News

February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Blockchain consulting project news: Accenture, Synechron in pilots

The blockchain portion of the IT consulting market appears to be gaining momentum amid prototype and pilot projects from Accenture and Synechron; other news from the week.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Dell EMC Partner Program sets $50B channel business target

On the first anniversary of the Dell EMC Partner Program's launch, the company's global channel chief said partners can expect fine-tuning but no major program overhauls in 2018.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Vendors clamor for a sliver of public cloud pie

AWS, Azure and GCP are top of mind for public cloud market share, but companies lower down the ranks want their piece of the pie, too.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
LogMeIn to buy Jive, enter UCaaS midmarket

LogMeIn plans to acquire UCaaS provider Jive Communications for $357 million. The Jive acquisition, expected to close next quarter, will send LogMeIn into the UCaaS market.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Digital transformation initiatives engulf businesses, partners

Recent market research reports point to the challenges of digital transformation initiatives, which call for both customers and channel partners to make changes.
February 07, 2018 07 Feb'18
A Grammarly vulnerability exposed user documents

An authentication flaw in the Grammarly browser extension could have exposed users' sensitive documents if the popular spelling and grammar checker were left unpatched.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Enterprise storage focus to shift to data in 2018

The focus of enterprise storage will shift to data management and analysis in 2018, spurring IT departments to rethink architecture that must stretch to edge and cloud.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Don't expect big changes from Dell-VMware maneuvers

Enterprise storage stalwart EMC was majority owner of VMware and now may wind up a subsidiary if Dell merges with the virtualization giant. Dell said no decision has been reached.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Rubrik expands, lands Datos IO for NoSQL backup

Datos IO's ability to protect applications built on NoSQL databases caught the attention of Rubrik, which strives to protect all data stored on premises and in the cloud.
February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18
Dell weighing IPO options

An SEC filing from the vendor reveals it is musing over the idea of returning to public ownership, but it has called on partners to remain calm in the face of the speculation.
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Fusion Agiletech-Quisitive eye private blockchain expansion

Quisitive is on course for becoming a Microsoft consulting partner with national reach, according to investment group Fusion Agiletech; other news from the week.
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Apple ready to disrupt contact-center market

The Apple Business Chat release comes as many businesses are rethinking the role of the contact center, which could turn the platform into a market disruptor.
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Cisco, Google prep hybrid cloud option with Kubernetes

A Kubernetes partnership from Cisco and Google widens IT pros' container orchestration options in hybrid cloud deployments, but its advantages depend on future software integrations.
February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18
Enterprises' ability to secure the cloud raises doubts

A new study on cloud data security provides insights into the shaken confidence in the cloud. Despite its increased use, payment and customer data still appears to be at risk.
February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18
Malware samples for Meltdown and Spectre detected

Nearly 140 samples of malware that exploit the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities have been discovered by AV-TEST, but most samples are based on existing proof-of-concept code.