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- September 16, 2014
16 Sep'14
Permabit packages primary dedupe on SANblox appliance
Permabit puts data reduction on its add-on appliance, but which vendors will sign on to sell it?
- September 16, 2014
16 Sep'14
Federal Register digitizes records with AWS
AWS offers GovCloud to government agencies, but a combination of the Simple Storage Service and Elastic Compute Cloud in the AWS public cloud proved suitable for the publication of federal records.
- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
DDoS is a threat to all businesses, says Neustar
No business can be confident it will not be hit by DDoS attacks, says communications and analysis firm Neustar.
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- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
Nadella shows hunger for content with $2.5bn Minecraft deal
Microsoft's CEO has signed off a $2.5 billion deal to acquire the makers of Minecraft in the largest deal since he took the helm at the vendor.
- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
Salesforce issues advice on avoiding Dyreza attack
Salesforce has issued a set of guidelines on tightening security after a number of its customers were targeted by the Dyreza email virus.
- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
Panzura CEO on cloud gateways, controllers and EMC
CEO Randy Chou discusses why he thinks the cloud gateway market will be absorbed by cloud providers or legacy storage vendors, and why EMC isn't a competitor.
- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
Cloud backup, appliance and archive expand Barracuda storage
Data Protection Plus integrates Barracuda storage devices with tools to improve file sharing and information management.
- September 15, 2014
15 Sep'14
How secure will mobile payments be using Apple Pay?
Security controls integrated into the new Apple Pay mobile payment system could strengthen the payment security ecosystem, but unanswered questions remain, like the ramifications of a lost iPhone.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Context hacks Canon IoT printer
Security researchers have hacked into a Canon printer used by many small businesses, raising fresh concerns about IoT security.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Customer skills shortage leading to business analytics boost
Gartner has found that a lack of in-house skills at a customer level is helping drive more demand for outsourced business analytics service.
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- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Jive announces mobile improvements, Cisco integration
Jive updated its cloud-based tools, including Jive Present and JiveX, for better mobility. It also unveiled early Cisco integrations.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Social, vendor data can't be ignored during legal discovery
Participants in the latest #GRCchat discuss how to overcome the legal discovery challenges presented by vendor management and social media data.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Eucalyptus buy hands HP a fresh cloud chief
The move to buy open source software player Eucalyptus has given HP the chance to shuffle its management team and put a fresh face in the cloud chief slot.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Horizon DaaS apps as a service may aid mobile productivity
Horizon DaaS customers will soon be able to deliver apps as a service. But IT still must ensure users can be productive on those apps no matter where they try to access them.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Consortium plans Industrial Internet testing
In this Q&A, Executive Director Richard Soley explains why Cisco, IBM and other heavyweights are collaborating on interoperability testing for the industrial Internet of Things.
- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
Juniper's IT analytics tool extracts big data from networks
Juniper's IT analytics product, Cloud Analytics Engine, collects and crunches network and application data to improve network operations.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
The cloud is just another string to our bow, says Westcon
Cloud has put a cat amongst the pigeons in distribution but Westcon bosses say it is something to be embraced, not feared.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
Data center market set to undergo dramatic change says Gartner
Disruptive factors including cloud dominance, data center competition, market fragmentation and changing economic dynamics will dramatically reshape data centers by 2016.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
Women can succeed in infosec with nontraditional paths
Facebook's director of security operations says women can have successful careers in information security, and more diversity can help shift the playing field toward security defenders rather than attackers.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
Weak security processes cause Healthcare.gov incidents
Experts say the latest security breach of the Healthcare.gov website was caused by lacking security process maturity, downplaying the importance of website security testing.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
HGST rolls out helium drives, NVMe flash, archiving platform
HGST embraces NVMe spec for flash while boosting capacity of its helium-filled hard drives in rollout of HDD and solid-state storage products.
- September 11, 2014
11 Sep'14
Cisco develops industrial Internet of Things for rail systems
Cisco's Connected Rail effort kicks off its strategy for an industrial Internet of Things, with a reference architecture for a network that can improve operations and passenger services for passenger and freight systems.
- September 10, 2014
10 Sep'14
Top web firms join ISP net neutrality internet slowdown protest
Internet companies join a slowdown protest against US plans to allow internet service providers (ISPs) to charge extra for prioritized network access.
- September 10, 2014
10 Sep'14
Autotask picks up CentraStage to bolster endpoint options
Just months after itself being acquired Autotask has picked up CentraStage as it looks to add remote monitoring and management and endpoint protection to its portfolio.
- September 10, 2014
10 Sep'14
Act now on IoT security, says Beecham Research
Industry must act now on security for the Internet of Things before it’s too late, says Beecham Research.
- September 10, 2014
10 Sep'14
Hague reassures MPs on Office 365 data storage as Microsoft order
MP raises concerns over US access to Parliamentary data.
- September 10, 2014
10 Sep'14
CIOs, vendors bring concerns to Capitol Hill
National Health IT Week will be a hotbed of debate as health IT advocates, execs meet with lawmakers on meaningful use changes, costs and benefits, cybersecurity and interoperability.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
GFI Software to split into two separate entities
GFI Software restructures to create GFI and LogicNow.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
Capgemini and VMware collaborate for enterprise mobility
Capgemini is teaming up with VMware to bundle its consulting and mobile services with VMware’s MDM capabilities.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
VMware makes its cloud push to virtualization shops
VMware's vCloud Air moves could push more conservative enterprise IT shops to transition away from the traditional data center.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
A stark need for mobile ERP, says survey
A recent survey of ERP professionals had some interesting results on ERP satisfaction, mobility and cloud.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
Sept. 2014 Patch Tuesday offers critical IE fix
Microsoft's September 2014 Patch Tuesday features four bulletins, including one critical update for Internet Explorer. Plus: Adobe releases a Flash fix, but delays a planned patch release for Reader and Acrobat.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
The time has arrived: Apple Watch finally announced
Impressive iPhone 6 overshadowed by hotly anticipated Apple Watch.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
Cyber attack simulation key to get top management buy-in
Plunging top managers into the middle of a cyber attack is the best way to get their attention, says a cyber crime expert.
- September 09, 2014
09 Sep'14
Premium wearables to push sales growth, say Juniper
Premium wearable devices will push wearable revenues to $53.2bn by the 2019 according to research firm Juniper.
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Tintri bolsters Euro channel efforts, penning deal with Arrow
Storage specialist Tintri signs distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics in order to boost channel presence in the European market.
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Ransomware on the rise, warns cyber threat report
The first half of 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom, reports F-Secure Labs.
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Over-the-top providers are over old-school services
In the battle to be the top telecom provider, bringing in over-the-top services may be the best bet.
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Windows 7 customers explore life after death
Should IT pros stay with Windows 7 or leave now that mainstream support ends in January 2015? It might depend on which Windows OS you trust the most.
- September 08, 2014
08 Sep'14
Workday adds integrated HR, financial reporting
Analysts impressed with how in-memory technology allows merging of real-time HR, financial and third-party data.
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
D-Link launches range of home automation products
As hype around the Internet of Things gathers pace, D-Link has staked its claim by launching a smart home product range.
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
Hyperscale data centers now biggest influence in server design
Data centers are now having the biggest influence on server design according to a report from analyst house Gartner.
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
Google to refund consumers for unauthorized in-app purchases
Google is to refund at least $19m as part of a settlement agreement over unauthorized charges for in-app purchases.
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
ExaGrid enhances backup dedupe appliance
ExaGrid gives its backup dedupe appliance an upgrade to improve its replication performance and work better with Veeam backup software.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Microsoft faces deadline to hand Dublin data to US government
Microsoft faces a deadline to hand over email data – stored outside the US, in Dublin – to the US government, by 5 September 2014.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
AVG extends mobile security reach with Location Labs buy
AVG has snapped up Location Labs as it looks to ramp up its activity in the mobile security arena.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Netgear: An unsung hero of the channel?
Netgear has a solid reputation in the consumer market, but what can it bring to B2B? Peter Hannah believes that the network vendor has a clear role to play in the channel.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Cloud archiving specialist Sonian partners with Colt
Early innovator in cloud-based archiving pens deal with Colt as it expands reseller program across Europe.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Customer data privacy looms large for social companies
Using social media to gather data on customers has been rife with opportunities -- and risks -- for customer data privacy.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Smartphone users unaware of hacking risks
More than half of mobile users are unaware that hackers can take control of their smartphones.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Windows 8.1 mobile devices pose new challenges for IT
Big hotel and travel companies look to Windows 8.1 tablets as a platform to connect guests, customers and workers, but new deployments could pose IT problems not found in mainstream corporate settings.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Aruba 802.11ac: Now certified for Microsoft Lync
Aruba 802.11ac technology is now qualified to work with Microsoft Lync, assuring improved voice and video quality for joint Aruba/Microsoft customers.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
EC2 instance tagging gets upgrade
AWS EC2 instances will be easier to manage thanks to a new system for searching and filtering tags, though automated and policy-based tagging remain on the wish list.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Workday adds integrated HR, financial reporting
Analysts impressed with how in-memory technology allows merging of real-time HR, financial and third-party data.
- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
Integration for Box, Office 365 lacks mobile support
Files saved in Box can be opened and edited directly in Office 365, but for now, only on desktops. It'll take more from Microsoft and Apple to move the integration to mobile devices.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Hackers did not breach iCloud security, says Apple
Apple says some celebrities' iCloud accounts were compromised but insists hackers did not breach the security of its automatic backup system.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Server OEMs at risk as white box providers target data centers
Server ODMs are targeting data centers operated by IT giants such Amazon and Microsoft, threatening traditional server OEMs.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Home Depot investigating potentially massive data breach
US retailer Home Depot is investigating a possible data breach of customer payment card information.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Compuware sold to private equity firm
Detroit-based Compuware agrees to go private in $2.5bn deal with Thoma Bravo.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Governance policy vital to big data e-discovery
Big data creates many e-discovery challenges, but participants in the August #GRCchat said a comprehensive information governance policy can help.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Emulex OpenWorks connects cloud adapters to LANs
Emulex OpenWorks Connector's RESTful API enables Egenera's PAN Manager to take advantage of Emulex's provisioning and management.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Integration issues hinder OpenStack adoption
Four years after OpenStack's debut, many enterprises are still working through integration, upgrade and cost issues.
- September 03, 2014
03 Sep'14
Are strong passwords the only barrier to more iCloud breaches?
Apple's decision to not extend its two-factor authentication security mechanism to all iCloud services may leave users vulnerable to more breaches.
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
Symantec getting closer to making CEO decision
Symantec appears to be in the last stages in the search for a CEO to plug the gap created after it parted company with Steve Bennett back in March.
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
Thinking inside the Box: Channel to the rescue for Box?
BoxWorks gets underway tomorrow in San Fransisco. With the company stuck between a rock and a hard place, will Levie turn to the channel for help?
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
Protecting Europe's 'Science Cloud' from cyberattacks
CERN and the Cloud Security Alliance explain how federated identity management protects Helix Nebula, a European cloud platform that's running applications for such research projects as the Large Hadron Collider.
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
Acronis extends market reach with BackupAgent buy
Acronis has shown its determination to extend its reach with the acquisition of a cloud backup specialist.
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
SwiftStack object storage drives moving company's DR
Budd Van Lines is running three SwiftStack nodes with 40 TB of storage each, and plans to outfit remaining offices this year.
- September 02, 2014
02 Sep'14
Few surprises about ambivalence toward ICD-10 in survey
Health information managers and a CMIO who looked at a SearchHealthIT-CHIME survey of more than 300 healthcare groups said the biggest surprise is the lack of ICD-10 readiness.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Microsoft cuts 1,500 fake apps in Windows Store cleanup
Microsoft has removed 1,500 fake, fraudulent and misleading apps from its Windows and Windows Phone store.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Conceptunet to offer Phoenix PCI compliance service
Phoenix Managed Networks signs agreement with Conceptunet to launch PCI security compliance managed services division.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Apple tightens privacy rules for health apps
Apple has tightened its privacy rules for health apps to quell privacy concerns over its HealthKit platform.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
HP ditches linear server strategy for Gen9 ProLiant
The next generation of x86 ProLiant servers are designed for the new compute era and are cloud and software-defined ready, vouches HP.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Project Meteor may change VDI game for VMware
VMware is looking to change the VDI equation by combining its CloudVolumes buy and new VM cloning technology into Project Meteor, plus other additions to compete with Citrix in the EUC market.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Extreme Networks boss says businesses must get ready for Gen-Y
Steve Johnson joins Dragon Piers Linney in the call for enterprises to get GYR (Generation Y Ready).
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Users rate VSAN management easy, hardware difficult
VSAN management wasn't an issue for early adopters of the hyper-converged storage, but getting it to work with re-purposed hardware was a challenge.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Gigamon boosts NSX network virtualization monitoring
Gigamon integrated its network visibility infrastructure with VMware NSX for improved multi-tenant network virtualization monitoring.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
VMware partners for printing, Chromebooks graphics
As VMware looks to compete with Citrix for EUC dominance, it's added a partnership with Google and Nvidia for Chromebooks graphics performance, and teamed up with Cortado for Horizon 6 printing.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Court case business as usual for Rimini Street clients
The U.S. District Court in Las Vegas ruled that Oracle's claims of 'massive theft' of property by Rimini Street are true. Rimini Street customers are just waiting for this to blow over.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
HP recalls over 6 million power cords
Users are urged to check their HP and Compaq laptop power cables after reports of injuries due to overheating.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
SDN protocols: Five to know other than OpenFlow
OpenFlow is the earliest standard interface defined between the control and forwarding layers of SDN architecture, but issues exist with security, scalability and the need for specialized hardware. We found five SDN protocols other than OpenFlow.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
New guidance released on maintaining PCI compliance
The new information supplement offers advice on how to address obstacles in maintaining year-round PCI compliance, even though PCI experts say the challenge is only getting harder.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
The soft-core, hard-shell theory on big data analytics
Enterprise IT shops can learn a lesson in big data processing from a computing infrastructure that supports Higgs-Boson researchers and crunches numbers from the Big Bang.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
Time Warner network fault cuts million off Internet
A network fault at Time Warner Cable has cut off millions of US customers from the internet.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
Microsoft re-releases security bulletin MS14-045
Microsoft has re-released a software security update that was withdrawn because it put some computers in endless reboot loops.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
Surface Pro 3: An enterprise IT review
The latest version of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is the company's most compelling alternative to Apple. But how does it fit into corporate IT?
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
CEO praises Juniper team and anticipates success in the cloud
Shaygan Kheradpir shares his thoughts in first blog since becoming chief exec of Juniper Networks.
- August 28, 2014
28 Aug'14
PC shipments still falling, but much slower than expected
IDC revises its annual forecast for PC shipments: Strong sales in mature markets allows the desktop to live another day.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
VMware follows Citrix with its own Workspace Suite
After months of speculation, VMware Workspace Suite brings together VMware's EUC pieces in one place, not long after rival Citrix launched a similar platform.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
South Korea arrests 16 suspects in massive cyber fraud
South Korea has arrested 16 suspects in connection with a multi-million-dollar fraud enabled by the theft of 27 million online gaming credentials.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Brocade expands leasing capacity in Europe
Brocade pens deal with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to expand lease operations across Europe.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Palo Alto Networks enriches channel partner program
Palo Alto Networks has bolstered its NextWave partner program, expanding access to training and tools.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Daisy bolsters cloud portfolio with new hosted desktop solution
Daisy Wholesale has announced its Hosted Desktop Service, giving its resellers the opportunity to take advantage of current IT trends.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Security experts identify top 10 software design flaws
The IEEE Center for Secure Design has published a report on how to avoid the top 10 software security design flaws.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
AWS EBS performance boost a welcomed move
AWS has upgraded throughput and I/O on AWS EBS volumes backed by SSDs, an enabler for high-performance database workloads in the cloud, though volume size limits remain a concern.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Riverbed SteelFusion: Is network-on-demand a reality?
Riverbed says it SteelFusion optimization appliance can be used to provision virtual WAN overlay for "location-independent computing."
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Maxta pursues hardware partners to bundle MaxDeploy
Like VMware, Maxta wants to sell its software-only, hyper-converged storage platform integrated on standard industry hardware.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Google pivots video strategy to sell enterprises on Hangouts
In this Q&A, find out how Google video conferencing and the company’s UC tools are innovating new and existing technologies to appeal to enterprises.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
Zerto adds Hyper-V, AWS support to Cloud Fabric DR suite
Zerto now supports VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V replication, and prepares to enter beta testing for VMware-to- Hyper-V replication.
- August 27, 2014
27 Aug'14
KEMP holds the hardware with new virtual LoadMaster
The new Kemp LoadMaster appliance delivers hardware-like performance in a virtual appliance, for load balancing large enterprise infrastructures.