Chris Preimesberger

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Storage maker NetApp, once described as a “nice little server company” but is now among the world leaders in storage hardware marketshare, is celebrating its 25th year in business. It has been a true survivor in the cutthroat IT products and services business. In this regard, please note: Only about 15 percent […]

DevOps tool maker Shippable is now shipping a new enterprise version of its developer platform for enterprises that want to ship code frequently and in a predictable release pattern but have strict security, compliance and control needs. Shippable Server unifies all of the company’s DevOps tools and processes into so-called “software assembly lines” that provide […]

How Industrial Internet of Things Is Shaking Off Hype and Getting Real The world is starting to have a greater understanding of the industrial internet of things because a growing number of industries—such as manufacturing, agriculture and logistics—are implementing new IT to make themselves more connected. With more companies such as GE, Comcast, AT&T and […]

Researcher International Data Corp. came out June 22 with its Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, showing that the worldwide converged systems market revenues increased 4.6 percent year over year to $2.67 billion during the first quarter of 2017. The market consumed 1.48 exabytes of new storage capacity during the quarter, which was up only 7.1 […]

As the iPhone Turns 10, CEOs Assess Its Effect on Business On June 29, the iPhone turns 10 years old, and there’s no question that it has proved to be one of the most impactful devices on consumers ever. The numbers alone prove its popularity; in Q4 2016, Apple sold 78 million iPhones, up 5 […]

Cisco Systems is taking its concept of a smart network to a whole new, post-graduate level. At a media event in San Francisco, the world’s largest internet pipeline fitter and networking provider on June 20 unveiled what it calls an “intent-based,” cognitive-in-nature networking system that anticipates actions, provides predictive analysis if needed and stops security […]

Three-and-a-half years ago, when Lenovo closed its $2.3 billion deal with IBM to take over the company’s System x server business, it was sometimes overlooked that the transaction also included the following from Big Blue: BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches; x86-based Flex integrated systems; NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software; all […]

10 Things to Consider Before Moving Your ERP to the Cloud Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects gone bad were tales often told over a beer 15 or 20 years ago. But times have changed. Numerous cloud-based ERP services are now available that make upgrade costs, licensing fees and endless consultant fees a thing of the […]

It seems that IT products never stay the same size—they either get way smaller or bigger all the time. For example, IBM recently announced super-minuscule transistors that pave the way for a soon-to-come 5-nanometer processor, and IoT sensors have been shrunk down to the size of pinheads. On the other side, companies are now providing […]

CA Technologies is like the U.S. Marines in one important respect: It is among the few, the proud and the brave IT product and service companies that continue to help enterprises bring their mainframes into the 21st century. With this in mind, the New York-based company told eWEEK June 15 that it has acquired a […]