Jeff Burt

Cisco Systems is looking to extend computing capabilities to the edge of the network, a concept company officials are calling “fog computing” and a necessary step given the expected growth of the Internet of things. At the Distributech smart grid event Jan. 29 in San Antonio, Cisco officials unveiled the networking vendor’s new IOx platform, […]

Lenovo may be in the process of buying IBM’s massive x86 server business unit, but that isn’t stopping the vendor from building out its current portfolio of systems. Less than a week after announcing that the company planned to acquire IBM’s low-end server business for $2.3 billion, Lenovo is rolling out four new ThinkServer offerings, […]

IBM, which just last week announced it was selling its low-end x86 server business to Lenovo for $2.3 billion, reportedly now is looking to unload its software-defined networking business for as much as $1 billion. Citing unnamed sources, Re/code reported that while the deal with Lenovo includes selling some networking assets, including switches, what isn’t […]

Advanced Micro Devices continues to lay the groundwork for its ARM-based server processor plans, unveiling its upcoming eight-core Opteron A1100 Series “Seattle” chip and a development kit complete with an open-source software stack. Also at the Open Compute Summit event in San Jose, Calif., Jan. 28, AMD officials announced the company is contributing a microserver […]

Microsoft will contribute the server designs and management software it has developed to run its cloud-based services like Windows Azure, Office 365 and the Bing search engine to the Open Compute Project, a move that would have been surprising only a few years ago. Microsoft officials announced Jan. 28 at the Open Compute Summit that […]

Dell is challenging Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Hewlett-Packard and other established networking vendors by offering networking gear that will run Cumulus Networks’ Linux-based operating system. The newly private tech vendor is taking a run at cloud providers and Web-based enterprises with a networking model that offers hardware that runs on standard processors and an open […]

Cisco Systems is looking to offer the technology that connects the growing range of cloud platforms, enabling workloads to more easily migrate between public and private cloud environments. The Cisco InterCloud, which is part of the company’s larger Cisco ONE (Open Network Environment) strategy, is software that will enable businesses to move workloads and their […]

Iron Mountain Offers 10 Smart Ideas for Keeping Data Safe From Hackers by Jeffrey Burt Encryption of Data Is a Must Data encryption is a key defense against breaches, according to Iron Mountain. That includes all information, whether it’s stored digitally, on tape or on employees’ mobile devices. Mobile Devices Are a Challenge In this […]

Logitech is rolling out new video conferencing equipment that officials say will fill the gap between audio conferencing offerings and high-end, expensive telepresence systems. The company, which also owns video conferencing vendor LifeSize Communications, is unveiling the ConferenceCam CC3000e, an all-in-one offering that is designed to enable as many as 10 participants to quickly and […]

Emulex officials are looking to make it easier for organizations to run their virtualized data centers and cloud environments. The company has introduced a new family of network adapters and converged network adapters that are based on the latest generation of the Emulex Engine (EX) 100 series of I/O controllers. The OneConnect OCe14000 family of […]

Aruba Networks: #GenMobile Employees Reshaping the Workplace by Jeffrey Burt Newer Workers Are Decidedly Mobile Sixty-two percent said they own three or more connected devices, and are 15 times more likely to give up coffee and seven times more likely to ditch their televisions than say good-bye to their smartphones. Mobility Extends Across Working, Personal […]

Qualcomm has bought a large cache of patents, including some stemming from Palm, from Hewlett-Packard, a move officials with the chip maker said includes patents pertaining to a mobile operating system. Qualcomm officials said Jan. 23 that the portfolio includes patents related not only to Palm, but also to iPaq and Bitfone. In all, the […]