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iSCSI Study Guide

iSCSI is a popular storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. Test your knowledge of the iSCSI terms you should know with this study guide. Continue Reading
iSCSI Study Guide Answer Key

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Study Guide: Storage virtualization -- Answer 2

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Pop quiz: Storage area networks (SANs)

SANs may be top of mind in storage circles, but do you understand the concepts well enough to speak confidently on the topic at client sites? Take our exam, evaluate your knowledge and pitch SANs to your next prospective storage customer with more ... Continue Reading

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

UK resellers striking out for the U, board appointments at a couple of security players and a channel specialist at an AI player ...

CRM sellers advised to push cloud offerings

With three quarters of CRM sales heading into the cloud those looking to make revenues in the market need to have a strong SaaS ...

Advanced thanks channel for delivering growth

Changing market conditions have played into the hands of software player Advanced and its partners

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YubiKey FIPS recalled from government for reduced randomness

Yubico recalled YubiKey FIPS series devices after discovering an issue leading to reduced randomness in values generated by the ...

Dragos: Xenotime threat group targeting U.S. electric companies

Dragos says Xenotime, the threat group behind a devastating ICS attack in 2017, has been probing the networks of U.S. electric ...

SANS security awareness credential paves new career path

The SANS Security Awareness Professional credential gives enterprises a new method to recognize and promote cybersecurity ...

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8 NAS appliance features to consider for small business

There are a growing number of options for small business users purchasing a NAS appliance. Look through the list of eight ...

Compare and assess 4 top small-business NAS devices

Discover how four small-business NAS appliances stack up against one another regarding their available features to help determine...

SwiftStack launches new multi-cloud storage product

SwiftStack launched a new product, designed to compete with companies like Hadoop and Spark. It's specifically for big data ...

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Aerohive Networks launches new Wi-Fi management products

Aerohive Networks is using AI and machine learning to provide behavior insights for Wi-Fi management with the launch of its new ...

VMware acquisition of Avi fills NSX gaps

VMware plans to acquire Avi Networks. The VMware acquisition of the application delivery controller maker will fill gaps in ...

Versa Networks partnership expands Riverbed SD-WAN offerings

Riverbed and Versa Networks teamed up on an OEM agreement that enables Riverbed to use Versa's enterprise-class secure SD-WAN ...

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5 tips to right-size your cloud instances and VMs

Improperly sized cloud instances and VMs can wreak havoc on your budget and decrease performance. Delve deeper into right-sizing ...

Microsoft AI Builder brings machine learning to PowerApps

Microsoft AI Builder empowers nonprogrammers to incorporate AI as they build applications using low-code/no-code platforms.

Ask these 5 questions before deploying cloud HA

IT teams can build HA into their organization's cloud apps, but is it worth it? And how much is too much? Ask these and other ...

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Data virtualization use cases cover more integration tasks

In a Q&A, Gartner analyst Mark Beyer discusses user adoption of data virtualization software and the wider data integration uses ...

Microservices and big data start to get closer

Microservices are riding a wave of user interest, leading to changes in IT operations. ThoughtWorks expert Zhamak Dehghani ...

AtScale updates its data warehouse virtualization platform

AtScale 2019.1 comes with many new capabilities, including extended database support, increased security and advanced analytical ...

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How the Salesforce acquisition will affect Tableau users

In the wake of Salesforce's acquisition of Tableau, it remains to be seen whether Tableau users will be pushed to the cloud and ...

Google acquisition of Looker to boost Google Cloud analytics

By acquiring Looker, Google will enhance its analytics and BI capabilities available through Google Cloud, while becoming a ...

6 tips for effective customer data mining

Digging into customer analytics can improve sales opportunities -- but how does an organization balance that against data privacy...