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March 08, 2018 08 Mar'18
IT shops find their reasons to upgrade to Windows Server 2016

Selected technical features and technical support twilight inspires more Windows Server 2008 and 2012 IT shops to upgrade to Windows Server 2016.
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Spectra tape library line grows with Stack, T950v

Spectra Logic tape library choices now include the scalable Stack and a cheaper version of its previous T950 line. Tape can be a key storage element, as data sets continue to grow.
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Cloud security challenges spark startup acquisitions

Cloud security startups are popular acquisition targets, as cloud providers and third parties seek to address corporate IT concerns across multiple platforms.
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Datadog log monitoring software branches out as DevOps spreads

Datadog joins competitors such as SignalFx and Splunk in the quest to create Swiss army knife-style tools that track logs, events and metrics in one place for DevOps teams.
March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18
Cisco adds malware security features in Tetration analytics

Cisco has turned Tetration analytics toward app security. The latest upgrade helps spot software flaws and identify malware activity, such as Spectre and Meltdown exploits.
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March 06, 2018 06 Mar'18
Tintri flash sales won't keep CEO Klein in job much longer

Popularity of Tintri E6000 flash storage helped the vendor beat quarterly revenue and earnings estimates on Monday, but muting the upbeat tone was news of layoffs and CEO Ken Klein’s decision to ...
March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18
WekaIO CEO says focus will stay on AI, life sciences

WekaIO CEO Liran Zvibel sees partnerships with HPE, Mellanox and AWS as key for the startup, as it pursues growth opportunities in artificial intelligence and life sciences.
March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18
Cloudian HyperStore gains on-demand pricing, new funding

IT Investment firm Digital Alpha ponies up $125 million to Cloudian. Most of the new money will fund expanded inventory to support consumption pricing of local HyperStore arrays.
March 05, 2018 05 Mar'18
Imanis Data pulls in $13.5 million for databases protection

Imanis Data raised $13.5 million in a series B funding round and hired a new CEO as it aims to grow its business to protect next-generation NoSQL databases. The Imanis Data Management Suite ...
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
Third-party tools help manage DevOps with AWS, multi-cloud

Many IT teams struggle with the cultural and technical shift to DevOps. Nathaniel Felsen, a DevOps professional, sorts through some tough choices.
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
DevOps incident management turns sys admins into SREs

DevOps practices begin with collaboration on application releases, but it's not until something goes wrong with those apps in production that true transformation takes place.
March 02, 2018 02 Mar'18
Pure Storage revenue tops $1 billion, says ‘hello’ to profit

Pure Storage has joined the billion-dollar club. On Thursday, the all-flash provider completed two long-sought goals by posting fiscal-year revenue of $1.023 billion, up 41%, en route to achieving ...
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Serverless apps, encryption top AWS features in February

Many cloud developers espouse the benefits of serverless computing, but others find the approach unwieldy or difficult to manage. The AWS Serverless Application Repository, one of several AWS ...
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Cisco tracks growing role of machine learning, AI in cybersecurity

Cisco highlights the growing role of automation, machine learning and AI in cybersecurity, increasing the target of investments by IT departments working to mitigate malware.
March 01, 2018 01 Mar'18
Komprise NAS migration leaves no data behind

Startup Komprise added NAS migration to its list of data management features in the new 2.7 release of its software. Komprise Intelligent Data Management customers can now migrate from one NAS ...
February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18
IT resiliency report: Downtime holding businesses up

The intro to a recent IT resiliency report asks the question: "Is IT turbulence the new norm?" In a year marred by ransomware attacks large and small, catastrophic natural disasters and other IT ...
February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18
Narrowband IoT ups device support in Cisco Jasper Control Center

Cisco has made Narrowband IoT generally available in the Jasper Control Center. The technology standard significantly increases the number of devices supported in an IoT deployment.
February 27, 2018 27 Feb'18
Overcoming the hype with advanced network analytics software

Bloggers explore the capabilities of network analytics software, assess the coming impact of GDPR regulations and look into the use of Ethernet VPN with an MPLS data plane in data centers.
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
Operators invest billions, hope in 5G wireless technology

A new 5G wireless technology report breaks its development into three phases, and network operators hope their investments lead to revenue down the line.
February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18
Hyperscale providers bet big on cloud AI

AI cloud services have emerged as yet another battleground for the hyperscale providers, as they entice data scientists and developers to train their models on their platforms.
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
Ruckus SmartZone to get IoT module

Ruckus plans to release a suite of technology for companies that want to support IoT devices on the WLAN. The suite includes an IoT module for the Ruckus SmartZone controller.
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
What are the top information security objectives for CISOs?

Bloggers delve into CISO information security objectives, Juniper's new product release and how self-sufficient networking teams should try to be in an area of increasing complexity.
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
More Nimble, HPE storage revenue jumps 24%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage sales rebounded last quarter, thanks to the addition of Nimble Storage and an improvement of the 3PAR SAN platform. HPE storage revenue of $948 million grew 24% ...
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
IT turns to VMware encryption for added VM security

Encryption features in recent vSphere and vSAN updates aim to balance security with simplicity and performance. For VMware shops, there is little standing in the way of adoption.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Pivotal move: Chad Sakac says Dell EMC in ‘rear-view window’

The question ‘Where is Chad Sakac?’ got answered this week: by Chad Sakac. The former president of the Dell EMC converged infrastructure division (formerly known as converged platforms) said he ...
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
PV buy takes Accedian network monitoring to the enterprise

Carrier supplier Accedian heads to the enterprise market with the acquisition of French company Performance Vision. Accedian network monitoring tools complement PV's NPM software.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Hybrid Reduxio storage shifts gears to midrange enterprises

Reduxio's converged primary and secondary storage integrates native tools for data management and protection. Can the hybrid flash vendor turn a profit and pull off an IPO?
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Virtual Instruments rebrands Load DynamiX as WorkloadWisdom

Virtual Instruments rebrands Load DynamiX Enterprise storage performance validation software, updates its user interface, boosts performance and adds 25 GbE and SMB support.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Cloud-centric IBM patents promise payoff

IBM plans to commercialize investments in cloud R&D into products, services and tools that draw new customers.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Nutanix HCI helps keep NFL's Chicago Bears in the game

The Chicago Bears' Nutanix hyper-converged clusters provide cloud-like access to coaching staples, like playbooks, schedules and scouting reports across the NFL team's facilities.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Container security tools abound, but IT pros await big vendors

Container security startups peddle unique approaches, but while some early adopters jump on board with fledgling vendors, a majority will watch for industry consolidation first.
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
Riverbed SD-WAN gets connections to Amazon, Microsoft clouds

Riverbed SD-WAN now includes support for private connections to Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Other enhancements include support for the Xirrus WLAN.
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
New IBM storage products key on NAS, cloud, NVMe over Fabric

IBM launches new and updated Spectrum software-defined storage products, including a new NAS option, and commits to broadened end-to-end NVMe over Fabrics support by the third quarter.
February 21, 2018 21 Feb'18
Chef InSpec widens the compliance-as-code possibilities with v2.0

Chef InSpec 2.0 adds infrastructure tests for compliance policy enforcement, and the tool's expansion into more areas of the DevOps workflow won't stop there.
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
Xively buy broadens Google Cloud IoT tool utility

The latest Google Cloud acquisition points to a doubling down on IoT, as the company tries to keep pace with AWS and Microsoft Azure in this emerging market.
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
Enterprises choose managed SD-WAN over DIY SD-WAN deployment

Enterprises prefer purchasing managed SD-WAN services, rather than taking the DIY SD-WAN deployment approach, according to recent research from Frost & Sullivan.
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
IBM Power9 servers seek market inroads to AI, cloud

IBM follows up its first Power9 server with a raft of systems designed to appeal to a wider array of markets -- most notably, AI and cloud deployments.
February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18
Verizon kicks off managed SD-WLAN service with Mist

Verizon is using technology from Mist to anchor a managed SD-WLAN service in an effort to extend its service footprint to customers' WLANs.
February 19, 2018 19 Feb'18
RackTop Systems, Seagate launch secure NAS

RackTop Secure Data Protection Platform transfers data to cloud or other storage systems. It is intended for enterprises with compliance requirements.
February 16, 2018 16 Feb'18
Cisco revenue turns positive, as software, security sales up

Cisco revenue grew last quarter for the first time in more than two years, due, in part, to rising software sales. But analysts cautioned Cisco could still fall back into a slump.
February 16, 2018 16 Feb'18
Making the most of incident detection and response

This week, bloggers look into incident detection strategies, a new anomaly detection tool from ExtraHop and how Ethernet VPN differs from virtual private LAN service.
February 16, 2018 16 Feb'18
Enterprises identify 10 essential DevOps tools

Products branded with DevOps are everywhere, and the list of options grows every day, but the best DevOps tools are already well-known among enterprise IT pros.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Intel P4510 U.2 SSD ships with 64-layer TLC 3D NAND

Intel launched a new P4510 Series of U.2 solid-state drives (SSDs) equipped with its 64-layer triple-level cell (TLC) 3D NAND flash and enhanced firmware, enabling greater storage density and lower ...
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
VMware acquisition continues move toward cloud security

VMware cloud security tools will get a boost from the company's acquisition of CloudCoreo, a security and management startup focused on cloud deployments.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Latest Juniper switches up throughput for cloud applications

The latest Juniper switches target companies that want a network infrastructure with the throughput and management software to run apps in the data center and public clouds.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
SD-branch network concept as next stage of WAN connectivity

SD-branch uses SD-WAN technology to simplify the branch network. It integrates multiple network functions now housed in separate components into software that runs in a single box.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
NetApp cloud-flash pivot brings cheers

NetApp attributed strong product revenue growth last quarter in part to two-a-days – it’s averaging two displacements of rivals’ all-flash SAN systems every day. Success in NetApp cloud and flash ...
February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18
VMware NSX integration push ramps up to reinforce IT ties

With tighter integration between its NSX and its cloud and virtualization offerings, VMware aims to reinforce its networking chops with enterprise IT.
February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18
NooBaa update focuses on multi-cloud data management

Software-defined object storage startup NooBaa takes on unstructured data management across multiple private and public clouds with second major product release.
February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18
Multi-cloud connectivity behind Citrix acquisition of Cedexis

Citrix's acquisition of Cedexis marks its entry into the business of connecting multiple cloud data centers. Citrix is expected to combine NetScaler with Cedexis technology.
February 14, 2018 14 Feb'18
Industry experts predict shift to multi-cloud storage in 2018

Hot trends in enterprise cloud storage in 2018 will include the use of multiple clouds, hybrid cloud storage and file-based cloud storage, according to industry experts.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
CPU bugs add to IT stress as February Patch Tuesday drops

Administrators who rushed out fixes in January for the Meltdown and Spectre flaws then had to unwind some of those corrections after additional problems occurred.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
Oracle Cloud data center buildup aims to enchant enterprises

An updated Oracle Cloud SLA becomes the first to factor in performance standards for customers -- one of several moves aimed at luring enterprises to its expanding public cloud.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
ExtraHop intros Reveal(x) cybersecurity analytics software

ExtraHop fortifies its packet capture platform with cybersecurity analytics software, Reveal(x); Mist introduces a virtual network assistant powered by artificial intelligence.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
Enterprises won't reap benefits of 5G until 2020s

The first commercial 5G deployments are scheduled for later this year. One report's 5G timeline predicts many enterprises won't reap the benefits of 5G until the mid-2020s.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
With VxBlock 1000, Dell EMC AMPs up converged platform

Dell EMC VxBlock 1000 lets customers mix and match VMAX, Unity, XtremIO and Isilon arrays in a block with Cisco servers and networking. Will that reverse market share decline?
February 12, 2018 12 Feb'18
Wireless vendors count on 5G equipment sales for rescue

Wireless 5G equipment sales could take off in the next two years, possibly saving wireless vendors. AT&T increases the use of bots in its business, and Verizon expands owned fiber.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Cisco: Cloud computing workloads to skyrocket by 2021

By 2021, Cisco says, cloud computing workloads will make up the lion's share of data center traffic as enterprises expand security, IoT and other activities in the cloud.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
AWS Instance Scheduler adds more automation options

AWS automation capabilities continue to expand, as the cloud vendor pushes customers to follow its lead to eliminate manual steps and gain efficiency.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
CloudBees' Codeship acquisition signals DevOps consolidation

CloudBees acquires Codeship's SaaS-based CI/CD offering to broaden its portfolio for small and large customers, and further consolidates the DevOps tools market.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Can niche cloud players take on hyperscale cloud providers?

AWS, Azure and GCP are top of mind for public cloud market share, but companies lower down the ranks want their piece of the pie, too.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Orange offers Cisco SD-WAN, Vonage intros SmartWAN for SMBs

Vonage offers VeloCloud-based SmartWAN for SMBs while French mobile network operator Orange launches an SD-WAN service on Cisco's virtualized network services platform.
February 09, 2018 09 Feb'18
Is machine learning needed for network traffic routing?

This week, bloggers assess the role of machine learning for network traffic routing, new hurdles for identity management due to the cloud and what to ask AI vendors.
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
NVMe flash hopeful E8 Storage goes software-only route

All-flash array startup E8 Storage has expanded into reference architecture with the launch of a software-only version. The new product, E8 Storage Software, runs on rack servers from Dell EMC, ...
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
The window to be a hyperscale cloud provider is closing

A handful of companies will control the majority of the public cloud. Is there still room for big-name companies to join the club, or are they already too late?
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
Serverless technology seeks mainstream enterprise traction

Serverless tech providers continue to add features as a service that have enterprise interests in mind, and IT pros have some wish list items.
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
NetApp CEO Kurian narrows focus to flash, cloud

George Kurian became CEO of NetApp in 2015 to jump-start a push into cloud and flash storage. The vendor has bucked scant revenue growth with four straight solid quarters.
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
Gartner: Networking innovation in the cloud tops vendors

A Gartner report says enterprises waiting on vendors for networking innovation are missing out on the better technology coming from cloud providers.
February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18
Dell HCI portfolio dismantled to improve chances in the CI market

Market pressures and manufacturing synergies drove Dell to integrate its HCI and CI products with its core business units, but opinions differ whether users will benefit.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
IBM taps Mendix for low-code platform deal

As the market to empower citizen app developers heats up, IBM and Mendix have joined forces to deliver low-code tools for the IBM Cloud.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
How a Dell and VMware merger could affect EMC storage

Enterprise storage stalwart EMC was majority owner of VMware and now may wind up a subsidiary if Dell merges with the virtualization giant. Dell said no decision has been reached.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Aryaka enhances SD-WAN with Radware DDoS protection

Aryaka adds Radware DDoS security to its global private network to provide another layer of security. Also, Virgin Media Business intends to launch managed SD-WAN with software from Versa Networks.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Enterprise storage market to focus on data use in 2018

The focus of enterprise storage will shift to data management and analysis in 2018, spurring IT departments to rethink architecture that must stretch to edge and cloud.
February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18
Software-defined storage leaders talk 2018 trends in SDS, HCI

Software-defined storage, fueled by hyper-converged infrastructure and scale-out object/file storage, will grow in 2018, but terminology and product architectures may change.
February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18
Dell EMC unveils the DD3300, its latest Data Domain appliance

Dell EMC's latest addition to the Data Domain line targets SMBs and enterprises with remote offices. The system includes Data Domain Boost technology and cloud tiering software.
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
AWS appeals to the masses with low-code development project

AWS has created a low-code dev environment to help tech-savvy business users build apps for the public cloud and draw new customers to its platform.
February 02, 2018 02 Feb'18
Kubernetes hybrid cloud emerges from Google-Cisco partnership

A Kubernetes partnership from Cisco and Google widens IT pros' container orchestration options in hybrid cloud deployments, but its advantages depend on future software integrations.
February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18
Kubernetes storage projects dominate CNCF docket

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation will host the Rook distributed container storage project -- the first move in a pivotal year for Kubernetes stateful app support.
February 01, 2018 01 Feb'18
AWS bandwidth upgrade opens door to more data movement

A bandwidth jolt to AWS networking services gives customers faster data transfer between services, and creates workflows that might have otherwise been prohibitive.
January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18
What is happening with AI in cybersecurity?

This week, bloggers focus on the growing role of AI in cybersecurity, achieving simple, stable networks and running EVPN in a single data center fabric.
January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18
Laws to guide the IT career growth of a virtualization admin

Attendees at a Virtualization Technology User Group event learned about five laws for IT career growth that are particularly useful for the virtualization admin in a changing industry.
January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18
Cisco Assurance services verify intent-based networking

Cisco has advanced its intent-based networking plans with a layer of analytics that verify compliance with policies. The new Cisco Assurance is tied to the company's SDN platform.
January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18
EC2 features aim at network, performance improvements

AWS users have a green light to rev the full bandwidth potential of a particular instance. AWS removed its 5 Gbps limit and improved performance for network connections to and from Elastic Compute ...
January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18
Cryptomining, ransomware are top malware in 2017

Check Point issues new top malware research that finds cryptomining, mobile attacks and ransomware growth in second half of 2017.
January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18
Caringo Swarm sales jumped 40% in 2017

Despite all the talk about object storage over the years, it has yet to push scale-out NAS out of the enterprise for storing files that take up hundreds of terabytes to petabytes of capacity. But ...
January 30, 2018 30 Jan'18
IT monitoring strategy, org discipline polish Nasdaq DevOps incident response

At Nasdaq, IT monitoring unified different teams' views of infrastructure, but cultural blocking and tackling are equally important to improve incident response.
January 29, 2018 29 Jan'18
Kaminario storage jettisons hardware for software-only cloud model

Kaminario is the latest vendor to deemphasize hardware in favor of a solely software-defined approach. Under its new strategy, customers will buy Kaminario storage as a reference stack from global ...
January 29, 2018 29 Jan'18
Igneous Systems ingests $15 million funding for file data protection

Igneous Systems today closed a $15 million Series B funding round to help expand marketing of its hybrid cloud backup and archiving platform for file data. Igneous Hybrid Storage Cloud consists of ...
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Report: Dell-EMC storage aftermath may trigger IPO

Is the Dell EMC storage merger causing buyer’s remorse? According to published report, Dell Technologies is considering a return to the public market to satisfy the massive debt incurred from its ...
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
AWS snaps up Sqrrl to strengthen threat detection, analytics

Amazon's move to fold Sqrrl, a threat detection startup, into AWS security services could help bring together its growing list of disparate security tools.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Want to make software developer hiring easier? Be flexible

Developers are still in short supply, but companies can hire and retain talented people through a flexible and learning-driven workplace, according to insights from a HackerRank survey.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Cisco HyperFlex system upgrade targets hybrid cloud

The Cisco HyperFlex system is now available with AppDynamics, CloudCenter and other software for managing hybrid cloud applications. The new all-in-one system scales to 64 nodes.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Big content providers influence undersea cable price drops

The undersea cable market has become increasingly competitive, as large content providers build new routes and wavelength prices drop, leaving telecom operators concerned.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
ServiceNow Kingston troubleshoots IT tasks with AI, machine learning

ServiceNow delivers AI and machine learning capabilities to its core platform to eliminate time-consuming manual help desk tasks.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
OpenShift on OpenStack aims to ease VM, container management

In this Q&A, Red Hat's Brian Gracely discusses managing a virtual environment that has both VMs and containers and how OpenShift on OpenStack can help.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Selecting network configuration software for automation

This week, bloggers look into choosing the right network configuration software for an automation project, endpoint security and the future of SD-WAN as a stand-alone service.
January 26, 2018 26 Jan'18
Open source networking projects unite under Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation created an umbrella platform, the LF Networking Fund, to promote cross-project collaboration among open source networking projects under its wing.
January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18
Commvault earnings disappoint again

Commvault generated $180.4 million in revenue last quarter, which was its biggest revenue quarter ever but still missed Wall Street’s expectation of $182 million. The company blamed the small ...
January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18
Azure networking feature addresses latency, performance

An Accelerated Networking upgrade to Microsoft Azure reduces latency and improves performance for newer VMs, as Microsoft tries to keep pace with AWS. TEST
January 24, 2018 24 Jan'18
CEO refuses to confirm Primary Data shutdown reports

Primary Data CEO Lance Smith has refused to confirm published reports that the storage software startup has closed shop. Reached Tuesday evening at his Primary Data office telephone number, Smith ...

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