Chris Preimesberger

Hackers Continue to Get More Sophisticated “Evidence of criminals collaborating with rogue nation-states, exchanging methodologies, buying and selling information, and even subcontracting their respective capabilities expands their collective reach and enhances their mutual learning curves.” As Mobility Grows, Perimeters Get Weaker “Our attack surfaces will continue to expand and any remaining semblance of a perimeter […]

Hewlett-Packard, desperately wanting to change the subject from ongoing corporate leadership and financial issues to just about anything else, on Dec. 3 introduced a set of new storage systems that takes the heat off for a few minutes.HP told eWEEK in no uncertain terms that this is the biggest and most important storage announcement it […]

Storage and data protection giant EMC made two things clear on Dec. 4: what its key development strategy for 2013 is and what former VMware CEO Paul Maritz will be doing for a while until current CEO Joe Tucci decides he wants to retire. Maritz, currently serving as EMC’s chief strategy officer, will direct a […]

Although it often seems like it, storage hardware news isn’t always about solid-state development. Old-school hard-disk drives, which have been around and doing yeoman’s work since IBM invented them in 1956, also make their share of news–especially when it comes to capacity improvements. Toshiba’s storage products business unit has introduced four new large-capacity nearline hard-disk […]

On-site and cloud application monitoring provider Boundary has released new capabilities for companies running on Amazon Web Services and other public and private cloud infrastructure. Boundary’s new capabilities enable companies for the first time to get early warnings of pending application infrastructure issues that, left unchecked, would affect customer experience. The San Francisco-based company’s updated […]

Storage industry upstart Whiptail, which makes high-performance NAND flash enterprise arrays for midrange and larger customers, on Nov. 29 announced a major upgrade to its flagship Invicta system. The company is using its own “hyperscale scale-up/scale-out” Infinity architecture to scale out its six-node 72-terabyte Invicta array to as many as 30 nodes and up to […]

Cyber-Crime Remains a Jump Ahead Cyber-criminals are becoming more sophisticated, targeting their attacks at whitelisted vectors; after all, who wouldn’t open an email attachment from his/her manager? While employees may think they are complying with company security measures, a simple and honest mistake could compromise the entire company. Mobilization Adds New Problems As the enterprise […]

Because it perceives market uncertainty about Hewlett-Packard and its embattled enterprise search and content management software arm, Autonomy, competitor OpenText is offering a new deal for current Autonomy customers: Trade in valid licenses for OpenText licenses at no change in cost. In this way, OpenText President and CEO Mark Barrenechea told eWEEK, users will have […]

Red Hat has come up with a major development in open-source cloud operating systems.The world’s largest open-source software maker on Nov. 27 launched OpenShift Enterprise, a new platform-as-a-service package designed for on-premises deployments within data centers or in private, public or hybrid clouds.OpenShift Enterprise enables users to standardize developer workflows, thus improving IT service delivery […]

Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch on Nov. 27 sent an open letter to Hewlett-Packard’s board of directors, asking it to come up with evidence of any fraudulent activity that occurred at the company he founded and ran for 17 years. HP’s rapid response, boiled down a bit: Um, we’ll see you in court, Doc. This […]

NetApp has updated its E-Series storage software platform, the company’s top-of-the-line system designed to work with high-performance applications and handle big data-type workflows. The E-Series is built for highly available, high-capacity, performance-optimized application workflows in vertical markets that include health care, security, media and entertainment, as well as high-performance computing markets such as oil and […]

Know Your Target Market and Tailor Your App Accordingly It’s essential that a developer know what type of enterprise they’re targeting. For instance, a small organization often prefers simplicity and will not require deep integration, while large enterprises need apps that require deeper integration so they can scale to huge audiences and global commitments. Many […]