FC NVMe Storage, Edge Storage And Backup Options
This blog catches up with recent announcements about fibre channel NVMe over fabric, iX Systems TrueNAS storage, including storage at the network edge, as well as Acronis and BackupAssist data protection products. We also provide a link to a Weka DataOps white paper.
5 Interesting Announcements From KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Europe 2020
KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Europe 2020, the largest gathering of the Kubernetes and cloud native community, has gone virtual this year. The event was supposed to be held in Amsterdam in March 2020. Like most of the other industry conferences, it got postponed and eventually became a virtual event.
Synaptics Well On Its Way To A Comeback
The tech market can be a fickle one. Companies once considered sure bets can quickly fall from grace, while other young upstarts rise to fill their place. The drama can get a little Shakespearean. As a tech analyst, I always like to pay special attention to companies in the process of turning around a business—everybody likes a comeback story, right? Well, while the world was sleeping, a semi comeback story could already be here inside of one year, and this time, it’s Synaptics.
Cloud Computing And Cybersecurity Need Better Oversight Now
On Aug. 5, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) handed down a cease and desist order to Capital One for its “failure to establish effective risk assessment and management processes before migrating its information technology operations to a cloud operating environment.”
Amazon Announces Plans To Create Another 20,000 Jobs And Expand ‘Tech Hubs’ Across The Country
Early this morning, Amazon announced its intent to create 3,500 new technology and corporate jobs in 6 different U.S. cities. The new employees will be spread throughout different business segments within Amazon including AWS, Alexa, Amazon Advertising, OpsTech, and many others.
How This Chrome, Edge And Opera Security Bug Left Users At Risk—For A Whole Year
A cybersecurity researcher has revealed how one single vulnerability in Chromium-based web browsers left Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera users exposed and at risk of data theft for a year.
5 Ways Machine Learning Can Thwart Phishing Attacks
Mobile devices are popular with hackers because they’re designed for quick responses based on minimal contextual information. Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) found that hackers are succeeding with integrated email, SMS and link-based attacks across social media aimed at stealing passwords and privileged access credentials.
Why You Must Beware What You Ask Amazon Alexa
The same cyber team that cracked open TikTok, WhatsApp, Microsoft’s cloud and even Philips lightbulbs has just turned its attention to Amazon’s Alexa. And, unsurprisingly, it hasn’t disappointed. After “speculating” that Amazon’s 200 million devices “could be a prime entry-point for hackers,” Check Point Research has just lifted the lid to unmask “serious security flaws in Alexa.”
Victims Of Cyberattacks Have Much To Teach Us About The Early Warning Signs Of Intruders
In June, I wrote about how the ransomware threat was evolving and what it really cost victims to recover, regardless of whether they pay the ransom or not. Two months and several high-profile multi-million dollar attacks later, including the likes of Garmin and Carlson Wagonlit, it’s worth wondering why it is that ransomware continues to succeed against what are often well-defended organisations, and is there anything we can do about it?
T-Mobile Is The First Carrier Globally To Launch Nationwide Standalone (SA) 5G
Many carriers around the world raced last year to be the ‘first’ to launch 5G; those networks were built upon the foundation of 4G networks in a type of 5G mode called non-standalone (NSA). This means that the device needs to have both 4G and 5G signals to work because to save time and money, it leverages 4G core infrastructure.
BlackLine CEO Therese Tucker, Rare Woman Founder Atop A Public Tech Company, Plans To Step Down
One of tech’s few female public company CEOs is planning to step back. BlackLine announced on Thursday that CEO Therese Tucker plans to move into an executive chair role, effective January 1, 2021. President Marc Huffman will move into the chief executive role.
The IBM-Adobe Partnership Is A Good Example Of Where CEO Arvind Krishna Wants To Take The Company
IBM and Adobe announced a new partnership following IBM’s surprise summer Cloud capabilities, which you can read about here. I follow IBM’s on-prem to public cloud approach closely, and I think IBM and Adobe’s partnership is an intelligent move on both sides. Although I first wrote off this new partnership as another strategic alignment, I think it could be disruptive in the digital transformation of enterprises.
Alexa Live Was Its Biggest Developer Launch, Ever
Two weeks ago, Amazon held its virtual Alexa Live 2020 event for Alexa voice developers, device makers, and business leaders alike—anyone in the business of leveraging Amazon’s highly popular smart assistant. Alexa boast a develop community of approximately 700,000, many whom look to this event for a roadmap to help guide their efforts in the coming year.
Covid-19’s Impact On The Future Of IT Budgets
Despite IT spending’s downturn, spending on remote working apps and platforms is projected to reach double-digit growth rates this year. Gartner’s latest forecasts reflect how IT spending for remote working is a growth catalyst for public cloud services, predicted to grow 19% this year. Cloud-based telephony and messaging and cloud-based conferencing are also predicted to grow 8.9% and 24.3% respectively.