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HP Knows Importance of Open Infrastructure APIs
One of the things IT organizations are most frustrated with is how long it takes them not only to stand up IT infrastructure but also how prone to human error those system configurations really are. To address this issue, providers of IT infrastructure are now embracing REST application programming interfaces (APIs) that essentially turn servers,…
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Security, Skills Gap Concerns Dampen IT Outlook
Cyber-security Security, Skills Gap Concerns Dampen IT Outlook A sweeping report from CompTIA paints a bright future for IT spending and hiring but shows rising concerns about cyber-security among business and IT execs. Improving Business Conditions 62% of global execs said business conditions are improving, but in the United States, the number is even higher…
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Cisco Plans to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing
Cisco to Acquire Piston Cloud Computing Cisco plans to acquire Piston Cloud Computing to help boost the product, delivery and operational capabilities of Cisco Intercloud Services. The Intercloud is a globally connected network of clouds, designed to deliver secure cloud services and built by Cisco and its partners. In a company blog post, Hilton Romanski,…
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Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs
Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs Why It’s Important to Know What’s Troubling CIOs By Michael Vizard How CIOs Spend Their Time More than half spend more than 50% of their time reactively—with network downtime/availability as one of the most likely causes of unexpected disruptions. Half of CIOs lose around 1,000 working hours…
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Tech Data Expands Its Cloud Portfolio
Tech Data Expands Cloud Lineup, Adds Windows Server 2003 Migration Hub Tech Data announced an agreement with Barracuda Networks, a cloud-connected security and storage specialist, to provide Barracuda’s complete product portfolio to Tech Data’s channel of solution providers in the United States. Barracuda products, including content security, network and application security, and storage, are now available…
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ISVs Start to Embrace Docker Containers
In a sign of the software times to come, AeroFS this week announced that it will be making its file-sharing and collaboration software available on Docker containers. As a lighter-weight alternative to traditional virtual machines, AeroFS support for Docker containers means that the company’s software can now be deployed via a single click on any…
