News Microsoft Announces Azure VMware Solution Preview By David Ramel 05/05/2020 The long and winding road to run VMware virtualization tech on the Microsoft Azure cloud has taken a new turn with a preview of an updated Azure VMware Solution announced this week. Azure VMware Solution lets organizations run VMware workloads natively on Azure. It’s […]
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New Kaiji Botnet Targets IoT, Linux Devices
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Nvidia set to acquire data centre outfit Cumulus Networks
Tech giant Nvidia is set to gobble up networking software firm Cumulus Networks in a bid to further enhance its data centre credentials. Cumulus, which was founded in 2010, is an open source-focused firm that specialises in helping organisations optimise their data centre networking stack through its Linux distribution for network switches, as well as […]
Is there finally a problem big enough for blockchain to solve?
<!– –> Share this post: As we break free from the blockchain hype cycle of 2017, we find many people scratching their heads trying to understand where and how blockchain plays a role, yet still struggling to grasp blockchain’s main purpose for being; solving the trust disparity within organizations. If we are to see the […]
Dell EMC updates server line with PowerStore
Dell EMC has taken the wraps off PowerStore, a new line of mid-range servers that bring Dell and EMC technologies together in a single appliance, on what would have been the first day of parent company Dell Technologies’ annual conference. Speaking to journalists ahead of the launch, Travis Vigil, SVP of product management at Dell […]
Coronavirus pandemic provides boost for cloud sales
The current global COVID-19 pandemic has had a “mildly positive impact” on cloud sales, the latest analysis from Synergy Research has revealed. As other industries have suffered at the hands of the virus and subsequent containment measures, cloud service providers have recorded significant growth as many businesses switch to remote working. During Q1 2020, spending […]
IBM Watson AIOps automates the detection of IT anomalies
IBM has launched a slew of new AI services that aim to help chief information officers (CIOs) to predict and tackle IT problems before they occur. Watson AIOps, unveiled at the company’s Think Digital Conference, are designed to provide automated protection for IT infrastructures that make them more resilient to future disruptions. Unforeseen IT incidents and […]
How Azure VPN helps organizations scale remote work
In the weeks and months we have all been grappling with the global pandemic, there’s no doubt about the impact it has had on the lives of people everywhere. A shift to remote work is one of the widespread effects of the global pandemic, and we heard from organizations around the world who are looking […]
Outreach: The startup that came back from the brink
By 2015, Manny Medina had reached a point where he felt the only way he could save his failing business was to sell all his office equipment. His company, Outreach, was struggling to find buyers for its recruitment software and after just one year of operation, it didn’t have enough cash left to cover legal […]
The Internet of Things Myth part 3: Enterprises must adapt themselves to embrace change
By Matt Hatton, Founding Partner, Transforma Insights. In April 2020 Matt Hatton and William Webb published a book entitled ‘The Internet of Things Myth’, exploring why the last decade has not been as successful for IoT as might have been hoped or expected. Previous articles on IoT Business News examined the challenges represented by poor […]