Chris Preimesberger

Debunking Myths About Software-Defined Storage Enterprises are beginning to realize SDS’ benefits, such as easier movement of workloads from node to node, improved security and smoother data movement. Defining SDS Before we get into dispelling any myths, we’ll define what we’re talking about first. Software-defined storage (SDS) is an evolving concept for data storage software […]

Internet service and online marketing provider Web.com revealed Feb. 11 that it will acquire digital marketing solutions maker Yodle for $300 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close by the end of March, the company said. Privately held, New York City-based Yodle is a provider of cloud-based, local marketing solutions for small businesses […]

Cloud storage and enterprise collaboration tools provider Dropbox is now getting settled in Europe, where more stringent data-privacy laws are expected to be enacted by the European Union later this year. The San Francisco-based company revealed Feb. 11 that it will begin hosting data from users in Germany using Amazon Web Services cloud services. Dropbox […]

Twitter reported its fourth-quarter 2015 earnings on Feb. 10, but the news wasn’t anything to message home about. The good news: The social network’s revenue continues to grow, generating $710 million in Q4 — an increase of 48 percent over $479 million a year ago — and it was in line with analysts’ projections. Bad […]

VMware is well known for its vSphere hypervisor, Horizon virtual desktops, AirWatch mobile management and plenty of other items. However, vRealize, the company’s automated cloud management platform, and vSAN, its virtual storage area network suite, have never been accused of being high-profile products.The company now is starting to put some muscle into its messaging for […]

10 Things Employees Can Do to Improve IT Security in 2016 The line between personal and business use of apps and devices continues to blur and will drive key trends IT must consider when building a security strategy. Employees Are Non-biased on Device Use Increasingly, the lines between work and personal devices are blurring. Sixty […]

Big data optimizer Trifacta scored a major victory for its burgeoning market Feb. 9, landing $35 million in growth-stage financing from existing investors Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Ignition Partners and new investor Cathay Innovation. The new funding brings the company’s total amount raised to more than $76 million, according to Crunchbase. The additional financing will […]

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 40th monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “Software-Defined Networking: Is It Improving or Complicating IT?” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, who serves as eWEEK‘s editor of features and analysis. Some quick facts: Topic: “Software-Defined Networking: Is It […]

Little-known Infinidat, a rising provider of enterprise data storage, must be doing something right, because it is making some serious business waves under the radar. The 7-year-old company reported Feb. 8 that it recorded 183 percent quarter-over-quarter sales growth in Q4 2015, and 331 percent year-over-year growth in 2015. Due to the company entering new […]

Befitting a huge international event in the heart of Silicon Valley, there was a record-setting amount of action in the telecom networks Feb. 7—even if there weren’t all that many records set on the field in Denver’s 24-10 lackluster win over Carolina. The whole week was record-setting. Selfies, videos, Web searches, social media updates and […]

Hitachi Data Systems has huddled with its corporate cousin, enterprise management provider Pentaho, to come up with a software-defined, hyper-converged platform for big data deployments that serves as an alternative to those being marketed by VCE/VMware, HPE, Cisco Systems, Oracle and IBM. HDS on Feb. 3 introduced its next-generation Hitachi Hyper Scale-Out Platform 400, which […]

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is adding a new data analytics function to its service cloud lineup. The company’s Investigative Analytics software-as-a-service offering was released Feb. 3 at the LegalTech conference in New York to enable financial institutions and other highly regulated organizations to identify and analyze risk events and to take action to prevent them. HPE […]