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The big news with this month’s patches – aside from the usual smorgasbord of strange errors – has more to do with the patches that are outside the regular cumulative update stream. Remarkably, we didn’t get any security fixes for IE or Edge. And the new .NET “optional” preview patches aren’t optional at all. October … Read more
Cybersecurity mesh, AI engineering, and distributed cloud services are among the top trends that Gartner says will shape future enterprise IT operations. Companies need to focus on architecting resilience and accept that disruptive change is the norm, says research firm Gartner, which unveiled its annual look at the top strategic technology trends that organizations need to prepare for in … Read more
Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac have now received their final security updates. For users, Microsoft says it’s time to move to Office 365. Microsoft on Tuesday reminded customers that Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac have received their final security updates, as the suites have now dropped off the company’s support list. … Read more
IBM adds data, threat intelligence and security service to Cloud Pak for Security system. IBM is expanding the role of its security-software package for hybrid-cloud deployments by improving the gathering of security data collected within customer networks and drawing on third-party threat-intelligence feeds, among other upgrades. IBM’s Cloud Pak for Security, which features open-source technology … Read more
IT asset managers say they are receiving more requests from software publishers to check for license discrepancies. A recent poll conducted by the ITAM Review found that IT departments continue to experience pressure from software companies to audit licence usage. Preliminary results show that about one-fifth of IT asset managers claim a significant increase in … Read more
Like their ‘90s namesakes, the tools in Microsoft’s new PowerToys app are quite useful for power users. Back in the 1990s, Windows users had access to a number of small, free software tools from Microsoft handy for everyday tasks, such as accessing desktop items from a menu on the taskbar or quickly changing the screen … Read more
IBM plans to dedicate itself to hybrid cloud, AI, quantum computing, and mainframe technologies, and is breaking out its $19B Managed Infrastructure Services group in order to do so. IBM doesn’t want any distractions on the road to becoming a prodigious hybrid-cloud player, and today it eliminated one of those diversions by spinning off the … Read more
Four years after the launch of G Suite, Google is updating its productivity and collaboration app portfolio with new features, branding and a premium business payment plan. Google’s G Suite is getting a new name — Workspace — as the company looks to position the software as a hub for remote teamwork and tolls out several feature upgrades … Read more
Far-reaching, multi-year contracts are less popular these days, but IT departments often find the renewal date is still years away. Brightman has now published a blueprint from these discussions, which highlights the fact that organisations in the public sector are still struggling to manage complex supplier relationships. Gail Evans, director at Brightman and author of the … Read more
VMware is filling out its SASE and SD-WAN offerings and bolstering NSX security capabilities, the company announced at its virtual VMworld event. At its virtual VMworld 2020 conclave this week, VMware took the wraps off a number of security enhancements aimed at the growing COVID-driven remote workforce. For starters, the company boosted security for remote and mobile … Read more
