Nathan Eddy

Digital performance software specialist Dynatrace announced the release of its application monitoring and user experience management (UEM) platforms, which were designed to offer businesses a deeper level of visibility and insight into their customers’ digital experience. The customer experience cockpit enables business owners and IT professionals to gain unified and actionable intelligence—in real time—about their […]

Flash storage solutions specialist SanDisk has expanded its mobile storage portfolio with a wireless mobile flash drive, the Connect Wireless Stick, up to 128 GB of storage and a compact design. The Connect Wireless Stick works with smartphones, tablets and computers, and allows users to wirelessly access media or transfer large files, save and share […]

The big data software market will grow nearly six-fold by 2019, according to IT research firm Ovum’s latest market size and forecast report on information management software. The report highlights the fact that while big data software in 2015 is just a small part of the overall market for information management, it is set to […]

Despite major breaches at iconic organizations such as Sony and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management making headlines, businesses are still woefully unprepared for a data breach, according to a survey of more than 400 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) in the United States and the United Kingdom. The question of who has access to data is […]

More than three-quarters (77 percent) of consumers are concerned with their financial information or social security number (SSN) being stolen or compromised, higher than even concerns about their email being hacked (62 percent), according to a Braun Research survey of 1,000 consumers. The survey, which was sponsored by MasterCard, found about half (48 percent) of […]

The vast majority of businesses are pursuing a cloud adoption strategy with the primary goals of improving IT efficiencies and reducing costs, according to a survey of 279 IT professionals by Cloud Cruiser and Dimensional Research. According to the survey findings, reducing costs and looking for IT efficiencies continue to be the top benefits companies […]

IT operational budgets in 2015 are up 5.5 percent at median in the financial services sector, with about three-quarters of the surveyed banks, insurers and other financial service firms planning to increase IT operational spending this year, compared to only 8 percent that are cutting budgets. The Computer Economics survey of more than 200 IT […]

While momentum for Office 365 seems to be building, customers remain cautious about core business application migration and partners are still uncertain about the sustainability of cloud business models, according to a report from enterprise mobile collaboration firm harmon.ie. An overwhelming majority (97%) of respondents expect clients’ use of Microsoft Office 365 to increase in […]

Enterprise data solutions specialist Varonis Systems announced the general availability of version 2.5 of DatAnywhere, its secure file-sharing solution. With several enhancements to its encryption compatibility and strategic updates to the application structure and interface, DatAnywhere now makes it more secure and intuitive for an organization’s employees to update, share and access files from anywhere […]

The performance of retail Websites and mobile applications is strongly linked to customer satisfaction, loyalty and spend, according to a study by AppDynamics. The study found more than two-thirds of consumers (67 percent) would put off shopping with a retailer if they had a negative experience with its app. The study also found that 20 […]

Lenovo, HP and Dell led the worldwide market for PC shipments, though the top three vendors also saw sizable drops in shipments as the overall market recorded a 9.5 percent decline from the second quarter of 2014, according to a Gartner research report. In fact, all vendors in the top five saw a decline in […]

Ruckus Wireless announced the ZoneFlex P300 bridge system, a Gigabit-class, outdoor Smart WiFi bridging system. The P300 bridge system is designed specifically for high-density user environments such as school campuses, business parks, warehousing environments, urban centers, parks and other outdoor venues. The bridge can support up to 10 node links, and each link is secure […]