Enterprise IT Vendor News (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

From Volume 269 Issue 3

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: DDN, Tintri, Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, Dell, Lenovo, Red Hat, AWS, Citrix. Dell, Veeam, Nutanix and Centrify.

Microsoft News

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group And Microsoft Azure Announce Partnership To Accelerate Live-Action And Animation Productions

Companies pledge to bring together cloud and production expertise to create production asset platform for Universal and DreamWorks Animation films
[Microsoft News, August 21st, 2020]

Tintri News

Join Tintri For Laugh & Learn – August 27th @ 4:00 PM Pacific

Take a well-deserved break from everything and join Tintri for Laugh & Learn, a lighthearted virtual discussion about Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
[Tintri News, August 19th, 2020]

IBM News

IBM Reveals Next-Generation Ibm Power10 Processor

New CPU co-optimized for Red Hat OpenShift for enterprise hybrid cloud
[IBM News, August 17th, 2020]

IBM Collaborated With The City Of Seoul, South Korea To Develop An AI-Based Virtual Assistant For Its Citizens Using Ibm Watson

The city of Seoul’s ‘I Care You’ project is using IBM Watson Assistant running on IBM public cloud to gather citizens’ opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic
[IBM News, August 20th, 2020]

IBM Delivers Its Highest Quantum Volume To Date, Expanding The Computational Power Of Its Ibm Cloud-Accessible Quantum Computers

Company achieves a quantum volume of 64 through full-stack improvements
[IBM News, August 20th, 2020]

New IBM Power10 Processor Has Transparent Memory Encryption For End-To-End Security

IBM revealed the next generation of its IBM POWER CPU family: IBM POWER10. Designed to offer a platform to meet the unique needs of enterprise hybrid cloud computing…
[HelpNet Security, August 17th, 2020]

DDN News

When I Benchmark, It Screams: Getting Infrastructure Right

Academic research breakthroughs revolutionize fields, build careers, and accelerate institutional funding. Now more than ever, universities and research institutions are increasingly turning to AI to unlock insights contained in those massive datasets
[DDN Webinar Replay]

Cisco News

Putting Family First At Cisco

When my oldest daughter was born, my life changed completely. I knew I wanted to be an example to her in every way – supplying all her most important needs – but it still left me wondering: what if what she needed most was her father?
[Cisco News, August 21st, 2020]

T-Mobile’s 5G Hype Is Real. And Cisco Is At The Heart Of IT

Seems like we see news about 5G rollouts every week, with networks being ‘lit up’ left and right
[Cisco News, August 20th, 2020]

Threat Roundup For August 14 To August 21

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between August 14 and August 21
[Cisco News, August 21st, 2020]

Ping Beware: Riot Games Partners With Cisco To Power Lol Esports

Cisco Joins LoL Esports as Official Enterprise Networking Partner – Cisco Joins LoL Esports as Official Enterprise Networking Partner
[Cisco News, August 19th, 2020]

Fortinet News

Fortinet Secures And Simplifies Customer Migration To Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Organizations are increasingly migrating data and applications to and between public cloud environments
[Fortinet News, August 21st, 2020]

Fortinet Research Demonstrates Enterprises Must Adapt To Address Telework Security Challenges Long-Term

2020 Remote Workforce Cybersecurity Report Shows How Organizations Are Increasing Investments to Secure Remote Work at Scale
[Fortinet News, August 18th, 2020]

The MSSP Opportunity Around Network Access Controls

The proliferation of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices on enterprise networks has created new vulnerabilities for organizations to manage
[Fortinet News, August 20th, 2020]

Fortinet And IBM Collaborate On Skillsbuild To Further Build Cybersecurity Skills

Partnership Provides Global Communities with More Learning Opportunities to Develop Skills, Reskill and Upskill for a Career in Cybersecurity
[Fortinet News, August 18th, 2020]

Dell EMC News

Baker’s Half Dozen – Episode 15

Not all tech needs to be overly complex. Occam’s Razor suggests the simpler solution is often the best solution, but it’s not always that easy.
[Dell EMC News, August 20th, 2020]

Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd NVMe Server Review

The Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd was released a bit over three years ago when the company upgraded its PowerEdge server line from Broadwell to Xeon SP
[StorageReview, August 21st. 2020]

Taboola Makes AI Real

Personalized recommendations have changed the way brands reach their customers effectively.
[Dell EMC News, August 17th, 2020]

Red Hat News

What We’ve Learned Using Openshift Container Platform In A Hybrid Cloud Environment For Red Hat IT

As a principal engineer in Red Hat IT focused on container platforms, I know the benefits of using Red Hat OpenShift firsthand and the value it gives to our organization
[Red Hat News, August 20th, 2020]

Friday Five – August 21, 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, August 21st, 2020]

More Kubernetes Innovation, Less Service Complexity: Operators And The Future Of Kubernetes

Kubernetes, the orchestration engine itself, has reached a point of incremental innovation
[Red Hat News, August 18th, 2020]

Citrix News

Simplify Collaboration With A Citrix Solution You Already Have

Did you know Citrix Workspace includes a file management solution?
[Citrix News, August 18th, 2020]

Citrix Enables Customer Choice With Support For VMware Cloud On AWS

Now more than ever the ability to easily scale up or spin down virtual applications and desktops to enable your distributed workforce is mission critical for organizations of all sizes
[Citrix News, August 17th, 2020]

Implementing User Lockout For Citrix ADC System Users

Brute force attacks occur when an attacker tries to guess a user’s credentials by trying different usernames and passwords
[Citrix News, August 20th, 2020]

AWS News

Amazon To Add Thousands Of Jobs To Phoenix Metro Area

New sites supporting operations network to open throughout the Valley by end of 2020; more to come in 2021
[AWS News, August 19th, 2020]

Amazon Announces Plans To Create 3,500 New Jobs In U.S. Tech Hubs In Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix, And San Diego

In addition to these future plans, the company is currently hiring for nearly 20,000 positions in the U.S., drawing from diverse pools of talent to fill roles across tech, corporate and customer fulfillment
[AWS News, August 18th, 2020]

Make AWS Lambda Development Easier With The Cloud9 IDE

Cloud9 is a full browser-based IDE with many AWS integrations and built in support for over 40 languages. It’s particularly great for working with Lambda functions, and provides an easy way to test and iterate on them in the same environment as production
[CloudSavvyIT, August 18th, 2020]

HPE News

The Fundamentals Of Security Incident Response -During A Pandemic And Beyond

A rapidly expanding remote workforce introduces new challenges when it comes to identifying your vulnerabilities and responding rapidly, but it doesn’t change the fundamentals-identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover
[HPE News, August 19th, 2020]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Launches HPE Digital Catalyst Program To Identify, Mentor And Support The Next Generation Of Indian Startups

The HPE Digital Catalyst Program will focus on partnering with startups working in AI, DevSecOps, cybersecurity and intelligent edge
[HPE News, August 17th, 2020]

RSA News

Diagnosing The Cybersecurity Challenges In Healthcare

While daily headlines focus on the evolving nature of the health crisis, the cyber attack surface is expanding and threatens the future of patient care across the globe
[RSA News, August 20th, 2020]

Fewer But Faster: The New Reality For A CIO’s Transformation Plans

I’m currently in the process of teaching my teenage son how to drive. Oh sure, he took a class of some kind before school transitioned to remote learning that provided some ‘book smarts’ on driving
[RSA News, August 19th, 2020]

Veeam News

Veeam Floors Unilin, A Mohawk Company, With Its Enterprise Protection Of It Systems

Fortune 500 company counts on Veeam for consistent, reliable backup of critical manufacturing systems
[Veeam News, August 19th, 2020]

Sunexpress Flies Under The Enterprise-Level Protection Of Veeam

Veeam supports the airline’s high standard of delivering the best customer experience on the ground and in the air
[Veeam News, August 18th, 2020]

Dell News

Talking Video Workflows And Workstations With Adobe’s Dave Helmly

Dave Helmly, head of strategic development for Broadcast at Adobe, has forged a distinguished career in video and imaging, helping professional creators nail their workflows
[Dell News, August 18th, 2020]

How Technology Is Transforming The Circular Economy

When it comes to expanding the circular economy, the IT industry is one of the effort’s greatest enablers – especially when technology provides scalable solutions that drive real value
[Dell News, August 17th, 2020]

VMware News

VMware Enhances Self-Driving Operations And Programmable Automation With Updates Across Vrealize Cloud Management

New Releases Across VMware vRealize On-Premises and SaaS Portfolio Help Customers to Provision, Optimize and Govern their Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments
[VMWare News, August 18th, 2020]

VMware Brings Kubernetes To Fusion 12 And Workstation 16 Releases

Expanding Support for Developers
[VMWare News, August 20th, 2020]

Datacore News

Data Storage Facts Of Life

Understanding the importance of software-defined storage in diverse IT environments
[Datacore News, August 21st, 2020]

Lenovo News

Get Carried Away With Premium Experiences From Five New Lenovo Yoga Laptops

Also introducing new built-in, self-diagnostic tool Lenovo Vantage Smart Performance Services
[Lenovo News, August 18th, 2020]

Kelly Merbler News

3 Things I Did To Create My Dream Job After 40

I don’t know about you, but when I hit my 40th birthday, I began to get restless as I pondered what the rest of my career would look like
[Kelly Merbler News, August 19th, 2020]

Centrify News

Almost 40% Of Businesses Have Sacked Staff Due To A Breach Of Company Cybersecurity Policy Since The Start Of The COVID-19 Outbreak

39% of UK business decision makers have admitted to dismissing staff members due to a breach of company cyber security policy since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak
[Centrify News, August 18th, 2020]

Nutanix News

Nutanix And Intel Collaborate To Launch Innovation Lab

Engineering Innovation Center to Accelerate Joint Product Performance and Quality
[Nutanix News, August 19th, 2020]

IT News: HPC, Social Media, Big Data, Virtualization, Linux, Backup, … (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3 (Posted August 24th)

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Social Media

How Social Media Is Changing Customer Service

Social media has really changed customer service behavior in recent years
[Business 2 Community, August 20th, 2020]

HPC

LLNL Beefs Up Its Lassen Supercomputer With The World’s Largest Processor

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said today it has integrated the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Lassen supercomputer with the world’s largest computer chip
[siliconANGLE, August 19th, 2020]

Big Data

Your Big Data Reports Are Not Being Used As They Should: Here’s How To Change That

Just because you make beautiful, impactful data visualizations doesn’t mean the business is using them to their fullest extent. There are ways to improve that
[TechRepublic, August 21st. 2020]

Virtualization

The Complete Guide To VMware Hybrid Cloud

There is a lot of noise across the Internet from public cloud to private cloud and where VMware fits in-between
[VMware Dojo, August 21st. 2020]

Linux

Linux Is Now Available On More Windows 10 Versions

Microsoft expands Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 to Windows 10 1903 and 1909
[techradar, August 21st. 2020]

Backup

Data Backup For The Hybrid Cloud

When using hybrid cloud for backup, you can leverage cloud scalability and security without compromising on-premise control
[Network Computing, August 20th, 2020]

Database

‘Real’ Programming Is An Elitist Myth

When people build a database to manage reading lists or feed their neighbors, that’s coding-and culture
[Wired, August 19th, 2020]

CRM

It’s Still A Young CRM Market

The IDC CRM market share numbers are in for 2019 and for the seventh consecutive year Salesforce leads the pack, this time with 18.4 percent of the market.
[CRMBuyer, August 18th, 2020]

PeopleTek News

Virtual Team Building

The difference between success and failure is a great team. – Dave Kerpen
[PeopleTek News, August 19th, 2020]

IT News: Humor, AI, PM, IoT, HR, Careers, Networks, DevOps …(269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3 (Posted August 24th)

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Humor

Flashback Friday: Well, Not Intentionally

And we’re not at all upset that you canceled the contract
[ComputerWorld, August 21st. 2020]

Wayback Wednesday: The Abcs, Or The 1-2-3’s?

How simple do I have to make this?
[ComputerWorld, August 19th, 2020]

Memory-Lane Monday: Great Idea, Except …

Let’s just say you’re unclear on the concept
[ComputerWorld, August 17th, 2020]

AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Beginners

Artificial intelligence can seem daunting as you start work. Let’s break down how AI works, common types of AI, how it improves big data insights, and strategy essentials
[The Enterprisers Project, August 20th, 2020]

In Gartner’s 2020 Hype Cycle, Explainable AI Leaps Ahead

The annual report shows AI is “dominating and becoming pervasive in all the technology that we’re using,” according to Gartner Research VP Brian Burke
[CIODIVE, August 18th, 2020]

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Your Customer Service?

Excelling customer service has never been more important for businesses
[Business 2 Community, August 19th, 2020]

PM

2 Project Oversight Areas That Warrant More Executive Focus

When it comes to project oversight, there are two areas on which executives should focus
[PMWorld 360, August 20th, 2020]

What Are Smart Goals And Why Are They Important?

As a business owner, planning for the future can be scary. Every little decision you have to make seems to complicate another
[Business 2 Community, August 17th, 2020]

Is Your Project Communication Plan Missing The Mark With Stakeholders?

A properly documented project communication plan is key to the success of any project
[PMWorld 360, August 19th, 2020]

IoT

Create The Right Approach To IoT Adoption And Scalability

Organizations can approach IoT adoption in three different ways, but all departments must be involved in the process to derive its value and build effective capabilities
[IoT Agenda, August 18th, 2020]

What Enterprises Should Consider When It Comes To Iot Security

Many enterprises have realized that the IoT presents tremendous business opportunities
[HelpNet Security, August 20th, 2020]

Should I Segment My IoT Devices Onto Their Own Networks?

Understanding the criticality and importance of the device determines the level of segmentation
[Dark Reading, August 17th, 2020]

HR

5 Simple Ways To Keep Your Company Culture Alive While Working Remotely

One of the big questions facing professionals right now is how do you, as a CEO or a business leader, maintain the company culture and keep your team’s morale high, when everyone is working remotely?
[TheNextWeb, August 19th, 2020]

Many Us Workers Haven’t Participated In Remote Training Despite Transition, Clutch Says

Despite a large shift to remote work at U.S. companies during the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees have not yet participated in remote training, according to the Aug. 5 results of survey by business review service Clutch
[HRDIVE, August 18th, 2020]

8 Tips For Avoiding IT Staff Burnout During A Pandemic

IT leaders get creative managing remote tech teams working from the confines of home offices. Here’s how they alleviate burnout that threatens to crater WFH life
[CIO, August 21st. 2020]

Careers

Does It Matter Whether You’re Qualified For The Job?

Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified
[Ask The Headhunter, August 20th, 2020]

Can They Find Out I Was Fired From My Last Job?

A reader worries that getting fired means not being able to get a new job, in the August 18, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter
[Ask The Headhunter, August 17th, 2020]

Networks

3 SD-WAN Cloud Connectivity Options To Explore

Enterprises can connect their SD-WAN infrastructure to cloud providers’ platforms using three methods: back-to-back access, private PoP connections and internet VPN
[SearchNetworking, August 19th, 2020]

178 Tbps Is The New Record For World’s Fastest Internet Speed

Researchers at the University College London (UCL) has broken the internet world record speed by achieving a data transmission rate of 178 terabits per second (Tbps) or 178,000,000 megabits per second speed (Mbps), which is similar to downloading the entire Netflix library in less than a second
[Techworm, August 22ndt. 2020]

DevOps

7 Things to Make DevSecOps a Reality

While talking about DevSecOps has become a hot trend, it is clear that many organizations claiming to follow such methodologies are actually mired in traditional waterfall development
[DevOps.com, August 19th, 2020]

DevOps Engineer: It’s Most In-Demand Title For The Future

Have concerns about using the term “DevOps” in job titles in the years to come? Get over it. Spend your time using the DevOps engineer title to help achieve important outcomes
[The Enterprisers Project, August 20th, 2020]

BI

Comparing Business Intelligence Vs. Business Analytics

Business intelligence with descriptive analytics gives a better understanding of your current operations, while business analytics aims to inform future decisions
[SearchBusinessAnalytics, August 19th, 2020]

5 Analytics Mistakes You Need To Avoid

Don’t let mistakes drag your enterprise into analytics disappointment. Catch these common errors before they can hurt your organization’s bottom line
[InformationWeek, August 20th, 2020]

FOSS

10 Best Free And Open Source Software (FOSS) Programs I Found In 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, it is time to bring you the best 10 Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programs I have come across during this year
[TecMint, August 18th, 2020]

IT News: Technology, Operations (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3 (Posted August 24th)

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Technology

How Intel Will Keep Moore’s Law Cranking For Years To Come

Maybe your 2025 laptop won’t suck
[CNET, August 18th, 2020]

Gartner Gets Hyped For Emerging Tech

It’s the dog days of August, which means it’s time for Gartner to issue its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
[datanami, August 18th, 2020]

IBM Brings An Architecture Gun To A Chip Knife Fight

For the past several years here at The Next Platform, as we have been pondering what IBM might do with the future Power10 processor, we have been feinting here and there with our analytical pen, trying to suss out precisely what Big Blue might be up to, particularly with the unique memory architecture that it has been working on for more than a decade
[TheNextPlatform, August 18th, 2020]

World’s Largest Chip Gets Beefier: 850 Thousand Cores For AI

Industry’s biggest processor now packs 850,000 cores, 2.6 trillion transistors
[techradar, August 19th, 2020]

Photonics Processor Aimed At AI Inference

Silicon photonics is exhibiting greater innovation as requirements grow to enable faster, lower-power chip interconnects for traditionally power-hungry applications like AI inferencing
[EnterpriseAI, August 17th, 2020]

The Ticking And Tocking Of Intel’s ‘Ice Lake’ Xeon SP

It has been a long time since Intel changed its manufacturing process – what it used to call a ‘tick’ – and the microarchitecture and architecture of a processor design – what it used to call a ‘tock’ – at the same time
[TheNextPlatform, August 17th, 2020]

Operations

Large-Scale Migrations Away From On-Premise Environments Are Underway

COVID-19 has had a massive effect on DevOps, leading to large-scale migrations away from on-premises environments, a Codefresh survey reveals
[HelpNet Security, August 19th, 2020]

Coronavirus: How COVID-19 Has Elevated The Status Of The Datacentre Industry

The pandemic has served to highlight just how dependent the world is on the datacentre community – and governments, policy-makers and investors are taking note
[ComputerWeekly, August 17th, 2020]

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind? Is It Time To Move To Next-Gen Itsm?

To replace or not replace (your software, that is)?
[ITProPortal, August 19th, 2020]

Looking Back At Sysadmin Appreciation Day, 2020

Time to pay the ‘unsung heroes of IT’ their dues
[ITProPortal, August 21st. 2020]

Why Some Data Centers Don’t Patch And Why They Should

Despite costly consequences, many data center operators don’t get around to patching serious security vulnerabilities until it’s too late
[Data Center Knowledge, August 21st. 2020]

IT News: Storage, Cloud (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Storage

Backblaze Tested 139,867 HDDs In 2Q20

Lowest historical annualized failure rate of 0.81% vs. 1.07% in 1Q20, no failure on Toshiba 4TB drives since 4Q18
[StorageNewsletter, August 20th, 2020]

DCIG 2020-21 Top 5 High-End Storage Arrays Report Now Available

DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the inaugural DCIG 2020-21 TOP 5 High-End Storage Arrays report
[DCIG, August 20th, 2020]

Caching Vs Tiering

New technologies are coming to storage and data centres that adds to the hierarchy of choices available to system and solution architects
[architectingIT, August 17th, 2020]

Cloud

Cloud Repatriation: Why It’s More Than ‘Just’ Public Cloud Retreat

Cloud repatriation is more than just moving from the public cloud back to your on-premises past
[Data Center Knowledge, August 18th, 2020]

IT News: Security (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Why Password Policies Are A Waste Of Time And Money For Companies

Password policies aren’t adequate for corporate cybersecurity
[ITProPortal, August 18th, 2020]

Black Hat USA 2020 Recap: Experts Discuss Election Security Questions, But Offer Few Answers

The U.S. election in November is once again expected to be a target of digital adversaries. Experts at Black Hat USA 2020 highlighted the many election security questions authorities must address
[Dark Reading, August 20th, 2020]

7 Things To Look For In A Security Awareness Training Provider

Not all cybersecurity awareness training vendors are the same or are right for your organization. Here’s how to find the best match
[CSO Online, August 18th, 2020]

Telehealth Is The Future Of Healthcare, But How Secure Is It?

54 percent of Americans have opted for virtual visits during pandemic, a CynergisTek survey reveals
[HelpNet Security, August 19th, 2020]

16 Top Endpoint Protection Platforms

Looking for a better endpoint protection platform to protect remote staff working on Windows PCs, Macs, smartphones or even Linux? One of these might be the answer.
[CSO Online, August 17th, 2020]

Black Hat USA 2020 Musings: Weird And Wonderful Virtual Events Are Here To Stay

Black Hat USA 2020 was nothing like an in-person event, but it was incredibly useful for all involved, providing even the most grizzled industry veterans with fresh perspectives
[Dark Reading, August 20th, 2020]

10 RDP Security Best Practices To Prevent Cyberattacks

Securing remote connections is critical, especially in a pandemic. Enact these RDP security best practices at your organization to prevent ransomware, brute-force attacks and more
[SearchSecurity, August 18th, 2020]

Enterprise Cybersecurity Hygiene Checklist For 2020

Cybersecurity hygiene in the enterprise must be a shared responsibility between employees and employers. Follow these steps to get the job done by both
[SearchSecurity, August 21st. 2020]

What Are The Three Pillars Of Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is a business issue, not an IT issue. Organizations must foster a cybersecurity culture championed by management and supported by technology, governance, and staff awareness
[CloudSavvyIT, August 18th, 2020]

62% Of Blue Teams Have Difficulty Stopping Red Teams During Adversary Simulation Exercises

New Exabeam research shows that 62 percent of blue teams have difficulty stopping red teams during adversary simulation exercises
[HelpNet Security, August 20th, 2020]

MFA Mistakes: 6 Ways To Screw Up Multifactor Authentication

Fearful of messing up its implementation, many enterprises are still holding out on MFA. Here’s what they need to know
[Dark Reading, August 19th, 2020]

How Organizations And Individuals Can Defend Against Would-Be Identity Thieves

Shielding against identity theft in a post-pandemic world
[techradar, August 19th, 2020]

Five Ways To Maximize FIDO

Perform a quick Google search for ’causes of data breaches’, and you will be inundated with reports of stolen credentials and weak passwords
[HelpNet Security, August 19th, 2020]

Working From Home Is Still Leading To Major Cybersecurity Issues

Since the shift to remote working, businesses have been exposed to greater cyber risk
[ITProPortal, August 21st. 2020]

How To Maintain Cybersecurity Remotely During The Pandemic

In the second 2020 MIT Sloan CIO Digital Learning Series, a panel of IT security leaders discussed how they are keeping their organizations secure in a COVID-19 environment
[SearchCIO, August 19th, 2020]

IT News: CxO (269.3)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

Volume 269 Issue 3

Selections from the weekly newsletter, “IT News and Events.”

Digital Transformation: 5 Reasons Why It Still Fails

While COVID-19 is accelerating a great deal of change, these five stumbling blocks can still get in the way of your digital transformation. Here’s how to beat them
[The Enterprisers Project, August 17th, 2020]

The CIO’s Cost-Optimization Playbook: 7 Tips For Tight Times

IT leaders lend advice on optimizing IT for value when budgets get lean – without impairing growth projects
[CIO, August 17th, 2020]

Cybersecurity New Normal Needs Change In Process, Cisos Say

As CISOs face an increasingly remote workforce, they need to confront past security mistakes, while adjusting to cybersecurity’s new normal
[SearchSecurity, August 21st. 2020]

What’s On The Minds Of Technology Execs As They Wrestle With Tight Budgets

Two separate surveys find tight budgets, but optimism that digital transformation’s surge will continue. Artificial intelligence and IoT initiatives have been sidelined for now…
[ZDNet, August 20th, 2020]

Understanding The Gist Of NIST

Here are three principles for security leaders to consider when assessing their security command centers
[ITProPortal, August 21st. 2020]

Kubernetes: 5 Realities It Pros Wish The CIO Knew

What do IT professionals working hands-on with Kubernetes need their bosses to know? IT leaders should keep these five realities of containers and orchestration in mind
[The Enterprisers Project, August 17th, 2020]

Leading An Organisation Through Disruptive Crises As A CTO – Gartner

Marty Resnick, senior research analyst at Gartner, explores how chief technology officers, or CTOs, can lead their organisations through disruption
[Information Age, August 17th, 2020]

How COVID Accelerated Digital Transformation At Aflac

Rich Gilbert, chief digital information officer, on how COVID-19 is allowing IT at the insurer to move full steam ahead on its innovation roadmap
[CIO, August 19th, 2020]

What Working From Home Means For CISOs

Bharat Mistry, principal security strategist at Trend Micro, discusses what working from home means for CISOs
[InformationAge, August 18th, 2020]

IT News for Busy Executives (Aug 28th)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

CxO

Digital Transformation: 5 Reasons Why It Still Fails

While COVID-19 is accelerating a great deal of change, these five stumbling blocks can still get in the way of your digital transformation. Here’s how to beat them

The CIO’s Cost-Optimization Playbook: 7 Tips For Tight Times

IT leaders lend advice on optimizing IT for value when budgets get lean – without impairing growth projects

Cybersecurity New Normal Needs Change In Process, Cisos Say

As CISOs face an increasingly remote workforce, they need to confront past security mistakes, while adjusting to cybersecurity’s new normal

What’s On The Minds Of Technology Execs As They Wrestle With Tight Budgets

Two separate surveys find tight budgets, but optimism that digital transformation’s surge will continue. Artificial intelligence and IoT initiatives have been sidelined for now…

Kubernetes: 5 Realities It Pros Wish The CIO Knew

What do IT professionals working hands-on with Kubernetes need their bosses to know? IT leaders should keep these five realities of containers and orchestration in mind

Understanding The Gist Of NIST

Here are three principles for security leaders to consider when assessing their security command centers

How COVID Accelerated Digital Transformation At Aflac

Rich Gilbert, chief digital information officer, on how COVID-19 is allowing IT at the insurer to move full steam ahead on its innovation roadmap

Leading An Organisation Through Disruptive Crises As A CTO – Gartner

Marty Resnick, senior research analyst at Gartner, explores how chief technology officers, or CTOs, can lead their organisations through disruption

What Working From Home Means For CISOs

Bharat Mistry, principal security strategist at Trend Micro, discusses what working from home means for CISOs

CxO Events

How Outsourcing Identity is Driving Productivity & Enhancing Customer Service (Aug. 31st)

BWG Connect invites senior IT managers to participate in a candid, peer-to-peer, interactive industry discussion. Hear from your peers on the importance of IAM, what does it mean to an end user, what are the challenges companies are currently encountering and solutions being implemented.

Accelerating Your Digital Experience – Leveraging Authentication and Security Management (Sept. 10th)

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!

Accelerating the New Intelligent Data Center (Sept. 1st)

BWG Connect invites senior IT managers to participate in a candid, peer-to-peer, interactive industry discussion. Hear from your peers about concrete lessons learned & real-world challenges faced during these unprecedented times.

A Frictionless Customer Experience: Modern Customer Identity and Access Management (Sept. 2nd)

Security

Black Hat USA 2020 Recap: Experts Discuss Election Security Questions, But Offer Few Answers

The U.S. election in November is once again expected to be a target of digital adversaries. Experts at Black Hat USA 2020 highlighted the many election security questions authorities must address

Why Password Policies Are A Waste Of Time And Money For Companies

Password policies aren’t adequate for corporate cybersecurity

7 Things To Look For In A Security Awareness Training Provider

Not all cybersecurity awareness training vendors are the same or are right for your organization. Here’s how to find the best match

16 Top Endpoint Protection Platforms

Looking for a better endpoint protection platform to protect remote staff working on Windows PCs, Macs, smartphones or even Linux? One of these might be the answer.

10 RDP Security Best Practices To Prevent Cyberattacks

Securing remote connections is critical, especially in a pandemic. Enact these RDP security best practices at your organization to prevent ransomware, brute-force attacks and more

Enterprise Cybersecurity Hygiene Checklist For 2020

Cybersecurity hygiene in the enterprise must be a shared responsibility between employees and employers. Follow these steps to get the job done by both

Black Hat USA 2020 Musings: Weird And Wonderful Virtual Events Are Here To Stay

Black Hat USA 2020 was nothing like an in-person event, but it was incredibly useful for all involved, providing even the most grizzled industry veterans with fresh perspectives

Telehealth Is The Future Of Healthcare, But How Secure Is It?

54 percent of Americans have opted for virtual visits during pandemic, a CynergisTek survey reveals

62% Of Blue Teams Have Difficulty Stopping Red Teams During Adversary Simulation Exercises

New Exabeam research shows that 62 percent of blue teams have difficulty stopping red teams during adversary simulation exercises

MFA Mistakes: 6 Ways To Screw Up Multifactor Authentication

Fearful of messing up its implementation, many enterprises are still holding out on MFA. Here’s what they need to know

Five Ways To Maximize FIDO

Perform a quick Google search for ’causes of data breaches’, and you will be inundated with reports of stolen credentials and weak passwords

Working From Home Is Still Leading To Major Cybersecurity Issues

Since the shift to remote working, businesses have been exposed to greater cyber risk

What Are The Three Pillars Of Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is a business issue, not an IT issue. Organizations must foster a cybersecurity culture championed by management and supported by technology, governance, and staff awareness

How Organizations And Individuals Can Defend Against Would-Be Identity Thieves

Shielding against identity theft in a post-pandemic world

Technology

Gartner Gets Hyped For Emerging Tech

It’s the dog days of August, which means it’s time for Gartner to issue its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

World’s Largest Chip Gets Beefier: 850 Thousand Cores For AI

Industry’s biggest processor now packs 850,000 cores, 2.6 trillion transistors

IBM Brings An Architecture Gun To A Chip Knife Fight

Photonics Processor Aimed At AI Inference

Silicon photonics is exhibiting greater innovation as requirements grow to enable faster, lower-power chip interconnects for traditionally power-hungry applications like AI inferencing

How Intel Will Keep Moore’s Law Cranking For Years To Come

Maybe your 2025 laptop won’t suck

The Ticking And Tocking Of Intel’s ‘Ice Lake’ Xeon SP

Humor

Flashback Friday: Well, Not Intentionally

And we’re not at all upset that you canceled the contract

Wayback Wednesday: The Abcs, Or The 1-2-3’s?

How simple do I have to make this?

Memory-Lane Monday: Great Idea, Except …

Let’s just say you’re unclear on the concept

Storage

Backblaze Tested 139,867 HDDs In 2Q20

Lowest historical annualized failure rate of 0.81% vs. 1.07% in 1Q20, no failure on Toshiba 4TB drives since 4Q18

DCIG 2020-21 Top 5 High-End Storage Arrays Report Now Available

DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the inaugural DCIG 2020-21 TOP 5 High-End Storage Arrays report

Caching Vs Tiering

New technologies are coming to storage and data centres that adds to the hierarchy of choices available to system and solution architects

AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Beginners

Artificial intelligence can seem daunting as you start work. Let’s break down how AI works, common types of AI, how it improves big data insights, and strategy essentials

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Your Customer Service?

Excelling customer service has never been more important for businesses

In Gartner’s 2020 Hype Cycle, Explainable AI Leaps Ahead

The annual report shows AI is “dominating and becoming pervasive in all the technology that we’re using,” according to Gartner Research VP Brian Burke

Operations

Coronavirus: How COVID-19 Has Elevated The Status Of The Datacentre Industry

The pandemic has served to highlight just how dependent the world is on the datacentre community – and governments, policy-makers and investors are taking note

Why Some Data Centers Don’t Patch And Why They Should

Despite costly consequences, many data center operators don’t get around to patching serious security vulnerabilities until it’s too late

Large-Scale Migrations Away From On-Premise Environments Are Underway

COVID-19 has had a massive effect on DevOps, leading to large-scale migrations away from on-premises environments, a Codefresh survey reveals

Careers

Does It Matter Whether You’re Qualified For The Job?

Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified

Social Media

How Social Media Is Changing Customer Service

Social media has really changed customer service behavior in recent years

Networks

3 SD-WAN Cloud Connectivity Options To Explore

Enterprises can connect their SD-WAN infrastructure to cloud providers’ platforms using three methods: back-to-back access, private PoP connections and internet VPN

PM

2 Project Oversight Areas That Warrant More Executive Focus

When it comes to project oversight, there are two areas on which executives should focus

FOSS

10 Best Free And Open Source Software (FOSS) Programs I Found In 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, it is time to bring you the best 10 Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) programs I have come across during this year

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IT News: AI, Humor, HPC, Networks, and more

Posted on August 20, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

From Volume 269 Issue 2

Humor

Flashback Friday: When You Write The Manual, ‘RTFM’ Becomes Your Mantra

A lot of work for little thanks
[Computerworld, August 14th, 2020]

Memory-Lane Monday: So Much Savings!

Remember when somebody said this was a bad idea?
[ComputerWorld, August 14th, 2020]

Now Hear This

This job is no game
[Computerworld, August 11th, 2020]

Wayback Wednesday: There Are No Crazy Troubleshooting Ideas

When normal fixes don’t work, try what makes no sense to you.
[Computerworld, August 11th, 2020]

AI

10 Ways AI Is Accelerating DevOps

Looking to reduce the delays DevOps teams are challenged with, software development tool providers are accelerating the pace of integrating AI- and Machine Learning technologies into their apps and platforms
[Business 2 Community, August 11th, 2020]

How Robotic Process Automation (RPA) And Digital Transformation Work Together

How can robotic process automation help with digital transformation goals such as faster time to market? Consider these factors when crafting your RPA strategy
[The Enterprisers Project, August 11th, 2020]

Top 10 Causes Of RPA Failures And How To Avoid Them

Experts in automation offer insight on why RPA implementations fail in the enterprise and how IT leaders can avoid them to ensure they’re getting the most out of the technology
[SearchCIO, August 10th, 2020]

AI vs. Manual – Why We Still Need A Human Touch For Transcription Services

Does this sentence make any sense to you? Before you start blaming a human for this error – it is the work of a speech recognition technology. Lately, our dependence on AI (Artificial Intelligence) has increased manifold
[Business 2 Community, August 12th, 2020]

Global AI Market Revenues To Reach $156 Billion In 2020

Worldwide revenues for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, are expected to total $156.5 billion in 2020, a growth of 12.3 per cent over the previous year, according to a new forecast by International Data Corporation (IDC)
[Express Computer, August 10th, 2020]

HR

IT Staffing Trends Evolve During A Trying 2020

Surveys indicate few IT pros should be concerned about layoffs due to COVID-19. But other factors, such as reskilling, training and the new WFH reality, are having a profound effect
[SearchStorage, August 10th, 2020]

Two Reasons Why HR Stinks (And How To Fix It)

An acquaintance just got her first job after being a stay at home mom for many years. She’s a recruiter. Salary? $10 an hour. Take that in for a minute.
[Evil HR Lady, August 10th, 2020]

Digital Employee Experience A New Focus Of HR-IT Partnership

Generational change forced companies to repave the on-ramps to the digital workplace and improve the employee experience. COVID-19 changed the emphasis, but the goals are the same
[SearchHRSSoftware, August 13th, 2020]

Virtual Hiring In A Digital-Only World

In the span of just a few months, we have had to quickly adjust and transition our strategies to fit today’s new normal of hiring, training and even working in general
[Business 2 Community, August 11th, 2020]

Server

11 Main Benefits Of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure

Benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure include simplified deployments and management, easy upgrades, scalability and flexibility, improved performance, agility and more
[SearchConvergedInfrastructure, August 11th, 2020]

How 5 Stages Of Server Lifecycle Influence Vendor Sales Tactics

Learn about sales tactics that server suppliers like Dell EMC, HPE, Lenovo, IBM and Cisco use to try to win back market share from white box suppliers and how those affect you
[SearchConvergedInfrastructure, August 15th, 2020]

Examining Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Costs And Savings

There are several factors to consider when calculating HCI costs, including licensing, storage, networking and CPU types. In addition, costs might include support contracts
[SearchConvergedInfrastructure, August 10th, 2020]

Top 8 Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Use Cases

You might be aware of basic HCI use cases, such as server consolidation and virtual desktop infrastructure, but there are other areas where HCI can come in handy
[SearchConvergedInfrastructure, August 10th, 2020]

HPC

Is Artificial Intelligence Just Another High Performance Computing Workload?

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes to our minds whenever organizations are seeking new, innovative approaches to enhance and expand their businesses. Typical attributes for such workloads are ‘use case centric’, ‘data scientist specific’, and ‘innovative’. Some examples include autonomous farming, self-driving cars, or interactive voice dialog systems
[CIO, August 11th, 2020]

ORNL Offers Virtual Tour Of Summit’s Supercomputer Center

Oak Ridge National Lab has released a virtual tour of the facility that houses Summit, the world’s second most power supercomputer
[insideHPC, August 10th, 2020]

IoT

5G Powers Up IoT

Communications technology reached a historic milestone at the beginning of April this year as Hong Kong’s fifth-generation mobile (5G) network was officially fully connected, linking all major communication equipment
[AiTHORITY, August 15th, 2020]

Leading Tech Companies Certify IoT Devices Via ioXt Alliance

The ioXt Alliance announced that major technology companies and manufacturers including Google, T-Mobile, Silicon Labs and more, certified a wide range of devices through the ioXt Alliance Certification Program
[HelpNet Security, August 11th, 2020]

Operations

The Case Against Data Center Consolidation

Having one centralized data center can bring IT benefits. Use cases such as IoT, edge computing and cloud don’t necessarily work with consolidated infrastructure
[SearchDataCenter, August 10th, 2020]

Canon Says Its Cloud Service Can’t Restore Users’ Lost Videos Or Full-Size Images

Videos and full-res images permanently lost after coding issue
[techradar, August 10th, 2020]

Email

18 (New) Ways Attackers Can Compromise Email

Researchers have discovered eighteen new vulnerabilities in how email systems authenticate senders, making it even easier for criminals to fool users
[CSO Online, August 10th, 2020]

Networks

Top SD-WAN Providers In 2020

SD-WANs (software-defined wide-area networks) are often praised for uniting enterprise network and security functions into one solution, but there is actually a bigger story of convergence
[eWeek, August 12th, 2020]

Big Data

R And Python: The Data Science Dynamic Duo

The language R is in the midst of a sizzling resurgence this summer. One might hypothesize that this growth is coming at the expense of Python, by far the dominant language for data science. But some evidence suggests that data scientists are increasingly using both
[datanami, August 11th, 2020]

Careers

10 Essential Remote Working Tips

Remote work can be an unexplored territory for many people. If you’re new to remote work, make sure you’re well-equipped with the right tips and tools in place. We dive into 10 essential remote working tips
[Business 2 Community, August 13th, 2020]

Blockchain

Gartner: Common Mistakes To Avoid In Enterprise Blockchain Projects

Recommendations for CIOs to avoid blockchain misconceptions.
[ITProPortal, August 11th, 2020]

DR

What I&O Leaders Need To Know About Disaster Recovery To The Cloud

Cloud-based recovery is being rapidly adopted, but there are still questions as to whether organizations should go ‘all in.’ This research will help I&O leaders understand when to use cloud disaster recovery and provide guidance on changes organizations should make to enable it
[Gartner, August 12th, 2020]

DevOps

DevOps Is Transforming Database Development In The Healthcare Sector

As IT teams across the country struggle with smaller budgets and staffing shortages, every industry has seen a rising demand for standardized process and automation to quickly address pressing needs, according to Redgate
[HelpNet Security, August 10th, 2020]

PeopleTek News

Personality And Work Mode Preference

Extraverts are comfortable thinking as they speak. Introverts prefer slow-paced interactions that allow room for thought. Brainstorming does not work for them. Email does — Laurie Helgoe
[PeopleTek News, August 10th, 2020]

IT News: Storage and Cloud

Posted on August 20, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

From Volume 269 Issue 2

Storage

Cloud Storage Costs: How To Get Cloud Storage Bills Under Control

Many organisations look to the cloud to cut storage budgets, but the potential costs are many and varied. So what are the key ways to cut cloud storage costs?
[ComputerWeekly, August 11th, 2020]

Data Center Storage Adoption Reacts To Contemporary Pressures

Read on to learn how data center and storage administrators use cloud services, remote management and automation to overcome today’s COVID-19 challenges
[SearchStorage, August 13th, 2020]

Hard Disk Drive Quarterly Results And Projections

Let’s look at CQ2 2020 HDD results and revised projections for HDDs through 2025. These are results from the Q2 2020 Coughlin Associates newsletter
[Forbes, August 12th, 2020]

Zettabyte Era Arrives

Data creation is on an unprecedented trajectory and data has become the most valuable asset in most companies
[Storage Newsletter, August 13th, 2020]

Use Cases For Object Storage Ramp Up To Meet Emerging Demands

Computational and storage advances are expanding the role of object storage beyond traditional HPC and cloud to emerging data analytics, machine learning and deep learning use cases
[SearchStorage, August 10th, 2020]

Hybrid Cloud Strategy: 5 Contrarian Tips

Hybrid cloud experts and IT leaders share their less-than-conventional wisdom. Let’s talk about consistency, costs, and other lessons learned as these environments mature
[The Enterprisers Project, August 13th, 2020]

HDD Shipped In 2Q20 Down 13% Q/Q At 59 Million, Market Being Impacted By COVID-19

“In its SDAS: HDD Information Service, 2CQ20 Quarterly Update, published on August 6, 2020, analyst company Trendfocus, Inc. wrote: COVID-19 Economic Impact Limits HDD Shipments to 59 Million in 2CQ20; Nearline eases on hyperscale pause ahead of transitions 243EB shipped in the quarter
[Storage Newsletter, August 11th, 2020]

Cloud

The Leading Cloud Computing Challenge And How To Address It

Cloud cost optimization continues to be a major issue for enterprises.
[Network Computing, August 11th, 2020]

Considering Hybrid Cloud? Focus On The Why

So much of business-and life in general-comes down to semantics. We articulate goals and measure success using a variety of terms. Some serve to clarify; others confuse. Consider the term ‘hybrid cloud’ – a Google search yields 5.96 million results. So, yes, hybrid cloud is a hot topic, but what exactly do we mean by it?
[DevOps.com, August 10th, 2020]

10 FAQs About Cloud Computing

Learn the basics of cloud computing with answers to these frequently asked questions. Review the different types of clouds, and see how your company can get started with them
[SearchCloudComputing, August 13th, 2020]

Security Teams Struggle To Keep Pace With Cloud Threats

Security professionals face challenges in keeping pace with cloud deployments and migrations, and the additional security threats they open up
[ComputerWeekly, August 10th, 2020]

Half Of IT Teams Can’t Fully Utilize Cloud Security Solutions Due To Understaffing

There are unrealized gaps between the rate of implementation or operation and the effective use of cloud security access brokers (CASB) within the enterprise, according to a global Cloud Security Alliance survey of more than 200 IT and security professionals from a variety of organization sizes and locations.
[HelpNet Security, August 12th, 2020]

How To Demonstrate Cloud Security Leadership

Experts within cyber security and cloud technology provide their insight into how to effectively demonstrate cloud security leadership
[InformationAge, August 11th, 2020]

IT News: Security

Posted on August 20, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

From Volume 269 Issue 2

What Cybersecurity Teams Can Learn From COVID-19

Nabil Hannan examines key similarities between medical and computer viruses that cybersecurity teams can use to keep businesses protected effectively
[SearchSecurity, August 12th, 2020]

4 Best Practices For Managing And Tracking SSL And TLS Certificates

Do you know what SSL protocols you expose to your users? Are your settings optimized for security? Have you properly deprecated older TLS certs? Here’s what you need to know
[CSO Online, August 12th, 2020]

Vulnerability Prioritization: Are You Getting It Right?

Developers must find a way to zero in on the security vulns that present the most risk and quickly address them without slowing down the pace of development
[Dark Reading, August 10th, 2020]

5 Ways To Bolster Cybersecurity Maturity

Cybersecurity is not sufficiently maturity across public-sector organizations
[GCN, August 14th, 2020]

CIOs Prioritizing IAM Over Endpoint Security And Security Awareness Training

CIOs are prioritizing identity and access management (IAM) over endpoint security and security awareness training in 2020, according to a Hitachi ID survey
[HelpNet Security, August 14th, 2020]

Gone Phishing! Organizations Don’t Have To Be Reeled In To Malicious Attacks

Research shows firms under attack from phishing, proactive detection is the answer
[ITProPortal, August 11th, 2020]

The Future Of Security: Lessons From Black Hat USA

For the last 23 years, Black Hat has been the world’s leading information security event where attendees are able to experience the latest security research, development, and trends
[Carbon Black, August 11th, 2020]

IT News: CxO

Posted on August 20, 2020 by johnjmclaughlin

From Volume 269 Issue 2

The 7 Most Popular IT Pilot Projects Today

The coronavirus pandemic has IT leaders shaking up IT priorities, with innovation pilots shifting to areas and technologies best suited to set up their organizations for near-term success
[CIO, August 11th, 2020]

COVID-19 Leadership Lessons: 5 Ways To Help Your Team Recharge

Our team was heading toward pandemic-fueled burnout. These five guiding principles help people be intentional about managing time and energy
[The Enterprisers Project, August 10th, 2020]

Half Of CIOs Are Increasing It Budgets, 43% Focused On Identity And Access Management, Hitachi ID And Pulse Survey Shows

CIOs are prioritizing identity and access management (IAM) over endpoint security and security awareness training in 2020, according to a recent survey conducted by Pulse on behalf of Hitachi ID
[AiTHORITY, August 12th, 2020]

Worldwide IaaS Market Grew By 37.3% In 2019, Says Gartner

Research from Gartner has found that the worldwide infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) market grew by over a third (37.3%) in 2019
[InformationAge, August 10th, 2020]

How To Make Your Security Team More Business Savvy

CISOs are finding ways to inject more business skills into their teams through recruitment, training and staffing strategies that broaden workers’ horizons – strategies that they say are paying off with stronger security and better aligned risk management
[CSO Online, August 11th, 2020]