Mark Albertson
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There is a saying attributed to Confucius that states that “life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” The 6th century BC Chinese philosopher never saw the age of enterprise computing, but if he had, the solution to life’s …
Focus on Data Cloud and mesh networking powers Snowflake’s expanding platform
Over the years, Snowflake Inc. has built its reputation as a cloud data management and warehouse provider. Yet, as the company builds out its Data Cloud, Snowflake has emerged as playing a much more central role in how enterprises will ultimately manage …
Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud strategy gets boost with OpenShift 4.6 release
The announcement of general availability for Red Hat OpenShift 4.6 at the end of October signaled another step in the evolution of the open hybrid cloud. Red Hat Inc.’s customers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux can now run OpenShift on practically any …
Cybersecurity threats at the edge represent new frontier for hackers in 2021
Threat actors have been effective at weaponizing email through phishing attacks and social media via disinformation and divisive posts. Now they are about to weaponize the edge as well. A recent report from FortiGuard Labs, the threat intelligence and research organization of …
Watch live: DevOps Virtual Forum spotlights emerging trends in the DevOps world
Nearly 20 years ago, core principles of the DevOps movement were actually written down. That was when 17 software developers created the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development” and released it as a philosophy of teamwork and continuous delivery in February 2001. Those …
Updates for Dell’s PowerProtect platform address need for speed and simplification as data risk grows
When Dell Technologies released its Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot earlier this year, a couple of findings stood out. Businesses were now managing 40% more data than a year ago, and the cost of data loss had grown to over $1 …
Data protection solutions help JANA provide investment advice for clients across Australia
The firm of Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that businesses around the world will be victimized by a ransomware attack every 11 seconds in 2021. With the frequency of such threats increasing, it is becoming more vital than ever for companies with critical …
Watch live: Data Cloud Summit spotlights the value of ‘the data cloud’
Of the 19 tech companies that went public so far this year, 18 of them debuted at an average price of $23. The 19th company — Snowflake Inc. — opened at $120 and swiftly rose to set a record for the largest …
Watch live: The future of Kubernetes is top of mind at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2020
The Kubernetes story in 2020 is not so much about how it has become ubiquitous in enterprise computing, but rather how the groundwork is being laid for it to disappear. The popular container orchestration tool has continued its massive growth path, with …
Business alignment and cultural change will be on agenda for DevOps Virtual Forum
In the beginning, there was “Dev” and there was “Ops.” Now, the term “DevOps” has taken its place in the tech lexicon, and the combination symbolizes how developers and IT operations have blended into one unit block. What propelled DevOps to the …