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Dell’s storage acquisition eight years ago paved way for Winslow Technology Group’s success
It may seem like a long time ago, but there actually was a time when Dell Technologies Inc., years before it become Dell EMC, was struggling to gain a foothold in the storage business. For years, Dell would get outflanked by other players at the time, including Hewlett-Packard Co. and EMC itself. In 2011, it ...
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Money for network or child’s wish? How one nonprofit CIO balances business and emotion
It’s time to implement the latest and greatest network computing upgrade. On the surface, it’s the kind of business decision most information-technology managers make without thinking twice. But instead of spending that money to improve IT operations, what if the same amount could be used to let a 13-year-old girl with a heart condition be ...
Actifio pioneers copy data management in a “no-box” zone
Not long after Actifio Inc. was founded in 2009, the company came to a critical realization. The firm had pioneered the field of copy data management based on the premise that managing more data didn’t mean more storage, and the best place to capture data was in backup using its software platform. Yet it also ...
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Cloud providers, app developers power new era of ‘multiplied innovation’
We have crossed over from the age of “experimentation” to a time of “multiplied innovation,” where key technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and the “internet of things” will scale rapidly inside the enterprise world. That’s the central thesis offered by Frank Gens (pictured), senior vice president and chief analyst of IDC Research Inc. Gens presented ...
Actifio’s latest recovery tools sharpen its focus on public cloud
Earlier this week, Actifio Inc. released its Multi-Cloud Mobility and Automation solution with a focus on disaster-recovery tailored for public cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Azure. The latest release highlighted the copy data management software company’s move to strengthen its position within the enterprise cloud ecosystem. It also led some analysts ...
Conference attendees bask in the love of Angel Paws
Conferences can be energizing, inspiring and fun. They can also be noisy, stressful and tiring, all in a single day. So when attendees at Dell Technologies World 2019 in April turned a corner at the conference venue and found an exhibit occupied primarily by smiling cuddly dogs, well, how could anyone possibly pass that up? ...
Red Hat’s hybrid cloud role expected to expand after acquisition by IBM
When IBM Corp. went looking for an acquisition that would complement its longstanding presence in the data center, it clearly wanted to build a new strength in the hybrid cloud. With that kind of mission, it was no wonder it found Red Hat Inc. and paid an attention-grabbing $34 billion for it in the process. ...
Conversation has changed as AWS works with government customers to modernize IT
In 2010, the administration of then President Barack Obama issued a 25-point implementation plan to reform federal information-technology management. That plan was soon followed by a “cloud-first” strategy for the nation’s government agencies. As companies such as Amazon Web Services Inc. continued to work with its customers in the federal government, the level of tech ...
Par for the course: Meraki plays major role in Wi-Fi 6 deployment at U.S. Open
When golf fans tuned in to watch coverage of the 119th U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach, California, last week, they saw the world’s best golfers and spectacular coastal scenery. And, although they might not have known it, they also witnessed the world’s first large-scale trial of a new wireless standard called Wi-Fi 6. ...
AppDynamics, Turbonomic partnership drives IT automation through AIOps
The recent collaboration between Turbonomic Inc., a software company focused on application performance, and AppDynamics LLC provides further evidence that larger enterprises are turning to artificial intelligence for managing and improving information technology productivity. “The trend that we’re seeing is a move toward this concept of AIOps,” said Thomas Wyatt (pictured, left), chief marketing and ...
