Portworx Aims Container Storage at Enterprise Databases

Container storage heats up pre-Dockercon.

iPhones are about to get plugged into enterprises with Cisco’s help

Apple and Cisco Systems have fleshed out their plans to make iOS devices work better in enterprises and said the new capabilities will arrive in the fall.Voice calls on Cisco’s Spark collaboration app will act like regular phone calls, IT departments will be able to give Cisco apps priority on iOS devices, and iPhone calls will run over corporate networks. These are some of the ways the two companies’ technologies will mesh in enterprises.Cisco announced the coming features on Monday after Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. They’ll ship in a version of Cisco Spark updated for iOS 10. Apple also touched on the news at WWDC as one of very few enterprise announcements at the show.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

iPhones are about to get plugged into enterprises with Cisco’s help

Apple and Cisco Systems have fleshed out their plans to make iOS devices work better in enterprises and said the new capabilities will arrive in the fall.Voice calls on Cisco’s Spark collaboration app will act like regular phone calls, IT departments will be able to give Cisco apps priority on iOS devices, and iPhone calls will run over corporate networks. These are some of the ways the two companies’ technologies will mesh in enterprises.Cisco announced the coming features on Monday after Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. They’ll ship in a version of Cisco Spark updated for iOS 10. Apple also touched on the news at WWDC as one of very few enterprise announcements at the show.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

20 reasons to get excited about iOS 10

iOS 10: Major changes with every swipeImage by AppleApple’s latest iOS 10 is packed with new features, hidden functionalities, and third-party app integrations. Here are our favorite bells and whistles so far.Photos recognizes faces without being creepyImage by AppleTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Automation, not cheap labor, is reshaping outsourcing

The offshore outsourcing of IT grew because of the cost of offshore labor. A software engineer in India is paid but a fraction of what a U.S. worker earns. Payscale puts the median salary for a senior software engineer in India at $10,000.When IT services firms bring in H-1B visa workers, these workers earn substantially more than their overseas counterparts, but often significantly less than American IT employees.This labor cost advantage has been a powerful lure for U.S. customers, but analysts see labor costs diminishing in importance. Customers want more automation, whether it's infrastructure management or business process outsourcing. IT services firms can no longer complete exclusively on lower cost labor.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

How to make security analytics work for your organization

Falling into the analytics trapImage by ThinkstockAs the latest buzzword in IT, analytics are increasingly spanning various components of IT systems. With use cases to gather analytics around data, networks and user behaviors, there are endless possibilities for utilizing this information. But, when looking to drill down this data to inform security decisions, is a massive amount of information, which could include fall positives, really that useful? To avoid falling into an analytics trap, security professionals provide suggestions for how to best configure security analytics so they drive meaningful and actionable insights for your organization.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: 5 InfoSec concerns for colleges and universities

No industry or sector is immune to data breaches, but some are targeted more often than others. Education came ahead of government, retail and financial sectors, and it was second only to healthcare on Trend Micro’s list of the most-breached industries.With more than 500 security breaches across 320 higher education institutions since 2005, higher ed accounts for 35 percent of all breaches, according to an enlightening infographic from SysCloud.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

WiFi Design Considerations For K-12 Schools

Is OVSDB a Control- or Management-Plane Protocol?

A while ago I discussed whether XMPP is a control- or management-plane protocol (spoiler: it depends). How about OVSDB? Here’s another question from one of my readers:

Why is Openflow considered as control plane protocol and OVSDB management plane protocol if both are relying on SDN controller? Is it because Openflow can directly modify the dataplane?

SDN controllers can use control- or management-plane protocols to get the job done.

These are the top 5 productivity improvements from Apple’s WWDC

Apple kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday and announced a metric ton of new features for its products. Most of them target consumers, but there were several announcements that improve productivity and will benefit business users as well. Here are the top five:1. New Phone features The developer tools for iOS 10, due later this year, will include CallKit, a framework that lets developers of VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) applications make it easier for iPhone and iPad users to take calls sent from communication apps.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google goes after SharePoint with new enterprise tools

Google isn't kidding when it says it's serious about the enterprise. The company announced a pair of new services on Monday that are aimed squarely at helping businesses access information and share it internally, similar to what Microsoft's SharePoint product offers. A new Springboard app gives employees at companies subscribed to Google Apps for Work a unified search box for finding just about anything, including files in Google Drive, emails in Gmail and contacts.The company also unveiled the beta version of a revamped Google Sites, which is aimed at letting less sophisticated users inside a business build websites that can be used to share information internally. The new Sites gives users templates and an easy to use editor. The editor is supposed to help create good-looking sites for communicating things like what a particular team is up to at a company with far-flung offices. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Here are 5 reasons Symantec is buying Blue Coat

As cyber threats diversify and expand, anti-virus provider Symantec is doing the same. Late Sunday, the company said it would shell out $4.65 billion to acquire Web security provider Blue Coat. Here are five reasons the deal could make sense for Symantec.1. Threats are evolving, Symantec needs to as wellSymantec has been selling PC antivirus products for years but the PC market has slumped and cyber threats are getting sneakier and more malicious. Two years ago, a Symantec executive even declared that antivirus were "dead." Nowadays, dangers such as zero-day exploits and ransomware are affecting businesses and consumers alike, and antivirus products can't keep up.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Here are 5 reasons Symantec is buying Blue Coat

As cyber threats diversify and expand, anti-virus provider Symantec is doing the same. Late Sunday, the company said it would shell out $4.65 billion to acquire Web security provider Blue Coat. Here are five reasons the deal could make sense for Symantec.1. Threats are evolving, Symantec needs to as wellSymantec has been selling PC antivirus products for years but the PC market has slumped and cyber threats are getting sneakier and more malicious. Two years ago, a Symantec executive even declared that antivirus were "dead." Nowadays, dangers such as zero-day exploits and ransomware are affecting businesses and consumers alike, and antivirus products can't keep up.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

VMware Acquires Arkin to Boost NSX

Arkin's customers already use NSX.

Infotrek Episode 4: Small Shop Design Part 2

The Infotrek podcast is back with part 2 of its small shop design episode, covering compute, storage, collaboration & security.

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$59 for a $4,099 CompTIA-IT Certification Career Advancement Bundle – Deal Alert

This bundle of courses will prep you for the Network+, Security+, Cloud Essentials, and Cloud+ exams, and is available for only $59-- a significant markdown from its $4,099 value.

FIRST LOOK: What happened at Apple’s WWDC 2016

WWDC 2016 kicks offImage by AppleOver the course of 2-plus hours in an auditorium in San Francisco, Apple showed off a host of new and refreshed software. Lots and lots of things changed, but here are the initial highlights.watchOSImage by AppleTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

iOS 10 is here: iMessage on emoji-steroids and the most third-party integrations ever

Aptly enough, iOS 10 has 10 major features that were revealed by Tim Cook and co. today.On Monday during WWDC, Apple introduced iOS 10, making the iPhone the most integrated it has ever been with third-party apps. Thank to iOS 10, developers can now design apps to directly enhance iMessage, Siri, Maps, and Notifications—as well as offer better integration of VoIP calling and a brand-new Home app.Apple’s most noticeable update comes to Messages, which the company said is the most frequently used app on iOS. In addition to opening up the iMessage platform to third-party developers, Messages in iOS 10 has gone through a major “emojification.” Emoji sent by themselves are three times bigger, and it’s easier to simply tap-and-replace certain keywords with emojis.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 ways to make your IoT-connected Raspberry Pi smarter

Raspberry Pi becomes more powerfulWith the explosion of interest in building Internet of Things (IoT) devices based on boards like the Raspberry Pi comes an explosion of tools that make creating RPi-based IoT systems not only easier, but also more powerful. I’ve hand-picked some of the latest, greatest and coolest tools that will make your Raspberry Pi IoT project killer. (And if you’re contemplating your operating systems choices, make sure you check out my Ultimate Guide to Raspberry Pi Operating Systems, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 -- 58 choices in total!)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 ways to make your IoT-connected Raspberry Pi smarter

Raspberry Pi becomes more powerfulWith the explosion of interest in building Internet of Things (IoT) devices based on boards like the Raspberry Pi comes an explosion of tools that make creating RPi-based IoT systems not only easier, but also more powerful. I’ve hand-picked some of the latest, greatest and coolest tools that will make your Raspberry Pi IoT project killer. (And if you’re contemplating your operating systems choices, make sure you check out my Ultimate Guide to Raspberry Pi Operating Systems, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 -- 58 choices in total!)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here