Survey Highlights the Need for CIOs to Set Aside Old Rules and Adopt New Tools
Enterprises realize on average only 43 percent of technology’s business potential, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner, Inc.’s Executive Programs. That number has to grow for IT to remain...
View ArticleBuilding Big Data Solutions at DeveloperWeek 2013
The DeveloperWeek 2013 (Feb. 1-7) themed “The Art of the App” starts on February 1 with a three day Hackaton followed by a 3-day conference & expo and a 1-day App Pitch Day. It will be held at SPUR...
View ArticleDigital River Names David C. Dobson as Chief Executive Officer
Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), announced today that its board of directors has appointed David C. Dobson chief executive officer. Dobson, 50, who will also join Digital River’s board of directors,...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Small Businesses Have Big Data Breach Exposure
Although more than half the U.S. small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute experienced at least one data breach, only a third notified individuals that their personal information had been...
View ArticleNTT Com to Talk SDN and Enterprise Cloud at the Open Networking Summit
Software Defined Networking is becoming one of the central topics in the IT world and the buzz around SDN and OpenFlow seems to be reaching its peak. SDN is still a very nascent technology but the...
View ArticleMcAfee Boosts Cloud Security with New Identity and Access Management Solutions
McAfee has introed new cloud security solutions to expand its Security Connected portfolio and offer enterprises a secure way to access sensitive data residing in cloud environments. The newly...
View ArticleEucalyptus Brings AWS Features to Private Clouds
With the launch of its 3.3 release, Eucalyptus has made quite a progress toward its goal to be the private cloud that provides the highest level of compatibility with Amazon Web Services. Eucalyptus is...
View ArticleSDN Brings Radical Shift to Network Technology
There are currently a few novel trends in technology that are capturing most of the tech industry’s attention. Although nothing can be compared to the hype surrounding big data, SDN is generating quite...
View ArticleCloud Service Brokerage: The Next Big Thing
In the past couple of years, the use of cloud services among organizations has expanded, and many of them often use multiple cloud services from different providers. Getting those services to work...
View ArticleAccel’s Second $100 Million Big Data Fund to Target Data Driven Apps
Venture firm Accel Partners has raised another $100 million big data fund to invest in companies focused on building “data driven software.” The firm announced its first Big Data Fund in November 2011....
View ArticleIBM Officially Buys Cloud Computing Company SoftLayer
IBM officially confirmed Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Dallas-based cloud infrastructure provider SoftLayer. The software giant announced its plans to buy SoftLayer in June, but did...
View ArticleSAP Releases New Version of BusinessObjects Mobile App to Simplify Analytics
SAP has released SAP BusinessObjects mobile app that incorporates multiple business intelligence and analytics applications from SAP. The new 5.0 release is now available for iOS devices and can be...
View ArticleUpdated Salesforce Chatter Mobile App Aims to Boost Productivity
Salesforce.com is releasing a new version of its Chatter Mobile app, promising that it will enable users to take any business action instantly while on the go. Version 4.0 will allow mobile workers to...
View ArticleSamsung Beats Apple in Global Smartphone Shipments
As smartphone wars heat up between Samsung and Apple, a new research shows that Samsung won at least one battle by beating Apple in the global smartphone market this past quarter. South Korean tech...
View ArticleMainstream SDN & NFV Adoption among Carriers to Start in 2015: Report
Heavy Reading today released the findings of its latest report, revealing that mainstream deployment of SDN and NFV among carriers is unlikely to start before 2015. Both software-defined networking...
View ArticleDimension Data Launches Cloud Backup Service
Dimension Data is launching an optional Cloud Backup and recovery service. The new Cloud Backup will be available as an add-on to the company’s enterprise-class public, private and hosted...
View ArticleRed Hat Announces New Enterprise Virtualization Promotional Offering
Red Hat, Inc. today introduced a brand new Enterprise Virtualization Promotional Offering further expanding its cloud infrastructure offering aimed at helping companies in their transition from...
View ArticleMajority of Information Security Managers Don’t Trust Security Level of Their...
Today’s enterprises invest a lot of money and resources to secure and protect their critical IT infrastructure and prevent any security threats, yet the large majority of security managers feel their...
View ArticleEnterprise Use of Cloud Computing Reaches “Tipping Point”
Cloud computing is starting to hit the mainstream in the enterprise as cloud resources are becoming a critical part of enterprise infrastructure, increasingly supporting mission-critical applications....
View ArticleHuawei’s New “Fusion” Strategy Helps Enterprises Simplify IT Deployment
Huawei has launched its “Fusion” strategy for the IT area at the Huawei Cloud Congress 2013 in Shanghai. The global ICT services provider said its new strategy is designed to lay the foundation for an...
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