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
Cisco, VMware, HPE and others tap into new Google Cloud Athos cloud technology. Cisco and Google have expanded their joint cloud-development activities to help customers more easily build secure multicloud and hybrid applications everywhere from on-premises data centers to public clouds. The expansion centers around Google’s new open-source hybrid cloud package called Anthos, which was … Read more
Here are 10 changes in the upcoming feature update to Windows 10, version 1903, that business users and IT admins should know about. It’s almost time for the next big Windows 10 update. Code-named “19H1” (for 2019, first half), the release is expected to arrive in April as version 1903, with “April 2019 Update” as … Read more
Expected to be included in the upcoming feature upgrade for Windows 10, the new functionality will back out of failed installations and then wait 30 days before trying the install again. The next iteration of Windows 10 will self-diagnose start-up failures and if necessary uninstall recent updates to get the PC up and running, Microsoft … Read more
From data analytics to cybersecurity to customer experience, here’s where CIOs will direct their IT budgets this year. The CIO role continues to grow, thanks in large part to digital transformation, with IT executives adding new responsibilities, ranging from data analytics to product development, according to our 2019 State of the CIO. To meet these goals … Read more
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
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
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
