Chris J. Preimesberger is Editor Emeritus of eWEEK. In his 16 years and more than 5,000 articles at eWEEK, he distinguished himself in reporting and analysis of the business use of new-gen IT in a variety of sectors, including cloud computing, data center systems, storage, edge systems, security and others. In February 2017 and September 2018, Chris was named among the 250 most influential business journalists in the world (https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-250-business-journalists/) by Richtopia, a UK research firm that used analytics to compile the ranking. He has won several national and regional awards for his work, including a 2011 Folio Award for a profile (https://www.eweek.com/cloud/marc-benioff-trend-seer-and-business-socialist/) of Salesforce founder/CEO Marc Benioff--the only time he has entered the competition. Previously, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. He has been a stringer for the Associated Press since 1983 and resides in Silicon Valley.
Hyperconverged infrastructure and related software has long since graduated out of the hype cycle and is now reality inside new-gen IT systems. It’s almost as though regular converged hardware and software was a Toyota Corolla left in a cloud of dust by a hyperconverged Mazerati. At 64 percent year-over-year growth, according to researcher IDC, hyperconverged […]
If, as it’s been described, 80 percent of the wealth of the U.S. is held by less than 1 percent of the population, there are parallels to this inequity in the data center world. According to new research released April 11, more than two-thirds of the key cloud service markets are owned by only a […]
Only a year or so ago, online publishers of news, features and other valuable information were waiting in line for a chance to connect with Facebook’s huge worldwide network in order to get their work in front of a billion more eyes. Facebook’s Instant Articles initiative promised to cast a wide net that would attract […]
Next-Gen Data Center Trends That IT Teams Shouldn’t Ignore If you think of Marvell as only a processor maker or a system-on-a-chip company—which is where it made its early reputation—then you probably need to do a little research. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based IT hardware giant has been expanding into multiple markets during the last several […]
On Wednesday, April 12, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 54th monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be, “Why Behavioral Biometrics Is the Key to New-Gen Security” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK’s editor of features and analysis. Some quick facts: Topic: “Why Behavioral Biometrics Is Key to […]
SAN FRANCISCO–Boston Properties and Salesforce introduced their new baby, the 1,070-feet-high Salesforce Tower, to the city of San Francisco April 6 on a drizzly day in the Bay Area. When it is completed next year, Salesforce Tower will be the company’s new headquarters and feature 61 floors and 1.4 million square feet of office space […]
Unified communications software provider BroadSoft on April 6 released a new cloud-based tool called Hub that features built-in artificial intelligence to help company employees save time searching for information. Broadsoft, a $400 million company that makes all its applications for cloud deployment and competes in a global market with Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Mitel, Avaya, NEC […]
Salesforce Literally Reaches for the Sky With New Tower Headquarters SAN FRANCISCO—Owner Boston Properties and Salesforce introduced their new baby, the 1,070-feet-high Salesforce Tower, to the city of San Francisco April 6 on a drizzly day in the Bay Area. When it is completed next year, Salesforce Tower will be the tallest building west of […]
Seven Reasons Why Interconnection Is Better Than the Public Internet As is the case with all technologies, IT solutions and offerings of all kinds—both on-premises and cloud-based—continue to evolve. We’ve observed cloud services grow from singular private or public cloud offerings into multicloud solutions facilitated by direct interconnections. Interconnections, offered by a handful of the […]
New-gen wireless networking provider Mist on April 4 unveiled a new asset visibility service available that can be deployed over its wireless platform. This is a tool that could become a valuable resource in the burgeoning greenfield of the IoT. The new service, an extension of the company’s virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) offering, enables […]