Data crunched by Gartner analysts reveals the behaviours that differentiate the top-performing chief information security officers from the pack [ComputerWeekly, September 17th, 2020]
The ConversationPasswords have been used for thousands of years, as a means of identifying ourselves to others and in more recent times, to computers [GCN, September 15th, 2020]
Times have changed, with more employees working from home. Has your enterprise’s remote access policy kept pace with the arrival of new users, tasks, access technologies, and threats? [Network Computing, September 18th, 2020]
Considering how much is at stake in terms of data and infrastructure exposure, companies looking to take advantage of edge computing’s promise will need to take steps to mitigate the risks [CSO Online, September 14th, 2020]
Gartner’s 2020 Security & Risk Management Summit focused on the importance of privileged access management to cybersecurity as threat actors increasingly target admin credentials [SearchSecurity, September 15th, 2020]
In a COVID-19 pandemic world with new security threats and risks emerging, Gartner analysts discussed the urgency of securing access and devices for remote employees [SearchSecurity, September 16th, 2020]
The pandemic-related shift to remote work and the growing availability of ransomware-as-a-service were two major drivers, CrowdStrike says [Dark Reading, September 15th, 2020]
Hackers are targeting everyone and taking advantage of fear, uncertainty, and a 24/7 news cycle that can dwell on a single theme for weeks on end [HelpNet Security, September 14th, 2020]
To help navigate through a crisis like the pandemic, IT executives are drawing on their leadership and interpersonal skills as much as — if not more than — their technical ones [SearchCIO, September 14th, 2020]
Seeking to accelerate software delivery, IT organizations are embracing agile but all-too-common self-deceptions and persistent problems have most falling short [CIO, September 16th, 2020]
Stephen Murphy, CEO of Genesis, talks about the challenges that CTOs face when it comes to organisations returning to work at the office [InformationAge, September 17th, 2020]
From meeting dynamics to merging toolsets, these issues demand attention now that we are through the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. CIO Kevin Neifert shares priorities [The Enterprisers Project, September 17th, 2020]
Bed Bath & Beyond is racing to develop its digital efforts and is looking to Google Cloud’s analytics and data services to give it a boost [Zdnet, September 17th, 2020]
Enterprise architecture experts offer up advice and tips for organizations coping with budget constraints and staffing pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic [SearchCIO, September 16th, 2020]
Calendars for security and compliance audits are largely unchanged despite COVID-19, yet the pandemic is straining teams as they work remotely, according to Shujinko [HelpNet Security, September 16th, 2020]
Bread-and-butter investments to modernize workforce systems and improve IT operations are the post-pandemic focus for IT buyers in North America and Europe, a survey shows [Computerworld, September 15th, 2020]
CISOs looking to advance their careers or land a plum job must prove they are really on top of their game. Here’s what recruiters say sets business-savvy CISOs apart [CSO Online, September 17th, 2020]
BWG Connect invites senior IT managers to participate in a candid, interactive, peer-to-peer, industry discussion. Hear from your peers on the importance of Digital Transformation, strategies being implemented and challenges being faced! [Tuesday, September 29th, 2020: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM]
It’s no secret that Beijing has ambitious plans to reposition itself as the world’s superpower – one of the keys to its success has been its ability to deploy its cyber units to conduct state-endorsed operations. [Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 BST]
BWG Connect invites senior IT managers to participate in a candid, interactive, peer-to-peer, industry discussion. Hear from your peers on the importance of Digital Transformation, strategies being implemented and challenges being faced! [Wednesday, September 30th, 2020: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM]
Business transparency and trust is more important than ever for CIOs and CISOs to drive competitive advantage, mitigate risk, and ultimately create business value. [Wednesday, September 30th, 2020: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM]
Join CIO on Thursday, September 24, at 2:00 pm ET to learn how top CIOs are drastically reducing the costs and risks associated with IT modernization projects. [Thursday, September 24th, 2020: 2:00 PM]
Join us Thursday, October 1, at 12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT to learn how top CSOs are managing insider risk in the remote era. [Thursday, October 1st, 2020: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST)]
BWG Connect invites senior IT managers to participate in a candid interactive industry discussion. Hear from your peers about concrete lessons learned & real-world challenges faced during these unprecedented times. [Wednesday, October 14th, 2020: 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM]
Each week I select 60-90 items from mainstream IT publications and publish them on the website for “IT News and Events.”
I also select press releases from various mainstream IT vendors and certain blog articles. In this issue the vendors are: Tintri, Recorded Future, Microsoft, Dell, IBM, Nutanix, Cisco, RSA, Veeam, Citrix, Red Hat, HP, Fortinet, Oracle, VMware, AWS, HPE, and Centrify.
This live, online event will feature thought leadership, education, networking, and fun for Recorded Future clients, partners, and anyone interested in using intelligence to disrupt the status quo. [Recorded Future News, September 10th, 2020]
100% Channel-Focused Program Offers Partners a Differentiated User Experience to Create Opportunities for Business Expansion [Tintri News, September 9th, 2020]
In recent weeks, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming presidential election, including unsuccessful attacks on people associated with both the Trump and Biden campaigns, as detailed below [Microsoft News, September 10th, 2020]
Our customers have been asking for smaller, more stable products that deliver the performance they require. We’ve listened and delivered: meet the Small and Mighty OEM client portfolio. [Dell News, September 10th, 2020]
In my first week back at Dell Technologies, I’m excited to have this opportunity to address the partner community. Please see my letter below. [Dell News, September 10th, 2020]
‘Massively disruptive,’ ‘a game changer,’ and ‘will redefine industries’ are just some of the phrases used over the last year by market researchers to describe the potential of edge computing. [Dell News, September 9th, 2020]
New Trade Assistant with IBM Watson helps reduce the complexities of fantasy football player trading – helping users make smarter, more informed decisions [IBM News, September 10th, 2020]
Public marketplace is designed to enable organizations to more easily purchase, deploy and manage enterprise software from a variety of vendors across hybrid cloud environments running Red Hat OpenShift [IBM News, September 8th, 2020]
IBM joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development [IBM News, September 11th, 2020]
New Elevate Program Brings Partner Ecosystem Together in a Single Program Architecture with Enhanced Services and Investments to Grow Their Business with Hybrid and Multicloud Solutions [Nutanix News, September 8th, 2020]
Karbon Platform Services Provides Managed Offering to Accelerate Container-Based Application Delivery and Operations on Any Cloud [Nutanix News, September 8th, 2020]
‘With this partnership, Microsoft and Nutanix show our commitment to delivering a true, unified hybrid and multicloud environment,’ said Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix [Nutanix News, September 8th, 2020]
Cisco unveils its network solutions to help service providers close the digital divide through U.S. Government funded programs [Cisco News, September 9th, 2020]
For parents and guardians, this year’s back-to-school shopping and planning process was very different. One item that was not on the list sent from my kids’ school: cybersecurity awareness [RSA News, September 8th, 2020]
Nutanix recognizes Veeam for strength of partnership and success of Nutanix Mine with Veeam and Veeam Backup for Nutanix AHV [Veeam News, September 10th, 2020]
Many organizations are anchored in the past, using a legacy backup solution that is costly, unreliable and complex, making it difficult to shed outdated processes to truly innovate [Veeam News, September 8th, 2020]
Are you looking for granular roles for your admins in Citrix Monitor so they can solve session and machine management use cases in Citrix Cloud? [Cirix News, September 8th, 2020]
Let’s say you had to explain the latest advances in internet security to someone who had been living under a rock for the past few years. What would you say? [Cirix News, September 8th, 2020]
Citrix is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) and Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) classes of 2021! The application window will remain open until October 30, and you can submit your application here. [Cirix News, September 9th, 2020]
Following a successful first series of The New Workspace, I am delighted to announce the launch of the second three-part series of webinars, in which we will delve more deeply into how the modern workplace has evolved in the wake of COVID-19, including the sudden global shift to increased flexibility and the consequences and challenges this has for organizations and employees [Cirix News, September 8th, 2020]
In order to better serve our Red Hat Academy educational institutions around the world, the Red Hat Academy team has launched an enhanced learning environment on Sept. 1, 2020 [Red Hat News, September 10th, 2020]
The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat blog post with 5 of the week’s top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your weekly digest of things that caught our eye. [Red Hat News, September 11th, 2020]
Application allowlisting is the practice of specifying an index of approved applications or executable files that are permitted to run on a system by a specific user [Red Hat News, September 10th, 2020]
People working in the telco space with DPDK accelerated Open vSwitch have probably seen questions about packet drops a number of times and with multiple customers [Red Hat News, September 10th, 2020]
Simple to operate: Print multi-size projects automatically and send multiple files in one click with HP Click, all without compromising on speed [HP News, September 9th, 2020]
As the world works to reimagine education this school year, new hope-filled film series highlights students sharing personal letters written to their future selves [HP News, September 10th, 2020]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to rapidly enable most, if not all, of their employees to work from home [Fortinet News, September 11th, 2020]
Even before COVID-19, SaaS-based productivity tools such as Microsoft 365 had been gaining market-share at a remarkable pace [Fortinet News, September 9th, 2020]
With a 47% increase in just two years, it has become clear that insider threats are a growing problem. It is a danger that no organization is immune to, and leaders are well aware of this: two-thirds of organizations consider insider threats to be a bigger problem than external attacks. [Fortinet News, September 10th, 2020]
GAAP EPS up 16% year-over-year to $0.72, non-GAAP EPS up 15% to $0.93 — Fusion ERP cloud revenue up 33%, NetSuite ERP cloud revenue up 23% [Oracle News, September 10th, 2020]
VMware announced that market research firm Forrester Research has named VMware a leader among infrastructure automation platform providers in a Q3 2020 report based on a 26-criterion evaluation [VMware news, September 9th, 2020]
The six new advanced statistics, which combine player tracking and machine learning, will launch on September 10 during NFL season opener to bring new insights to game play [AWS News, September 9th, 2020]
HPE President and CEO, Antonio Neri announces the launch of the 2020 HPE Accelerating Impact and explains how team members are empowered to make a difference [HPE News, September 7th, 2020]
For too long, and out of necessity, Black IT professionals have been silent about their experience. Creating a safe space to engage, listen and learn from others is a necessary first step towards creating a workplace culture that fully supports and values people of color [CIO, September 4th, 2020]
Apoorva Chhabra, associate principal analyst at Gartner, examines the 7 characteristics of highly successful digital leaders [InformationAge, September 3rd, 2020]
A CISO as a service (CISOaaS) is the outsourcing of CISO (chief information security officer) and information security leadership responsibilities to a third-party provider. By hiring a third-party provider to manage its security program remotely, an organization gains access to staff and resources that it doesn’t have in-house, and can better keep up with information security and compliance demands. [SearchSecurity, September 3rd, 2020]
As businesses face a never foreseen or imagined, straight out of a dystopian pandemic fiction situation, where sustenance is all that matters – digital transformation is providing them the means to weather the storm [Business 2 Community, August 31st, 2020]
Should you use InfiniBand or RDMA over Converged Ethernet as an interconnect? We discuss each technology’s effect on performance features such as latency, IOPS and throughput [SearchStorage, September 1st, 2020]
Common SAN problems include compatibility issues, hardware failures and sluggish storage response times, but a few proven strategies can easily resolve these issues [SearchStorage, September 3rd, 2020]
The federal government is increasing its investment in AI research, with the announcement on August 26 of over $1 billion of awards to establish 12 new AI and quantum information science (QIS) research institutes nationwide [aitrends, September 3rd, 2020]
Studies show that your business can experience 40% productivity improvement by using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. It can help you to reorganize your data in such a way that you get value out of every data point that you record. [AWS News, October 31st, 2020]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most powerful technologies ever developed, but it’s not nearly as new as you might think. In fact, it’s undergone several evolutions since its inception in the 1950s. [TheNetWeb, September 3rd, 2020]
Google LLC announced today a raft of artificial intelligence-related updates as part of Google Cloud Next: OnAir, a nine-week series of livestream events that runs through Sept. 15. [siliconANGLE, September 1st, 2020]
Jerry DiMaso, CEO and co-founder of Knarr Analytics, discusses how effective analytics has become such a determinative factor that it’s now evident that those who master it will thrive. However, the journey toward that goal isn’t without obstacles. What are the most common data analytics challenges and how can companies confidently confront them? [insideBIGDATA, September 1st, 2020]
They call it ‘big data’ for a reason-it’s really, really big. But getting your head wrapped around the growth of information digitization is not easy. [datanami, September 4th, 2020]
Remember when we all got excited about more megahertz? That’s not the future of microprocessing: But Moore’s Law is alive and well – in its own way [The Enterprisers Project, August 31st, 2020]
Microsoft has developed a deepfakes detection tool to help news publishers and political campaigns, as well as technology to help content creators ‘mark’ their images and videos in a way that will show if the content has been manipulated post-creation [HelpNet Security, September 2nd, 2020]
CRM and CEM/CXM are essential tools for maintaining business flow with customers. Although similar, they have distinct differences. To choose the right one, organizations need to go beyond the alphabet soup of these hi-tech business applications. [CRMBuyer, September 1st, 2020]
Each week I track what are the most clicked on articles from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events..” Those most popular articles are the basis of the private edition newsletter we produce as part of out “IT Newsletter As A Service.”
When it comes to choosing a DaaS provider, organizations may get overwhelmed by the options. Compare the features and capabilities of 7 major vendors to determine the best fit [SearchVirtualDesktop, September 9th, 2020]
With next-gen consoles arriving by the end of 2020 and NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series of graphics cards cresting the horizon, HDMI 2.1 is looking more critical than ever. Does this mean you have to upgrade your TV to take advantage of the new features? [How-To Geek, September 12th, 2020]
Gone are the days when data was all spread in excel files and traditional databases within the organization’s context [SearchStorage, September 12th, 2020]
If you’re looking for a system to store your company’s data on-premises or in the cloud, chances are you’ll be considering at least one of these top enterprise database software solutions [ServerWatch, September 10th, 2020]
Not taking change management seriously is a surefire road to ERP implementation failure. Learn how CIOs and other leaders can do it right and boost the likelihood of success [SearchERP, September 11th, 2020]
DevOps is challenging, some of its complexity requires a platform that is both SaaS and managed environments, running on top of several cloud providers and potentially on-premises as well. Is there a platform that connects applications and systems while supporting enterprises as they accelerate their digital transformation efforts? [DevOps.com, September 9th, 2020]
Most of us practice some sort of annual-cleaning ritual. We reorganize by cleaning out closets, drawers and garages to bring some order back to our homes and our lives [Business 2 Community, September 9th, 2020]
Commvault split off the disaster recovery capabilities from its Complete Data Protection into a separate product and added automation and recovery validation functions [SearchDisasterRecovery, September 10th, 2020]
Project kickoff meetings are a vital part of the success of your project. The groundwork you lay during this critical event will help set the stage for the remainder of the project. Many of the topics we will discuss in this article can be applied to non-remote project managers as well, but we will emphasize specifics that are vital for remote project managers. [PM World 360, September 9th, 2020]
A study by Hyperion Research finds that high performance computing generates $44 in profit for every dollar of investment in HPC systems [HPCWire, September 8th, 2020]
Cloud-based architectures and open source should be a natural fit, but success stories like Kubernetes are the exception, not the rule [Data Center Knowledge, September 10th, 2020]
Data is the fuel of our modern world, and its increased proliferation within organizations means that proper data management has never been more critical to success [insideBIGDATA, September 8th, 2020]
The data center continues to provide stability, affordability, and utility to organizations undergoing a complex digital transformation initiative [Network Computing, September 7th, 2020]
Whilst GDPR has put the spotlight on data privacy and cyber issues, there are other more prominent trends that are driving a greater take-up of cyber insurance, says Ben Maidment, Class Underwriter – Cyber, Physical & Technology at Brit Insurance [Dark Reading, September 10th, 2020]
An interdisciplinary research team constructs a way for companies to share breach data without revealing specific details that could exposes businesses to legal risk [Dark Reading, September 9th, 2020]
Through hundreds of intensive leadership workshops, PeopleTek has extensively studied the many factors that influence the performance of individual leaders and teams. This book teaches you about the single most important factor affecting performance: Courageous Leadership [PeopleTek News, September 10th, 2020]
Oracle released today the VirtualBox 6.1.14 update to its open-source and multi-platform virtualization software with full support for the latest and greatest Linux 5.8 kernel series [9to5linux, September 8th, 2020]
An artificial intelligence (AI) system on Thursday defeated a U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-16 pilot by scoring five straight victories in a simulated virtual dogfighting event hosted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) [TechWork, September 8th, 2020]
Two-factor authentication adds an additional layer of protection to your private information but can you still be hacked? [techradar.pro, September 7th, 2020]
Today, we still think of artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology of tomorrow – and that makes me worry that many of us aren’t paying close enough attention to the incredible leaps happening in the field. In truth, AI has already started to transform life – and marketing – as we know it [Business 2 Community, September 9th, 2020]
HSBC is using artificial intelligence technology developed in-house to help it make sure ATMs are appropriately stocked with cash [ComputerWeekly, September 9th, 2020]
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep neural networking (DNN) are disrupting businesses and challenging traditional values in the financial industry [ITProPortal, September 7th, 2020]
Why is AIOps important to Enterprise IT? Michael Allen, VP & CTO EMEA at Dynatrace discusses AIOps, why it matters to enterprise IT and where it fits within the traditional IT landscape. [ITProPortal, September 11th, 2020]
There’s a difference between a shiny new thing and a thing that works. You just need to look at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to see how much of the technology we create just doesn’t cut it and gets tossed into the wastebin of innovation because it doesn’t find a working business model [TechTalks, September 7th, 2020]
HCI is more straightforward to manage than legacy alternatives. That means your tech staff can spend less time on mundane chores and focus their attention on more pressing matters [Network Computing, September 11th, 2020]
The appetite for compute capacity, and presumably also for storage and networking capacity, in the datacenter of the world might be waning in some sectors of the economy, but thanks to the voracious hunger of the hyperscalers and cloud builders and more than a few large enterprises that need to do more, not less, computing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, server sales are now consistently at the levels we saw way back in the Dot-Com Boom more than twenty years ago. [The Next Platform, September 10th, 2020]
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market grew 19.8% year over year to $24.0 billion during the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) [StreetInsider, September 8th, 2020]
It’s time to fill that vacancy on your team and the pressure is on to find a job candidate who has all the skills and professional experience you need. But can you determine that from just an interview? [Robert Half, September 7th, 2020]
The corporate world has seen a massive shift towards modernization, where organizations have moved from brick and mortar. Digital transformation has been at its peak, and employees have played a crucial role in it [Business 2 Community, September 8th, 2020]
Network management and security have become even more intertwined now that more employees are working from home. How can enterprises ensure they are keeping their networks secure? [SearchNetworking, September 10th, 2020]
The march towards digital transformation and the increasing volume of cyberattacks are finally driving IT security and network teams towards better collaboration. This idea isn’t new, but it’s finally being put into practice at many major enterprises. [HelpNet Security, September 11th, 2020]
Like DevOps, NetDevOps implementations lead to major cultural changes, forcing people from different fields to change their daily work practices [Network Computing, September 8th, 2020]
Strategy to balance storage costs, data lifecycle management practices, and storage technology priorities with storage performance [StorageNewsletter, September 11th, 2020]
The non-volatile memory express protocol is tailor-made to make SSDs fast. Get up to speed on NVMe performance and how it compares to the SATA and SAS interfaces [SearchStorage, September 11th, 2020]
The size of preserving digital archives is now reaching the order of petascale, exascale and will approach zettascale capacities in the foreseeable future [StorageNewsletter, September 11th, 2020]
Certifications can help security pros prove their baseline knowledge of infosec topics. Consider adding these top cloud security certifications to your arsenal [SearchCloudSecurity, September 8th, 2020]
The total security appliance market delivered solid unit shipment and revenue growth in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to IDC [HelpNet Security, September 8th, 2020]
Yes, the cloud offers many security advantages over on-premises, especially for smaller organizations, but only if you avoid these mistakes around cloud configuration, monitoring and patching [CSO Online, September 10th, 2020]
Through centralized log management, organizations can consolidate all log data into one central, data highway and directs logs wherever they need to go [DevOps.com, September 10th, 2020]
Remote work muscled itself to the top of every security and risk manager’s agenda when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Whereas remote work was previously the exception, up to 82% of company leaders now plan to permit remote working at least some of the time as workplaces begin to reopen [siliconANGLE, September 8th, 2020]
The health insurer insourced its engineering team after a frustrating experience with an MSP and is now reaping the benefits of a more responsive infrastructure [CIO, September 7th, 2020]
Amid pandemic-related disruption, security has become inseparable from digital transformation. Consider these priorities for building trust with colleagues, customers, and regulators [The Enterprisers Project, September 9th, 2020]
Savvy security chiefs are generating returns for their organizations beyond enabling secure business operations. Here’s how they do it [CSO Online, September 7th, 2020]
We need to lean into the lessons – around challenges ranging from training to silos – learned in the first months of the pandemic, in preparing for the next transition [The Enterprisers Project, September 10th, 2020]
Business and marketing requirements are changing due to COVID-19. Companies are reassessing their digital transformation models and redefining their digital transformation goals [ITProPortal, September 7th, 2020]
Among the individuals charged with protecting and improving a company’s cybersecurity, the CISO is typically seen as the executive for the job. That said, the shift to widespread remote work has made a compelling case for the need to bring security within the remit of other departments [HelpNet Security, September 10th, 2020]
The pandemic has underscored the importance of thriving through hardship and uncertainty. IT leaders discuss how they’re adjusting their leadership practices to help foster this key IT trait for the long haul [CIO, September 8th, 2020]
Each week I track what are the most clicked on articles from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events..” Those most popular articles are the basis of the private edition newsletter we produce as part of out “IT Newsletter As A Service.”
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