Chris Preimesberger

Remember the highly publicized attacks on Target stores in December 2013 and Home Depot in September 2014 that stole millions of credit card numbers and PINs at POS terminals? These types of attacks are not going away anytime soon and, in fact, are becoming more frequent, according to a new industry report. Deception cybersecurity software […]

Qualcomm, already highly successful for making processors that power millions of smartphones, now is set on conquering some new market territory: enterprise servers. The San Diego, Calif.-based chipmaker is climbing into a tank full of internationally successful sharks with familiar names such as Intel, AMD, Intel, ARM and Intel. Oh, and did we mention Intel, […]

Why AI, Machine Learning Will Become Mainstream in 2017 Artificial intelligence is poised to hit the mainstream in 2017, as the value of machine learning and analytics has become apparent. Here are some predictions. AI Is 2017’s Valuation Inflation Buzzword “AI is a big investment theme for many VCs, including myself. While the vision of […]

Verizon Communications Inc. on Dec. 7 announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 24 data center sites to Redwood City, Calif.-based Equinix in a transaction valued at $3.6 billion. Equinix will own and manage 24 Verizon customer-facing data sites, consisting of 29 data center buildings, in the United States and Latin America. […]

Western Digital used its annual Investor Day Dec. 6 to announce the unveiling of its fastest-ever all-flash storage platform, one that it claims can perform 18 million input/output operations per second (IOPS) of data movement. To put this into some sort of perspective, 2 million IOPS is a pretty fast machine. The Irvine, Calif.-based company […]

The mainframe IT sector still makes news once in a while. Compuware Corp. on Dec. 6 announced that it has acquired the assets of Standardware, a longtime provider of IMS virtualization for mainframe systems. Terms of the transaction were not released. Standardware is Compuware’s third acquisition in calendar year 2016. IMS (Information Management System) is […]

The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled on Dec. 6 that Samsung does not have to give up $399 million in profits for copying aspects of Apple’s iPhone design into its Android phones. The court maintained that the South Korean IT products giant does not have to return all the profits from its […]

There aren’t that many IT conferences held in December, and for a lot of good reasons. But if you’re planning on attending only one this month, Gartner’s Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference 2016 in Las Vegas is the one. It’s being staged Dec. 5 through Dec. 8 at The Venetian. Naturally, the emphasis […]

Point-of-sale retail employees may not want to hear this news: Amazon.com has announced a new app that shoppers can use to simply go into a store, take whatever they want, and leave—without going through a checkout line. It’s called Amazon Go, and that’s exactly what users will do with it: Go, and fast, out the […]

10 Success Factors for Deploying Software Robots in the Enterprise The implementation of software robotics and smart technologies frees a workforce from routine tasks while improving efficiencies, data accuracy and compliance. Make Sure IT Is Involved from the Start There often is tension between what IT resources a company’s lines of business need to operate […]

CA Technologies, which has made its reputation over the years by buying companies and their IP, and then molding it all into its own product lines, is making an acquisition to bolster its DevOps lineup. The New York City-based company is adding to its fold Automic Software, which makes new-generation business automation applications for an […]

Enterprise cloud storage and collaboration tool provider Box, which is partnering with just about anybody who’s anybody in the IT world, released three new product updates on Dec. 1 as part of its deal with Microsoft. These new functions include: —A new Box integration with Office for Android: Box can now be selected as a […]