Chris Preimesberger

Data workload security provider HyTrust reported news July 11 on a couple of fronts: It announced the acquisition of security provider DataGravity, then deposited a cool $36 million into the bank thanks to a venture round led by Advance Venture Partners. There’s nothing like buying a company and then having someone else hand you a […]

A year after it finished being “rented” for four years (2012-2016) by temporary owner Dell Inc., Quest Software is back under private ownership evolving its own set of systems management and security software tools. The Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based company on July 11 announced the availability of Quest On Demand, a new, cloud-hosted software-as-a-service suite designed […]

10 Benefits of Analyzing Data at the Edge in an IoT Environment A tremendous volume of data is created at the sources in most internet of things (IoT) environments. Historically, organizations wanting to immediately analyze all that data from their IoT sources had few options—each with major drawbacks. The use cases for IoT continue to […]

A large number of prominent internet-based companies are gearing up for Net Neutrality Day, preparing messages against those who would revoke current internet legislation designed to protect online free speech and innovation. As a deadline approaches for comments on new rules for how the government regulates Internet service, Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Twitter, SoundCloud, Twillio and […]

On Wednesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 57th monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “The Rise of the Chief Data Officer and Its Importance to Enterprises.” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK‘s editor of features and analysis. Some quick facts: Topic: “The Rise of […]

Virtual desktop infrastructures have their place within certain enterprise IT systems, and when one decides to get specific about what type of VDI to deploy, then there are two main choices: thin client or zero client. Over the years, thin clients have taken most of the business, through vendors such as Dell Wyse, HP, Citrix […]

Features to Look for in an Efficient Hybrid Cloud Management Platform  The plethora of options around selecting a cloud management platform has made it more complicated to select the right system for an enterprise. Making the right decision is critical to the success of any organization’s hybrid cloud endeavor. While some features are important for certain portions of their […]

As GE, IBM, Comcast, Verizon, Cisco Systems, AT&T, Honeywell and a dozen other huge, well-established corporations begin to scope out their portions in the next IT greenfield of opportunity—the internet of things—there’s a little, 300-person company already standing out there with its own stake in the ground. That company is C3 IoT, and it’s located […]

Some companies don’t always get the public credit they deserve for contributing to the open source community software and tools that can enable other developers to move their own projects along quicker and more efficiently. Companies such as Facebook, Google and others are famous for giving back to the software community valuable code, tools and […]

American Airlines, which knows as much about clouds as anyone, will soon be riding IBM’s into the IT friendly skies. The old-school (formed in 1930) and world’s largest passenger carrier said June 28 that it will use IBM Cloud—Big Blue is now moving away from the BlueMix Cloud branding—as the foundation for an IT changeover […]