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Pure storage afa

Pure Storage leading the way as all-flash impact becomes 'unquestionable'

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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storage
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converged infrastructure
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pure storage
Pure Storage wins 'leader' status in a new IDC report, with IDC noting the impact of all-flash arrays on the data center is now 'unquestionable'.
Encrypt

Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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encryption
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google
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apple
It doesn't make any sense to put so much pressure on Apple or Google when in the end, they don't control all the keys to the kingdom.
Endpoint protection01

ESET jumps from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in endpoint protection

Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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gartner magic quadrant
ESET makes the jump from 'niche player' to 'visionary' in Gartner's latest endpoint protection platform magic quadrant. So how did other vendors fare?.
Access

Tracking privileged access vital, says Gartner

Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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pam
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analyst report
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research director
Unless organisations track and review privileged activity, they risk being blindsided by insider threats and errors that cause significant outages.
Iot

Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero

Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
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opinion
I've uncovered Israeli innovation countering soaring IoT attacks and Dark Web's underworld market indexing—key battlegrounds in cyber warfare.
Business visionary

Gartner names Bitdefender an endpoint security 'visionary'

Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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endpoint protection
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risk & compliance
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edr
Bitdefender named Visionary in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection, validating the company's rapid advancement in enterprise sector.
Loyalty

Loyalty cards go mobile, according to new research

Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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mobile wallet
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analyst report
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retail
More than 3bn loyalty cards will be mobile-only or integrated into mobile apps by 2020, up from 1.4bn last year.
Abstract server towers

Data center SDN spend to hit US$12.5 billion by 2020

Fri, 5th Feb 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Data center SDN is moving from hyperscale and cloud data centers into the enterprise data center, propelling market spend to $12.5 billion by 2015.
Iot ball

What's next after the Internet of Things?

Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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iot
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opinion
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solar power
The era of the Internet of Things is ending; we are now entering the era of the Pervasive Digital Presence, according to a security analyst.
Oil rig

Oil oversupply spells good news for data center investment

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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data centre operators
An oversupply of oil in the global economy is good news for the data center market, with investment expected to increase as energy prices decrease.
Wirelessness

Dual-use routers raise security concerns

Wed, 27th Jan 2016
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
At least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, exacerbating security and privacy concerns.
Mobility

Passwords out, new mobile ID methods taking off

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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uc
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contact centre
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passwords
Data theft is continuing to spur on the mobile identification market, and will generate an additional $700m for mobile network operators by 2020.
Smart city

Smart commercial buildings offer early reseller IoT potential

Tue, 8th Dec 2015
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iot
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smart building
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analyst report
Smart commercial buildings will be a driving force in the uptake of internet of things, Gartner says, opening the doors for resellers to capitalise.
Bd

Big data demand soars as companies become data driven businesses

Tue, 10th Nov 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Big data continues to be big business with IDC forecasting strong growth across big-data related infrastructure, software and services.
Stop

Hands-on Review: Norton Security 2015

Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
In the bad old days keeping a PC secure was simple. Nowadays, a huge chunk of our lives exists online, and digital security issues have escalated.
Bitdfender

Bitdefender updates mobile security and antivirus offering

Tue, 27th Oct 2015
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endpoint protection
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edr
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av
Bitdefender boosts mobile defence with mugshot-snapping feature to outfox snoops and smart-trusted network recognition.
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Digital businesses affecting information security, says Gartner

Thu, 8th Oct 2015
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cybersecurity
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tablets
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analyst report
Gartner warns of new cybersecurity frontiers as digital businesses evolve, with a push towards protecting the IoT's burgeoning 'edge'.
Apple

Bitdefender launches latest Antivirus for Mac, says it 100% effective

Wed, 7th Oct 2015
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cybersecurity
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apple
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bitdefender
Bitdefender launches new Antivirus for Mac, proven 100% effective in independent tests, aims to eliminate adware and malicious programmes.
Business concept

RESTful API's alone aren't sufficient for successful IoT integration

Tue, 29th Sep 2015
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iot
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api
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opinion
RESTful APIs - alone - often lack all the capabilities you need to address functional gaps and to scale up end-to-end IoT projects.
Up and down

Tale of two markets for integrated platforms and infrastructure

Mon, 28th Sep 2015
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integrated infrastructure and platforms market
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analyst report
A tale of two markets is playing out between integrated platforms and integrated infrastructure systems, as one market booms and the other contracts.