Chris Preimesberger

Internet of things platform-as-a-service specialist C3 IoT on Feb. 28 launched a new version of its enterprise software platform for big data, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications that includes collaboration tools it didn’t previously offer. The Redwood City, Calf.-based company claims the additional new enhancements will significantly increase the […]

Startup Cloudtenna, newest member of the NetApp Alliance Program, and mothership NetApp are combining their technologies for co-development in intelligent file sharing hardware and software. Cloudtenna’s DirectShare software, recently validated for use with NetApp Storage, as of Feb. 28 is now bringing new IP in intelligent file share and search to NetApp’s solid state storage […]

Theoretically, you soon may be able to have two voice personalities on your smartphone: Google and Amazon’s Alexa. Wonder if they will give each other orders. Wonder if they will even like each other. Lenovo’s Motorola handset division and Amazon revealed Feb. 27 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that they are partnering to […]

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Red Hat on Feb. 23 released several improvements to HPE’s network functions virtualization (NFV) portfolio aimed at telecoms. The idea is to turn telcos into digital service providers using cloud services and new-gen infrastructure, helping them to add new lines of business to their platforms. Updates to the portfolio include: —HPE NFV […]

Now this is a cool internet of things use case: You’re wondering what to do for dinner, and it’s already 4 p.m. No worries; you simply open your smartphone and click on an app that shows you via live video what’s inside your refrigerator. The app indicates that you have chicken (it also tells you […]

The term “headwinds” has been a common part of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s vernacular in recent years, especially when it comes to reporting earnings. HPE’s stock price fell an alarming 6.45 percent Feb. 23 after the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company reported another decline–10 percent year over year–in revenue and cut its earnings forecast for the 2017 fiscal […]

HP Inc., the half of the former Hewlett-Packard Co. that continues to make printers, laptops, workstations and sell lots of ink, Feb. 23 reported better-than-expected results for Q1 2017 and saw its stock zoom 8.6 percent to $19 per share after trading closed on the day. HP Inc.’s top and bottom lines surpassed Wall Street […]

10 Important Steps to Securing Your Small Business Small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) face the same security threats as large organizations. However, such businesses also must contend with the challenge of limited budgets. The role of administering the network in a small business often falls on the business owner or on an in-house techie, […]

On the one-year anniversary of its split-up from a 10-year, often uncomfortable relationship with Symantec, Veritas Technologies on Feb. 22 announced a multi-year strategic global partnership with Microsoft Corp. to convince enterprises to use Microsoft Azure for hosting hybrid cloud environments. Oh, and Veritas wants to make it known that its own Enterprise Vault.cloud storage […]

The Apple HQ spaceship, which hasn’t embarked on any interstellar trips but sure looks like it could take off and get to warp speed pretty quickly, will soon be boarded by about 12,000 crew members. Apple on Feb. 22 revealed that Apple Park, the company’s new 175-acre Cupertino, Calif. campus, will be ready for employees […]

On Wednesday, March 8, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “Application Economy or API Economy: Which Will Prevail?” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, who serves as eWEEK’s editor of features and analysis. Some quick facts: Topic: Application Economy or API Economy: Which […]

It had to happen sooner or later: We now have a hyperconverged hardware appliance that’s custom-built for containerized applications and that stands to replace do-it-yourself Docker deployments. San Jose, Calif.-based startup Diamanti on Feb. 22 launched the Diamanti D10, a new appliance that enables enterprise IT teams to deploy Docker containers in minutes to provide […]