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Google integrates its collaboration tools within G Suite to boost productivity

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 23:56:33 +0000

Looking to capitalize on the pandemic-driven hunger for easier online collaboration, Google LLC said today it’s updating its popular Gmail app for business users with some new integrations that effectively make it more of a communications tool. The Alphabet Inc. company said it’s incorporating some of its popular collaboration tools within the business version of […]

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How to enforce the right policy to keep connected devices in hospitals safe

Trevor Pott — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 02:10:29 +0000

The “internet of things” and connected-device revolution has arrived in hospitals around the world, and with it comes incredible promise for improved patient care and experience. But as with many technology advancements, these new wonders introduce risks into our most critical systems. Keeping these devices both secure and in compliance requires a new way of […]

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How Orangetheory Fitness pivoted to a digital business with AWS cloud

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:00:22 +0000

With the unexpected closure of its business premises because of lockdown measures imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19, health and fitness company Orangetheory Fitness was facing a nightmare scenario. The company, which offers specialized interval training programs and uses “internet of things” heart rate devices to monitor the fitness of its customers at its 1,200 studios […]

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The pandemic pivot: How IT groups are laboring to make remote working work

Paul Gillin — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 16:08:35 +0000

For Chris Conry, the sudden shift to working from home in March was a bit of a revelation. The chief information officer at cloud collaboration software provider Fuze Inc. had always been an inveterate office worker, commuting some 80 miles a day round-trip from his home in central Massachusetts to the company’s Boston headquarters. Three […]

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Emerging tech firms face COVID-19 headwinds as buyers choose ‘safe bets’

Dave Vellante — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:19:29 +0000

Emerging technology companies face a tougher road ahead as the pandemic sends information technology buyers to what they view as safer bets. That’s a key finding of the latest survey from Enterprise Technology Research’s Emerging Technology Study. This trend continues the theme we highlighted coming into 2020 that organizations were experimenting less and narrowing spending on emerging […]

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These are the top 10 mistakes organizations make with their cloud strategies

David Mitchell Smith — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:34:14 +0000

The global spread of COVID-19 has driven organizations to rethink the way they work and operate. Many organizations think they have a working cloud strategy or are simple lacking one altogether. Both scenarios have been particularly poignant since the start of the pandemic as overall information technology services have been stressed with the influx of remote […]

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The post-pandemic ‘new normal’ starts with the network

Zeus Kerravala — Fri, 29 May 2020 22:55:28 +0000

As an analyst, I get asked a lot about what the new normal looks like. It’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has been the single biggest disruptive force in business of my 30-year career, perhaps ever. The only thing that may have rivaled it was Y2K, but that had a well-defined end date and […]

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Cisco to acquire network intelligence startup ThousandEyes for reported $1B

Robert Hof — Thu, 28 May 2020 21:29:37 +0000

Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. today announced plans to acquire San Francisco-based network intelligence startup ThousandEyes Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Under the deal, ThousandEyes’ technology will be used across Cisco’s core Enterprise Networking and Cloud services as well as its AppDynamics services. Co-founder and Chief Executive Mohit Lad (pictured) will become general manager of ThousandEyes, under Cisco’s […]

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Most CIOs now expect a U-shaped recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

Dave Vellante — Thu, 28 May 2020 02:32:29 +0000

Most chief information officers now expect a U-shaped recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a key finding of the latest flash survey data from Enterprise Technology Research, which specifically finds that 44% of information technology executives believe revenue declines will continue through most of 2020, with growth returning next year. Not surprisingly, however, […]

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Box beats earnings forecast on strong demand for remote work services

Mike Wheatley — Wed, 27 May 2020 23:07:47 +0000

Cloud storage company Box Inc. posted strong fiscal first-quarter results today, boosted by enterprise customers looking for secure remote work services to keep their operations up and running during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 10 cents per share on revenue of $183.6 million, up 13% from […]

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Seven technologies and trends the COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate

Paul Gillin — Sun, 24 May 2020 21:12:11 +0000

Crisis plants the seeds of ingenuity, and as the world struggles out of the COVID-19 pandemic and into an unknown new normal, it’s clear that entire industries will be transformed by innovations that have emerged to combat the disease. Store closures may accelerate in the retail industry, which was already reeling, but new e-commerce applications […]

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How a big-data safety net is catching high-risk patients during pandemic’s rampage

Paul Gillin — Sat, 23 May 2020 17:32:01 +0000

Data analytics are often cast in the cold light of financial forecasts and factory plans, but the COVID-19 pandemic has offered a look at how the same tools can be used to better the human condition. At Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc., a Massachusetts-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization, enterprise data warehousing and visualization are literally saving the […]

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COVID chronicles: Inside Cisco’s massive shift to working from home

Zeus Kerravala — Sat, 23 May 2020 00:12:17 +0000

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cisco Systems Inc.’s remote workforce quickly swelled from 25,000 employees working remotely to more than 140,000 teleworkers in 96 countries, providing one of the most sweeping examples of how companies can pivot their employees to working remotely. Just a few short months ago, chief information officers couldn’t have […]

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Cloud elasticity is key to meeting customer demands during pandemic

Silvia Fregoni — Thu, 14 May 2020 00:15:51 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on businesses, but while some enterprises see demand for their products and services drop dramatically, others observe a sharp rise. This environment requires a much more elastic cloud infrastructure to keep up with these fluctuations, according to Corey Quinn (pictured), cloud economist at information technology consultancy firm […]

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How the race among the Big Three public clouds is shaping up in the COVID-19 era

Dave Vellante — Wed, 13 May 2020 00:12:48 +0000

Analysis from company earnings reports and customer surveys continues to show that Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform are closing the gap on Amazon Web Services’ cloud dominance. Although reporting definitions of cloud remain fuzzy, it’s clear that the Big three U.S. cloud players are leading the steady march into the stronghold of on-premises workloads. […]

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To have and have not: Pandemic spurs a split in tech spending

Dave Vellante — Fri, 08 May 2020 23:22:50 +0000

As COVID-19 has disrupted so many aspects of everyday life, the spreading pandemic has also created a bifurcated information technology spending climate. Several vendors taking advantage of cloud and work from home tailwinds are thriving, while others relying on legacy stacks and maintenance streams are struggling to show momentum. This story of the haves and […]

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COVID-19 shocks the digital health market, but the jolt may be positive news

Betsy Amy-Vogt — Wed, 06 May 2020 13:00:09 +0000

Early predictions for 2020 showed the digital health market was predicted to decline. Yet, as tech companies across the globe deal with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, some areas of digital health seem to be benefiting from the demand for digitally assisted healthcare. Do the predictions of a decline still hold true? In a follow up to our original […]

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IBM CEO says pandemic will be a turning point for digital transformation

Paul Gillin — Tue, 05 May 2020 22:04:26 +0000

In a keynote address that was light on specifics but long on intentions, new IBM Corp. Chief Executive Arvind Krishna today promised to make IBM more responsive to the industries in which its customers operate, easier to work with and dedicated to developing technologies and services for hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence. Krishna, who was appointed […]

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IBM targets IT administrators with Watson-fueled infrastructure manager

Paul Gillin — Tue, 05 May 2020 04:01:10 +0000

Boasting that it already has more than 70,000 attendees preregistered for its Think Digital conference, IBM Corp. today is kicking off the virtual event with a more muted lineup of new product rollouts than usual highlighted by a reinvigorated set of Watson capabilities aimed at data center operations. Despite criticism of Watson for failing to […]

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All-remote GitLab offers advice and resources for life away from offices

Mark Albertson — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:03:24 +0000

Almost overnight, the world has gone from office first to remote first. Will it go back? If predictions by some people are right, one of the outcomes from the global pandemic will be that companies currently structured around owning and maintaining an office infrastructure are going to be taking a hard look at whether that […]

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Cloud can’t save Amazon as pandemic boosts sales but costs sting profits

Robert Hof — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:49:57 +0000

Updated: With expectations for Amazon.com Inc.’s quarter in the stratosphere thanks to potential benefits from the coronavirus pandemic, the retail and cloud computing giant had a lot to live up to today. It couldn’t. Because of the high costs of trying to satisfy online commerce demands from customers sheltered at home and protect its own […]

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Tresata leverages data to track coronavirus around the U.S.

Mark Albertson — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:30:43 +0000

Tresata Inc.’s company motto is “in data lies the power to enrich life,” and life certainly can use some enrichment these days. The firm, which specializes in predictive analytics software to deliver actionable business insight, has developed an app called COVID Active Transmission, or COAT, to predict the next hot spots for the coronavirus. By […]

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Analysts pay close attention to IBM’s financials, Red Hat’s strategy as Summit kicks off

Mark Albertson — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:00:25 +0000

Even in normal times, it would be unlikely that IBM Corp. and Red Hat Inc. would make news this week for the usual reasons. Red Hat kicked off its virtual Summit on Tuesday in an online format after being forced to cancel plans for its annual gathering in San Francisco due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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As COVID-19 drags on, 2020 tech spending now projected to fall 5%

Dave Vellante — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:32:59 +0000

As the coronavirus pandemic grinds on, information technology spending is now projected to decline by 5% in 2020. That’s according to the latest survey data and analysis by Enterprise Technology Research. Although the drop represents a 900-basis-point swing from 4% consensus growth entering 2020, tech spending remains bifurcated, with some suppliers and sectors showing significantly stronger […]

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Responding to crisis: IBM’s Jim Whitehurst plans to open-source lessons learned from pandemic

Mark Albertson — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:08:30 +0000

When Jim Whitehurst was named president of IBM Corp. in January, there was speculation in the media about how much of the open-source ethos he would bring to the company culture. It didn’t take long to find out. As part of the actions taken by IBM’s management team to address the new reality where most of […]

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Idaptive helps secure networks in sudden transition to remote work

Mark Albertson — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:00:57 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic has provided many enterprises with an emergency light switch moment. One minute, most employees are working in the company office. The next minute, they are all forced to work remotely. No preparation, no planning, good luck. This situation, duplicated across thousands of global businesses large and small weeks ago, has required a closer […]

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IronNet Cybersecurity enhances platform to combat threats through collective defense

Mark Albertson — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:00:35 +0000

With the global coronavirus pandemic affecting millions, the immediate health effects are clear. What is less apparent is a blame and threat campaign quietly going on behind the scenes. General Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency and founder of IronNet Cybersecurity Inc., recently wrote a commentary for The Hill in which he […]

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Tech earnings preview: Weakness looms amid pandemic, but some companies thrive

Paul Gillin — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:31:22 +0000

What is arguably the most unpredictable earnings season for technology companies in modern history kicks off this week as investors try to navigate the unknowable to figure out which companies will crash, hold the line and even prosper amid the COVID-19 pandemic. IBM leads off today with earnings expected to be announced after the close […]

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How CIOs and CISOs are dealing with the pandemic budget hit

Dave Vellante — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:16:01 +0000

Chief information officers and chief information security officers in some of the hardest-hit industries now see significant near-term and many permanent shifts to their information technology and security strategies. That’s the consensus of four technology executives at leading companies that are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. In this week’s CUBE Insights, powered by Enterprise Technology […]

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How top tech leaders are navigating the new COVID-19 world

Mark Albertson — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:06:34 +0000

For the first time that anyone can remember, the entire corporate world is staying home. With mandatory “shelter in place” orders because of the coronavirus pandemic covering not only the United States, but a sizable portion of the world, corporate executives are no longer running for airplanes or hailing cars between meetings. They are home, but […]

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