Monday, 31 August 2015
VMware CEO hits on network virtualization, the Cisco feud and the EMC Federation's future
It’s an interesting time to be the CEO of VMware.
The company is one of the pioneers of the modern data center with its virtualization management software, which still holds a large market share. Now, it’s trying to convince customers to virtualize their storage and networking, too. What's more, VMware is building up its public cloud in an effort to square off against giants like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, and to help customers build out private clouds, it’s also offering converged infrastructure.
At the same time, rumors continue to swirl about what will happen to VMware as part of a possible shakeup to the EMC Federation.
As part of our ongoing IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Chief Content Officer of IDG U.S. Media John Gallant and Network World Senior Editor Brandon Butler sat down with VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger ahead of the company’s annual trade show, VMworld 2015, to discuss all of these issues and more.
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Friday, 28 August 2015
Could Sweden do away with bank branches?
Technology developments are pushing Sweden towards a cashless society with little need for bank branches
HSBC BACS glitch leaves thousands without bank holiday pay
IT failure affecting the bank’s BACS system has led to thousands of payments failing to arrive on time
Spark versus MapReduce: which way for enterprise IT?
The younger, nimbler Spark technology looks set to replace MapReduce in big data architectures. What is the pace, scope and scale of replacement?
Demand for datacentre co-location services rises, as enterprise outsources more IT
Demand for co-location services is rising, with enterprises preparing to pay more to outsource their IT, 451 Research reveals
Police arrest six UK teenagers for using DDoS cyber attack tool
Police arrest six UK teenagers on suspicion of using a DDoS attack tool targeting a national newspaper, a school and online gaming companies and retailers
Office 365 overtakes Google Apps as business users' preferred cloud productivity suite
Use of Microsoft cloud suite has risen steeply over the past 12 months, leaving Google Apps trailing, research shows
Simplivity adds ROBO hyper-converged box and OS enhancements
Hyper-converged box maker adds a remote office appliance plus OmniStack operating environment upgrades to help clustering across the WAN and file level restore in backup
Why business should bet on open source
Online bookie William Hill has deployed a stack of open-source tools to present time-sensitive web content
Google denies abusing dominant market position in Europe
Internet giant says the preliminary findings of the EC's investigation into its business practices are “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics"
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Reinventing outsourcing through agile principles
Organisations are starting to use agile principles to reinvent the outsourcing selection process, with some excellent results
Rapid7 calls on router makers to eliminate backdoors
Until manufacturers stop using default passwords, we will continue to see opportunistic attacks on home and small business routers, says Rapid7's Tod Beardsley
Kellogg Brown and Root wins ESN Delivery Partner contract
Kellogg Brown and Root has won the contract to supply Lot 1 of the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme
Research highlights security risk posed by cloud "super" users
CloudLock's third quarter report into cloud security trends reveals 1% of users create 75% of the risk in off-premise environments
Consumer Rights Act will boost trust in digital content
New law presents a huge opportunity for the growth in sales of online movies, music downloads, e-books, apps and software
Application modernisation remains a top CIO priority
Targeting legacy is a key focus for IT departments as they shift more applications onto the cloud
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop kermits to Brocade network infrastructure
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop – the studio behind the Muppets and Sesame Street – picks a Brocade-powered network to run its advanced software platform
European firms take proactive security stance on APTs
Intelligence and forensics will become the most important differentiators for companies selling APT defence systems and services, says Frost & Sullivan
Intel invests $60m in Chinese drone company Yuneec
Intel's $60m investment follows smaller investments in two other drone manufacturers as part of the chip maker’s strategy to gain ground against competitors
Phishing is a $3.7 million annual cost for average large company
The average 10,000-employee company spends $3.7 million a year dealing with phishing attacks, according to a new report from the Ponemon Institute.
The report, which surveyed 377 IT professionals in companies ranging in size from less than 100 to over 75,000 employees, showed that about half of the costs were due to productivity losses.
The average employee wastes 4.16 hours a year on phishing scams.
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(Insider Story)Lack of cloud confidence curbs mobile apps development
Businesses may want to create more mobile apps, but their ability to deploy them is being limited by poor cloud skills
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
Many firms not getting to grips with third-party data security risk
Supply chain data security risk is pervasive, but being unable to deal with it is down to basic failings, says a cyber risk expert
CIO interview: Elisabeth Stjernstoft, Apoteket
When the Swedish government introduced competition to the pharmaceuticals sector in 2009, the former monopoly faced a major IT transformation
C4L blames legacy network for datacentre services outage
Co-location provider C4L confirms it's preparing to ditch legacy network provider as service outage enters second day
Singapore hosts Aliyun's new Asean-based cloud data center
Alibaba's cloud computing arm is opening a data center in Singapore, which is good news for Asean businesses looking for more cloud options
DataCore teams up to with Curvature offer recycled storage hardware
Partnership lashes supplier-driven rip-and-replace and promises seven-year lifespan on recycled storage hardware with DataCore software-defined storage deployed
UK Amazon Marketplace sellers see 400 million orders in past year
Online retail giant highlights popularity of Amazon Marketplace and the growing demand for faster delivery
Consumers shun connected cars, says JD Power report
Automotive market research specialist JD Power warns that car manufacturers are wasting money on connected car technologies that most people don’t use
Qualcomm sells L-Band mobile spectrum to Three and Vodafone
Mobile components supplier Qualcomm sells its UK L-Band spectrum to network operators Vodafone and Hutchison 3G for an undisclosed sum
Strong US dollar hits European server shipments as CIOs protect IT budgets
Gartner server shipment figures highlight the impact of a strong US dollar on European IT buying habits as the global economy braces for another period of uncertainty
Millennials dissatisfied with online data security, study shows
Fewer than 5% of UK and US 16 to 35 year olds believe their digital identity is completely protected by effective safeguards
Chetan Dube: The man behind the robot that will help man extend his horizons
IPsoft founder talks about the artificial intelligence platform that could be an example of IT developments that, he says, might transform the future of the human race
Torbay Council uses Logi Info for budget management
Council's Jeff Scott explains the authority’s move away from its previous business intelligence software to focus on managing financial data
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Sans Institute identifies top UK cyber talent
The cream of UK cyber security talent selected from 24,000 candidates are set to begin eight weeks of intensive training in the first-ever intake at the Sans UK Cyber Academy
Dell creates datacentre-focused business unit to help telcos and cloud providers scale
Hardware giant wants to make it easier for telcos and cloud providers to rapidly respond to growing demand for datacentre space
Barnsley College dumps IBM SANs for Tegile hybrid flash arrays
IBM DS3200 SANs retired as South Yorkshire college standardises on Tegile hybrid flash arrays in a move that cuts spend on new disk by £30,000 a year
Symantec expands to IoT protection as part of new strategy
Boosting its information protection capabilities, Symantec has expanded its portfolio to include embedded critical systems protection to protect internet of things devices
More legislation needed to bolster Asean cyber security
Asean countries will need legislation to motivate organisations to step up their cyber security activities
William Hill kicks off football season with blast from the past
A mathematical programming concept that dates back a decade before the world’s first electronic computer is proving itself in the era of web-scale computing
Norwegian mountain houses Europe's biggest datacentre
Lefdal Mine Datacenter sets out plans to build an underground facility spanning six floors in a Norwegian mountain
Avid Life Media offers reward for information on Ashley Madison hack as writs loom
Ashley Madison owners Avid Life Media faces at least five lawsuits over the adulterers' website data breach, for negligence and violation of privacy laws
US court rules FTC can regulate corporate cyber security
Federal Trade Commission gets green light to pursue a lawsuit accusing hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide of failing to properly safeguard consumers' data
Openreach connects first test customers to G.fast broadband
Openreach switches on its first pilot of G.fast ultrafast broadband services in Huntingdon
Life’s a breach: How to handle the press after a hacking attack
Emily Dent, specialist in crisis PR, offers some advice to organisations that unexpectedly find themselves in the headlines
Monday, 24 August 2015
Amazon Web Services opens up machine learning service to European developers
Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) claims running service out of Dublin datacentre will reduce latency for European developers using predictive services
Network security easier than most businesses think, says Kaspersky Lab
The best cyber security protection for any business requires a mixture of enforcement and education, according to a guide by Kaspersky Lab
Looking beyond nine-to-five
Technology is changing the face of work faster than we realise. How can you plan your career in the face of technological disruption?
Scottish government launches £9m community broadband project
Scottish Rural Development Programme will offer grants to community-led fibre broadband projects around Scotland
Digital skillsets needed to close creative industries' skills gap
NextGen Skills Academy has launched a new course to teach the digital skills required by creative industry sectors
Asean banks use technology to reach rural areas
Floating bank charts new course to provide banking services to remote populations
Labour MP Chris Bryant calls for Openreach sell-off from BT
Labour’s Chris Bryant says Ofcom’s communications review should be working on the basis that the split of Openreach from BT is a done deal
Intel and Goldman Sachs invest in Mirantis to boost OpenStack enterprise adoption
Chipmaker is one of a number of investors that have pledged to help Mirantis increase the enterprise appeal of open source OpenStack clouds
Finding the right big data appliance for your business
A big data appliance should be chosen carefully to ensure its value to the business warrants the expenditure
Asean financial services firms more cautious on cloud
South-east Asian finance companies are adopting cloud technology with more caution than in other regions of the world
Norwegian IT firm Evry to slash up to 550 jobs
Company aims to save NOK400-500m a year to help it achieve goal of being the "Nordic champion in IT services", says CEO
Spotify to update privacy policy after user protest
Some Spotify users are unhappy about new privacy policies that allow access to users’ photos, video, mobile device location, voice controls and contacts
Teachers teaching teachers – how Google for Education fuels collaborative learning
Google’s head of education explains why the use of technology in classrooms is critical and how Google’s education technology is sparking collaboration between teachers
Friday, 21 August 2015
BES 12 adds Samsung Knox and Apple Enrolment
BlackBerry delivers BES mobile device management to Samsung and Android for Workplace and iOS
UK bucks worldwide security question trend
Businesses are moving towards authentication methods that are easy to use and more secure than security questions, according to an Okta report
HP business units decline as company readies split
HP is two months away from splitting the company into HP Enterprises and HP Inc. The latest results reveal challenges ahead
ICO orders Google to remove links to right to be forgotten takedowns
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says Google must remove newer links that reveal the same details as previously removed links
Hackers publish another 13GB of Ashley Madison data
A second set of Ashley Madison data published by hackers includes source code from the website, internal emails and a note to the company's founder Noel Biderman
Thursday, 20 August 2015
Altnet association calls for share of BDUK clawback cash
Broadband trade association Inca calls for BT’s BDUK broadband claw-back money to be opened up to altnet suppliers
Tintri dives into all-flash storage with the T5000 series
Tintri is the second hybrid flash storage startup of the summer to debut an all-flash array series, the T5000, with two capacity variants for transactional and VDI workloads
NCC Group sponsors second 10K cyber security competition
With a prize of £10,000, the NCC Group 10K competition is open to any individual or group with an idea or concept that could help improve cyber security
Broadband Stakeholder Group to review UK net neutrality policy
The Broadband Stakeholder Group commissions an independent review into the UK’s industry-led approach to net neutrality and the open internet
China distorts smartphone market as sales slow
Smartphone sales have slowed, according to Gartner’s latest market share data
CIO interview: Emil Dahlin, Svevia
Svevia CIO Emil Dahlin transformed the IT of a former Swedish government organisation as it became an independent company
Councils explore options for online mapping tools
Councils are drawing on Ordnance Survey, Google Maps and OpenStreet Map for online mapping. What’s the optimal mix?
Mumsnet suffers multi-vector cyber attack
Mumsnet has been hit by a DDoS attack, its admin hacked and data stolen, and then a hoax call sent armed police to the home of the organisation's co-founder, Justine Roberts
How Verne Global tackled the Icelandic datacentre connectivity gap
The wide availability of renewable energy has made Iceland an attractive location for datacentre operators, increasing demand for global network connections to the country
Premiership Rugby scores security and efficiency with Intralinks
By setting access controls, Premiership Rugby can ensure that its partners get quick access only to role-appropriate content
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
O2’s self-optimising network will learn from customers
O2 upgrades its mobile network with features that learn from customer behaviour to optimise network coverage and performance
How changes to EU data protection law could affect UK business
Prudent businesses are now preparing for the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation
Mobile security – what works and what doesn’t?
Experts told the CW500 Security Club how mobility brings new challenges to security departments and an opportunity to go beyond building walls around the enterprise
Why Fitness First consolidated onto Nutanix
Fitness First has migrated its traditional datacentre installation to a Nutanix converged infrastructure
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
How to Transfer VHS Tapes to Your Computer
If you’re like me you probably have a ton of VHS tapes gathering dust in some drawer. I’ve been afraid I would loose my old family videos to obsolescence if I didn’t get them into digital format. I just had a baby girl and someday I want to show her videos of when my brother and I were just children. When her grandparents were young and we all packed into the wood-paneled station wagon for family vacations off to Yellowstone or Disneyland. So I was excited when I found the video below which shows you how to transfer your VHS videos to your computer. From there you can store them on a thumb drive or the cloud for safekeeping for future generations.
Read more: http://tiphero.com/how-to-transfer-vhs-tapes-to-your-computer
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