As data privacy concerns escalate, regulators are imposing an increasing number of requirements on how data is being stored. These requirements extend beyond security measures to the physical location of the data storage facilities under certain jurisdictions. Shekhar Mishra, director of product marketing for software-defined datacenter at Lenovo Group Ltd., explained the challenges faced by its ...

Sharing resources has historically been a challenge among government agencies, each with its own separate reporting hierarchy and mission statements. In today’s cybersecurity driven environment, however, these agencies not only need to collaborate with each other, but also with the private sector to protect against cyber threats. provided his thoughts on a new shared resource approach ...

Historically, government entities have been perceived as slow-moving behemoths, lagging well behind the fast-paced private sector technology trends. The explosion of cloud computing has changed all of that. The technology powering government agencies is advancing just as quickly as the private sector counterparts, according to Jeff McAllister, vice president of sales, Americas, at Druva Inc. “One thing that ...

Discussions about advanced technologies in information technology infrastructure can become abstract or even philosophical at times without understanding the tangible benefits they provide to the people using the applications. One of the more compelling stories of the benefits provided by new technology comes from a University near Puebla, Mexico. Fernando Thompson, chief intelligence officer at Universidad de ...

The merger between Dell and EMC has created a behemoth of a company in the cloud computing industry. Along with it comes the need to service existing customers and product lines as the two organizations come together around a central consulting strategy. For Kevin Roche, president of global services at Dell EMC, Dell Technologies Inc.’s infrastructure ...

As data analytics matures from a science into a technology, companies are shifting their focus toward making products out of the advanced models generated by their data science organizations. Hortonworks Inc., a company known for supporting Apache Hadoop, with its open data management platform, is focused on turning data models into products, according to Scott Gnau, chief ...

As data plays an increasingly important role for different organizations across the board, more companies are developing strategic initiatives around data products and offerings. Among these early majority companies is Intel Corp., which is in a unique position to provide value all the way up and down the data stack, according to Melvin Greer, director ...

As information technology infrastructure becomes more advanced, businesses demand more flexibility from their networks. At the same time, infrastructure is expected to be delivered as a complete solution providing a desired business outcome, rather than assembling individual components. This shifting paradigm is changing the way business perceive their IT organizations, according to Navin Mittal, director of products and ...

As Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s painful transitions, with the rest of the industry, to adopt new means of doing business, confusion has emerged around its central strategy. To set the record straight, HPE has crafted a new marketing message and is communicating its commitment to simplifying hybrid information technology and powering the Intelligent Edge, according ...

During this week’s HPE Discover event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. revealed its goal to improve hardware security technology for the enterprise. To do so, the company has unveiled its Gen10 servers, aimed at bringing expanded functionality and capabilities across the board. “This is where we have been able to leverage some unique ...