It is easy for a business to declare that it wants to know absolutely everything there is to know about how its applications perform in the cloud. To turn that notion into action, however, is not as simple. Which metrics should an IT staff emphasize? There are countless metrics to track and certain ones are […]
Archives for March 2021
Metrics that matter in cloud application monitoring
For more than two decades, IT teams have been deploying application performance management tools to monitor and manage on-premises applications and infrastructure. But when organizations move to the cloud, these APM strategies need to evolve. Cloud APM requires an organization to track more metrics than on-premises APM. There are also additional considerations to weigh for […]
Sierra Wireless Announces Ransomware Attack
Sierra Wireless, the world’s leading IoT solutions provider, today announced that it discovered it was the subject of a ransomware attack on its internal IT systems on March 20, 2021. Once the company learned of the attack, its IT and operations teams immediately implemented measures to counter the attack in accordance with established cybersecurity procedures […]
Facebook disrupts Chinese espionage operation
Facebook’s in-house cyber security team has disrupted a China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Earth Empusa or Evil Eye, which was targeting activists, journalists and dissidents connected to the Uighur Muslim community of Xinjiang, western China, which is being relentlessly persecuted by the Chinese government. During a long-running, well-resourced and persistent campaign, the group […]
Ransomware Attack Foils IoT Giant Sierra Wireless
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Creating a more interoperable blockchain future
<!– –> Share this post: Calls for interoperability began almost as soon as the second blockchain framework was built. Today there are permissioned blockchains (like The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric) which are preferred for many enterprises solutions, public blockchains for cryptocurrencies, and emerging blockchain identity frameworks that hold great promise for streamlining transactions in nearly […]
Tech projects for IT leaders: How and why to add Node-RED to your home lab
Node-RED provides a sandbox in which you can experiment with the Internet of Things, basic programming and integrations between services. Image: Node-RED.org More for CXOs Like many technology leaders, I started my career with coding. I graduated college with “applied experience” in a basket of rather useless technologies, including Pascal, C, token ring networking, and […]
AWS appoints Salesforce exec Adam Selipsky as CEO
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has appointed Salesforce executive Adam Selipsky as its new CEO. Selipsky will replace Andy Jassy, who himself is replacing Jeff Bezos as the CEO of AWS’ parent company Amazon. The appointment will see Selipsky return to AWS after leaving in 2016 to become the CEO of Tableau. He previously spent 11 years at […]
Top 8 most in-demand IT tech jobs of 2021
For job seekers, the demand for specific jobs should factor into their career decisions — perhaps now more than ever. With the job market affected by events, such as the global pandemic and its resulting wave of layoffs, it’s important to know which jobs are still on the upswing. Learn about eight of the most […]
Security Analysis Clears TikTok of Censorship, Privacy Accusations
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