New platform allows integration of VMware and public cloud
Many businesses are turning to virtualization technologies and to public cloud services like AWS, but bringing these technologies together can be tricky.
Hybrid IT specialist HotLink is launching a new Cloud-Attach platform that enables customers to quickly, easily and holistically incorporate public cloud resources into their existing production data centers.
ThousandEyes delivers improved network visibility for enterprises
The internet and the cloud are now a key part of the infrastructure for many enterprises. But the advantages of scale, flexibility and cost can come at a price of complexity, reliability, and vulnerability.
Network intelligence company ThousandEyes is releasing Endpoint Agent, which provides a way to measure end-user experience and network behavior for every network that employees use to access critical services.
Are you spending too much of your life using technology?
We all spend more time using computers, mobiles and other devices, but exactly how much of your life is devoted to using technology?
UK technology rentals chain BrightHouse has done some research which shows that 37 percent of Brits spend more than two hours every day browsing the web. What’s more the average 18-year-old spends 343 hours a year checking social media.
New browser management suite helps businesses improve security and cut costs
The move to software-as-a-service models has meant that the humble browser is now the key endpoint software for many enterprises.
Yet this reliance on browsers can make it hard for IT teams to exercise the levels of control they need. Browser management specialist Browsium is launching a new version of its management suite to give administrators the right tools to improve security and reduce costs.
Latin America set to see major mobile growth
Until now the Latin America region has been slow to adopt mobile apps, partly because of limited availability of high-speed data connections.
But as the Rio Olympics kick off and the world focuses on the region, Yahoo's analytics arm Flurry is releasing its first-ever report analyzing mobile activity across Latin America.
Casting a light on shadow IT -- turning threat into opportunity [Q&A]
Today's climate of digital transformation (DX) is giving rise to a variety of intriguing cloud and software-as-a-service based offerings.
In the case of public cloud, instant access to infrastructure and platforms for developing new services off-premise may be extremely attractive to some organizations. The modern world of free cloud services and easily installable apps makes it all too easy for employees to bypass the IT department and use whatever systems they want.
66 percent of IT professionals admit to delaying migrations
According to a new study carried out by cloud migration specialist Vision Solutions, migrations are one of the major headaches faced by IT professionals.
So much so that 66 percent say they've delayed a migration. Plus, nearly 75 percent of all companies who performed a migration in 2015 say they were offline or experienced downtime for 48 hours or more.
OpenYOLO API project set to enhance user security and make login easier
Google and online identity and password management company Dashlane are announcing the upcoming launch of a new, open-source API project to enhance user security.
The collaboration between Dashlane and Google, plus other leading password managers, will develop OpenYOLO (You Only Login Once), an open API that will enable app developers to access passwords stored in password managers to easily and securely log users into their Android applications.
New solution lets enterprises transfer sensitive data securely
Businesses in industries like healthcare, financial services, insurance, retail and government hold sensitive data and need to be able to keep it safe at all times.
Compliance with regulations like PCI and HIPAA often requires new layers of security between the public internet and protected data. Network management software company Ipswitch is tackling this with the launch of Ipswitch MOVEit 2016.
82 percent of Brits use the internet every day
Adults in Great Britain are using the internet more than ever before according to new figures released by the government's Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The internet was used daily or almost daily by 82 percent of adults (41.8 million) in Britain in 2016, up from 78 percent (39.3 million) in 2015 and 35 percent (16.2 million) in 2006 when statistics were first collected.
How Pokémon Go could be putting corporate data at risk
The privacy implications of the Pokémon Go craze have already had plenty of publicity, but according to a report from cloud security specialist CloudLock employees are granting access to corporate environments, despite these warnings, and are potentially opening backdoors to their organization's most sensitive databases via the app.
CloudLock analyzed more than 900 corporate environments and found that 44 percent of all organizations have employees who have granted access to Pokémon Go using their corporate credentials.
Almost 40 percent of enterprises hit by ransomware in the last year
Ransomware is one of the biggest security threats that organizations face. New research from malware prevention and removal specialist Malwarebytes across the US, Canada, UK and Germany and finds that nearly 40 percent of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year.
The study conducted by Osterman Research also reveals that of those that have fallen victim more than a third lost revenue and 20 percent had to stop business completely.
New malware campaign avoids detection to target major financial brands
Updated versions of the Gozi malware are being used in currently active campaigns targeting global financial brands according to threat intelligence experts buguroo Labs.
Targets of the attack include PayPal, CitiDirect BE, ING Bank, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, and the Bank of Tokyo. It's expected that attacks currently being perfected in Poland, Japan and Spain, will soon be launched in the US and Western Europe.
Digital evolution -- how computers have changed the world
We tend to think of computers as a relatively modern innovation, but some of the concepts behind them, the binary system for example, go back as far as the 18th century.
The Computer Science Zone careers advice website has produced an infographic looking at the evolution of computing from the punch card controlled weaving loom to the latest nanotechnology.
More than 60 percent of Windows users would switch to Mac for more privacy
Concerns over Windows 10 and the amount of data it collects via the Windows Store could prompt users to switch to Mac according to a new survey.
The study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of security and privacy advice and comparison website Comparitech.com finds that 61 percent of the US public who regularly use Windows would at least consider switching to Mac.
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