosted services comparable to on-premises systems.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Cloud NAS vendor Panzura expands global file system
The enhancement enables users in multiple geographies to access different portions of a file simultaneously, without overwriting to shared cloud storage.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Amazon closes 2014 with enhancements to SSD and Glacier
AWS adds Amazon Zocalo, upgrades to Amazon Glacier and EBS in 2014 as it tries to defend its No. 1 position in cloud storage.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Cloud change sunny for half but stormy for unprepared
Cloud products often lacked the features or didn't perform as well as touted in the sales process.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Backup in 2014: Convergence with DR, archive, file sync, primary
The lines between backup, DR, archive, file sync and primary storage blurred in 2014 to streamline processes, reduce redundant copies and help with protecting and restoring data.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Five things we learned about VSAN in 2014
Now that VMware's VSAN has been generally available since March, we take a look back at analyst and customer feedback to see what we've learned about software-defined storage.
- December 15, 2014
15 Dec'14
Dell Networking gets even more open
The Dell Open Networking story is expanding with a new partnership and reference design that simplifies the use of a Midokura virtual network overlay running on Dell open switches with Cumulus OS.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
Adobe reports strong Q4 results and buys Fotolia
Creative software vendor Adobe enjoys strong quarter with over half a million new cloud subscriptions.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
IBM's MobileFirst iOS apps only available through Big Blue
The new IBM iOS apps are trickling out with IBM taking the lead on selling, managing and tying the apps back into existing enterprise systems.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
Box updates third quarter figures as it gears up for IPO
Cloud storage specialist files updated figures showing strong growth in revenue.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
Avi Networks offers Layer 4-7 SDN with integrated analytics
Avi Networks emerges from stealth mode with software-defined network services and integrated application performance analytics.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
Migration a long-range goal for CenturyLink cloud deal
The CenturyLink cloud buys continue as disaster recovery as a service vendor DataGardens joins the fold with more than just DR in mind.
- December 12, 2014
12 Dec'14
What's around the corner for enterprise mobility?
This year saw shifts in enterprise mobility, with management moving from devices to apps and data. Experts tell us what to expect in 2015.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Google vs. AWS SSDs put to the test
Six months ago, it was unclear whether AWS or Google offered the better SSD deal. But recent storage performance benchmark testing tells a different story.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
StoriantLink NAS gateway debuts as Amazon alternative
Startup Storiant aims to serve the growing market for long-term cloud storage for unstructured data in regulated industries at a lower cost than public cloud storage.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Datto buys Backupify; Asigra, Acronis make moves
Cloud backup vendors fight for top position: Datto acquires cloud-to-cloud backup, Asigra lets service providers host on AWS, and Acronis broadens partner base.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Pure Storage enters converged infrastructure space with Cisco, VM
Pure Storage hooks up with Cisco, VMware and channel partners to enter the hot converged infrastructure space with new FlashStack CI offerings.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Arista EOS+ offers DIY network programmability
Arista introduced Arista EOS+, a more programmable version of its switch OS, and professional services to help take advantage of that programmability.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Windows 10 set for autumn launch
The release date of Windows 10 is looking likely to be autumn 2015 rather than late summer as had been previously expected.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
IoT will drive a middleware boom
Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3 billion, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
AWS OpsWorks extends into data centers
AWS can now manage on-premises servers through its OpsWorks service, but can it get enterprises to buy in?
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Enterprises see value in dedicated network for cloud
A secure, dedicated network is a priority for many enterprise customers of public cloud as they look for predictability and security.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Will 802.11ac Wave 2 spur switch upgrades in 2015?
The high bandwidth of 802.11ac Wave 2 might force enterprises to upgrade to faster Ethernet switches in 2015.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
EMC Syncplicity views more file data with Panorama
EMC Syncplicity adds Panorama for end users looking to manage online storage on mobile devices from multiple repositories.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
Konica Minolta Business Solutions inks deal with Ariba Network
The U.S. wing of the printer manufacturer plans to scrap manual procurement and buy supplies over the e-commerce network after integrating it with SAP ERP.
- December 11, 2014
11 Dec'14
AWS, Google square off in network benchmark tests
Cloud service providers go head-to-head in independent benchmark tests of network throughput and latency -- and the results may surprise you.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Belden snaps up Tripwire
Manufacturing vertical partnership between infrastructure and security firms leads to permanent tie-up.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Russia to test independent payments system in affront to sanction
Russia to test card-payment system that will end reliance on Mastercard and Visa.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
A third of executives are too complacent about data security
A new NTT Com Security survey has revealed that while many decision makers understand the importance of data security, a third are not committing the resources necessary to ensure it.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Social media threats to business on the rise, says report
Social media threats to business are increasing, according to the first in-depth analysis covering Fortune 100 companies.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Going on the offensive? Security advice to consider
In IT, offensive security can involve methods other than 'hacking back.' In this #GRCChat recap, participants offer examples of active defense tactics, as well as advice on when to go on the offensive.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
LevelUp CFO talks digital data security
Without enterprise security, mobile payment platform company LevelUp could not stay in business. Here are four components of its security strategy.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
EMC wants to bind data protection, storage technologies
Chief of EMC's Core Technologies Division talks about changing storage buying patterns and how technologies like flash, cloud and hyper-convergence affect EMC.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Sony Pictures hack worsens as extortion attempts emerge
Among the new details uncovered this week, Sony executives received extortion emails just days before troves of the company's data were released online as part of a massive breach.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Windows now an option with Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine adds Windows support -- another sign of the platform's growing maturity and one fewer reason for enterprises to say no.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
Data Dynamics aims StorageX software at Microsoft
StorageX 7.5 includes Microsoft DFS automation tools and CIFS-based disaster recovery; vendor plans to target object storage and Hadoop in next release.
- December 10, 2014
10 Dec'14
The Intel open network story grows with OpenDaylight push
The Intel open network strategy is becoming clearer by the day. With a new OpenDaylight platinum membership, Intel is vying to be the leading silicon and platform behind emerging SDN and NFV infrastructure.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Mobile devices first port of call for half of consumers by 2018
By 2018, smartphones and tablets will be the first devices used for online activities, according to research firm Gartner.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Fido publishes final spec of password-killing protocol
The Fido Alliance has published the final technical specification of its password-killing authentication standards.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Cyber-attacks could have domino effect on channel, Radware warns
Radware's annual report finds ISPs and hosting service providers are at high risk of being attacked and warns of dangers to the channel.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
New analytics tool helps IT govern corporate data
IT admins who need a hand with data governance can apply data analytics to keep corporate Office 365 data safe.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Kaminario CEO says some midrange customers go all-flash
Kaminario CEO Dani Golan says he hasn't competed against an all-hard disk drive array in more than a year and finds Pure Storage his top competitor.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Cisco sues Arista for patent, copyright violations
The Cisco-Arista legal dispute will disrupt Arista, worry customers and possibly tarnish Cisco's reputation.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Because of storage, cloud bursting's just pie in the sky
Cloud bursting is considered one the best use cases of hybrid cloud deployment, but the reality is, storage is not so easy to move in and out of the cloud.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Report: On data protection, corporate ignorance abounds
Trustwave says one out of every five organizations has no controls in place to prevent sensitive data exposure, despite growing criminal interest.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Light December Patch Tuesday caps hectic 2014
Capping a busy year of software updates, Microsoft's December 2014 Patch Tuesday release delivers three critical bulletins; separately Adobe offers a pair of critical fixes.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Will Facebook for Work be a collaboration game-changer?
Facebook for Work may give the enterprise social market the boost it needs with a familiar, enterprise-grade social collaboration service for users.
- December 09, 2014
09 Dec'14
Google Cloud Platform gets friendly with Windows
At long last, Google opens its cloud platform up to Windows workloads in an attempt to scoop up more Microsoft reliant businesses.
- December 08, 2014
08 Dec'14
Hacker group Lizard Squad downs Sony PlayStation Network
Sony remains in the firing line of hackers – who have now brought down its PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store.
- December 08, 2014
08 Dec'14
VMware users get Docker container support
Many view Docker containers as a competitor to VMware, but the virtualization giant now supports it along with other container technologies.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Refreshes and cloud spending boost server demand
The latest analysis of the worldwide server market from IDC shows continuing growth in the hardware segment.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Azure RemoteApp pricing competitive with DaaS
Microsoft's Azure RemoteApp two-tier plan offers IT choices based on worker usage models, but beware of overage charges that could increase the monthly price.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
NSA mobile phone network hacking raises security concerns
Snowden documents reveal NSA unit dedicated to hacking mobile phone networks.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
North Korea denies Sony hack that exposed 47,000 personal records
North Korea has denied responsibility for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Cloud price cuts take backseat to speed, agility
Vendors continue to roll out cloud price cuts, but the cost of compute and storage takes a backseat to speed and agility when selecting providers.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
IBM and Docker align to accelerate cloud development
Hoping to get a leg up on Amazon and Microsoft, IBM partners with Docker to create applications that can shuttle between on premise and cloud environments.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Survey: Downtime costs companies trillions of dollars annually
Companies still find it difficult to achieve data protection goals, and downtime costs keep growing, according to a trio of vendor-sponsored surveys.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Customer loyalty elusive in EMM market
With switching platforms made easy and new companies in the market, customer loyalty is a tough nut to crack for EMM vendors.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Ciena NFV enables pay-as-you-go network services
Ciena's new NFV platform and virtual network app marketplace is paired with a radical billing system to let service providers offer pay-as-you-go, on-demand enterprise network services.
- December 05, 2014
05 Dec'14
Hacking back: Smart cyberdefense or reckless measure?
With breaches on the rise, some advocate the legally ambiguous approach of hacking back. In this #GRCChat recap, participants discuss the perks and the pitfalls of active cyberdefense strategies.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Corero warns of firewall weakness
Network security player Corero has warned that changes in the way DDOS attacks are launched could leave some firewalls struggling to provide protection.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Cyber criminals targeting mobile supply chains, warn researchers
A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Sony hack exposes poor security practices
Sony Pictures Entertainment remains tight-lipped about its recent cyber attack, but security lessons can be drawn from what is known.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Can Microsoft Azure match AWS in cloud security?
Microsoft is working to improve Azure security, but analysts say Amazon Web Services is still in the lead when it comes to cloud security capabilities.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Dynatrace, Emulex focus on engineers with NetPod APM tool
With NetPod, Dynatrace and Emulex say networking engineers will be able to accurately diagnose application performance problems.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Saisei integrates network flow control with HP OpenFlow
Saisei's network flow control software is now available on HP's OpenFlow SDN app store, giving network managers increased visibility into their networks.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
IT must serve as internal, external broker
IT is becoming more integrated into business strategies that support the company, and must serve as a broker of internal and external IT services to build hybrid clouds.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Exinda makes WAN orchestration more granular
Exinda Networks makes WAN orchestration more granular with QoS control and bandwidth management over applications and users.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
Where to start on the road to SDDC
Software-defined data centers change the way IT thinks about infrastructure and enables developers and users to access it easily. Here's where to start.
- December 04, 2014
04 Dec'14
IT adopts digital business systems with caution
Many IT pros resist the fast-moving technology train, but risk getting left behind. Learn how to create a digital business without crashing and burning.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
SAP ERP customers worry that updates will cause disruption
Research from Original Software suggests that SAP customers don't regularly update software, fearing the fallout for the business.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Acompli could improve Microsoft mobile collaboration tools
Microsoft's recent acquisition of mobile email client maker Acompli is expected to help fend off competing business collaboration products from Google and IBM.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Forget pricing when selecting cloud storage
AWS, Google and Microsoft all offer comparable prices for cloud storage, so don't let pricing be the ultimate factor in selecting a cloud vendor.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
NetApp signs on as EVO: RAIL partner
NetApp Integrated EVO: RAIL Solution combines VMware's Virtual SAN hyper-converged software with NetApp Data Ontap operating system and cloud storage.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Juniper OCX1100: White box switch with Junos
Juniper Networks offers a top-of-rack white box switch with its Junos operating system and full enterprise support.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
FIN4 attacks highlight state-of-the-art phishing
According to one expert, the FIN4 attack group's successful advanced phishing operations prove that phishing attacks can't be thwarted solely with user awareness training.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
AWS shops react to new Reserved Instance pricing
After AWS said its Reserved Instance pricing would no longer be bound to utilization, cloud computing professionals grew ambivalent.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Report warns of Iranian critical infrastructure compromises
Iranian hackers have compromised critical infrastructure and other networks containing confidential data in 16 countries, a research report warns.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Computer-killing malware used in Sony attack a wake-up call
Computer-killing malware linked to the recent attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment should be a wake-up call to businesses, say security experts.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
Gartner: IBM suffers and Cisco gains following x86 divestment
While HP has remained the top server manufacturer, Cisco experienced the biggest growth according to Gartner.
- December 03, 2014
03 Dec'14
AWS looking for more reseller engagement
Amazon Web Services is keen to work with the channel as it looks for more market growth.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
Veeam highlights 'always on' impact on backup
Backup specialist Veeam has found that customers are aiming to get decent backup strategies in place but many are falling short.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
HP is ‘coming back strong’, says CEO Meg Whitman
At the HP Discover event in Barcelona, CEO Meg Whitman addressed the future for customers following HP's split into two businesses.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
HP puts big data in the cloud and announces services enhancements
On the opening day of HP Discover in Barcelona, HP has announced a major milestone in its big data strategy.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
Nuage expands overlay from data center to branch
Nuage's new Virtualized Network Services software expands its overlay to remote sites for software-defined WAN.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
Kemp adds WAF security to its LoadMaster line
The Kemp LoadMaster ADC line will now come equipped with a Web application firewall, giving customers application-level threat protection.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
Seagate adds 6 TB E-NAS hard drives for SMBs
Seagate adds 6 TB E-NAS hard drives for SMBs and small enterprises that can scale to 96 TB in a 16-rack configuration.
- December 02, 2014
02 Dec'14
HP launches 3PAR StoreServ hybrid flash array
HP announced expansion of its 3PAR StoreServ platform with a hybrid flash array and multiprotocol storage at the HP Discover user event in Barcelona.