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Ahead in the Clouds

Analysis of the latest trends in cloud and datacentre technology.

June 2016

Datacentre management: Taking a Rubik’s Cube approach to hypervisor fine-tuning
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 20 Jun 2016

In this guest post, Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist at PernixData, advises operators to apply Rubik Cube-solving strategies to datacentre management problems. When attempting to solve a Rubik’s ...

Why unfair contract terms put end-user trust in cloud at risk
Caroline Donnelly - Senior Editor, UK 03 Jun 2016

Cloud contracts are notorious for being weighted in favour of providers but, for an industry still grappling with how best to win the trust of users, it's a risky way to do business, argues ...

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Five antitrust reform bills look to rein in big tech
A House subcommittee introduced a group of antitrust reform bills that could reshape how companies like Google, Apple, Amazon and...
Federal data privacy legislation could benefit U.S. economy
Data privacy laws are becoming part of a 'modern economy,' according to Google's Kate Charlet, director for data governance.
5 tips to successfully implement blockchain for businesses
Learning how to implement blockchain requires a clear understanding of the technology's decentralized ecosystem. Following these ...

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Accellion breach raises notification concerns
Victims of the breach continue to emerge, and one customer said it could have acted sooner, but a critical alert about a zero-day...
Slilpp marketplace goes dark following government takedown
Slilpp, a massive dark web emporium for buying and selling stolen credentials, has been pulled offline by an international law ...
Top 5 benefits of a new cybersecurity market model
Companies are struggling to identify the cybersecurity technology that would actually be useful for their use cases. It's time ...

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Cisco DNA Center update tackles customer headaches
The latest DNA Center upgrade simplifies deploying the campus network controller and scaling the platform to handle more ...
The pros and cons of Palo Alto Networks' SASE platform
Palo Alto Networks is commonly mentioned in SASE discussions. While the vendor has strong security capabilities, it also brings ...
The role of automation in SD-WAN
To achieve the benefits of SD-WAN automation -- such as improved QoS, reduction of human error and faster operations -- API ...

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Evaluate edge computing software for device management
Managing a variety of devices at the edge can create a complex challenge for organizations, but software-based edge management ...
Honeywell, Cambridge Quantum Computing form new company
Honeywell merged with Cambridge Quantum Computing, combining their respective quantum computing offerings to chase opportunities ...
Transform your organization with containers
Red Hat and Microsoft provide a production-ready, containerized environment with a hybrid cloud foundation.

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Quest updates Erwin Data Modeling and Data Intelligence
Quest is looking to build out what it calls a data empowerment platform with the help of data modeling and other technology from ...
The enterprise advantages of automated data collection
Many organizations still rely on manual data entry that wastes time and results in low-quality data. Here are the latest ...
Prefect raises $32M for dataflow automation technology
Data startup Prefect is looking to grow its open source project and commercial business to help organizations manage automated ...

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June 2016

Datacentre management: Taking a Rubik’s Cube approach to hypervisor fine-tuning

Why unfair contract terms put end-user trust in cloud at risk