Software Contract Solutions 
Juniper’s $405M buy of Mist brings with it WiFi technology and a significant Cisco-pedigree. Juniper has entered into an agreement to buy advanced wireless-gear-maker Mist Systems for $405 million. For Juniper the Mist buy could be significant as it currently depends on agreements with partners such as Aerohive and Aruba to deliver wireless, according to … Read more
The so-called ‘courtesy reminders’ will be showing up on users’ PCs beginning in April, nine months before support for Windows 7 ends. Microsoft in April plans to begin nagging Windows 7 users with messages that the operating system is nearing its forced retirement, the company said Tuesday. “Beginning next month, if you are a Windows … Read more
Cyber attackers are moving away from ransomware to stealthier tactics, including banking Trojans and cryptojacking, an analysis of attack data reveals. Cyber criminals are switching away from ransomware to stealthier attacks as the main sources of generating revenue, according to analysis by British artificial intelligence (AI)-based cyber security firm Darktrace. The firm’s latest cyber threat landscape report is based on … Read more
We look at the various factors businesses should consider when looking to solve their cloud management problems. The hybrid cloud management (HCM) market has long been stagnant – but recently, that’s all changed. Companies are starting to solve cloud management challenges, and more than half of infrastructure decision makers at enterprises that have implemented the cloud are … Read more
Cost management is a priority for organisations seeking to use infrastructure and software as a service. Public cloud, where a third-party provider makes computing services available over the internet, is big business, with Gartner predicting a total market size of almost $400bn in 2020. While public cloud can be divided into various elements, the two … Read more
Cisco puts Elasticsearch cluster, Docker/Kubernetes, Webex customers on guard, as well. Cisco is warning organizations with remote users that have deployed a particular Cisco wireless firewall, VPN and router to patch a critical vulnerability in each that could let attackers break into the network. The vulnerability, which has an impact rating of 9.8 out of … Read more
VMware’s NSX-T 2.4 includes network-configuration automation, management and security among 100 new features to better support corporate hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Looking to ease deployments of software-defined networks while reinforcing automation and security for hybrid and multicloud customers, VMware has taken the wraps off of a major release of its NSX-T Data Center software. While the NSX-T 2.4 announcement … Read more
Making edge computing safe means applying sound security principles to the unique edge environment. The problem of edge security isn’t unique – many of the issues being dealt with are the same ones that have been facing the general IT sector for decades. But the edge adds its own wrinkles to those problems, making them, … Read more
Google’s Cloud Services Platform allows enterprises to deploy Kubernetes locally and easily shift it to the Google Cloud Platform. Google this week announced the beta version of its Cloud Services Platform, an on-premises software product that allows enterprises to deploy Google’s Kubernetes Engine inside their own data centers. Google announced CSP last July at its Cloud Next conference. Enterprises … Read more
Weaknesses in Cisco’s HyperFlex hyperconverged data-center gear could allow command-injection exploits. Cisco this week identified two “High” security vulnerabilities in its HyperFlex data-center package that could let attackers gain control of the system. HyperFlex is Cisco’s hyperconverged infrastructure that offers computing, networking and storage resources in a single system. The more critical of the two warnings – … Read more
