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• September 08, 2022 08 Sep'22

  Storage, backup services to expand on Google Cloud Platform

  Google Cloud Platform adds new features and managed services, including high-performance block storage, Kubernetes backup services and new products using Actifio technology.

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  IBM iSeries subscription plan aims to simplify IT budgets

  Following the lead of competitors including Dell and HPE, IBM has debuted an all-in-one subscription plan for iSeries that bundles hardware, software and technical services.

• September 06, 2022 06 Sep'22

  Xandr's bumpy ride to AI software test automation success

  AI-based software testing tool Mabl reduced bugs and testing complexity for advertising company Xandr, but the initial implementation process was far from smooth.

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  StorPool tests high-end block storage software in AWS

  StorPool Storage's block storage software can now run on AWS for enterprise applications that demand hyperscale performance.

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  VMware Tanzu sets up edge computing showdown with OpenShift

  Enterprise edge computing is still at a nascent stage, but a battle is brewing between Kubernetes platforms such as VMware Tanzu and OpenShift to support the emerging trend.

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• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  VMware CEO reveals big changes amid multi-cloud shift

  VMware plans to change products, strategic direction and marketing to keep up with customers rushing to deploy multi-cloud architectures.

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  Folio Photonics sees optical disk as alternative for archive

  Folio Photonics has increased the layers of optical disk, lowering the cost and increasing the capacity while delivering higher performance than LTO tapes.

• August 31, 2022 31 Aug'22

  CodeSee brings code mapping tool to enterprise developers

  CodeSee, which maps code for the entire development pipeline, fills a market need for simplification in the face of growing complexity, according to one analyst.

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  IBM, VMware to jointly develop services for hybrid clouds

  IBM and VMware expanded their long-held partnership with a deal to provide hybrid cloud services and consulting to IT pros in regulated industries.

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  VMware Tanzu teases vSphere, PaaS tie-ins -- but doubts linger

  VMware said enhanced Kubernetes integrations for vSphere and Cloud Foundry, some in the works for years, will ship soon, but the pending Broadcom deal gives some observers pause.

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  VMware expands vSphere, vSAN for hybrid cloud enterprises

  Updates to VMware's flagship vSphere and vSAN software keep pace with enterprise interest in hybrid cloud infrastructure for applications and workloads.

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  VMware unveils Aria for multi-cloud management

  The Aria product portfolio includes a software console powered by a central data store to deliver a map of the applications running in a multi-cloud environment.

• August 29, 2022 29 Aug'22

  Heroku to end free tiers, creating platform void for devs

  Heroku will cease offering its free tiers this November, leaving developers to choose from an array of alternatives that don't quite match up, according to industry experts.

• August 29, 2022 29 Aug'22

  XenData's tape workaround cuts out egress fees

  To help customers avoid costly egress and geo-replication fees, XenData has introduced a new tape archive appliance for local copies that can be moved at much lower costs.

• August 26, 2022 26 Aug'22

  The legacy of Optane goes on

  Intel's storage class memory has ceased production, but the technology and the mission for cheaper, more performant storage disrupted an entire market.

• August 26, 2022 26 Aug'22

  Intel's Wei Li on low-code/no-code AI and sentience

  Wei Li, Intel's vice president and general manager of AI and analytics, outlines how low-code/no-code AI can help developers and chimes in on the sentient AI debate.

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Kioxia looks back at 35 years of NAND -- and at what's ahead

  Kioxia invented NAND memory 35 years ago. At FMS, the company highlighted the technological achievements of NAND while introducing new SSDs and protocols.

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Kubernetes security reaches maturity milestone with v1.25

  Kubernetes Pod Security Admission has reached stable status, replacing Pod Security Policies, as the core Kubernetes framework delegates advanced features to the wider community.

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  PyPI phishing renews call for mandatory 2FA, package signing

  Some developers view compulsory 2FA and package signing as a threat to productivity, but industry experts say such requirements are inevitable amid ongoing cyberattacks.

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  The storage administrator is dead; long live the storage admin

  IT employers still see the value of keeping storage administrator jobs in house despite the allure of savings with managed services.

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Low-code platforms create call for business-savvy developers

  The rising popularity of low-code platforms may mark a decline for coding as a job priority, but demand is up for developers with a strong grasp of business knowledge, say experts.

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Infinidat guarantees 1-minute restore of primary storage

  Infinidat has several guarantees around availability and performance, as well as the ability to recover and restore an immutable snapshot on primary storage in less than a minute.

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Cisco earnings improve with easing supply shortage

  Cisco expects component shortages to continue through fiscal 2023, holding revenue growth to between 4% and 6%. Component prices could ease after the current quarter.

• August 17, 2022 17 Aug'22

  New Amazon File Cache service takes on Ctera, Nasuni

  A new service for faster access to storage in AWS cloud challenges the capabilities of many other cloud vendors, but lacks important components.

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  Cloudian's new load balancer targets object storage sprawl

  Cloudian customers can simplify support needs and hardware misconfigurations with the new HyperBalance load balancer, the result of a new partnership with LoadBalancer.org.

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  Semiconductor companies face a long road back to growth

  Even with government money soon headed their way, top-tier semiconductor companies will still have to deal with a range of challenges, from falling PC sales to material shortages.

• August 12, 2022 12 Aug'22

  Kubernetes training, tech can tackle orchestration pain

  DevOps can force developers to work outside their comfort zone and create frustration, but the right Kubernetes training and tools can ease the burden.

• August 11, 2022 11 Aug'22

  Sigstore co-creator talks GitHub, Kubernetes and next steps

  Dan Lorenc reflects on a whirlwind year for his open source project, now officially incorporated into Kubernetes and GitHub's npm registry, and his plans for the year to come.

• August 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  AWS, Splunk and more launch cybersecurity analytics standard

  AWS and other IT vendors will start building connectors based on a new standard schema meant to streamline data sharing between cybersecurity tools.

• August 10, 2022 10 Aug'22

  COBOL programming skills gap thwarts modernization to Java

  The challenge of migrating COBOL applications to run in the cloud is made nearly impossible with tricky line-to-line conversions and a lack of developers with the right skills.

• August 09, 2022 09 Aug'22

  DogWalk zero-day squashed on August Patch Tuesday

  In addition to a long-simmering bug in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool, Microsoft corrects a sizeable number of flaws in its Azure Site Recovery product.

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  Phison's new X1 controller to power Seagate SSD

  Seagate continues its partnership with Phison through the release of the X1, a customizable SSD controller that promises higher performance and lower power use.

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  Devs don't trust AI in software testing

  Artificial intelligence can eliminate mundane testing tasks and reduce bugs without human intervention, but its inner machinations make testers uneasy.

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  Blue chips hone continuous compliance as GRC pressures mount

  The concept of continuous improvement has found its way into IT governance, as companies such as Fannie Mae, JPMorgan Chase and John Deere embrace continuous compliance.

• August 05, 2022 05 Aug'22

  Cisco executive Todd Nightingale to take Fastly CEO job

  Executive Todd Nightingale will step away from Cisco after a decade. Cisco plans to combine the enterprise networking and cloud division he led with another department.

• August 05, 2022 05 Aug'22

  Velocity-over-quality mindset leads to software testing gaps

  Insufficient software testing happens because of a lack of talent, time and cash. But inattentive CEOs and development methodologies such as Agile also contribute to the problem.

• August 04, 2022 04 Aug'22

  Arista acquires Pluribus Networks for cloud fabric product

  Arista plans to fold Pluribus technology into a new product that lets telcos run a software-defined network across switches, routers, computer servers and accelerator DPUs.

• August 04, 2022 04 Aug'22

  How customers could be affected by MinIO-Nutanix dispute

  MinIO revoked Nutanix's open source license, which could mean customers would have to work with Nutanix on how to best use its Objects product moving forward.

• August 03, 2022 03 Aug'22

  Another new CloudBees CEO faces fierce CI/CD tools rivalry

  Former SAP and Cisco strategy exec Anuj Kapur is tasked with keeping CloudBees CI/CD and DevOps platform tools relevant as the cloud-native arms race intensifies.

• August 02, 2022 02 Aug'22

  GitHub launches Projects, ratcheting up dev ecosystem battle

  GitHub Projects brings new features to GitHub developers, but users of other application lifecycle management tools such as Jira are unlikely to make the switch.

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  Developer search engine for code snippets comes with caveats

  The YouCode search engine gives developers a fast way to find code snippets. But, like any code completion tool, results should be taken with a grain of salt.

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  Intel pulls the plug on Optane

  Intel will wind down its storage class memory business as it plans to shift focus elsewhere, while still supporting current customers using the technology.

• July 29, 2022 29 Jul'22

  AIOps in networking helps but can't solve complex problems

  The AIOps tools offered by network management vendors are good at solving routine problems but lack the intelligence to address complicated issues, customers said.

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  House sends CHIPS Act to Biden's desk

  Congress approved the CHIPS Act and billions more for scientific research to help the U.S. better compete against China in technology markets.

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  CircleCI and GitLab integration expands DevOps tool choices

  CircleCI expands code repository choices, benefitting mutual customers of the highly optimized platform, say industry analysts.

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  AWS adds Kubernetes security tie-ins amid SecOps tool sprawl

  Amazon Detective pulls Kubernetes security data into a broader threat detection and CSPM context as IT pros at large orgs seek integrated multi-cloud security workflows.

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  How Zoom security incident response survived the pandemic

  March 2020's influx of users meant the video conferencing company had to massively scale its incident response operation and the observability infrastructure that fed it, and fast.

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Microsoft Azure revenue continues to climb, despite slowdown

  Microsoft Azure revenue extended its rocket rise in the latest quarter -- but a variety of industry and geopolitical issues put a lid on the company's overall revenue growth.

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Aruba adds Client Insights in Central Foundation license

  Aruba automated routine network management tasks like device discovery in Aruba Central. The customer plans to add a change rollback feature next.

• July 27, 2022 27 Jul'22

  Micron breaks the 200-layer barrier in NAND

  Micron is shipping a 232-layer NAND that brings higher density and performance with potentially lower costs, starting on the client side before moving to the data center.

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  Shadow cast over future of Google's C++ replacement

  A C++ replacement is long overdue, but Google's experimental language, Carbon, is far from a perfect solution, some industry experts say.

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  StorOne scales storage for free

  StorOne's new Scale-for-Free pricing model, with its license fees per drive instead of per capacity, targets storage consumers that wish to use larger media for a set price.

• July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22

  Mirantis Kubernetes deployment buy ups DevOps platform ante

  The Mirantis Lens IDE will integrate the Lagoon Kubernetes deployment project to provide a self-service DevOps platform alternative with no developer Kubernetes training required.

• July 25, 2022 25 Jul'22

  Biotech company saves on data management through software

  Biotech maker PacBio gleaned big savings and organized a mountain of data when it added data management tools for its local hardware and data silos.

• July 22, 2022 22 Jul'22

  CHIPS Act takes step forward on long road to production

  If Congress approves the CHIPS Act, it will funnel billions into domestic chip production and provide companies like Intel and TSMC with tax breaks to build U.S. facilities.

• July 22, 2022 22 Jul'22

  Cisco prioritizes ThousandEyes automation, integrations

  Cisco ThousandEyes general manager Mohit Lad aims to have the internet monitor adapt to changes in the WAN without human intervention.

• July 22, 2022 22 Jul'22

  Developers beware: AI pair programming comes with pitfalls

  Despite the promise of faster coding, AI pair programming has a host of pitfalls, including inapplicable code suggestions, security flaws and copyright issues.

• July 20, 2022 20 Jul'22

  CNCF, CISA address hurdles to SBOM for cloud security

  Discussions in the tech industry about how to overcome cloud security challenges for SBOMs include an early-stage CNCF idea that uses a graph database to manage transitory metadata.

• July 20, 2022 20 Jul'22

  Front-end build tool Vite.js speeds up development

  JavaScript development server and bundler Vite.js brings multiple enhancements with the release of Vite 3.0.

• July 15, 2022 15 Jul'22

  Consultancy benefits from green coding certification mandate

  In this Q&A, GFT CTO Dean Clark details how his company's green coding certification program is bringing benefits beyond higher-quality, more efficient code.

• July 15, 2022 15 Jul'22

  Fujifilm to raise some LTO tape prices 5% this fall

  Fujifilm will hike the price of some of its older and most popular LTO tapes Oct. 1. It's hoping the monthslong lead up time will help companies better plan.

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  Juniper Mist automatically validates AP placement

  Juniper has added three features to its AIOps networking assistant to improve troubleshooting and give more insights into the network. The company also introduced midrange switching hardware.

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  Developer shortage fuels rise in low-code/no-code platforms

  Halfway through 2022, interest in low-code/no-code platforms is not slowing down. Experts say the developer shortage is one of the biggest factors as companies continue to invest.

• July 14, 2022 14 Jul'22

  New Red Hat CEO faces hybrid cloud challenges

  Matt Hicks, now Red Hat CEO, and newly appointed Chairman Paul Cormier discuss the links between open source security and sustainability and Red Hat's hybrid cloud mission.

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  StorCentric files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  Rapid acquisitions followed by supply chain issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic led StorCentric to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to restructure.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Counterfeit scheme trafficked in $1 billion in Cisco gear

  A Florida man has been charged with running a counterfeit operation that duped hospitals, schools, government agencies and the military.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Nvidia QODA platform integrates quantum, classical computing

  Nvidia's QODA platform bridges the chasm between quantum and classical environments. It could set the stage for quantum applications leveraging existing GPU and AI technologies.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  Walmart's multi-cloud strategy cuts millions in IT costs

  Walmart built its own cloud platform and tied it to two public cloud providers, creating a multi-cloud architecture that saved millions in costs and sped up development tasks.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  IBM debuts low-end Power10 servers, pay-as-you-go plan

  IBM's new line of lower-end Power servers packs more processing power for smaller IT shops to deliver AI services faster, with a pay-as-you-go plan.

• July 12, 2022 12 Jul'22

  New JavaScript runtime Bun challenges Deno, Node.js

  Beta release of JavaScript runtime Bun promises to speed up development with an array of out-of-the box features.

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  HPE exec: GreenLake is to HPE as AWS is to Amazon

  In this Q&A, HPE's Omer Asad discusses the vendor's transformation from an on-premises hardware provider to a platform company with its GreenLake portfolio.

• July 11, 2022 11 Jul'22

  Chinese vendor H3C introduces first Wi-Fi 7 router

  The H3C Magic BE18000, powered by a Qualcomm chipset, offers several significant Wi-Fi 7 features, including multilink operation and 320 MHz of channel bandwidth.

• July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22

  No-code API tools for Excel wrangle data

  Tampa-based Vault Insurance struggled with analyzing spreadsheets at scale until it purchased spreadsheet-to-API software Coherent Spark.

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  Evernote, Home Depot outsource network management

  Offloading daily network management to networking vendors allowed Home Depot and Evernote to direct in-house IT staff to business-critical projects.

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  Atlassian Confluence zero day triggers IT security ire

  A critical Atlassian Confluence vulnerability disclosed this month draws critiques from some IT practitioners about the vendor's overall security posture.

• June 30, 2022 30 Jun'22

  HPE GreenLake achieves everything as a service

  The latest version of HPE GreenLake has realized the vision of everything as a service, although customers are still figuring out the new way to consume infrastructure.

• June 29, 2022 29 Jun'22

  IT buyers respond to HPE GreenLake cloud pitch

  Tech buyers are interested in the breadth and depth of services sold through the HPE GreenLake service, but want proof of cost savings and data control.

• June 29, 2022 29 Jun'22

  ServiceNow ITSM users recharge workflows with familiar tools

  Digital transformation hasn't required Flex and the city of Santa Monica to replace the IT service management system they already had, and a new IT ops workflow is on the way.

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  HPE GreenLake updates aim for public cloud-like simplicity

  HPE GreenLake has been simplified to feel more like a public cloud while making management of VMs across hybrid clouds more consistent.

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Micron releases first 176-layer NAND SATA SSD

  Micron brings high endurance, lower costs and continued support for the SATA interface with the release of its new 5400 SATA SSD for the data center.

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  New HPE ProLiant servers with Arm target energy savings

  The new HPE ProLiant system incorporates the Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max cloud-native processors with the goal of energy and cost savings.

• June 24, 2022 24 Jun'22

  Linux Foundation to standardize, simplify the DPU ecosystem

  The Linux Foundation's plans to standardize APIs and the software stack running on DPUs will help network operators manage network traffic more efficiently.

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  Amazon CodeWhisperer joins packed AI code completion market

  AI code completion tool Amazon CodeWhisperer is now available for developers who are willing to wait.

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  Code completion AI bot trend continues with GitHub Copilot

  GitHub Copilot joins a ballooning field of AI-powered code completion tools. Industry experts debate the tool's utility and long-term staying power.

• June 22, 2022 22 Jun'22

  MinIO extends Snowflake analysis to any data location

  MinIO scored a partnership with Snowflake to bring the cloud data warehouse analytics nearly everywhere a user's data resides.

• June 22, 2022 22 Jun'22

  Notes from Lenovo's ISG analyst summit

  Lenovo is more than just a PC company. In its recent analyst summit, the company revealed its goals with AI, edge, cloud services, HCI as well as growth in foreign markets.

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Weka adds multi-cloud support for AI, ML apps

  With Weka 4.0, the parallel file system provider will support four major public cloud vendors while consolidating high performance workloads and adding a data reduction feature.

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Green software certification, legislation in the works

  Green software could be moving from the technology fringes to the mainstream with upcoming legislation and a push for sustainable software certification.

• June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22

  Cisco customers eager for Meraki's Catalyst management

  IT professionals were excited to see cloud-based Meraki management for Catalyst switches but were less enthusiastic over the new Cisco Security Cloud.

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Broadcom's acquire-and-axe history concerns VMware users

  VMware users are taking a wait-and-see stance on the Broadcom acquisition, keeping their fingers crossed that Broadcom remains committed to investing in innovation.

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Green software summit outlines developer best practices

  The Green Software Foundation Global Summit highlights tech sustainability and the important role developers can play in tackling climate change.

• June 16, 2022 16 Jun'22

  Splunk AIOps development to be led by new 'hands-on' CEO

  Splunk product development will be led by the company's new CEO following another high-ranking exec's departure, prompting speculation about the vendor's long-term priorities.

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Splunk Enterprise users push more data into DevSecOps

  Splunk shops are expanding their collection of log and observability data to offer developer self-service, correlate ops with security alerts and consolidate edge management.

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: IT spending could slow

  Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said companies could reduce spending but are unlikely to slash budgets because technology has become a revenue driver.

• June 15, 2022 15 Jun'22

  Tabnine code completion platform adds more powerful AI

  Tabnine's code completion assistant adds support for 11 languages with a major AI overhaul.

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Microsoft fixes Follina zero-day for June Patch Tuesday

  A Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool flaw disclosed on May 30 and exploited in the wild gets resolved in this month's batch of security updates.

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  StorOne connects HDDs with NVMe-oF

  StorOne extended NVMe-oF to SAS HDDs, bringing some of the NVMe benefits to the older technology before NVMe hard drives hit the market while reducing costs of NVMe-oF.

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Ardoq Discover boosts enterprise architecture tool usability

  Tools for enterprise architects get criticized for their complexity, but they are getting better. A recently released module from Ardoq seeks to improve usability.

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  SUSECON 2022 highlights include container management, edge

  SUSECON featured several key product launches and trends, including business-critical Linux, containers and the edge. But how will SUSE impact the market?

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Zadara revs up F1 team's capabilities with edge storage

  Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen uses Zadara to store and access race and technical data so that it can improve race analysis and mechanical performance.