Tag: infrastructure

  • Companies Hit With Security Breaches More Frequently Than Revealed

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Every second a critical infrastructure supplier has been a target of a cyberattack, a survey of security software firm McAfee showed on Thursday. Hackers frequently succeed in attacking businesses, security experts say, but companies rarely disclose the breaches because they are afraid of damaging their reputations and encouraging criminals. This made Google’s statement… Read more

  • Cisco Struggling with Product Shortages

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Cisco Systems is struggling to keep up with demand for core networking products as orders from businesses unexpectedly picked up in the last quarter of 2009 and into 2010. “Similar to what is happening in the industry we are seeing some product lead time extensions stemming from supplier constraints based upon their labor and other… Read more

  • Obama to Appoint Schmidt Top Cyber-security Officer

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Howard Schmidt, the former Microsoft chief security officer, is reportedly returning to Washington, D.C., for a second tour of duty as the nation’s cyber-security czar, according to published reports. President Obama, under pressure in the wake of highly publicized breaches of military Predator drones by al-Qaeda operatives, is expected to name Schmidt to fill the… Read more

  • Dell Strikes Back at Data Center Rivals HP, Cisco

    Jessica Davis

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    Dell is taking the build-to-order philosophy that vaulted the company to success in the 1990s and applying it to the data center with a plan for modular components of computing, storage, networking and infrastructure management that can be easily assembled, deployed and managed. The announcement Dec. 10 is Dell’s answer to Cisco Systems’ and Hewlett-Packard’s… Read more

  • Ingram Micro Brings Cisco Vblock Designs to Broader Channel

    Jessica Davis

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    Cisco’s Vblock infrastructure architecture isn’t just for giant solution providers anymore.  IT distribution giant Ingram Micro this week announced that it would make the Cisco, EMC and VMware’s Vblock data center reference designs, the products to build them, and the support needed to do it, available to the 2,500 of its channel partners who are… Read more

  • IT Spending 2010 to Focus on Infrastructure, Optimization, ROI

    Jessica Davis

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    No one is forecasting a boom year for 2010, but many observers are making predictions that point to some smart growth in terms of spending within IT organizations. And TheInfoPro is no exception. The research firm’s most recent research looking into trends for Fortune 1000 and midsize enterprises reveals that these organizations plan to focus… Read more