Year: 2015

As containers take off, so do security concerns

Containers offer a quick and easy way to package up applications but security is becoming a real concern Containers offer a quick and easy way to package up applications and all their dependencies, and are popular with testing and development. According to a recent survey sponsored by container data management company Cluster HQ, 73 percent […]

How to get security right when embracing rapid software development

Five steps to reduce risk while moving to continuous updates Accelerated software development brings with it particular advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, it increases the speed to market and allows for fast, frequent code releases, which trump slow, carefully planned ones that unleash a torrent of features at once. Continuous release cycles also allow […]

If Citrix is for sale, who will buy it?

The list of potential buyers may be short If Citrix Systems is for sale, there is a short list of companies that would have reason to buy it. Citrix’s products are widely used in corporate environments. Its revenue reached $3.4 billion last year, an 8% increase over the prior year. the word start on a […]

Microsoft has built software, but not a Linux distribution, for its software switches

A Microsoft Linux distribution would be remarkable, but Redmond says it doesn’t have one. Late last week, hell had apparently frozen over with the news that Microsoft had developed a Linux distribution of its own. The work was done as part of the company’s Azure cloud platform, which uses Linux-based network switches as part of […]

5 companies that impress with employee benefits

A healthy employee is a happy employee, and these five companies figured that out. These powerhouses offer employees impressive health and wellness benefits to keep stress down and productivity up. How some companies strive to keep employees happy and healthy Your office chair is killing you. Well, OK, sitting for eight hours a day at […]

Why (and how) VMware created a new type of virtualization just for containers

VMware says containers and virtual machines are better together As the hype about containers has mounted over the past year, it has raised questions about what this technology – which is for packaging applications – means for traditional management and virtualization vendors. Some have wondered: Will containers kill the virtual machine? VMware answered that question […]

Are mainframes the answer to IT’s energy efficiency concerns?

Anyone who manages the technology demands of a large business faces plenty of exciting moments on the job, but I think it’s safe to say that calculating the energy costs of your company’s IT systems isn’t among those moments. I was reminded of just how hard it is to factor energy efficiency into purchase and […]

Microsoft, U.S. face off again over emails stored in Ireland

The company has refused to turn over to the government the emails stored in Ireland A dispute between Microsoft and the U.S. government over turning over emails stored in a data center in Ireland comes up for oral arguments in an appeals court in New York on Wednesday. Microsoft holds that an outcome against it […]

10 security technologies destined for the dustbin

Systemic flaws and a rapidly shifting threatscape spell doom for many of today’s trusted security technologies Perhaps nothing, not even the weather, changes as fast as computer technology. With that brisk pace of progress comes a grave responsibility: securing it. Every wave of new tech, no matter how small or esoteric, brings with it new […]

Is the cloud the right spot for your big data?

Is the cloud a good spot for big data? That’s a controversial question, and the answer changes depending on who you ask. Last week I attended the HP Big Data Conference in Boston and both an HP customer and an executive told me that big data isn’t a good fit for the public cloud. CB […]

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