Chris Preimesberger

Startup Open Raven, which specializes in data protection for large-scale cloud storage deployments, on Nov. 18 launched its Open Raven Cloud-Native Data Protection Platform, designed to operationalize big data security and privacy in the cloud. To prevent data breaches, Open Raven automates asset discovery and data classification, provides real-time mapping and policy-driven protection for Amazon […]

Today: Catchpoint (digital experience management) Company Description: Catchpoint is a leading digital performance intelligence software company that provides unparalleled insight into your customer-critical services to help you consistently deliver amazing digital experiences. Catchpoint is the only performance-monitoring platform that provides integrated synthetic and real user monitoring, comprehensive test types, real-time analytics, and a diverse node network […]

Samsung has already moved on to its first Galaxy Fold smartphone, so I’m wondering: Does this make the wonderful Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G flagship smartphone, comprised of merely one surface, obsolete already–even though it only came out this summer? No, of course not; we’re just kidding. But we have to say that Samsung definitely has […]

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 92nd monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be  “New Tech to Expect in 2021,” and it will be moderated by eWEEK Editor Chris Preimesberger. Some quick facts: Topic: “New Tech to Expect in 2021”   Date/time: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m. […]

At eWEEK, we report on advances in conventional data centers and in cloud services providers, but we don’t report on interconnection centers often enough. That changes here in this article. Data center interconnect (DCI) hardware and software connect two or more data centers together over short, medium or long distances using high-speed packet-optical connectivity. There […]

Storage and data protection provider NetApp has incorporated new updates to its cloud-connected ONTAP data management software, including a more flexible Keystone Flex Subscription service and a new NetApp SolidFire Enterprise software-defined storage package.  The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company on Oct. 26 also introduced something it calls The Spot “storageless” as-a-service system that ostensibly enables developers […]

During the last few years, we have learned that being data driven has little correlation to size or geography and has only a marginal correlation to vertical industries. In fact, data-driven companies range from small health-care firms to large banks–and even include mid-sized non-profits. While the traditional categorizations of businesses have little to offer, we […]

Everything in IT, it seems, can be delivered as a service. And why not? We now have great networking pipes, the chips and server engines to move huge amounts of data from Point A to all points beyond, and we have the devices and cloud services that can handle and store all the traffic. With […]

Under-the-general-radar but highly successful IT unicorn Celonis had a big day Oct. 14, launching what it called the world’s first execution management system and augmenting the platform by acquiring Integromat, a highly respected online automation platform, for $100 million. The two companies have worked together on solutions for more than four years, so the integration […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 91st monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be  “Innovation at Legacy IT Companies,” and it will be moderated by eWEEK Editor Chris Preimesberger. Some quick facts: Topic: “Innovation at Legacy IT Companies”   Date/time: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. PDT / […]

Denver-based Ping Identity, which specializes in intelligent identity software, made official on Oct. 6 that it is acquiring personal identity management platform maker ShoCard to bolster its security platform. The acquisition was first announced in March during the company’s fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to Ping’s […]

ServiceNow, one of IT’s fastest-rising data management companies in the last couple of years, on Sept. 16 unveiled a new version of its Now Platform, called Paris. It wasn’t built specifically with the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, but it turns out to be a possible option for organizations to remain agile and resilient so they […]