Chris Preimesberger

Datos IO, which built its reputation as a data protection provider for NoSQL databases but has since branched out to cover all cloud-based apps, has updated its frontline product for multiple cloud deployments. RecoverX 2.0, released May 2, has been optimized for users looking for better operational efficiencies as they deploy next-gen, customer-centric applications in […]

Six Ways Businesses Can Prevent Loss of Valuable Data Losing business data is never a trivial occurance. According to a 2016 study from IBM that focused on the costs of data breaches and loss, the average consolidated cost increased from $3.8 million to $4 million year over year. On a granular level, the study also […]

Dell EMC, in final prep to host 25,000 attendees at its annual conference in Las Vegas May 8 through 10, on May 4 let loose a fairly significant news story ahead of that event. The company, which launched its hybrid cloud on VxRail appliances on March 31, is in the final stages of another version […]

IT consultancy Infosys revealed May 2 that it will hire about 10,000 U.S. workers during the next two years and said it plans to establish four new technology and innovation hubs in the States. The first center will open in Indiana in August and is expected to become the work location for 2,000 employees by […]

Austin-based virtualization provider Bitfusion unveiled two news items on May 2: the beta availability of its product, which simplifies server clustering for high-performance apps like artificial intelligence, and a $5 million venture funding round, led by Vanedge Capital. The funding includes participation from Sierra Ventures, Data Collective, Resonant VC, and Geekdom. The new product, Bitfusion Flex, is […]

Apple has long known that iPhone saturation eventually has to set in. To paraphrase a classic saloon song: “That rainy day may be here.” The world’s richest and most successful IT hardware company has seen its smartphone sales level off during the past year, and now the trend appears to be continuing in the first […]

SoftNAS, which makes a software-defined cloud network attached storage system for midrange-size companies, has solved a problem for many smaller IT shops: Those who are used to a data center NAS or a SAN (storage area network) and are coming to cloud environments and finding that those conventional functions are nowhere to be found. To […]

Six Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Digital Transformation Project It sounds straightforward enough: To stay competitive, businesses know they must use innovation in cloud, big data, mobile and social media. So they get busy reinventing their IT infrastructure and processes through the collection of strategies known as digital transformation. But executing digital transformation is […]

Verizon Communications Inc. has wanted to cut back on its physical data center business. Equinix wants to green-light its data center expansion, so they’ve closed a deal. Verizon announced back on Dec. 7 that it had agreed to sell 24 data center sites to Redwood City, Calif.-based Equinix in a transaction valued at $3.6 billion […]

Publicly-held Jive Software, a pioneer of the enterprise collaboration software market that helped establish Portland, Ore. as a technology center 13 years ago, is in the process of being taken off the Nasdaq chart by a private equity firm. The company, which moved its headquarters to Palo Alto, Calif. in 2010, revealed May 1 that […]

Intel technically “beat the Street” on its Q1 2017 earnings, but revenue guidance from the world’s largest process-maker appeared to be unsettling for investors, so its stock price took a 3 percent hit April 27. Revenue for the quarter came in at $14.8 billion, against the comparable year-ago figure of $13.8 billion. Analysts expected the […]

Thales Group, a longtime securer of virtualized systems and a provider of data protection to the financial services, manufacturing, government and technology sectors, revealed April 27 that it will acquire new-gen analytics provider Guavus for $215 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2017. San Mateo, Calif.-based Guavus develops machine intelligent, […]