Reading Between Oracle’s Lines
Oracle’s most recent financial report reveals some hints about its future. Oracle has posted some very impressive numbers as its cloud computing products and services have taken off, and the...
Google Cloud Platform’s secret sauce: Its time is now
Google’s biggest strength is helping enterprises “run like Google”—something that even old-school companies have discovered they can now do. 2017 was a good year for Google Cloud Platform. But 2018...
Top 10 data center predictions
Smarter infrastructure, workload rationalization, as-a-service procurement on tap for data centers worldwide. The lifecycle of a data center is measured in decades, yet the tech that’s inside is changing constantly....
Wi-Fi in 2018: What does the future look like?
The world of enterprise Wi-Fi moves fast, but 2018 is going to see gear based on 802.11ac Wave 2 remain the state of the art – its successor, 802.11ax, is...
What to expect from Cisco in 2018
As Cisco transitions from hardware to software, it’s rolling out a whole new line of products for IoT and cloud. As the preeminent networking company shapes its plans for 2018,...
When was the last time you checked Oracle’s online terms and conditions?
Software vendors such as Oracle change their online terms and conditions regularly. This often happens without their customers even knowing it, resulting in possible contract breaches and great financial risks,...
The U.S. Government’s Kaspersky Ban Sets an Ugly Precedent
Is the U.S. government’s ban on the products of Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-headquartered global cybersecurity company founded by Russians, a reasonable precaution or brazen protectionism? It’s possible to argue either...
How Open Source and Proprietary IP Can Co-Exist
Open source software imparts a number of benefits, including decreasing product development time, distributing development across a community and attracting developers to your organization. However, some organizations shy away from...