Author Archives: Christine Hall

IBM’s biggest asset in courting the enterprise market may be its relationships, many of which go back more than half a century. Continue reading A VMworld Anatomy of an IBM Cloud Migration→

IBM’s biggest asset in courting the enterprise market may be its relationships, many of which go back more than half a century. Continue reading A VMworld Anatomy of an IBM Cloud Migration→

In spite of Meltdown, Spectre, and IoT vulnerabilities, ransomware and cryptomining malware remain a real and present danger to IT operations. Continue reading Ransomware and Cryptomining Malware Remain Near Top of Threat List→

ITPro Today sat down with tool vendor HashiCorp’s co-founder and CTO to get some advice on how startups can remain successful after their initial success. Continue reading HashiCorp's Hashimoto Gives Advice to New Startups→

Google Cloud Platform made three additions to its encryption offerings •
It’s added a managed cloud-hosted hardware security module service, support for asymmetric keys for use with decryption or signing operations, and Hashicorp Vault tokens are now saved in an encrypted state •
The company is beefing up its cloud security features as it fights to win more enterprise deals and potentially to stay ahead of new security regulations in Europe Continue reading Google Cloud Designs Hardware Module for Encryption, Offers It as a Managed Service→

There are three more Meltdown/Spectre-type Intel chip exploits. The vulnerability affects Intel’s desktop, workstation, and server CPUs. Particularly affected by the latest Intel chip exploits revealed might be IT shops running containers and untrusted virtual machines. Continue reading Three More Intel Chip Exploits Surface→

When blockchain technology outgrew its cryptocurrency genesis and joined the mainstream, it was lauded as the next big thing. Why hasn’t it fulfilled its hype yet? Continue reading Why Isn't Blockchain Technology Adoption Soaring?→

It’s like watching a silent, plot-less version of Finding Nemo Continue reading Microsoft is Live Streaming from Its Underwater Data Center in Scotland→

Uptime Institute has issued its eighth annual Global Data Center Survey report • Expensive downtime was up in this years survey • Gains were found in energy efficiency and server density Continue reading Uptime's Data Center Survey Shows Increased Downtime and More Efficient Power Use→

Arm has announced it’s acquired data management company Treasure Data for an undisclosed amount • The technology has already been integrated into a new IoT SaaS platform called “Pelion.” • The acquired company will continue to operate as a stand alone independent subsidary. Continue reading Arm Buys Treasure Data and Uses the Technology for New IoT SaaS Platform→