Chris Preimesberger

Ranking the cloud friendliness of entire countries appears to be a daunting task, but that didn’t stop one international software advocacy group from quantifying an esoteric subject. National governments continue to make significant strides in improving the legal and regulatory environment for cloud computing around the globe, but important exceptions exist in several countries that […]

Pitney Bowes, the very image of legacy IT, is hardly your father’s Pitney Bowes anymore. The company that will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2020 built its reputation for providing long-lasting shipping and mailing machines, but a lot of people don’t realize that it made the switch to software and services long ago and has […]

10 Tips for Companies to Avoid and Stop Ransomware We offer tips on how companies can avoid being infected by ransomware and how those who do fall victim can stop and mitigate damage from an attack. Back Up Your Files It’s simple, it’s obvious and it directly addresses the purpose of the scam in the […]

Percona, an open-source server maker well-known for working with the popular MySQL database, has branched out to make servers for MongoDB—another often-downloaded database. The Durham, N.C.-based company on April 19 released the second version of its product for MongoDB 3.2. This latest release is a fully compatible drop-in replacement for MongoDB Community Edition that comes […]

HP Inc., which has made no secret of its respect for the success of Apple’s laptops and of its strategy to compete via its own redesigned portable PC lineup, has adopted that approach to its workstation division as well. And now there’s a new “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” twist: HP is enabling […]

Box is joining forces with an IT veteran to put its cloud-service development platform to work in customized ways. The Redwood City, Calif.-based storage and collaboration tool provider said April 21 that it is hooking up with services provider Cognizant on a deal that aims to provide custom solutions for vertical industries so they can […]

Processor maker Advanced Micro Devices posted its financials for the first quarter of 2016, and, off the top, the results weren’t pretty. But there’s a lot more to the story than that, as you’ll read in a minute. The company reported a sequential revenue loss of 13 percent over Q4 2015 and 19 percent year-over-year, […]

Bitcasa, which three years ago tried to sell the idea of infinite storage in the cloud for $10 per month, is killing its entire cloud storage business to focus full attention on its platform business. In an email dated April 21 to its customers, the San Mateo, California-based company said the following: “This message is […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—A clear, salient message emanated from the Hahn Auditorium stage at the Computer History Museum April 20: The CIO of the U.S. Army is actively seeking new data center management tools to get its far-flung IT systems working together more efficiently and to tighten up security. During a panel discussion titled, “Moving Past […]

Veritas Technologies, which went private Feb. 1 following a sometimes contentious 10-year merger with Symantec, is now out identifying and signing new partners for its already well-established storage and data protection ecosystem. Western Digital’s HGST division and object-storage startup SwiftStack each announced on April 20 new support for Veritas designed to open new markets for […]

10 Emerging Compliance and Information Governance Trends Adequately protecting and securing company data can be challenging. We provide tips and insights on compliance and information governance. SEC Will Expect More Cyber-Security Focus The Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) will increasingly focus on cyber-security and conducting examinations of financial services […]

Messenger is fast becoming an all-star utility player for Facebook. Every time someone looks up, it seems, the social network introduces a new function that runs on it.A year ago, Facebook enabled video calling on Messenger. Last week at its F8 conference, the company released a new Messenger platform for developers that includes a beta […]