Gestalt IT, Monday, January 8th, 2024
AI Is Going To Make Malware Worse
AI is going to accelerate development of malware everywhere from code to prompts for social engineering. But tools can be used for defense as well as offense. more →
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Thursday’s Briefing · January 18
Gestalt IT, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
HPE Acquiring Juniper Networks For $14 Billion
Two of the biggest players in the networking space are about to become one. Rumors started swirling on Monday evening that HPE was looking to acquire Juniper Networks and those rumors were confirmed yesterday. more →
Gestalt IT, Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Shifting Left To Cast A Wide Safety Net With Leon Adato
The philosophy to shift left is making headway in all sectors. Especially in IT, growing cyber perils are prompting radical change in organizations' defense mechanisms. more →
The High Stakes Dilemma: Protection Strategies for 2026-27
Out-of-control data can cause cybersecurity breaches, privacy law violations, AI hallucinations, higher storage costs, and more. In this virtual event, learn why and how to begin to clean up shop. more →
DCIG, Thursday, January 11th, 2024
3 Reasons Why IT Leaders Should Get To Know CXL
Compute Express Link (CXL) is the new locus of data center innovation. It will soon prove to be a key enabler of improvements in data center performance and efficiency for hyperscalers and enterprises alike. David Hall, VP of NVIDIA Solutions at Lambda recently said, that the differentiation in data centers will be in the interconnect. CXL is that interconnect. more →
CIODIVE, Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
7 Business Technology Trends To Watch In 2024
Technology leaders will spend much of this year perfecting their businesses' AI strategies, keeping an eye on the budget and attracting tech talent. more →
The Register, Monday, January 8th, 2024
China Is All In on a RISC-V Future
The state of RISC-V in China was discussed in a recent report released by the Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. more →
ZDNET, Monday, January 8th, 2024
I Chatted With A Hologram At CES 2024, And It Was As Cool As It Sounds
Soon you may be able to upgrade your video calls with life-sized holograms of your colleagues. more →
TechRepublic, Friday, January 12th, 2024
CES 2024: 5 Top Business Tech Trends
The top trends and products in business technology from CES 2024 include generative AI assistants, laptops with multiple configurations, and virtual and mixed reality headsets. more →
Blocks&Files, Friday, January 12th, 2024
NAND in 2023: Layer Counts Rise and QLC advances
It was a roller coaster year for NAND flash storage as shipments sank then recovered as a cyclical downturn reversed. Suppliers increased cost effectiveness by extending 3D layer counts and using QLC flash, but looking at PLC and other extreme bits-per-cell counts proved disappointing. more →
database trends and applications, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
2024: The Year Of The Data Product? 10 Predictions For Big Data
AI caught everyone's attention in 2023 but with more eyes on data and analytics than ever before, it's become clear that it's not the only solution on the market that can assist companies in gaining value from their data. more →
Same Curve, Twice the Speed: Why AI Cost Management Isn't Cloud FinOps 2.0
In this session, we'll break down what actually separates AI cost management from cloud cost management: different unit economics, different owners, different attribution models, and a waste rate of 25% of cloud and AI spend, which took cloud a decade to reach and AI hit almost overnight. more →
Dell'Oro Group, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Exploring The Data Center Switch And AI Networks Markets Landscape In 2024
As usual, we're excited to start the year by reflecting on the developments in the Ethernet data center switch market throughout 2023 and exploring the anticipated trends for 2024. more →
FutureCIO, Monday, January 8th, 2024
Securing Networks For Hybrid Workers
The growing popularity of hybrid work-set-up among organisations has given birth to new opportunities, obstacles and challenges. more →
The Next Playform, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Why Hyperscale Networks Have Been Decades In The Making
The next generation internet is all about experience. Hyperscalers like Google, Azure and Facebook epitomize the importance of both technological and customer experience. Their ability to automate and rapidly scale technology enables the smooth, latency-free movement of data and workloads, which in turn, underpins the services and applications enterprises and consumers rely on. more →
ZDNET, Friday, January 12th, 2024
5G Is Hot, But Still Getting A Cool Reception Within Enterprise Walls
5G is being held back within the enteprise by a lack of connectivity expertise, killer apps, and significant advantages over Wi-Fi networks. more →
Dell'Oro Group, Friday, January 12th, 2024
Enterprise Class Wireless LAN - The Market Will Shift In 2024
Early last year, we predicted that the enterprise class WLAN revenues would surpass $10 B in 2023 and that sales would be weighted to the first half of the year, defying the usual seasonal patterns. more →
Wikibon, Thursday, January 11th, 2024
HPE Juniper Highlights The Trend In Network Vendor Consolidation
HPE's $14B acquisition of Juniper shines a light on two companies facing key strategic decisions. From Juniper's perspective, growth had hit a wall and it either needed to go private or find a new path with a larger partner. more →
Destination CRM, Monday, January 8th, 2024
Contact Center AI Market To Grow By 25 Percent Per Year
Research firm TechSci Research valued the global contact center artificial intelligence market at $2.4 billion in 2022 and expects it to expand by 24.5 per year through 2028. The market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by technological advancements and the need for efficient customer service solutions, it said. more →
Building the AI Factory: CI/CD, GitOps, and Delivery for GenAI
Join our expert panel to discover why you shouldn't build a separate AI stack. Instead, learn actionable, engineering-focused solutions to manage GenAI by extending the disciplines you already use, including GitOps, CI/CD, policy-as-code, and declarative delivery. more →
OpenSourceForU, Friday, January 12th, 2024
Blockchain-Based Storage Platforms That You Could Use
Blockchain's immutability and cryptographic signatures stand guard against hacking, system failures, and data breaches, fortifying data integrity. These features are invaluable when it comes to data storage. It's no surprise, therefore, that blockchain-based storage platforms are gaining in popularity. more →
Data & AI Leaders Summit (Sept. 21-23)
This three-day summit is designed for enterprise technology and business leaders responsible for turning AI potential into operational reality. It brings together leaders and practitioners to build modern data foundations, operationalize AI, and govern it for trust. more →
Medium, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
We Are Almost 3! Cloud Security Podcast By Google 2023 Reflections
So, we (Tim and Anton, the crew behind the podcast) wanted to post another reflections blog based on our Cloud Security Podcast by Google being almost 3 (we will be 3 years old on Feb 11, 2024, to be precise), kind of similar to this one. But we realized we don't have enough new profound reflections.. We do have a few fun new things! more →
Why Your Observability Vendor Can't Solve Your P1s: Breaking the Ingestion Tax and Agent Silos
Join Techstrong and NeuBird AI to learn why the future of production-ops AI isn't another data store, but a virtualized context layer. Discover how querying live tools in place delivers accurate root cause analysis in minutes without data movement or security risks. more →
How-To Geek, Monday, January 8th, 2024
Lenovo's New ThinkCentre Tiny PC Has an RTX 4060 GPU
The Intel Core i9 processor and up to 64GB RAM gives you a lot to work with. more →
Lenovo News, Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
AI-Powered Avatar From Lenovo, Deepbrain AI, And The Scott-Morgan Foundation Creates New Communication Possibilities For People With Severe Disabilities
Unveiled at CES 2024, the hyper-realistic avatar preserves the voice and personality of a 24-year-old woman with ALS to enable unprecedented communication and connection, complemented by a personal, on-device AI from Lenovo to optimize text prediction and output more →
Lenovo News, Friday, January 12th, 2024
Lenovo Helps Retailers Take AI from Concept to Reality with End-to-End Solutions at NRF
At NRF 2024: The Big Retail Show in New York City, Lenovo featured AI-powered, end-to-end retail solutions designed to support smarter, safer, and more secure experiences for retailers and shoppers across any category. more →
Lenovo News, Friday, January 12th, 2024
Lenovo Research Techs Empower New Products, Solutions at CES
At the 2024 international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Lenovo showcased many new products and solutions. more →
Lenovo News, Monday, January 8th, 2024
Lenovo Showcases New Repertoire Of Consumer Devices That Supercharge The Creative Process With AI
New feature-packed devices, including the Lenovo Tab M11 tablet, IdeaPad laptops, and peripherals, deliver the ideal balance of performance and user experience. more →
techradar.pro, Friday, January 12th, 2024
Lenovo Unveils Most Bizarre Laptop Of 2024 - Franken-Notebook Is Literally Two Computers Stuck Together That Can Run Windows And Android At The Same Time
Is it a Windows 11 PC or an Android tablet? ThinkBook Plus Gen 5 Hybrid is both more →
Microsoft News, Thursday, January 11th, 2024
Microsoft Unveils New Generative AI And Data Solutions Across The Shopper Journey, Offering Copilot Experiences Through Microsoft Cloud For Retail
New copilot templates help retailers build personalized shopping experiences and support store operations; Industry-specific retail data solutions in Microsoft Fabric help retailers unlock insights and lay the foundation for AI. more →
Microsoft News, Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Walmart Unveils New Generative AI-Powered Capabilities For Shoppers And Associates
Time and money are two of the most valuable resources people have. And one of the most popular ways for Americans to save on both, is shopping online. more →
veeam News, Monday, January 8th, 2024
Bringing IT And Security Teams Together To Detect And Identify Cyber Threats
In today's digital world, the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberthreats is our new reality. As our reliance on technology grows, so does the potential for devastating cyberattacks that can cripple businesses, compromise sensitive data, and disrupt our interconnected world. more →
veeam News, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Expand Security With Siem Integration And Backup
SIEM integration involves consolidating a variety of cybersecurity tools, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus solutions, IAM (Identity and Access Management), Endpoint security, and Cloud security, into a unified platform. This modernization encompasses a broader range of security measures, moving beyond the older solutions. more →
veeam News, Thursday, January 11th, 2024
Guide To Server Backups: Creating A Backup Strategy
It's common for businesses to store huge amounts of information from customer and financial records to emails and business-critical documents. Servers are used for almost everything, making server backups necessary for any business continuity plan. more →
veeam News, Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
Top 5 Veeam CDP Improvements In V12.1 For Service Provider
Veeam Backup & Replication v11 marked the initial launch of Continuous Data Protection (CDP), which provides the lowest recovery point objectives (RPOs) for organizations that can't afford to lose data or time. more →