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July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19
Why the PaaS market failed to live up to the hype

PaaS' days as a stand-alone tech may be numbered as the cloud layer gets absorbed by IaaS platforms from AWS and others. See what went wrong for the market that once held such promise.
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Amazon's Werner Vogels talks AWS Outposts, innovation

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels talks about the company's Outposts hybrid cloud hardware, how AWS approaches innovation and future plans for cloud cost containment.
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Linode GPU instances offer accelerated computing power

Linode's GPU instances are built on Nvidia's Quadro RTX 6000 GPU cards, designed to power high-performance applications and use cases for artists, scientists, engineers and more.
July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19
Snow Software launches new tech management suite

The new intelligence suite has six main tools that help manage the challenges due to growing IT operations, from spending and productivity to monitoring risk.
July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19
Alluxio updates data orchestration platform, launches 2.0

The latest version of the Alluxio data orchestration platform includes several new capabilities and features designed with hybrid and multi-cloud environments in mind.
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July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on transparency, developers, multi-cloud

In this Q&A, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels dishes on transparency, technology roadmaps, developers, multi-cloud and more.
July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19
Microsoft Azure partners get new tool, migration program

Microsoft has uncorked a series of announcements on the eve of Microsoft Inspire, many of them focused on Microsoft Azure management and migration; more news from the week.
July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19
Google's Elastifile buy shows need for cloud file storage

Google buys partner Elastifile's scale-out file system to bolster options for enterprises looking to shift NFS-based applications to public cloud storage.
July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19
AWS Summit widens net with services for containers, devs

AWS' latest crop of tools monitors container clusters on its services and simplifies developers' use of preferred IDEs and languages, backed by an emphasis on security.
July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19
IBM Spectrum storage refresh targets object, AI metadata

IBM Spectrum storage sharpens its focus on AWS backup and metadata across heterogeneous storage. IBM increases the density of object storage and previews the VersaStack model with NVMe.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
Cisco's acquisition of Acacia bolsters service provider offerings

Cisco plans to buy Acacia for $2.6 billion. Cisco's acquisition will make it a direct supplier of optical interconnects for the data centers of carriers and service providers.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
DataCore adds new HCI, analytics, subscription price options

DataCore adds an HCI appliance based on Dell hardware, a cloud-based predictive analytics engine for proactive maintenance and new pricing options for its software-defined storage.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
Microsoft patches two Windows zero-days in July Patch Tuesday

Microsoft fixed two Windows zero-day flaws as part of the July 2019 Patch Tuesday release, which also saw the remediation of 75 other vulnerabilities across Microsoft products.
July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19
IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out

IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. But analyst opinions vary about its long-term fate.
July 09, 2019 09 Jul'19
Red Hat-IBM deal closes, both promise a friendly coopetition

IBM and Red Hat formally signed off on its $34 billion deal as the combined company sets off to make its mark in the hybrid cloud market.
July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19
U.S. tech buyers expected to shun Huawei CloudEngine refresh

The latest refresh of the Huawei CloudEngine switches highlights the preference of U.S. and Chinese enterprises to buy homegrown gear.
July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19
Scality Ring upgrade targets hybrid cloud data management

Scality Ring8 file and object storage adds Zenko cloud data orchestration -- called Extended Data Management (XDM) -- but for now that feature is a separate software installation.
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
Languishing Vexata storage gets bailed out by StorCentric

Roll-up company StorCentric expands its storage holdings with Vexata storage arrays for NVMe flash. The Vexata deal follows the June acquisition of backup software vendor Retrospect.
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
Kubernetes security tool gives IT a leg up on DevSecOps

An emerging real estate firm tasked with DevSecOps sought an assist from startup Alcide, which bakes Kubernetes security best practices into its software.
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
Enterprise architect role is more about business than ever

Today's enterprise architects are more than just top-tier developers. Just like CIOs, they're expected to sit at the C-level table and shape business strategy.
July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19
Open source machine learning accelerates winemaking

Using open source machine learning, Palmaz Vineyards developed a tool to automatically alert winemakers of environmental conditions. Soon, the data flowed like wine.
July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19
Elastic SIEM woos enterprises with cost savings

Elastic SIEM gains interest from former Splunk users, with the promise of cost savings and the prospect of centralized security analytics and IT monitoring data repositories.
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
Cybersecurity pros at AWS re:Inforce urged to embrace data storytelling

Robust data coupled with the power of metaphors can help cybersecurity teams tell stories that get the rest of the business on board with new security initiatives and prepare for security crises.
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
AWS re:Inforce bares financial firms' cloud security challenges

Cloud security concerns have ebbed among financial services providers, as the panoply of presenters like Capital One, Discover, Barclays and AQR showed at AWS re:Inforce.
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
Hardware options to support a reverse cloud migration

Moving back on premises can require new infrastructure if maintenance windows have expired, and admins must meet power and storage demands to ensure apps migrate successfully.
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
AWS month in review: Security Hub goes live at AWS security conference

AWS this month hosted its inaugural re:Inforce conference in Boston and used the setting to make AWS Security Hub and Control Tower generally available and to introduce a VPC network security ...
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
Extreme's Aerohive acquisition closes WLAN product gap

Extreme Networks' Aerohive acquisition would fill a gap in Extreme's WLAN portfolio by adding a cloud-based management option competitive with Cisco and Aruba.
June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19
Super Micro storage server refresh homes in on NVMe flash

Product revamp includes new BigTwin SuperServer and launch of 1U Petascale line. Super Micro storage servers are optimized for EDSFF NVMe SSDs and Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
SmartBear acquires Cucumber to bolster its testing tool set

SmartBear adds Cucumber's behavior-driven development tools in a bid to pad its lead in software testing, but must also balance the needs of open source and paid tool audiences.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Growth of dark data shows need for better classification

Dark data causes all sorts of problems, but there are ways to mitigate it. However, customers continue to add storage as a bandage solution, because it's cheaper and simpler.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Cloudian teams with Seagate, VMware on new storage options

Cloudian's latest partnerships will give customers options to use the object storage in new high-density Seagate appliances and VMware-based cloud environments.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Quantum launches Distributed Cloud Services

Distributed Cloud Services is now available from Quantum, as well as storage-as-a-service offerings and Cloud-Based Analytics software to manage day-to-day storage operations.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Pica8 PicOS upgrade enhances network security

Pica8 claims its PicOS network operating system will address rising security and efficiency challenges with its new network access control integrations.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
CollabNet, Icon Agility team up for value stream management

The companies are combining CollabNet's value stream management platform with Icon's agility strategy consulting to help enterprises adopt value stream management and DevOps.
June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19
Panzura launches global file system Freedom 8

Panzura's new platform, Panzura Freedom 8, is a multi-cloud services platform designed to enable users around the world to collaborate on a single, large-scale project with ease.
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
CloudGenix SD-WAN platform open for developers

The CloudGenix SD-WAN is open for developers. The vendor has launched a developer program and tool set for integrating third-party infrastructure software.
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
LogicMonitor wades into AIOps with anomaly detection

Another country heard from in AIOps: LogicMonitor rolls out anomaly detection and alert dependency correlation, but can it rise above the noise?
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
Netflix content engineers pick GraphQL over REST, Falcor

When the Netflix content engineering team chose a data query language for a new system to pull data from a variety of back-end services, they passed over REST to go with GraphQL.
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
What networking analysts are saying about Cisco's future

Has Cisco outgrown networking? One industry insider seems to think so. Plus, other analysts size up Cisco's future around security and intent-based networking.
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
New Qumulo all-flash and hybrid arrays equipped with NVMe

The Qumulo all-flash P-184T packs 184 TB of NVMe storage in 2U. The vendor also launched the C-168T hybrid and K-168 Active Archive arrays that use disk storage with SAS SSDs as a write cache.
June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19
SysAid launches Automate Joe for ITSM platform automation

Integrating Automate Joe with the SysAid ITSM platform will boost automation, minimize repetitive tasks for service agents and improve productivity, according to the vendor.
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Oracle layoffs hit Dyn team's sales, marketing staffs

Oracle Dyn cuts sales and marketing jobs as Oracle plans to end some Dyn services in 2020. The layoffs come amid other Oracle downsizing as the vendor moves toward the cloud.
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
ARM upgrades network visibility tool cARMa and adds Guru

ARM Data Center Software upgraded its SaaS network inventory tool cARMa to include more network visibility capabilities, including the introduction of mapping and analytics tool Guru.
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
New AWS cloud security features fill gaps

AWS is on pace to deliver more than 1,800 new features and services this year, and many target cloud security.
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Mist Wi-Fi no longer just cloud

The Mist Wi-Fi is no longer cloud only. The company's new Mist Edge appliance splits some management components between the cloud and on premises.
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
What's shaping the future of UI and UX design

UI/UX designers serve as the voice of users, so it's crucial that they're tuned into their needs. Aaron Fazulak of Flatiron School disseminates UI/UX advice in this podcast.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
3PAR customers face adjustment with new HPE Primera array

Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage customers say they like many of the Primera storage array's new capabilities, but will miss some 3PAR features that are going away.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Eggplant adds new features to AI test automation suite

Eggplant has added customer experience-focused upgrades to its Digital Automation Intelligence Suite that aim to make the testing process faster and easier.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Aviatrix adds next-gen firewalls to cloud services

The Palo Alto Networks VM-Series next-generation firewalls are now deployed as part of Aviatrix's Firewall Network Service -- an extension of the Multi-Cloud Backbone portfolio.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards: Nomination form

Nominate the top virtualization, cloud and end-user computing products for the Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards.
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards: Rules and criteria

Read the updated rules, criteria and categories for the Best of VMworld 2019 U.S. Awards to find out what the requirements are for each product nomination.
June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19
AI help desk software frees IT ops to take on SRE skills

A financial services company will retrain its help desk staff to be app developers and SREs, while AI handles the grunt work for the company's call center employees.
June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19
IBM Blockchain platform adds hybrid, multi-cloud support

IBM has enhanced its blockchain platform such that it will run on other cloud platforms beyond the IBM Cloud, including the AWS and Microsoft Azure clouds.
June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19
Fortinet TCO low, Silver Peak high in NSS Labs SD-WAN report

The latest NSS Labs SD-WAN report gives Fortinet the best ratings for value and total cost of ownership, while Silver Peak gets the worst of eight vendors.
June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19
802.11ac drives enterprise WLAN market growth for now

802.11ac played a crucial role in enterprise WLAN market growth, as companies felt the pressure to upgrade their wireless infrastructure. But 802.11ax is the future.
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
IT pros brace for wave of M&A in microservices security

Microservices and DevOps have made IT security a shared responsibility among enterprise stakeholders, and experts expect this shift to prompt mass consolidation among vendors.
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Oracle IaaS strategy pivots to specialization

Oracle probably won't get out of the public IaaS market entirely, but it seems clear that specialization is its goal, not head-to-head challenges to AWS, Microsoft and Google.
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
HPE SimpliVity gets new features, competition

HPE exec says vendor's HCI strategy is 'SimpliVity, SimpliVity, SimpliVity' -- but don't forget HPE's competitive Nutanix and Nimble Storage dHCI products.
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Aruba NetInsight, User Experience Insight coming to Central

Aruba plans to add analytics to its Central management console for the WLAN. Customers will be able to access Aruba NetInsight and User Experience Insight in Central.
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
Alaska Airlines charts course for DevOps security

As Alaska Airlines plots a flight path to a hybrid cloud infrastructure, it will navigate with an automated DevOps security tool that spans multiple IT environments.
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
HPE hybrid cloud poised for coopetition with AWS, Microsoft

HPE's newest offerings improve its chances in the hybrid cloud market, but may draw fire from its cloud partners, AWS and Microsoft.
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Microsoft Azure Bastion service seeks to secure VMs

Microsoft's Azure Bastion managed service provides a means for companies to remotely access their VMs without touching the public internet.
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Expanded NetApp cloud tools target containers, Google Cloud

NetApp Data Fabric links NetApp storage and data services. New NetApp Cloud Data Services embed Kubernetes orchestration and Cloud Volumes for Google in beta.
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Appery.io integrates Ionic 4 support for mobile app development

Exadel's low-code platform, Appery.io, added Ionic 4 support that enables developers to create high-performing web and mobile apps, according to the vendor.
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
AI-infused HPE Primera storage array debuts, HPE 3PAR still in the mix

While HPE Primera, which includes HPE InfoSight AI and machine learning tech, will be available to order in August, the company says 3PAR will continue to be enhanced and updated.
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
HPE GreenLake composable cloud services get a boost

HPE's latest products support hybrid cloud strategies by allowing users to tie composable and hyper-converged infrastructure technologies more tightly together.
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
HPE unveils Nimble dHCI, InfoSight on SimpliVity HCI

Is disaggregated HCI a thing? Hewlett Packard Enterprise says yes, with its new Nimble Storage-ProLiant server combo that looks more like converged infrastructure than hyper-converged.
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
Kaloom introduces real-time INT for data center visibility

Kaloom's in-band network telemetry, FlowEye, intends to provide data center managers with a full view of a packet's real-time journey through a data center.
June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19
DH2i's DxConnect brings zero-trust connectivity to networks

DH2i's zero-trust architecture software, DxConnect, will address common security issues and bring microtunnel development, discreet invisibility, an open API and more.
June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19
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 products, Traffic Insights and Maximum Client Capabilities.
June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19
Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged hardware gets edgy

Scale Computing 1U edge nodes allow easy deployment by retailers in multiple sites that lack on-site IT. The Scale Computing storage layer removes the need for RAID-based data protection in the box.
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
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.
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
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 VMware's NSX virtual networking software.
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
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 technology.
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
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 analytics, machine learning hybrid cloud and multi-cloud storage.
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AWS re:Inforce agenda underscores cloud security challenges

AWS re:Inforce this month in Boston is the first dedicated security conference by the industry's largest cloud provider. Here's an early look at the event's sweeping agenda.
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AWS partner program targets cloud migration of ISV workloads

A new AWS cloud migration program is geared to bring ISV application workloads to the platform, and offers a financial incentive for cloud migrations that go well.
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
Solix archiving takes files, databases, email to the cloud

The new Solix archiving product is the result of close development work with Microsoft. SolixCloud Enterprise Archiving features a focus on unstructured data.
June 13, 2019 13 Jun'19
AIOps tools beef up insights, but long-term scope unclear

AIOps tools present a way to cope with IT infrastructure sprawl and complexity, but how far they can go with hands-off automation features is still a topic for debate.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
Ixia network packet broker, cybersecurity test introduced

Ixia launched two new products for networking and security: the Ixia network packet broker, Vision X, for data center visibility and Ixia BreakingPoint QuickTest to gauge device and network security.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
Kaminario expands its storage-as-a-service offerings

To expand its capabilities as a storage-as-a-service platform, Kaminario has added metered usage payments, disaster recovery and the ability to use services on the public cloud.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
When moving cloud on premises, ask these important questions

In this recap of industry blogs, networking analysts discuss moving cloud on premises, per-application ADC innovation and how cyberattackers target the C-suite.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
AIOps early adopters tackle data quality issues

AIOps is new in many ways, but early adopters must also heed a time-honored IT maxim: garbage in, garbage out.
June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19
Microsoft plugs 4 zero-day exploits for June Patch Tuesday

Despite multiple warnings from Microsoft, the threat of the BlueKeep RDP vulnerability to unpatched Windows systems continues to loom following its May Patch Tuesday disclosure.
June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19
CloudBees Rollout buy may herald a future of feature flags

Feature flags can be a powerful tool to test code in production, and that spurred Cloudbees' acquisition of Rollout -- but as always, with great power comes great responsibility.
June 11, 2019 11 Jun'19
CEO Robbins: Cisco won't use Huawei ban in sales pitch

CEO Chuck Robbins said Cisco won't use the U.S. ban on Huawei exports in sales pitches. Robbins also said the Huawei ban has not had an effect on sales.
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
Cisco AI, machine learning network analytics head to the cloud

The new Cisco AI and machine learning platform, launched at Cisco Live, is a cloud-based network analytics service for the data center, campus and WAN.
June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19
Reduxio redux: Vendor ditches arrays, eyes containers

Once an IPO hopeful, Reduxio had the 'wrong packaging' and needed to retrench. The vendor shed hybrid flash arrays. Reduxio Magellan container storage software is in early access.
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
Pure Storage up, IBM down in external storage systems revs

Despite a recent earnings miss, Pure Storage has cracked the IDC enterprise storage tracker for the first time to grab a share of fifth place in external storage systems revenue to tie IBM Storage. ...
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
Salesforce moves Lightning Web Components to open source

Salesforce contributed its low-code web development framework to the open source community to bring more developers with new ideas into its fold.
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
Sentryo acquisition to bolster Cisco IIoT security

Cisco plans to acquire industrial security firm Sentryo. The acquisition would add network visibility, anomaly detection and real-time threat detection to the Cisco IIoT portfolio.
June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19
Data center managers avoid cloud migration risks

Many corporate IT users are flocking to the cloud, but a majority surprisingly remain reluctant to migrate their on-premises mission-critical workloads to a public cloud.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
Seagate 16 TB hard drives amplify storage for Exos, IronWolf

Seagate has introduced a collection of 16 TB HDDs to its Exos, IronWolf and IronWolf Pro lines that can store massive amounts of data, while maintaining a small footprint.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
New Arista campus switches, APs complete product portfolio

The latest Arista campus switches and Wi-Fi 6 APs meet enterprise requirements. But success against established rivals will depend on an effective sales and channel strategy.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
Pluribus Networks unveils edge router for service providers

Pluribus Networks has unveiled a gateway router for service providers that's a no-frills alternative to products from Cisco and Juniper Networks.
June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19
UPS delivers Agile plan for legacy application modernization

As UPS moved its package-tracking system from mainframe to open systems, it drew on the old adage about how to eat an elephant: one small bite at a time.
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
NSC joins forces with Silver Peak SD-WAN services

Silver Peak and NSC have partnered up to combine NSC IT services with Silver Peak SD-WAN services. NSC will serve as a single source provider and offer SD-WAN deployment services.
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Oracle, Microsoft forge cloud pact

Once bitter arch rivals, Oracle and Microsoft have formed an alliance around cloud interoperability, which is good for customers and both vendors.
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Broadcast service provider cues up flash HPE 3PAR storage

Skyview Networks counts on HPE with 3PAR storage and Synergy compute to support regional sports radio broadcasts for Major League Baseball and other networks.
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Google Cloud price change eyes AI and machine learning workloads

Google Cloud has expanded its committed use discount plan to include GPU, TPU and local SSD resources to spark more AI and machine learning workloads.

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