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Performance of virtual machines could be severely affected by the workaround for Intel’s latest processor flaw. To compensate, more processors will be needed. Businesses running Intel-powered servers in their datacentres may need to buy one-third more server licences to ensure system performance is not reduced after applying the Foreshadow fix. Mitigation against the recent Intel … Read more
Cisco Enterprise agreements can provide long-term benefits and savings, but they must be scrutinized carefully case by case to see if they make sense. Cisco Enterprise Agreements (“EAs”) are becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for purchasing and consuming software products and services from Cisco. The general concept is that – rather than purchasing individual software products … Read more
By 2022, over $1.3tn will be spent on cloud computing and related services globally, and IT leaders will need to figure out how to manage it all. The latest forecast from analyst Gartner predicts that more than $1.3tn in IT spending will be directly or indirectly affected by the shift to cloud by 2022. According to Gartner, 28% of … Read more
Microsoft is stepping up its Windows 7 migration campaign with a paid security update option, Desktop App Assure service and more. With the Windows 7 end-of-support clock slowly winding down to January 14, 2020, Microsoft is announcing it will offer, for a fee, continuing security updates for the product through January 2023. This isn’t the … Read more
Windows Server 2019 upgrades enable greater scalability and more reliable recovery from outages for Shielded Virtual Machines. With Windows Server 2019, Microsoft is adding resiliency and redundancy enhancements to the Shielded Virtual Machines security controls it introduced with Windows Server 2016. Shielded VMs originally provided a way to protect virtual machine assets by isolating them … Read more
We look at cyber security best practice – everything from defining it to the importance of training. Cyber security is a business problem, not a technology one. This misconception is the greatest challenge facing businesses across entire industries, according to Ina Wanca – founder of AI Governance, and former director of Cybercrime Prevention at the Citizens Crime … Read more
Paying a fifth of the original software contract value every year for support, big fixes and updates does not seem like good value for money. A study from the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) has found that the majority of organisations are blindly renewing software maintenance contracts. CCL’s research revealed that many businesses were renewing software maintenance contracts without assessing … Read more
Migration watch: Windows 10 in August continued to gain ground in user share and should supplant Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows in October. Windows 10 last month recorded its strongest growth since January, accelerating the timeline when the newer operating system will overtake the venerable Windows 7. According to analytics company … Read more
When you think of open-source software, you think about smartphones, servers, and the cloud. You probably don’t think about movies, but you should. Out of 200 of the most popular movies of all time, the top 137 were either visual-effects driven or animated. What did many of these blockbusters have in common? They were made … Read more
Microsoft announced the official name for the next major Windows 10 release at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin. Microsoft put a label on its next Windows 10 feature upgrade, giving it the colorless-but-informative moniker of “Windows 10 October 2018 Update.” The Redmond, Wash.-based developer revealed the name in a presentation at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung … Read more
