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Protected: In prime position: Jay Carney steers policy issues for Amazon after years in the White House
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IBM and Actifio team up provides object storage at scale
When IBM Corp. acquired object storage provider Cleversafe Inc. in 2105, it undoubtedly foresaw that the technology would be needed to manage growing volumes of enterprise data. Yet, it’s unlikely that even IBM had the ability to forecast then there would be 103 billion terabytes of information in the global data pool eight years later, ...
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Deepak Chopra embraces tech in his personal transformation journey
It doesn’t take long in a conversation with Deepak Chopra (pictured), the pioneer in personal transformation, to encounter a word he doesn’t like. He’ll push back against “alternative,” preferring “integrative” instead. Don’t say “control;” “awareness” is far better. But there is one word the physician and prolific author definitely likes: technology. Chopra wears a Fitbit ...
Splunk’s integration with AWS Security Hub follows the automation playbook
In February 2018, Splunk Inc. acquired Phantom Cyber Corp. for $350 million. The purchase brought Phantom’s security automation and orchestration technology into the fold and set the stage for the news this week that Splunk would partner with Amazon Web Services Inc. to roll out rapid threat detection tools. “We’ve established an integration with AWS ...
AWS leverages automated reasoning as its ‘secret weapon’ to enhance cloud security
As computer systems become increasingly more complex, how does anyone really know what’s going on inside of them? More importantly, how can system managers know if there are vulnerabilities? To address these questions, Amazon Web Services Inc. has developed what its chief technical officer, Werner Vogels, recently referred to in a blog post as a ...
McAfee updates cloud security tools to encourage developers, dial back fear factor
In the cybersecurity industry, fear sells. It’s a terrific motivator for top information-technology executives to purchase the latest security tools in an effort to keep infrastructure safe and avoid the unemployment line. However, there is a growing sense among some security practitioners that baking security into technology from the start could go a long way ...
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Chief data officer emerges from back office to front lines as Big Tech’s data use draws fire
The number of companies with chief data officers on staff has skyrocketed in recent years, with Gartner Inc. reporting that 90% of large organizations will have a CDO by the end of this year. Yet, it remains such a challenging position that Gartner also estimates only half will be successful in their role in 2019. What’s ...
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New AWS services position cloud as safer port in dangerous cybersecurity sea
In a digital world increasingly fraught with security challenges, Amazon Web Services Inc. has a message for the enterprise community: Come to us, and we’ll make it easy to set up and secure valuable data in a cloud computing environment. Late Monday, AWS announced general availability for its Control Tower and Security Hub services after a ...
AstraZeneca works with IBM to unlock the power of cognitive digitization for business value
Job titles can often disappear in the tech jargon and bureaucracy of the corporate world. Yet, it’s worth noting what’s on the business card for Mark Clare (pictured, left). He’s the head of data enablement at AstraZeneca PLC, a multinational biopharmaceutical company. Data enablement? “AstraZeneca wanted to focus on how we actually enable our businesses,” Clare ...
IBM moves through transformation by using AI to build enterprise data platform
During an interview in October, IBM Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty stated flatly that data will determine corporate winners and losers and her company was going through its own transformation centered around data. Rometty stated that the key for any company seeking to become an incumbent disruptor is to make something of the data ...
