Software Contract Solutions Cisco patches weaknesses in wireless, SD-WAN and IOS XE configuration software. Cisco has patched three critical security holes in its IOS XE software that’s used across a variety of its core routers and switches. The three critical warnings are part of a big release of 32 security alerts, many of which are IOS XE-related, including firewall, … Read more
How should an enterprise pick products to build its network? Do they look for the best of each product category, knowing this will increase both integration issues and finger-pointing? Do they select the best vendor overall, knowing that this will invite vendor lock-in and compromises in each product category? This issue is as old as … Read more
With the future of work moving from office cubicles to the home, DaaS is becoming a more attractive choice than ever. Thanks to the pandemic, working from home no longer languishes as a rare option for a few workers. It’s mainstream business practice. Just ask Google, Facebook, Netflix, or the U.S. government: They’re all either delaying … Read more
The Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) and the Microsoft Safety Scanner (MSERT.exe) do more or less the same thing: scan for and remove Windows malware. We explore and explain the differences. Microsoft provides Windows users with two tools that offer malware scanning and repair services, should those scans turn up anything in need of … Read more
Microsoft’s new OS gives Windows 10 a much-needed facelift, tighter security, and a better overall experience. More than six years after Microsoft launched Windows 10, Windows 11 is finally here. It’s been one of the longest waits between operating system versions in Microsoft history. Has it been worth the wait? More important, when (and if) … Read more
At VMworld, VMware rolls out an edge platform to run, manage, and secure “edge-native” apps across multiple clouds. VMware is all in at the edge as the company has rolled out new software to help enterprises support and manage ever-more distributed applications and data. At its virtual VMworld conference this week the company took the wraps off VMware … Read more
Years-old security vulnerabilities remain a common attack method for ransomware attacks because organizations aren’t applying the patches to fix them. Some of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities most commonly exploited by cybercriminals to help distribute ransomware are years old — but attackers are still able to take advantage of them because security updates aren’t being applied. Cybersecurity … Read more
An overview of the strengths and weaknesses of today’s cloud database management systems. The fundamental principle of cloud systems is a focus on multiple, disposable, and replaceable machines. This has direct consequences for the implementation techniques, and therefore the capabilities of database systems implemented in the cloud. Traditional databases can be roughly classified as parallel-first … Read more
It’s hard to set priorities for buying IT technology when vendors poorly explain what they do, how they do it, and what the concrete benefits are. Asking them these four questions can break the information logjam. It’s the time of year when most enterprises are involved in a more-or-less-formal technology review cycle, as a preparatory … Read more
The pandemic has seen organizations doubling down on true transformation. Here’s how digital initiatives are reshaping technology strategies and revolutionizing how work gets done. The pandemic has proved to be a catalyst of sorts for digital transformation, forcing organizations of all sizes to rethink how they operate, what they offer their customers, and their commitment … Read more
