Adoption of 'Security as a Service' growing among mid-tier companies

As cybercriminals grow more savvy and more brazen, Security as a Service can reduce costs and allow companies to focus on their primary objectives.

By Justine Brown • April 27, 2017

SOC challenge: Balancing the trade-offs between cost and risk

For a SOC, mitigating risks must always include an analysis of the associated costs. How do you find the right balance?  

By Slavik Markovich • April 27, 2017

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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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Digital platforms are improving profits, becoming a priority for CEOs

For many, digital platforms and ecosystems have already improved profits.

By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017

Report: Oracle launching an in-house incubator to grow new technologies

The company hopes to push into new areas with the launch of an internal "startup."

By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017

4 questions and answers about Trump's 'Hire American' order

The order calls for "strict enforcement" of labor laws for workers coming to the U.S. But what does that mean?

By Justine Brown • April 25, 2017

Report: Most banks confident in their cyber defense, but lack real-world testing

Most cybersecurity assessment programs are highly theoretical and based on known cyberattack practices.

By Justine Brown • April 24, 2017

C-suite execs expect internal industry disruption, look to digital efforts to stay ahead

Nearly 70% of CxOs surveyed by IBM expect future competition to come from within their own industry.

By Justine Brown • April 24, 2017

IBM, Harman team up on voice-enabled 'cognitive rooms'

The tool could respond to voice commands and questions based on the context of the room.

By Justine Brown • April 24, 2017

Microsoft commits to major Windows feature releases twice a year

Committing to a predictable twice-per-year feature release schedule is designed to make updates "more manageable and predictable for easier enterprise deployments."

By Justine Brown • April 21, 2017

162 tech companies band together in protest over Trump travel ban

Companies like Google and Amazon say the order "hinders the ability of American companies to attract talented employees."

By Justine Brown • April 21, 2017

Microsoft ditches passwords for phone-based log-ins

The new approach is "easier than standard two-step verification and significantly more secure than only a password," Microsoft said.

By Justine Brown • April 20, 2017

Docker wants to help businesses move legacy apps to containers

The company said it can migrate a legacy application to a container in five days with the new program.

By Justine Brown • April 20, 2017

Dunkin' Donuts and the cloud — a tasty combination

Dunkin' Brands is migrating its mobile applications, e-commerce websites and corporate IT infrastructure to AWS.

By Justine Brown • April 20, 2017

Report: Computer programmers telecommute more than any other occupation

Telecommuting has grown faster than any other way of getting to work, up 159% since 2000.

By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017

Uber launches enterprise version of car-sharing service

Previously, businesses were limited to one car per app at a time and many businesses were using complex workarounds to order more than one car simultaneously. 

By Justine Brown • April 19, 2017

Why BMC software charged its head of employee experience with running IT

Responsible for IT across departments, Monika Fahlbusch, SVP and chief employee experience officer, helps shape the reputation and branding of technology at the executive level, ensuring "table stakes" are not questioned.  

By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2017

CompTIA: California tops tech sector employment, but for how long?

The state dominates tech sector employment but also struggles with high costs of living. Utah, North Carolina and Washington, however, are among the emerging tech economies reporting strong year-over-year job growth.   

By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017

35 NY districts enter contract for 'managed IT' framework

Under a new contract with the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, the school districts will receive training, support and integration assistance from a rotating team of tech and ed specialists.

By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2017

How the airline industry can smooth IT turbulence through machine learning

Airline IT networks have to juggle many points of integration. Even a small interruption in service can lead to cascading delays. In response, many are looking at new ways to modernize the technology. 

By Mary Catherine O'Connor • April 11, 2017

Getting IT out of the basement and into the boardroom

Organizations won’t be able to see the true value of their IT teams until staff are made more accessible, more visible and more available to deliver services beyond those required to "keep the lights on."

By Jarod Greene • April 10, 2017

Google making engineers available to customers

For Google, it's another way to differentiate its cloud business from rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. 

By Justine Brown • April 7, 2017

Long-awaited Windows 10 Creators Update is here

Microsoft added features designed to appeal to gamers, developers and security pundits.

By Justine Brown • April 6, 2017

Microsoft will now check for 'malicious' links across Office 365 suite

Extending safe links across products is part of Microsoft's recognition that cyberattacks can occur beyond the scope of email. 

By Justine Brown • April 5, 2017

Why VMware is selling part of its cloud business to OVH

VMware continues to refine its cloud strategy, selling its enterprise hybrid cloud offering to hyper-scale cloud provider OVH.

By Justine Brown • April 5, 2017

Consulting companies look to cash in on digital transformation

Recognizing many organizations have a technology strategy confidence gap, consulting companies are rushing to help customers digitally transform. 

By Justine Brown • April 5, 2017