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For most organizations, DIY artificial intelligence is out of reach. Here’s how to cut through the hype and create business value with off-the-shelf AI. Artificial intelligence and related technologies promise to be a game changer for businesses. The central question is whether to build or buy. Some companies will build their own solutions from scratch, but … Read more
Performance, form factors, and automation capabilities are key considerations when choosing a next-generation firewall (NGFW). Firewalls have been around for years, but the technology keeps evolving as the threat landscape changes. Here are some tips about what to look for in a next-generation firewall (NGFW) that will satisfy business needs today and into the future. … Read more
Cisco’s Talos security group says DNSpionage tools have been upgraded to be more stealthy. The group behind the Domain Name System attacks known as DNSpionage have upped their dark actions with new tools and malware to focus their attacks and better hide their activities. Cisco Talos security researchers, who discovered DNSpionage in November, this week warned of … Read more
Demand for Microsoft’s cloud offerings spiked again during the firm’s third quarter, reports Redmond. Microsoft’s commercial cloud revenues jumped 41% year on year, hitting $9.6bn (£7.65bn) in the firm’s third quarter – which closed on 31 March 2019 – reflecting strong demand for its cloud offerings from around the business world, in what is now becoming a … Read more
The company this week added shared computer activation for Office to the less-expensive Microsoft 365 Business subscription; the rollout for the change begins on April 30. Microsoft this week announced it has added shared computer activation (SCA) for Office to the less-expensive Microsoft 365 Business subscription, giving small- and medium-sized businesses a way for multiple … Read more
Microsoft is making changes to the way it will be rolling out feature updates for Windows 10 starting with the 19H1/1903 release, which is now officially known as the “May 2019 Update.” Here’s what’s new. Microsoft is continuing to tweak how the Windows 10 update process works. The company is initiating a number of changes, kicking … Read more
The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multi-cloud management tool dominated many of the discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades to come. A noticeable difference in how Google positions its public cloud proposition – compared with Amazon Web Services … Read more
VPN packages from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pulse may improperly secure tokens and cookies. The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that some VPN packages from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pulse may improperly secure tokens and cookies, allowing nefarious actors an opening to invade and take control over an end user’s system. … Read more
It’s not easy keeping track of all the upgrade timing changes Microsoft keeps rolling out. And now, there’s a new one: ‘Download and install now.’ Here’s what that means. Every few months, the Redmond, Wash. company switches up scheduling or support or something about Window 10, just to make sure everyone is paying attention. Earlier … Read more
Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it. Google has taken aim at its public cloud competitors over their treatment of the open source community during its annual developer and user conference in San Francisco. The cloud … Read more
