Mark Albertson
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Acronis International GmbH has a fairly simple mission: Protect all data in any environment. Yet, cyber environments are highly complex, and the amount of data to be protected can be massive, which makes for a challenging task. Data backup and recovery systems …
Commvault picks up the pace with new software announcements following CEO hire
The pace at Commvault Systems Inc. is noticeably picking up following the hire of a new chief executive officer in February. Over the past eight months, Commvault brought former Puppet Inc. CEO Sanjay Mirchandani on board, acquired software-defined storage vendor Hedvig Inc. …
CIO leverages combined Rubrik, Clumio and VMware solution to handle law firm’s IT demands
As the chief information officer at a major law firm, Jason Thomas (pictured) is besieged by vendors and constantly under pressure to plan for future needs while making bets on technology that will handle demand and remain secure. It’s a balancing act …
Internet as corporate networks dictates new approach to cybersecurity
Ten years ago, most corporate networks were fortified castles with alligators in the moat and a drawbridge to be raised at any hint of an attack. That notion of cybersecurity protection changed as more corporate users steered an increasing amount of network …
RPA poised for a lot more growth, second-half spending data shows
The field of robotic process automation is hot, if recent data compiled by Enterprise Technology Research is any indication. The major firms that provide RPA, which involves the use of software robots to automate repetitive mundane tasks, are showing signs of major growth, based …
At 10-year milestone, CEO Dheeraj Pandey positions Nutanix for next computing wave
Most technology executives would be quite satisfied to build a business in 10 years with more than 5,000 employees, 14,000 customers, at least $1 billion in annual revenue, and become an established, publicly traded company. Most executives aren’t Dheeraj Pandey. As the chairman …
How to prevent automation from taking over too many jobs: Ensure that humans make the rules
Automation took center stage at the Nutanix Inc. .NEXT gathering in Europe this week with the news that the company’s hyperconverged infrastructure platform would be integrated with ServiceNow’s IT Operations Management solution to automate private cloud workflows. Nutanix also released the results …
Female founders confront harsh reality of raising money in a male-dominated tech world
Until 1988, any woman who wanted a business loan in the U.S. needed a male relative to co-sign for her. Thirty-one years later, women are founding startup companies on their own, but good luck getting investment money to do it. “We’re still …
IFS positions customers as industry challengers while keeping a low profile in ERP space
With more than 3,700 employees, more than 10,000 customers and $600 million in annual revenue, IFS AB probably should be more widely known than it is. The Swedish company’s enterprise resource planning products are used around the world by manufacturing, oil and …
Spending survey points toward tech slowdown, but the sky isn’t falling yet
The tech locomotive, which has been steaming along for quite a while, is showing early signs that it’s about to tap the brakes. That’s one conclusion from an early look at the “2H19 Pulse Check Survey” compiled by Enterprise Technology Research, which …