Chris Preimesberger

You may or may not remember a year-and-a-half ago when Cisco Systems shelled out $1.4 billion for relatively unknown Jasper Technologies, a small private company that built an IoT platform that makes it easier for enterprises to connect their products through the cloud. That was a serious investment, even in these days of multi-billion-dollar serious […]

Database automation software maker Datical has added an important new DevOps-type function to its specialized platform for database administrators. The company’s Deployment Monitoring Console, released June 27, is a new addition to the Datical DB platform that automatically monitors the status of every database deployment across an enterprise and reports back in real time to […]

There’s one important thing an IT manager needs to get straight before he or she invests good money in a new Cisco Unified Computing System alongside an IBM Cloud Object Storage deployment: That this isn’t primarily a cloud deployment at all (IBM BlueMix or any other cloud), but an on-premises system with only an option […]

If anybody doubts that Nutanix is steadily building its own IT market niche and ecosystem in the hyperconverged data center space, that doubt should be dispelled immediately, if not sooner. One after another, IT companies old and new have announced support and/or partnerships with the trendy datacenter operating system provider, before and following its highly […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Storage maker NetApp, once described as a “nice little server company” but is now among the world leaders in storage hardware marketshare, is celebrating its 25th year in business. It has been a true survivor in the cutthroat IT products and services business. In this regard, please note: Only about 15 percent […]

DevOps tool maker Shippable is now shipping a new enterprise version of its developer platform for enterprises that want to ship code frequently and in a predictable release pattern but have strict security, compliance and control needs. Shippable Server unifies all of the company’s DevOps tools and processes into so-called “software assembly lines” that provide […]

How Industrial Internet of Things Is Shaking Off Hype and Getting Real The world is starting to have a greater understanding of the industrial internet of things because a growing number of industries—such as manufacturing, agriculture and logistics—are implementing new IT to make themselves more connected. With more companies such as GE, Comcast, AT&T and […]

Researcher International Data Corp. came out June 22 with its Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, showing that the worldwide converged systems market revenues increased 4.6 percent year over year to $2.67 billion during the first quarter of 2017. The market consumed 1.48 exabytes of new storage capacity during the quarter, which was up only 7.1 […]

As the iPhone Turns 10, CEOs Assess Its Effect on Business On June 29, the iPhone turns 10 years old, and there’s no question that it has proved to be one of the most impactful devices on consumers ever. The numbers alone prove its popularity; in Q4 2016, Apple sold 78 million iPhones, up 5 […]

Cisco Systems is taking its concept of a smart network to a whole new, post-graduate level. At a media event in San Francisco, the world’s largest internet pipeline fitter and networking provider on June 20 unveiled what it calls an “intent-based,” cognitive-in-nature networking system that anticipates actions, provides predictive analysis if needed and stops security […]

Three-and-a-half years ago, when Lenovo closed its $2.3 billion deal with IBM to take over the company’s System x server business, it was sometimes overlooked that the transaction also included the following from Big Blue: BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches; x86-based Flex integrated systems; NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software; all […]

10 Things to Consider Before Moving Your ERP to the Cloud Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects gone bad were tales often told over a beer 15 or 20 years ago. But times have changed. Numerous cloud-based ERP services are now available that make upgrade costs, licensing fees and endless consultant fees a thing of the […]