The traditional data center of yesteryear has been replaced with lean, mean virtual machines designed to keep pace with the insatiable demand for compute and storage resources. The environment has changed so dramatically that certain parts of the data center…
In recent years, evaluation in the end-point security domain has undergone rapid changes, particularly relating to detection rates. In most cases, measurement of detection rates relies on known malware that can be easily retrieved from public or private repositories. End-point…
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has announced the immediate availability of TPCx-IoT, the industry’s first benchmark which enables direct comparison of different software and hardware solutions for IoT gateways. TPCx-IoT was specifically designed to provide verifiable performance, price-performance and…
There’s no question that email fraud is more rampant than ever. For example, we’ve seen hackers impersonate high-profile CEOs—including Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley, Citigroup Chief Executive Michael Corbat and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein—to trick employees, often in…
An important concern for businesses today is protecting themselves from cyberattacks, whether it be an advanced password scam or orchestrated ransomware attacks. With the new GDPR regulations coming in 2018, the storage and protection of data—both business and customer—should be…
Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) promises benefits in several dimensions: streamlining deployments across compute, storage and networking; scaling linearly as needs grow; and unifying and simplifying management. When examining prospective HCI solutions, it’s important to ensure this set of promises is…
