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• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  New Vast Data Gemini selling model offers better economics

  Vast Data now allows customers to buy integrated appliances on hardware with the capacity and performance levels of their choice, with full transparency on the hardware costs.

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Puppet Relay links event-driven IT automation to Enterprise

  Puppet's Relay event-driven automation framework ships this week, with Puppet Enterprise integration that can link cloud-native workflows with on-premises infrastructure and apps.

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  New Intel Ice Lake processors boost performance, security

  Intel launches third-generation Xeon Scalable processors that bolster security, accelerate common data center workloads by 46% on average and support up to 40 cores per processor.

• April 06, 2021 06 Apr'21

  Verizon, AWS launch mobile edge computing platform

  The AWS, Verizon mobile edge computing offering is a managed service that combines private 5G connectivity with AWS Outposts.

• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  CircleCI brings CI/CD to Arm running on Graviton2 chips

  AWS has added support for Arm-based processors to its popular CI/CD platform. It now runs on AWS' Arm-based Graviton2 processors to give developers more choices.

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• April 01, 2021 01 Apr'21

  Cisco integrates ThousandEyes with AppDynamics, Catalyst

  The latest Cisco ThousandEyes integration adds internet intelligence to the AppDynamics application performance dashboard, a plus for AppOps and NetOps teams in Cisco shops.

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  Tech Data-Synnex merger poses IT distribution questions

  The merger of IT distributors Tech Data and Synnex presents synergies -- as well as some areas of overlap -- between their respective business models.

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  OSDU Data Platform opens door to new apps in energy sector

  A new OSDU standard aims to bring information from oil, gas, wind, solar and other sources into a single data platform to help energy companies address future demand.

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  VMware offers new subscription for hybrid cloud deployments

  An offering dubbed VMware Cloud presents a new option for customers that want to pursue hybrid cloud strategies supported by a subscription model, but it has limitations.

• March 31, 2021 31 Mar'21

  What to expect from 2021's data storage conference lineup

  In the coming months, data storage conferences are plentiful. This roundup details dates, sessions and topic areas, from event hosts such as SNIA, Dell and Pure Storage.

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Sysdig adds cloud security to container observability mix

  Some IT experts believe Sysdig could appeal to enterprises by combining cloud and application security data in one interface, within a broader DevOps observability tool set.

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Fungible computational storage eyes composable use cases

  Fungible's computational storage anchors a new offering for composable infrastructure. The Fungible Data Center license allows IT teams to consume resources on demand.

• March 30, 2021 30 Mar'21

  Cisco network as a service for hybrid clouds on the horizon

  Cisco's first network-as-a-service product will deliver hybrid cloud infrastructure. The company plans to start selling the NaaS offering and an all-in-one SASE product this year.

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  Iridia CEO sees data storage future written in DNA

  As investors show interest in Iridia's DNA chip technology, its CEO believes using synthetic DNA for data storage will be the way to tackle a yottabyte future.

• March 29, 2021 29 Mar'21

  IT automation helps healthcare companies adjust to pandemic

  COVID-19 forced most businesses to upgrade their technology but adding IT automation to accommodate the growth in virtual services was most critical in the healthcare industry.

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  LeanIX adds SaaS, microservice management to product lineup

  Enterprise architect specialist LeanIX expanded its portfolio through the purchase of SaaS management startup Cleanshelf and the introduction of a Microservice Intelligence tool.

• March 25, 2021 25 Mar'21

  Harness preps enterprise AI expansion for CI/CD tools

  An enterprise continuous integration product Harness plans to launch next quarter will inject AI features for CI in a bid to raise the company's profile against its many rivals.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Pure Storage FlashBlade anchors B2B marketer's Azure cloud

  Digital marketing specialist MultiView deployed a physical Pure Storage FlashBlade for production data, with the ability to consume all-flash storage as a virtual array in Azure.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Cisco Intersight folds in Terraform Cloud amid SaaS revamp

  Cisco has expanded its partnership with HashiCorp and readied a SaaS-managed Kubernetes service as it vies for a share of the software-centric market for cloud-native apps.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  Amazon Care expands as demand for big tech regulation grows

  Amazon expands its healthcare delivery service Amazon Care against the growing interest in telehealth and the growing intensity of big tech regulation.

• March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21

  ServiceNow enters RPA market with Intellibot acquisition

  Taking its cue from corporate users focused on both low- code and automation, ServiceNow has acquired Intellibot for its robotic process automation (RPA) products.

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Amazon taps Tableau CEO Selipsky to lead AWS

  Amazon has named a familiar face to lead AWS in Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky. AWS is poised for massive growth under his leadership.

• March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21

  Nutanix software transition tops new CEO's to-do list

  Nutanix software licenses account for most of its revenue. The HCI pioneer hired CEO Rajiv Ramaswami away from VMware, which alleges breach of contract.

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Saltworks, Secure Code Warrior team up to secure the SDLC

  Saltworks and Secure Code Warrior have forged a partnership to help developers integrate security into the lifecycle and learn to write more secure, higher-quality code.

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  Nordic bank fights money launderers with log analytics

  The IT team at Lunar created an interface into its log analytics system for the bank's fraud investigators, which helped uncover specific data about questionable accounts.

• March 19, 2021 19 Mar'21

  Sentry adds performance monitoring for React Native, more

  Sentry has added support for React Native, Android, Xamarin and Flutter-based apps to its application performance monitoring platform to help developers find and fix bugs.

• March 18, 2021 18 Mar'21

  AWS adds serverless capability to S3 object storage

  Amazon introduced a feature to process data as it is being retrieved from S3. This allows use cases such as on-the-fly format conversion or PII redaction.

• March 18, 2021 18 Mar'21

  Sonatype buys MuseDev to boost code analysis

  Sonatype has expanded its addressable market for developers with the acquisition of code analysis tool vendor MuseDev. The move builds out Sonatype's software quality platform.

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure adds next-gen AMD EPYC instances

  Oracle hopes new AMD EPYC instance types that deliver more performance at the same price as the previous generation can bring more attention to its IaaS.

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  IBM tools speed mainframe application modernization projects

  IBM has released new versions of its application modernization tools designed to bring its Z series of mainframe applications in closer alignment with its development pipeline.

• March 17, 2021 17 Mar'21

  Diamanti Spektra completes cloud trifecta with GCP support

  Diamanti Spektra 3.2 added support for Google Cloud, extending the platform to all three major public clouds, as well as CRI-O support for customers that want to replace Docker.

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Micron ends 3D XPoint development to focus on CXL products

  Micron ends development of 3D XPoint and shifts its focus to CXL-enabled memory products, raising questions on the future supply source of Intel's Optane memory.

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Cloud file vendors try to woo enterprise storage buyers

  Some enterprises want cloud file storage to complement or replace legacy NAS. Several product enhancements last week target issues of cost, data security and remote shared storage.

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs over two years

  The job cuts stem from a major restructuring that formed four business groups, including two focused on emerging technologies like cloud-delivered network infrastructure.

• March 16, 2021 16 Mar'21

  Nokia partners with largest cloud providers on 5G RAN

  Nokia's RAN-related partnership with AWS, Microsoft and Google solidifies its strategy of delivering cloud-based 5G infrastructure to service providers and major enterprises.

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Power Fx informs Microsoft's low-code strategy

  In a Q&A, Microsoft corporate vice president Charles Lamanna delves into the company's Power Fx, a new low-code tool that non-programmers can use to build applications.

• March 15, 2021 15 Mar'21

  Boomi Flow adds support for multi-cloud, hybrid deployments

  Dell's Boomi subsidiary expands the deployment options for its low-code Flow workflow automation tool to public clouds and customers' on-premises data centers.

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  Energy company swaps index cards, Excel for DevSecOps

  Manually tracking thousands of cloud connections was unsustainable for a $36 billion energy company, forcing a cultural and technical shift to DevSecOps.

• March 12, 2021 12 Mar'21

  VMware vSAN storage update eyeballs HCI scaling challenges

  The VMware vSAN storage update aims to help enterprises start with a small HCI deployment. Customers gain the option to connect compute servers to existing storage vSAN clusters.

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  FalconStor's turnaround prospects see glimmer of progress

  FalconStor's annual revenue continues to slump, but an increase in net income, new customer bookings and a renewed focus on cloud data storage bring hope to the company.

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Developer-first security raises Snyk's tides, among others

  Armed with a developer-first focus on security, Snyk has been able to draw $300 million in new funding. It also quadrupled its valuation to $4.7 billion in just over a year.

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  Mendix dumps cluttered DevOps monitoring tools for Datadog

  The IT teams that run Mendix PaaS sped up incident response by tossing out a confusing mix of DevOps monitoring tools and settling on one vendor.

• March 11, 2021 11 Mar'21

  ServiceNow Quebec platform goes after the low-code market

  ServiceNow has released a new version of its Now Platform that caters to inexperienced developers looking to build customized applications and workflows quickly.

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  News briefs: Koch Industries picks Alkira, Palo Alto

  Koch industries combines Alkira networking and Palo Alto security for remote office connectivity; Cisco promotes three women on International Women's Day; AT&T, Fortinet partner.

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  Kong service mesh paid version eases policy management pain

  IT pros could cobble together an open source service mesh with Open Policy Agent on their own, but Kong Mesh will let them skip that struggle for a price.

• March 10, 2021 10 Mar'21

  AWS helps train formerly incarcerated people to code

  The Justice Through Code program, which Amazon sponsors, teaches formerly incarcerated individuals how to write code in Python as it preps them for careers in the tech industry.

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Exchange Server issues loom over March Patch Tuesday

  For many organizations that rely on Exchange for reasons in addition to email, a move to a more secure messaging platform is not an option.

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Nvidia launches integrated AI platform for VMware vSphere 7

  Making good on their promise last fall, Nvidia and VMware have delivered a platform allowing vSphere 7 users to run the next generation of AI-based applications.

• March 09, 2021 09 Mar'21

  Lyft helps drive new foundation for mobile developers

  The Linux Foundation, along with Lyft, wants mobile developers to ride together and help eliminate obstacles in building large-scale, enterprise Android and iOS apps.

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Prisma Cloud hatches DevSecOps plans for Bridgecrew

  Palo Alto Networks will add Bridgecrew DevSecOps tools to Prisma Cloud and open its considerable coffers to fund the new acquisition's infrastructure-as-code projects.

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  HPE SimpliVity gains cloud backup and Kubernetes CSI plug-in

  SimpliVity has added integration with HPE Cloud Volumes Backup and HPE StoreOnce to enable easier backup at the edge, as well as a new Kubernetes CSI plug-in.

• March 05, 2021 05 Mar'21

  Linkerd 'opt-in,' developer accessibility sway IT pros

  Not every enterprise needs the detailed configurability of Istio service mesh, and devs can unobtrusively experiment with Linkerd alongside other Kubernetes workloads.

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Microsoft ACS going GA with preview of Teams integration

  Microsoft Azure Communication Services is now in preview, with deep integration with Microsoft Teams so developers can build real-time user experiences.

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Cisco completes $4.5 billion Acacia deal

  Cisco said it will sell and support Acacia's optical networking products separately. Cisco will also continue selling the technology with its switches and routers.

• March 03, 2021 03 Mar'21

  Pure Storage cloud deployments include dedicated bare metal

  Pure Storage on Equinix Metal allows customers to build a Pure Storage cloud on dedicated all-flash tenants. Equinix is rolling it out in 18 U.S. and international markets.

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Nexsan launches cloud edition of Assureon immutable vault

  Nexsan Assureon can now be deployed on Azure and private clouds, no longer tying its immutable storage and active archive capabilities to Unity appliances.

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  Power Fx: Microsoft's low-code language for Power Platform

  Microsoft has extended its low-code application development strategy with a new programming language known as Power Fx that will be consistent across the Power Platform.

• March 02, 2021 02 Mar'21

  StorOne builds hybrid flash arrays based on Seagate hardware

  StorOne S1 flash management stack is tuned for optimal run on Seagate Exos Application Platform 5U servers. Four configurations are available that mix Seagate disk and SSDs.

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  HPE acquires CloudPhysics, targets cloud migration projects

  Hoping to up its visibility in the cloud computing market, HPE acquired CloudPhysics this week in hopes of simplifying cloud migration projects by leveraging AI.

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  COVID-19 research spurs IHME to 18 TB HDDs in Qumulo storage

  Seattle's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation opts for 18 TB HDDs in Qumulo hybrid storage appliances to handle massive data sets generated through COVID-19 research.

• February 26, 2021 26 Feb'21

  Istio service mesh users tackle real-world integration

  Once IT pros set up Istio in production, they face an even bigger challenge: expanding it to the rest of the IT infrastructure, from multi-cluster environments to VMs.

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  GitHub hires first-ever chief security officer

  GitHub has added a CSO to its ranks, as the platform seeks to grow and maintain one of the world's largest collections of open source software projects.

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  After Istio architecture upheaval, leaders pledge stability

  The Istio service mesh went through major disruptions in 2020, from technical redesign to governance shifts. Now, project leaders vow to tackle lingering IT ops issues.

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Next Pathway update targets Hadoop migrations

  Next Pathway's data scanning and migration tools can now analyze Hadoop ecosystems and translate its codes to cloud-based data warehouses such as Snowflake and Amazon RedShift.

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Observability updates target DevOps pipelines

  LogicMonitor's Airbrake acquisition and a new Dynatrace product strengthen correlations between code releases and IT infrastructure performance.

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  IBM extends Call for Code for Racial Justice program

  IBM, in conjunction with the Linux Foundation, has delivered two additional projects to its Call for Code for Racial Justice program.

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Juniper adds Mist AIOps to its 128 Technology-based SD-WAN

  Juniper has brought Mist's cloud-based analytics to the 128 Technology SD-WAN that the company acquired late last year. Juniper also launched Mist integration with the SRX gateway.

• February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21

  Lightbend launches new Akka Cloud Platform on AWS

  Lightbend's new Akka Cloud Platform seeks to bring a simpler approach to cloud-native development than options from hyperscalers and companies such as Pulumi and Serverless.

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  IBM leans on Red Hat to adapt Power servers for hybrid cloud

  New Red Hat tools and integrated system offerings allow IBM Power users to run workloads across multiple cloud environments.

• February 22, 2021 22 Feb'21

  Cloud file storage still nascent, but growing quickly

  File storage lags behind object and block storage in the market, but Nasuni's offering on Google Cloud indicates a growing appetite for the format.

• February 19, 2021 19 Feb'21

  News briefs: Cisco investigates embezzlement scheme in China

  Cisco has started an investigation of employees in China who allegedly made payments to workers at state-owned enterprises. Cisco disclosed the probe in an SEC filing.

• February 18, 2021 18 Feb'21

  Violin, Stratoscale data storage technologies rise from dust

  StorCentric's data storage technologies added Violin Systems in a bargain pickup last year. Zadara this week snagged the remnants of Stratoscale's HCI software.

• February 18, 2021 18 Feb'21

  CircleCI orbs go private for DevOps teams

  CircleCI has released new functionality that enables developers to build CircleCI orb configuration packages that run only in their private enterprise environment.

• February 18, 2021 18 Feb'21

  Google, Microsoft back Python and Rust programming languages

  As Google and Microsoft join and strengthen forces with the foundations behind the Python and Rust programming languages, the companies will get to help shape their future.

• February 17, 2021 17 Feb'21

  Palo Alto to buy Checkov creator, Bridgecrew

  Palo Alto said it will acquire Bridgecrew, the developer of the static code analysis tool Checkov. DevOps teams use the open source tool to build cloud applications.

• February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21

  Pure Storage nudges all-flash toward hybrid workloads

  Pure Storage all-flash revolves around unified fast file and object storage to consolidate local and cloud-based application data on a single high-performance flash platform.

• February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21

  Microsoft VS Code: Winning developer mindshare

  With Microsoft Visual Code, developers receive a free, open source development tool that can be used by any developer, in any language and on any device.

• February 16, 2021 16 Feb'21

  DataCore's Caringo buy spotlights need for object storage

  Object store acquisitions by DataCore, Nvidia and Quantum underscore the growing importance of object storage to address enterprise workloads ranging from archives to analytics.

• February 14, 2021 14 Feb'21

  The best enterprise storage products of 2020

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  IBM, LucidLink the latest to tackle cloud file storage

  Startup LucidLink has bundled its Filespaces file system with IBM's Cloud Object Storage offerings. Distributed work teams can access shared data as network-attached storage.

• February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21

  Dynatrace expands observability tools with an eye toward BI

  With new features and roadmap plans, Dynatrace looked past IT observability toward becoming a broader business intelligence platform.

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  IBM-Palantir pact speeds AI app delivery for hybrid clouds

  The new Palantir IBM Cloud Pak for Data is designed to help inexperienced users create AI-based applications that can work across multiple hybrid cloud platforms.

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Cisco expects revenue to grow as people return to offices

  Cisco forecasts revenue growth between 3.5% and 5.5% this quarter, driven by increased sales of wireless networking products and video conferencing hardware and software.

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  New Relic condenses observability views for fast IT response

  New Relic Explorer reflects a need for simple, quick troubleshooting within observability tools from enterprises whose businesses increasingly depend on application performance.

• February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21

  Microsoft plugs Windows zero-day for February Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft addresses 56 total unique vulnerabilities, including six that were publicly disclosed, and gives administrators their second dose for August's Zerologon issue.

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  Elasticsearch license schism stirs open source funding fears

  Elasticsearch license changes have forced a fork, which could broaden choices for IT buyers interested in that project. But worries also linger about open source sustainability.

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  IBM flash storage seeks wider appeal with FlashSystem array

  New IBM flash storage includes 1U FlashSystem building block starting at 38 TB. The launch comes as IBM consolidates storage products around its FlashSystem flagship.

• February 09, 2021 09 Feb'21

  Survey: Open source skills more valued than proprietary ones

  In the hybrid cloud world, developers with open source skills are more likely to be hired by enterprises than developers skilled in proprietary technologies.

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  NetApp HCI keeps classes in session amid pandemic lockdown

  Barry University initially deployed NetApp HCI to host its VMware farm. The hyper-converged system allowed the Miami-area school to scale its private cloud during the pandemic.

• February 08, 2021 08 Feb'21

  Cloudian adds object storage for containers on VMware vSAN

  Cloudian's integration with VMware's vSAN Data Persistence platform allows its customers to consolidate on-premises and cloud-native applications on the same object storage software.

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  Open Group turns focus to TOGAF, Agile architecture guidance

  The Open Group's Steve Nunn discusses upcoming work to improve its Open Agile Architecture standard and TOGAF guides as well as COVID-19's impact on enterprise architecture.

• February 05, 2021 05 Feb'21

  News briefs: Dell, partners to deliver OneBox MEC

  OneBox MEC is a 5G-enabled mobile edge computing platform. The hardware will contain turnkey technology for deploying a private 5G network and application services.

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  IBM turns to open source software to build quantum ecosystem

  IBM plans to create an ecosystem made up of open source software developers that will work collaboratively to speed delivery of production-ready quantum applications.

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Google launches Apigee X API management tool

  Google's new Apigee X API management system helps users develop and manage their API strategies and enjoy more security, performance, networking and app-dev capabilities.

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Arista launches zero-trust security with a Forescout option

  Arista's zero-trust security framework segments devices into groups and sets policies for network access. Forescout integration is available for dynamic device identification.

• February 04, 2021 04 Feb'21

  Cisco folds vulnerability management into AppDynamics AIOps

  A new module for AppDynamics' AIOps platform uses APM data to perform vulnerability management monitoring and automated attack blocking as DevSecOps market buzz continues.

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Kite launches enterprise-grade code completion tool

  Kite's new enterprise version of its code completion tool, Kite Team Server, targets larger development teams to help them write code faster by automating repetitive tasks.

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  New CloudBees CEO eyes IPO, M&A to build DevOps tools

  CloudBees co-founder Sacha Labourey will lead product strategy for the company's DevOps tools, while new CEO Stephen DeWitt readies the business for its next stage of growth.

• February 03, 2021 03 Feb'21

  Panasas storage yearns for expanded enterprise presence

  After six years as chief operating officer, Panasas CEO Tom Shea took the helm last year to pilot the company's storage roadmap.

• February 02, 2021 02 Feb'21

  Amazon CEO Bezos to step down; AWS' Jassy will take reins

  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down from his role later this year. He will be succeeded by AWS CEO Andy Jassy, in a move some observers have expected.