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• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Cisco launches AppDynamics integration with ACI

  Cisco has provided AppDynamics integration with ACI, the company's software-defined networking architecture. Cisco expects the integration to help DevOps teams.

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  AppDynamics AIOps injection sets the stage for IT automation

  AIOps IP from Perspica broadens AppDynamics' automated root cause analysis features, but enterprises must evaluate IT and business analytics options carefully before they commit.

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  AthenaHealth picks SignalFx to smooth public cloud monitoring

  IT monitoring through SignalFx's Prometheus and AWS CloudWatch integrations helps AthenaHealth manage multiple public cloud environments from a central interface.

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  Storage startup Termaxia stares at clouds

  A startup claims it has pilots and production deployments in place for its petabyte-scale appliance that provides continuous availability without a cache.

• January 21, 2019 21 Jan'19

  VMware-Heptio roadmap to refine enterprise Kubernetes

  Heptio founder Craig McLuckie, now VP of R&D at VMware following a 2018 merger, anticipates hard work ahead to get enterprises to adopt Kubernetes in their production environments.

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• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  AWS Backup service targets native workloads

  AWS Backup gives customers management and orchestration tools to simplify snapshots for a variety of Amazon services. The move follows AWS' acquisition of migration and backup vendor CloudEndure.

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Salesforce Lightning Platform update targets mobile apps

  Salesforce targets line-of-business experts and citizen developers with the Lightning Platform Mobile development system to build enterprise mobile apps.

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  VMware and Pivotal put NSX spin on Kubernetes security

  VMware and Pivotal mix NSX network segmentation into PKS 1.3 to appeal to large, advanced users of vSphere and Kubernetes who manage multi-tenant container clusters.

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Look back at top IT infrastructure spending trends of 2018

  Enterprise IT infrastructure spending trends in 2018 focused on data center servers and hosted and cloud collaboration, driving an increase in annual vendor revenue.

• January 17, 2019 17 Jan'19

  Hotel chain bets on AWS migration for cloud IT strategy

  Choice Hotels has placed its technological future in the hands of AWS. Choice's CTO says it's the right move at the right time, the potential for lock-in notwithstanding.

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Datera storage software trains for long run on HPE servers

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise and startup Datera combine on block-storage appliances and expect to compete against Dell EMC's ScaleIO-based VxRack Flex hyper-converged systems.

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Latest Kubernetes monitoring, AIOps features trace DevOps trends

  It won't be long before Kubernetes and AIOps support are standard features among familiar DevOps monitoring tools, which will ease the learning curve for cloud-native infrastructure.

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Shopper privacy critical when using new Cisco DNA Spaces

  Software like the new Cisco DNA Spaces can help retailers improve their merchandising and supply chains. But the first priority should be protecting shopper privacy, an expert says.

• January 16, 2019 16 Jan'19

  Take that, Rubrik! Veeam gets $500M investment

  One day after Rubrik pulled in more than a quarter of a billion dollars in fresh funding, rival Veeam Software picked up nearly twice as much. Veeam today said Insight Venture Partners has invested ...

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  AWS scoops up TSO Logic for cloud spend analysis

  AWS has acquired TSO Logic, which produces analytics that customers can use to plan moves to the cloud. The deal comes with the cloud-market land grab still in its infancy.

• January 15, 2019 15 Jan'19

  Rubrik pockets $261M in funding to chase AI, ML techs

  Rubrik, which helped change the role of backup in data management, is shopping for new technologies for its Cloud Data Management platform. Rubrik today said it completed a whopping $261 million ...

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  CloudEndure acquisition expands AWS' cloud migration tools

  AWS' acquisition of CloudEndure underscores the move toward multi-cloud, as well as demand from customers for an easier path to public cloud.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Quantum backup appliance portfolio grows by two

  The Quantum backup appliance lineup gets refreshed with the addition of the DXi4800 and DXi9000 series. But the vendor is staying away from integrated appliances at the moment.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  2018 data management and storage Products of the Year finalists

  The field of entrants in our 17th annual Products of Year contest has been winnowed down to 51 contenders vying for gold, silver and bronze glory in five data storage categories.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Storage systems and management tools: 2018 POY finalists

  Storage management tools candidates for the 2018 Storage Products of the Year competition skew heavily toward simpler interfaces and greater access to real-time data.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Enterprise storage arrays: 2018 Products of the Year finalists

  Eleven storage vendors, including legacy brands and some startups, entered arrays for consideration in the Storage magazine and SearchStorage 2018 Products of the Year competition.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Cloud and software-defined storage products: 2018 POY finalists

  Multi-cloud data management and container support are themes among the 2018 software-defined and cloud storage finalists of TechTarget's Storage Products of the Year competition.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Backup hardware devices: 2018 Products of the Year finalists

  Some finalists in the 2018 Products of the Year backup hardware category aim to entice data-rich SMBs, or carve their niche by branching out beyond backup and recovery.

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  AWS, MongoDB database collision stirs open source tensions

  AWS' DocumentDB managed database service takes aim at the popular MongoDB NoSQL database and stirs up controversy over the rules of engagement for open source software.

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  IBM touts quantum to build AI applications

  Though quantum computing is still in its early phase, IBM developed technology to help organizations build quantum apps, particularly AI programs.

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Cisco ACI controller headed for AWS

  An AWS version of the Cisco ACI controller set to launch this quarter brings consistency in fabric management between private data centers and Amazon's public cloud.

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Database DevOps tools ease app deployment at insurance firm

  Colonial Life brought its SQL-based enrollment app into the DevOps fold with a tool from Datical to replace its faulty manual update process.

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  IBM quantum computing system, apps lab seek commercial users

  IBM finally introduced its first integrated quantum computer that is designed for commercial accounts. But the emergence of commercial apps may take some time.

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  GitHub courts devs with unified GitHub Enterprise, free repos

  GitHub wants to grow its base with its offer of unlimited free private repositories for users of GitHub's free plan and enhancements to the enterprise version of its hosting service.

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  AWS Fargate pricing change raises container management stakes

  A dramatic price cut for AWS Fargate container management service aims to entice customers to bring workloads to the cloud platform.

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  All-flash startup Storbyte previews Eco-Flash file system

  Storbyte Eco-Flash drive technology situates Hydra ASIC chips on drives to prolong endurance in write-heavy environments. Eco-Flash stripes data on multiple M.2 modules.

• January 09, 2019 09 Jan'19

  Toshiba set to launch 16 TB HDD for cloud-scale users

  Toshiba will try to get a jump on rivals Seagate and Western Digital with a new 16 TB hard disk drive that targets cloud-scale users in need of low-cost, high-density storage.

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  Light January Patch Tuesday follows IE out-of-band security update

  Administrators should prioritize an out-of-band patch that addresses an Internet Explorer zero-day before tackling the 47 vulnerabilities corrected by the January Patch Tuesday fixes.

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  Cloud, data management top 2019 enterprise data storage options

  Data management -- on premises and in the cloud -- appears on the rise as a 2019 spending priority for storage pros, while flash arrays and converged infrastructure may have peaked.

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  Mobile 5G hype vs. reality in 2019

  Hype will likely drown out the progress the mobile 5G industry is expected to make this year in preparing for augmented reality applications and other unique services in 2020.

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  New app suite targets AWS enterprise customers

  AWS wants to become more of a business adviser to its customers and plans to provide more options, thanks, in part, to an app suite currently in use by its in-house employees.

• January 03, 2019 03 Jan'19

  Detroit Symphony tunes up performance on Scale Computing HC3

  The nonprofit Detroit Symphony Orchestra refreshed its data infrastructure with a three-node Scale Computing HC3 hyper-converged storage cluster to manage 10 TB of data.

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  2018 M&A in storage centered on flash, cloud and backup

  No billion-dollar blockbusters in 2018 storage M&A activity as vendors stayed away from big deals and concentrated on filling gaps in their flash, cloud and backup portfolios.

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  DevOps security model hits organizational snags

  DevOps security tools are on the market, and IT pros are acutely aware of the need to update their practices. But alignment with business teams hasn't gotten any easier.

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Major acquisitions, Kubernetes evolution top IT news in 2018

  In the second half of 2018, IT industry vendors and their users worked to tame Kubernetes and containers, and inject open source innovation into tried-and-true enterprise IT.

• December 26, 2018 26 Dec'18

  Dell’s VMware, Nutanix duke out HCI market dominance

  Major storage and server vendors are angling for position in hyper-converged systems. But as has been the case for a while, the jockeying really is for who finishes in third place. The battle for ...

• December 26, 2018 26 Dec'18

  A look back at the top cloud computing news of 2018

  From product releases to acquisitions, there was no shortage of cloud technology news in 2018. Take a look back at some of the biggest headlines of the year.

• December 26, 2018 26 Dec'18

  Hitachi Pentaho integration aims to subdue unstructured data

  Hitachi Pentaho data integration presents Hitachi Content Platform as an object-based data lake to send cleansed data to multiple cloud targets.

• December 23, 2018 23 Dec'18

  Broadcom Brocade launches 2 new SAN management products

  Broadcom releases new Brocade SAN management software to help users visualize and optimize storage and a new Fibre Channel extension switch to speed long-distance replication.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  100 GbE switch market shifting to large enterprises

  The 100 GbE switch market is shifting away from webscale data center operators, as Arista and Cisco benefit from large enterprises buying more of the faster ports to replace 40 GbE.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  AT&T 5G moves forward, as carrier pursues cost savings

  The AT&T 5G network will be in seven more cities in the first half of 2019. The carrier is moving quickly with the rollout to take advantage of potential cost savings with 5G.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  AWS month in review: Cloud networking services abound

  AWS' cloud networking services got a big upgrade in December, with a second VPN offering, expanded VPC connections and WebSocket support for API Gateway.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  GCP addition targets cloud data access, privacy fears

  Google Cloud Platform's Access Approval feature lets customers use more of the data access controls they have in their on-premises infrastructure.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Virtual Instruments WorkloadWisdom adds NVMe-oF support

  Virtual Instruments product update adds support for NVMe over Fibre Channel workload modeling and improves testing capabilities in large-scale environments.

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Minio prepares new object storage dish for 2019

  The CEO of object storage startup Minio wants to change the way people talk about his company in 2019, beginning with the way they say its name. Most people pronounce it “MIN-EO” but CEO and ...

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Cisco sees the future of switching in Luxtera silicon photonics

  Cisco believes the future in switching and routing is in Luxtera silicon photonics. As a result, the networking giant plans to buy the company for $660 million in cash.

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Azure Scheduler retirement sends IT shops to Logic Apps

  Microsoft's retirement of Azure Scheduler next year will mean more manual labor for users of the job scheduler. But the extra sweat will come with some benefits.

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  IT industry trends home in on containers, AIOps and CI/CD

  IT ops pros should be on the lookout for enterprise-wide production container deployments, real-world AIOps usage and new approaches to CI/CD in 2019.

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  NVMe flash storage is coming to an enterprise near you

  Hyperscale data centers are the early adopters of non-volatile memory express flash, as vendors lay out plans to further flash devices and NVMe fabrics in coming years.

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  HYCU goes deeper into Nutanix protection

  HYCU, which sells data protection specifically designed for Nutanix hyper-converged systems, today enhanced features for backing up the platform it has hitched its wagon to. Comtrade Software ...

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  A recap of notable 2018 networking trends and news

  Before the final days of 2018 fade into history like so last-generation 4G, spend some time reviewing the news and trends that graced the networking industry this year.

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  GitLab Serverless augments developers' multi-cloud toolbox

  GitLab has added multi-cloud serverless computing capabilities to its CI/CD tool set through a partnership with TriggerMesh.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Elastifile adds cloud file storage service on Google

  Elastifile's new managed Cloud File Service on the Google Cloud Platform is designed to give customers NAS storage with a self-service, software-as-a-service-type experience.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Istio service mesh tradeoffs prompt caution among IT pros

  Istio can boost the security and observability of Kubernetes environments, but some IT pros question whether the perks are worth a steep learning curve.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Knative project stokes interest in event-driven IT ops

  The Knative project is nascent, but Kubernetes users said they believe it could facilitate the next generation of IT infrastructure management.

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Legacy storage vendors gain in cloud era, IDC says

  External storage systems are all-but-obsolete in the software-defined era.  At least that’s the fable shared repeatedly across the industry. But cloud and enterprise customers are collaborating to ...

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Cumulus Linux, NetQ available for Lenovo RackSwitch

  The combination of Lenovo RackSwitch models with Cumulus Linux and NetQ monitoring software is aimed at companies that prefer open networking in the data center.

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Enterprise SREs guide devs through Kubernetes in production

  Behind most enterprise developers that own and operate the services they create stands a platform engineering team that's teed up Kubernetes in its most manageable form.

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Kubernetes 1.13 stabilizes storage, but Windows GA delayed

  IT pros with Kubernetes in production welcomed stable releases of cluster install and container storage utilities in version 1.13, but they'll have to wait for some key features.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Microsoft doubles down on Kubernetes with Azure Monitor, AKS

  Microsoft's new monitoring tools for AKS and its decision to sunset Azure Container Service trumpet the rise of Kubernetes as the de facto choice for container orchestration.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Microsoft ups its AI game with Azure Machine Learning service

  Microsoft looks to keep up in the AI race with a machine learning service that competes with offerings from AWS and Google, among others.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Amarillo hyper-converges IT with Dell EMC VxRail appliances

  Hyper-convergence cut costs, streamlined operations and set up Amarillo to use the cloud for storage tiers, while shifting resources away from managing infrastructure.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Arista EOS containers integrated with Red Hat, Tigera products

  Arista EOS containers have been integrated with Red Hat OpenShift and Tigera security software.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  New IBM AI reference architecture uses Nvidia supercomputers

  IBM introduces new AI reference architecture that channel partners will build with Nvidia supercomputers, the IBM Spectrum Scale parallel file system and IBM flash storage.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Pivotal Function Service aims at multi-cloud, serverless

  Serverless might rule in the public cloud, but the new Pivotal Function Service targets enterprises that also have private clouds in their mix.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  'Best-of-breed' SD-WAN option supersedes big boxes, expert says

  When it comes to SD-WAN technology, deployment options vary, largely dependent on business requirements. But a multiple-vendors strategy might be better than all-in-one SD-WAN.

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  December Microsoft security patches bring a light end to 2018

  Microsoft resolved a zero-day and a public disclosure this December patch Tuesday, while experts revisit 2018 in patching and what needs improvement.

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  VMware service mesh aims to help DevOps with microservices

  VMware has introduced the NSX Service Mesh. Based on the Istio platform, the VMware service mesh manages traffic between microservices and enforces access policies.

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Kubernetes security issues raise concerns for enterprise shops

  As Kubernetes enters the enterprise mainstream, it has early adopters abuzz about security issues in the platform and the containers it orchestrates.

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Azure database updates court on-premises installed base

  Microsoft hopes a series of features, deployment options and price changes can convince more customers to migrate their database workloads to Azure and not to rival clouds.

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Microsoft Azure storage team wants simpler flash devices

  Microsoft's Project Denali proposes industry specifications to spur NVMe storage device innovation for Azure and other cloud providers. Will storage vendors cooperate?

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Broadcom Emulex flashes Gen 7 Fibre Channel adapter for NVMe

  Broadcom releases new Emulex Gen 7 Fibre Channel host bus adapter designed for high-performance NVMe-based flash storage systems with support for 32GFC and 64GFC and PCIe 4.0.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Packet broker added to Big Switch cloud fabric on AWS

  Big Switch cloud fabric for AWS has a network packet broker. The company launched Big Mon for the cloud this week. Upcoming tech includes Big Cloud Fabric and Multi-Cloud Director.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  SolarWinds adds SDN monitoring to network management tools

  In networking news, SolarWinds updates its network management software; a report predicts SDN's future; and Barefoot Networks updates its P4-programmable switch.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  AWS enterprise strategy targets industry verticals

  AWS could soon add services specialized for industries such as healthcare and finance. It might be lucrative, but not everyone agrees it's a smart move.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Veeam updates Availability Suite 9.5, N2WS platform

  Veeam updates to its flagship product and AWS data protection include the ability to migrate old data to cheaper cloud or object storage. Update 4 of Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 is scheduled to be ...

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Portworx update targets hybrid and multi-cloud deployments

  PX-Enterprise 2.0 moves beyond storage for stateful container-based applications to provide data migration and management across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  IT pros look to iPaaS tools for LOB integration demands

  App integration and automation are tricky for IT, particularly when business users launch their own projects. Workato is among the many iPaaS vendors who aim to address this need.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  COBOL applications can go serverless on AWS Lambda

  More business-critical applications can now move to a serverless architecture in the cloud with the arrival of COBOL support in AWS Lambda.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  AWS' enterprise efforts shift to prescriptive services

  AWS gives users plenty of options, but with that diversity comes complexity. In response, the cloud vendor is poised to move into new territory to appease its enterprise customers.

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Juniper ATP appliance gets broader device support

  Juniper has bolstered the security features in its Advanced Threat Prevention product. The vendor also released a Juniper ATP appliance for midsize enterprises.

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  AWS Outposts shaped by on-prem forerunner from Microsoft

  AWS Outposts immediately drew comparison to Microsoft Azure Stack, but Amazon said it designed its service differently based on perceived weaknesses in the competition's offering.

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  HubStor adds continuous data protection, version control

  HubStor added continuous data protection and version control to its cloud storage platform. The continuous data protection (CDP) provides agentless monitoring of specific file system directories to ...

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Microsoft and Docker CNAB takes aim at distributed computing

  Microsoft and Docker want to push container-like abstraction up the stack with the CNAB open source spec, which has piqued enterprise interest in its early stages.

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  ONAP Casablanca release targets cross-carrier deployment, 5G

  ONAP's latest release, Casablanca, focuses on enhancing existing features within its architecture to better support cross-carrier site connectivity, deployment and 5G.

• December 04, 2018 04 Dec'18

  Kubernetes security vulnerability reveals fractured market

  Enterprises that pay for Kubernetes support will respond differently to this week's critical security vulnerability than lean DevOps teams that use upstream distributions.

• December 03, 2018 03 Dec'18

  Komprise data management helps Boone County archive to Azure

  Komprise's data management software helps Indiana's Boone County government archive unstructured data in Azure cloud storage and reduce on-site storage.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  AWS License Manager spotlights BYOL compliance

  Many AWS customers use the bring-your-own-license model. Now, the cloud vendor has given them a tool to ensure they comply with third-party contract agreements.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  AWS improves Lambda serverless platform for developers

  Several touches to AWS Lambda aim to soothe developers' concerns over the serverless computing platform, including the ability to use their choice of tools.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  What's in AWS Outposts with VMware?

  AWS Outposts, the new on-premises hybrid cloud, includes a VMware Cloud version that is not expected to provide NSX as a native option for connecting to the AWS public cloud.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  AWS month in review: Expanded EC2 options and a blastoff into space

  IT and development teams who try to keep pace with AWS' ever-expanding portfolio have a lot to catch up on this month. First, to see the most significant news that came out of AWS re:Invent 2018 ...

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Revisit the sights and sounds from AWS re:Invent 2018

  AWS re:Invent 2018 attendees took to Twitter to voice their pleasures and pains from the show in Vegas, and elaborate on the myriad of Amazon tools and services unveiled at the conference.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Istio service mesh vies for lead in microservices market

  Istio's integration into Google Cloud will give it momentum, but service mesh competition remains fierce, as HashiCorp Consul makes strong inroads with early adopters.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  AWS plans to democratize access to AI and ML

  AWS' goal with AI and ML is to give everybody the same opportunity to bring machine learning to their applications – not just the "richest" and most powerful organizations, but any "builder" of ...

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Lagging Dell EMC midrange storage dampens upbeat earnings

  Dell EMC on Thursday reported nearly $4 billion in storage revenue in its most recent quarter, marking its third consecutive positive earnings in storage. But executives refrained from sharing ...