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19 Jul 2021
Experts discuss stretched VLAN use cases, MEC and more
In this networking blog roundup, experts give reasons to stretch VLANs, discuss benefits of deploying private MEC with 5G, and differentiate between junior and senior IT engineers. Continue Reading
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20 Jan 2021
VLAN vs. subnet: What's the difference?
While VLANs are a type of subnet, they have their own unique capabilities and characteristics that differentiate them from subnets. However, the OSI model plays a major role in both. Continue Reading
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01 May 2017
HPE's Nimble deal stirs flash acquisition speculation
HPE's $1.2 billion deal for Nimble Storage has stirred speculation on potential future acquisitions in the all-flash array market, such as Kaminario and Pure Storage. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2017
Amazon readies GDPR compliance for all customers
Amazon promises AWS cloud services will all be GDPR compliant before enforcement of the new EU data privacy regulation starts in 2018, offers customers assistance. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2017
Arcserve buys FastArchiver, adds archive product fast
An Arcserve archiving module under its UDP umbrella incorporates technology acquired from FastArchiver in early 2017 and provides granular email search of Outlook. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2017
Microsoft's new Office 365 push may backfire
Business versions of Skype, OneDrive and Outlook won't be part of on-premises Microsoft Office licenses, leaving those shops looking for alternatives. Continue Reading
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26 Apr 2017
Next-generation processors block older Windows
The benefits of the latest generation of PCs will now only be available to those who run Windows 10. Continue Reading
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26 Apr 2017
Rubrik protects native apps in AWS, Azure
Rubrik's cloud platform gets an upgrade with support for native cloud applications in AWS and Microsoft Azure for application-consistent snapshots and recovery. Continue Reading
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26 Apr 2017
Cyber espionage up, basic defenses still down, DBIR shows
Organizations are still failing to address basic security issues and well-known attack methods, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report reveals for a second year in a row. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2017
Tips for getting started in healthcare vertical markets
Panelists at the Channel Partners Conference and Expo 2017 provided insight into this complex market and typically tightknit community of buyers. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2017
Violin's flash arrays emerge from bankruptcy
Redux of Violin Memory's flash storage is under way with new CEO, new strategy and new ownership by Soros Fund Management's Quantum Partners. Will it finally turn a profit? Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2017
Research highlights cloud security complacency risks
Enterprise attitudes to cloud security are laid bare in the latest research report from Bitglass, and suggest more could be done to secure corporate data stored off-premises. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2017
EiQ Networks, Bay Dynamics sign up cybersecurity partners
EiQ Networks and Bay Dynamics are the latest in the growing list of cybersecurity vendors expanding their relationships with channel partner companies. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2017
Stuxnet vulnerability still being exploited in the wild
Security researchers say the vulnerability behind the infamous Stuxnet worm is still the most exploited in the world, seven years after being patched. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2017
Riverbed widens WAN portfolio with Xirrus
The acquisition of wireless LAN provider Xirrus makes the Riverbed WAN portfolio more appealing to companies with branch offices. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2017
Juniper talks SDN security, machine learning
Juniper's Kevin Walker talks with SearchSecurity about his company's Software-Defined Secure Network platform, improving SDN security, and the evolution of machine learning. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2017
Microsoft beckons Linux containers onto Windows Server
Microsoft's project to run Linux containers on Windows bridges a technical -- but not cultural -- divide. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2017
Riverbed buys Xirrus to add wireless to SD-WAN line-up
Network performance technology supplier says acquisition will strengthen its software-defined network offering. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2017
Oracle calls on channel to skill up and go for the base
Oracle's shift to the cloud is creating an opportunity for the channel to move existing customers away from on-premises to a public platform. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2017
Unique ransomware service deletes decryptor
A new type of ransomware-as-a-service has appeared on the dark web with unique features and an inexpensive price to attract malicious actors. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2017
Avaya takes virtualized network services to the campus
Avaya has introduced a platform for taking virtualized network functions to campus networks. New products include an operating system and orchestration engine. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2017
E8 gives capacity jolt to D24 NVMe flash array
E8 qualifies HGST SN200 6.4 TB PCIe drives for D24 NVMe all-flash system. The 2U enclosure houses 24 SSDs and scales to 140 TB of usable capacity. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2017
Load DynamiX 5.3 improvements focus on NFS, flash
Version 5.3 of Virtual Instruments' Load DynamiX 5 software supports time-based NFSv3 workloads, eases preconditioning of flash arrays and improves the user interface. Continue Reading
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18 Apr 2017
Latest Shadow Brokers NSA cyberweapons already patched
A new release of NSA cyberweapons falls flat as Windows exploits from the Shadow Brokers have mostly been patched, but unsupported systems still at risk. Continue Reading
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18 Apr 2017
HPE to move quickly to release Nimble products to partners
With the acquisition of Nimble Storage wrapping up, HPE is going to get the full product portfolio out to partners. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2017
Google cloud partnership integrates Elasticsearch
Google's cloud partnership with Elastic brings the open source search engine and analytics tool to GCP, as Google tries to appeal to enterprises without ignoring its customer base. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2017
New Azure tools ease components of cloud migration
Microsoft has sweetened the pot for potential cloud customers with new Azure migration tools and Windows Servers discounts. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2017
Windows 10 Creators Update leaves IT pros wanting more
IT pros hoped for more advanced security tools and other new Windows 10 Creators Update features, but they were underwhelmed by what they actually received. Continue Reading
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17 Apr 2017
Rubrik CEO: Cloud should be built in natively
Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha says cloud and virtualization were key pieces of his company's converged data protection platform from the start, but customers also want physical protection. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2017
Avant: Sales enablement tools a 'must-have' for next-gen tech
Technology distributor Avant updated its sales enablement application, BattleApp, with more support for channel sales activities; other news from the week. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2017
Hybrid Skype, cloud telephony need network analysis
The addition of cloud telephony to Skype for Business and growing interest in hybrid deployments means organizations must ensure their networks can support new requirements. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2017
Recruitment techniques for IT channel companies
Channel firms must rethink their recruitment techniques to win in today's competitive job market. Get tips for updating your channel recruitment strategy and retaining talent. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2017
VeloCloud partners with security vendors
VeloCloud introduced a partner program that lets security vendor partners develop integrated SD-WAN security services. Current partners include Fortinet, IBM Security and Check Point. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2017
Microsoft Security Update Guide adds confusion for some
Microsoft fundamentally changes how IT pros will consume Patch Tuesday releases with the Security Update Guide and brings fixes for an actively exploited Word zero-day. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2017
New Cisco certifications aimed at digital networking
The latest Cisco certification programs are for IT professionals working with the vendor's Digital Network Architecture. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2017
Microsoft reveals Windows 10 data collection details
Microsoft exposes Windows 10 telemetry practices just a week before Creators Update, may allay privacy concerns over Windows 10 data collection. Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2017
IoT monetization is not a technology-push proposition
For CIOs tasked with building a new revenue stream from internet of things services, understanding your customers' expectations comes first. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Software-defined storage solutions: A channel primer
Channel companies have an opportunity to help their customers deploy emerging software-defined storage technology, a pursuit that may also boost a partner's consulting revenue. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
How to protect your clients from ransomware infections
Client education, advanced endpoint protection and image-based backups are some of the steps channel partners can encourage customers to take to thwart ransomware. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Government threat intel sharing needs culture change
The U.S. government says it wants to improve threat intelligence sharing between the public and private sector, but experts are unsure that is possible in the current climate. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Azure monitoring tools target app performance
New Azure monitoring tools add another layer of insights into workload performance on the public cloud as providers try to meet enterprise demands and increase transparency. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Cisco's AppDynamics sets up to ride DevOps wave
Customers of AppDynamics say the Spring '17 release aligns with the trend to share tools and improve coordination between developers and IT operations. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Chinese hacking team linked to trade group hack
Evidence points to Chinese hacking group APT10 conducting economic espionage in breach of trade policy group prior to U.S.-China trade summit talks in Florida. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2017
Intermedia reaching out to former McAfee email security customers
Intermedia has passed a milestone of half a million customers using its email protection product. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2017
Pegasus threat found on a few Android devices
One of the more malicious iOS threats -- Pegasus malware -- has made its way to Android devices and it has some dangerous new tricks in its arsenal. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2017
Datrium adds snapshots, replication, Rackscale option
Datrium plans to release a major update adding key enterprise storage features such as snapshots and replication and a new 'open converged' Rackscale turnkey system option. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2017
Apperian president talks life under Arxan
MAM provider Apperian looks to take advantage of a larger support staff and new mobile application security technology following its acquisition by Arxan. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2017
ISOC, OTA internet security standards bodies to merge
The two leading internet security protocol bodies, Online Trust Alliance and Internet Society, merge to work for improved IoT security and online security. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2017
Seagate storage arrays grow with RealStor flash, hybrid
Hybrid and all-flash RealStor Seagate storage arrays are sold to original equipment makers to build branded storage systems. The all-flash pricing is pegged at less than $50,000. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
IT services merger DXC takes first steps
The merger of CSC and HPE Services is complete, and the new company will focus on digital transformation. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
Reborn McAfee looking to generate more channel opportunities
McAfee's return to the security market as a standalone company should be good for the firm's loyal channel partners. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
Trump signs bill to repeal Obama-era internet privacy protections
US president Donald Trump approves the repeal of planned privacy protections, opening the way for ISPs to sell customer browsing data. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
Cohesity secondary storage boxes support objects, NAS
Cohesity keeps extending its converged secondary storage platform, with object storage, NAS and erasure coding joining the lineup. The startup also completed another funding round. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
Mozilla developers list 14 Symantec certificate issues
Mozilla developers respond to questionable Symantec certificate authority practices, as the security provider questions Google's proposed solutions. Continue Reading
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04 Apr 2017
451 Research: AWS cloud dominance under growing threat
Latest Voice of the Enterprise report from 451 Research suggests competition in the IaaS market is heating up, with Microsoft and Google posing a growing threat to AWS. Continue Reading
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03 Apr 2017
Cloudian launches beefed-up Hyperstore 400 object storage box
Object store specialist packs nearly a TB into 4U of rackspace in appliances with S3 and file access aimed at service providers, media and video surveillance use cases. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2017
SonicWall partner initiatives see strong growth following Dell spinout
Security vendor SonicWall has unveiled new partner training and marketing programs that take aim at SMB cybersecurity threats; other channel news from the week. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2017
Executive order allows sanctions against cybercriminals
A cyber executive order from the Obama-era has been extended by President Trump to allow sanctions placed on cybercriminals who attack the U.S. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2017
Extreme sows uncertainty with Brocade acquisition
Extreme is expected to face challenges in unifying its acquisition-fed product portfolio, which grew more complex with the recent purchase of the Brocade data center business. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2017
Smartphones becoming more viable thin clients
Vendors have taken cracks at turning phones into mobile thin clients before, but display protocol improvements and advancements in hardware make it more of a possibility now. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2017
Panasas, Promark pursue scale-out NAS storage market
In the scale-out NAS market, Panasas is partnering with Ingram Micro's Promark value-added distributor subsidiary to boost government and commercial channel sales. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2017
Cisco puts a ring on object storage from Scality
Customers can get Scality software for object storage on Cisco Unified Computing System hardware. Raw capacity tops 3 PB per six-node chassis, with Cisco sales and support. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2017
Comey's encryption claims mislead, say experts
FBI director James Comey clearly laid out his views on strong encryption and urged more conversation, but experts say his arguments fall flat and may even be misleading. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2017
Silver Peak SD-WAN sits comfortably in corporate branch
SD-WAN vendor Silver Peak releases an EdgeConnect update that takes the company closer to a complete branch office networking platform. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2017
MSPWorld 2017: MSPs can't ignore cybersecurity market
Throughout the MSPWorld 2017 conference, speakers looked to drive home the message that MSPs must focus on security issues and protect customer data. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2017
Comodo Certificate Transparency logs to be opened
Certificate authority Comodo has submitted two new Certificate Transparency logs for approval by Google, which aim to accept any publicly trusted certificates from any CA. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2017
Juniper ups DCI flexibility with latest line cards
The latest Juniper line cards provide more connection options for companies using the vendor's data center interconnect technology. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2017
Kaseya boss reacts to evolving MSP market
Fred Voccola has been in the hot seat at Kaseya for almost two years and has witnessed changes and constant evolution during that time. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2017
Vendors showcase new UC products at industry expo
Vendors will exhibit their latest UC products at Enterprise Connect 2017, from collaboration tools for huddle rooms to apps that support enterprise mobility. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2017
HashiCorp beefs up Vault features for enterprises
Vault is intriguing to enterprises, but adoption can be a slow process in large, complex environments with legacy security tools. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2017
Ctera CEO: Security, multicloud will be big '17 trends
Ctera forges partnerships with HPE and IBM to expand its data center reach; CEO says enterprise customers will focus on security and multicloud strategies in 2017. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2017
Red Hat turns to IBM to sell OpenStack to enterprises
By the end of the month, enterprises can get the Red Hat OpenStack Platform through the IBM Cloud. The offering is expected to make the software for private clouds easier to use. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2017
EHR patient safety issues not surprising to experts
Experts were not surprised by the recently published ECRI report on patient safety issues. In fact, experts agreed these issues have been around for a while. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2017
IBM Bluemix and Microsoft Xamarin can work together
Microsoft's acquisition of Xamarin forced a change in strategy within IBM, and that turned out to be a good thing for IBM's Bluemix and Mobile cloud platforms. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2017
Middlebox interception of HTTPS unsafe, US-CERT warns
HTTPS interception in security products and services may be reducing security rather than improving it, according to US-CERT, which puts middleboxes in a precarious position. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2017
IBM Watson brings user data analytics to MaaS360
IBM MaaS360 can now take advantage of Watson machine learning. Its new Advisor tool recommends policies based on analyzed user data for IT to implement on PCs and mobile devices. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
Amazon and Google enter UC fray at Enterprise Connect
Slack, Cisco Spark, Microsoft Teams and other team collaboration apps are tweaking traditional UC systems. Plus, Amazon and Google enter the fray as potential players. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
WikiLeaks has demands for CIA vulnerabilities
WikiLeaks reportedly made demands of vendors at risk from the Vault 7 CIA hacks, but without knowing what the requirements are, experts are unsure how to react. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
Intel 3D XPoint-based SSDs claim speed edge over flash
New Intel Optane SSDs based on long-awaited 3D XPoint technology ship to early customers, promising up to eight times the performance over NAND flash-based NVMe PCIe SSDs. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
FBI Director confirms Trump campaign investigation
FBI Director James Comey confirmed the bureau is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to the Russian government and election cyberattacks such as the DNC breach. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
IBM cloud chills with cold object storage vault tier
IBM enhances its cloud object storage based on Cleversafe technology with flexible pricing and a long-term, three-tiered cold vault object store for inactive data. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2017
Samsung Knox now lets IT manage Android updates
Knox's E-FOTA feature lets IT test Android OS updates before users install them on their Samsung devices, preventing apps from breaking. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2017
Tegile CEO: Waiting on NVMe, IPO
The Tegile CEO talks about how the all-flash market is shaping up with the advent of NVM express, and how his company is battling against the major data storage vendors. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2017
HPE 3PAR flash is target for persistent containers
HPE 3PAR flash container reference architecture bundles Mesosphere orchestration software with ProLiant blades, 10 GB SAN FlexFabric and StoreServ 8200 arrays. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2017
Dell joins HPE and Cisco as top cloud infrastructure providers
Cloud infrastructure is looking like a three-horse race between the big U.S. suppliers, but the contract manufacturers are also in the running. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2017
IBM cognitive assistant to help manage and secure devices
IBM has announced a cognitive assistant powered by IBM Watson to help businesses manage and secure endpoints, including devices making up the internet of things. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2017
Minting cookies can be nastier than forged cookies
Although minting authentication cookies is not widely understood, the Yahoo hacker indictments has brought it to the forefront and shown it can be very dangerous. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2017
Disparate business systems united via digital transition
Breaking down silos between BPM and ECM is essential for staying competitive in the cloud age. One systems integrator turned to Alfresco Digital Business Platform. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2017
Yahoo breach indictments may not deter hackers
The Department of Justice indicted suspects in the 2014 Yahoo breach, but experts are unsure if this will prove to be an effective hacker deterrent moving forward. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2017
AWS Reserved Instances add option to segment resources
AWS Reserved Instances are now more flexible than ever, but challenges remain with the discount service -- a problem magnified by Google's new streamlined discount offering. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2017
Oracle turning the focus on taking share in the SME market
With the cloud making it easier and cheaper for smaller firms to take advantage of Oracle's ERP and SaaS products, the vendor is gunning for some fresh market share. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2017
Oracle Q3 2016-17 results show 2% growth
Oracle’s third-quarter results for fiscal year 2017 show 2% growth in overall revenue, with cloud representing 13% of the total. Executives are bullish on cloud ERP growth prospects. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
Cisco faces going stag in hyper-converged world
As Cisco looks to soon be without SimpliVity as a hyper-converged infrastructure partner, it beefs up its HyperFlex product with co-engineered software with Springpath. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
Avaya customers could benefit from Extreme acquisition
Users of Avaya networking products would be in a strong negotiating position if Extreme Networks bought the portfolio. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
Competitors wonder how Nimble fits in HPE's plans
Merging the Nimble Storage product line with HPE gear and engineering teams creates overlap and competition for its R&D budget. Other storage startups see an opening. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
Ransomware detection among Unitrends' latest features
Unitrends' physical and virtual appliances can alert administrators if ransomware is detected. The updated products also feature simplified backup management. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
Google's Hangouts business apps come with risks
The latest Google Hangouts apps are a competitive team collaboration offering from a vendor with a spotty track record in enterprise technology. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2017
US set to charge four hackers for Yahoo breaches
Three Russians are reportedly among four hackers US authorities believe to be linked to data breaches at Yahoo affecting more than a billion accounts. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2017
Without SDN, does digital transformation exist?
There's a lot of talk about digital transformation in the tech industry, but to obtain it, enterprises need to undertake network transformation. That's where SDN can help. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2017
SHA-1 certificate deprecation trouble for SAP Ariba
SHA-1 certificates are still in play, despite browser deprecation, as SAP Ariba advises legacy users to use unpatched browsers to avoid error messages, blocked access. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2017
Innovium unveils chipset that doubles existing speeds
Innovium, led by former execs at Cavium and Broadcom, is targeting its switch silicon to hyperscale data centers as more workloads move to the cloud. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2017
Virtual reality services make collaboration immersive
Virtual reality services could offer enterprises lower-cost, immersive visual collaboration, but technical and security hurdles must be addressed. Continue Reading