Bing’s Not the Laughingstock of Technology Anymore
How did Bing go from a joke to generating nearly three times the advertising revenue of Twitter? Bing is emblematic of what Microsoft has become under Satya Nadella, the CEO since 2014: less flashy and...
View ArticleInside the Apple Team That Decides Which Apps Get on iPhones
Apple Inc.’s former head of App Store approvals said he’s worried about competition between the company and developers, and even recalled board member Al Gore asking about a controversial app approval.
View ArticleAmazon to Let Alexa Users Delete Voice Commands in Privacy Push
Amazon.com Inc. is updating its Alexa voice software to let users delete recordings of their voice using a spoken command, a move that follows criticism of the company’s privacy practices related to...
View ArticleTransitioning from Managed Services to Managed Security
Transitioning from MSP to MSSP is a well-trodden path and there are a lot of best practices to increase chances of success. Success is due to people, processes, and tech in equal proportions....
View ArticleManaged Security Service Provider (MSSP) Success Checklist
Accelerate Your MSSP Implementation Process! When you're starting service with a customer, setting the tone early on is very important. That's why we've created a checklist to help you stay organized...
View ArticleHow to Detect Cryptomining in your Environment
Available On Demand Cryptominers are built to turn computing power into revenue. To make cryptomining a profitable venture, cyber criminals are writing and distributing malware to steal computing...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration: 8 Slack Alternatives
Slack alternatives address different needs for different organizations.
View ArticleSecurity and Data Privacy Reinforced in Web Browsers
As enterprises and users become increasingly concerned about who can access their data and why, tech's browser makers respond with plug-ins that bolster security and privacy. Also this week: Your AI...
View ArticleWhat IT Pros Will Want to Know About Windows 10 Version 1903
For those of you holding out on Windows 7 during its final eight months of lifecycle support, there is most certainly no better time than now to migrate to Windows 10 ahead of that deadline. The...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Cleaning Up Your IT Asset Management (ITAM)...
The world is now awash in data, but not all of it is accurate or valuable. How do we make the most of our ITAM by giving it data that matters?
View ArticleHyperledger Needs Enterprise Developers to Buy-in to Blockchain
Hyperledger executive director Brian Behlendorf and his team are working to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies through engaging enterprise developers.
View ArticleSurvey Predicts the Rise of Windows 7 Zombies
Nearly a quarter of respondents expect their organization to run Windows 7 machines after the official end of support.
View ArticleHow Ransomware and AI Are Making Tape Backup More Viable
As ransomware gets smarter and the use of AI increases, tape-based backup offers some security and budget relief.
View ArticleCaching Gateways Bridge Cloud and On-Premises Enterprise Storage
The key to seamlessly blending block storage and object storage is to take advantage of a caching gateway.
View ArticleOpen-Source ‘Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins Over Skeptics
Appealing to a wider swath of developers is important for Microsoft’s growth prospects. Tools and software that help engineers write programs generate a small portion of Microsoft’s revenue, dwarfed by...
View ArticleWhy It's Time to Prepare for AI Wielding Hackers
In the AI-fueled security wars, most of the arsenal is currently in the hands of the good guys, but the balance of power might soon change.
View ArticleFusion Files Bankruptcy 13 Months After Cloud Computing Mergers
Cloud computing provider Fusion Connect Inc. filed bankruptcy after a botched business plan and a pair of mergers piled on more debt than the company could repay.
View ArticleApple Unveils a Revamped Mac Pro Desktop After Years of Complaints
The company previewed the new Mac Pro at its annual developer conference on Monday. The new machine has casing that looks like a cheese grater that can be lifted off to swap out components including...
View ArticleLatest Machine Learning Development Trends
A joint survey conducted by Tractica and ITPro Today identifies the bottlenecks to machine learning development, software and hardware tools in use, and more.
View ArticleApple Sets Vision for Unified App Strategy at Developer Confab
For the first time, Apple will let developers re-work their iPad applications so they can run on Mac computers. This will help revive the Mac app ecosystem and begin a broader convergence of Apple’s...
View ArticleThe Virtual Enterprise: Business Growth through Cloud Disruption
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 1 hour Businesses of all sizes face growing challenges as they compete in today’s increasingly global business environment....
View ArticleIncident Detection & Response: Planning for the Inevitable
Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019 Time: 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 1 hour The threat of a cyberattack is so eminent, organizations can no longer simply put up defenses and hope either they...
View ArticleHow to Speak Convincingly about IT Security Consequences
Appropriate response to risk requires presenting information in a way that makes the security consequences impossible to ignore.
View ArticleCongress Opens Bipartisan Probe of Competition in Tech Industry
The hearings will focus on competition in digital markets, anti-competitive conduct of “dominant firms,” and whether current laws and enforcement policies are adequate.
View ArticleGoogle Grabs Salesforce Executive to Run Government Cloud Sales
The Alphabet Inc. unit recently hired Mike Daniels, an executive from Salesforce.com Inc., as vice president for global public sector cloud sales, according to the company.
View ArticleVizion.ai for Elasticsearch
Elastic Stack has achieved widespread adoption since its release in 2010. As a resilient and distributed application, it enables rapid data ingestion, indexing and visualization of enterprise data....
View Article6 Steps to SIEM Success
Whether you are looking at SIEM for threat management or compliance, we’ve put together the following evaluation guide to help you find the best SIEM solution for your organization. Whether your...
View ArticleCybercrimes Go Unreported More Often Than People Think, Report Finds
About half of organizations say cybercrime is under-reported at their organizations, even when reporting is required.
View ArticleWeb Application Firewalls Aren’t Doing the Job, Survey Finds
Security, administration and cost issues mitigate the effectiveness of web application firewalls.
View ArticleDatrium to Embrace Data-Focused, Multicloud Environments
The goal is to offer not only primary storage, but also high-performance compute, backup, disaster recovery, encryption and mobility.
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