Ahead in the Clouds

August 2014

VMworld 2014: What happened on Day 1
Archana Venkatraman - Datacentre Editor 25 Aug 2014

On Day 1 of its annual conference VMworld 2014 themed "No Limits", VMware unveiled its strategies around open cloud platform OpenStack and around container technology Kubernetes. It also launched ...

Microsoft Azure goes down for users around multiple regions including Europe and Asia
Archana Venkatraman - Datacentre Editor 20 Aug 2014

Users experiencing full service interruption and performance degradation across several services including StorSimple, storage services, website services, backup and recovery and virtual machine ...

PUE - the benevolent culprit in the datacentre
Archana Venkatraman - Datacentre Editor 18 Aug 2014

Enterprises must not be too hung up on PUE alone to measure their datacentre efficiency.

What's making Oregon the datacentre capital
Archana Venkatraman - Datacentre Editor 07 Aug 2014

Oregon is home to datacentres built by Facebook (Prineville datacentre), Google (Its first datacentre - The Dalles), Amazon (Boardman), Apple (also Prineville), and Fortune Datacentres (Hillsboro) ...

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Inside look at Equifax's $1.5B digital transformation journey
A massive digital transformation effort at Equifax is gaining momentum. CTO Bryson Koehler talks about overhauling data ...
FTC's change to policy could make for healthier mergers
Cornell's Robert Hockett said the FTC's recent decision to rescind a 1995 policy could help prevent bad mergers, as scrutiny of ...
Chinese regulatory crackdown is about control, not data privacy
Despite China's messaging, analysts believe the government's recent regulatory tightening on tech companies is more about control...

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Researchers crack new Let's Encrypt validation feature
Multi-perspective validation can be thwarted with a traffic-throttling technique that could lead to attackers to obtain digital ...
Matt Tait warns of 'stolen' zero-day vulnerabilities
During Black Hat 2021, the COO of Corellium discussed three main threats that have ramped up: stolen zero days, zero days being ...
Supply chain attacks, IoT threats on tap for Black Hat 2021
Industry analysts say that evolving threats, real-world impacts and supply chain attacks will be among their hot topics at this ...

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3 models for 5G and MEC integration
To enhance network capabilities, enterprises will need to consolidate 5G and MEC technologies in the future. Following a model ...
Network observability vs. monitoring: What's the difference?
Traditional network monitoring is useful for collecting data about network issues. But network observability can add further ...
Enterprises look to formalize WFH network architecture
As work-from-home programs prove they're here to stay, enterprise network teams are assessing their network designs to ensure ...

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IBM z/OS V2.5 integrates mainframes with hybrid clouds, AI
Bringing mainframes deeper into the hybrid cloud mix, IBM delivered an updated version of z/OS that makes it easier for IT pros ...
Explore the benefits of data center as a service
For organizations that might struggle to purchase and maintain their own data centers, they can turn to DCaaS, which enables them...
Data center contactless tech beyond the pandemic
No-touch tech like haptics and LiDAR became commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic, but such technology can increase demands...

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Varada scales cloud data platform with new release
Varada realized it needed more flexibility to help its users scale its data lake query platform, so it added elasticity ...
Ahana raises $20M for Presto cloud data lake query tech
Ahana looks to grow the market for its open source-based cloud data query engine as the volume of stored data that organizations ...
The pros and cons of big data outsourcing
More companies are seeking outside help to capitalize on data's value. Examine the benefits and drawbacks that come with ...

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