The latest ransomware attack on the market was a doozy. Just a few weeks ago, the Russian hacking group known as REvil attacked MSPs (Managed Service Providers) that utilize Kesaya’s VSA software, holding them hostage for a total ransom of $70M. The cyberattack affected 800 and 1,500 organizations, disrupting IT functions for MSPs and their …
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Google Cloud (GCP) recently released its Tau VM platform, based on AMD’s 3rd Generation EPYC Processor (codenamed Milan). With this release, Google is claiming best absolute performance and price-performance leadership related to general-purpose VMs in the public cloud. These are both very bold claims. What does this mean for customers? And what does it mean …
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Securing infrastructure begins before one ever installs a server. This statement has never been more accurate – or less understood – which can leave organizations more vulnerable than ever. You can download the paper by clicking on the logo below: Table Of Contents: Introduction Setting The Stage – It’s A Dangerous World HPE’s Security-First Vision – And Tactics Addressing …
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HPE kicked off Discover with the unveiling of Project Aurora, a silicon-to-workload and edge-to-cloud security solution. With Project Aurora (first available on its cloud-native GreenLake Lighthouse platform), HPE claims to deliver a zero-trust architecture that protects infrastructure and workloads from the most advanced and insidious attacks. Does HPE deliver? And what is zero-trust? We will …
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) announced its first Arm-based instances with the Ampere A1 Compute Platform. With this news, OCI joins the growing number of cloud providers that have embraced Arm as a cost-efficient, scalable offering to support the needs of its customers. What is the Ampere A1 Compute Platform, what workloads does it support, and …
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Enterprise IT organizations are more vulnerable than ever. The threat landscape continues to grow in terms of attack surfaces and vectors and willing conspirators. Data is the target. And infrastructure – the environment that houses, processes, and moves that data – is how to exploit an organization. You can download the paper by clicking on the logo below: Table …
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Dell Tech World came and went last night. Front and center was APEX, the company’s consumption-based offering that enables companies of all sizes to consume IT infrastructure and solutions in a cloud-like fashion. Pay for what you use, with no capital outlay. During the launch of APEX back in October of last year, Michael Dell …
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The modern business lives in the cloud. Newer businesses born in the cloud have a distinct advantage over more mature organizations regarding market adaptability and agility. As a result, larger and more mature organizations are in the throes of digital transformation projects that enable quicker “time to insight.” You can download the paper by clicking …
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Arm recently announced the launch of its next-generation Neoverse family of IP, and its intentions are clear – to be the architecture of choice in the cloud-driven enterprise. So, what is next-generation Neoverse, and what is the direct impact on enterprise IT organizations? And how will/should the x86 players respond? I’ll try to cover this …
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Every analyst and pundit will have an opinion on the launch of Intel’s 3rd Generation Xeon Scalable Platform. Many will pull up a chart that compares Ice Lake’s top-level specifications against its competition and give a thumbs up or thumbs down. I’m going to look at this launch a little differently and explain why I think …
The issues facing enterprise IT in this new datacentric era are not new. They are issues that have plagued IT for a long time, such as data management, security and the ability to support business initiatives faster and cheaper. That said, new wrinkles have been introduced. Enterprises must know how to manage the data being …
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When AMD launched its 1st Generation EPYC processor, it had a very narrow focus on where it would land—the cloud. While the CPU had many features that made it attractive to the enterprise, the company was measured in its approach. Of course, the company wouldn’t turn away other opportunities, but its theme, “born in the cloud,” …
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Data is the new crude of the modern enterprise. And intelligence is the refined oil that makes the modern business run more efficiently in the digital economy. How quickly a company can execute this transformation from data to intelligence is known as “time-to- value.” This metric is perhaps the most critical measure of an organization’s …
The modern business is undergoing digital transformation to be faster and more responsive to the market’s needs. And the outbreak of COVID-19 has expanded the scope of many transformation projects to support an increasingly remote workforce. Indeed, digital transformation is more than a trend – it is a fundamental shift both operationally and organizationally – and it’s rooted …
RESEARCH PAPER: HPE and AMD Deliver a Compelling Portfolio for the Modern Business Read More »
Successful technology trends and innovations often have roots in cost reduction, simplicity and business agility. Ironically, in the era of virtualization and consolidation, the datacenter footprint has grown for many businesses, with a corresponding increase in capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx). One of the reasons costs increase through the adoption of technology is …
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October kicks off National Cyber Security Month. In what seems to be an annual event, HPE made some security-related announcements that set the company up uniquely in the IT solutions provider market. What are those announcements, and what do they mean for IT organizations? I’ll unpack all of this and give my perspective in the …
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We live in an intelligent world. A host of devices shapes the way we live, from the cars we drive and the streets on which those cars are driven, to the power plants that generate electricity to the factories that make the goods we consume. This intelligent world is the result of intelligent infrastructure. The …
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“Earnings season” has come and gone for the major server vendors, and there’s been much reporting on each company’s financials and respective outlooks. As one would imagine, there’s good and bad to take from nearly every quarterly earnings report, but given these days of Covid-19, it seems like looking at the downside of everything is …
Technology drives the business. This statement has always been true but is more relevant than ever. As mature trends take root and new trends emerge, the direct impact on businesses in the digital economy can be significant. Cloud computing and the “cloud model” can increase business agility by enabling faster adoption of new technologies. Businesses may also …
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Supply chain – it’s a term and topic that is now discussed around dinner tables as families and friends discuss and debate COVID-19’s spotlight on the US dependence on other countries to provide the essential products and materials we need in time of crisis. The other dinner table discussion seems to focus around cybersecurity. With …
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