The year 2020 has emerged as a perfect storm of reporting for U.S. journalists. A pandemic that has already claimed the lives of 126,000 Americans would have been a major story by itself. Add in the significant economic impact of COVID-19, ongoing social protests in communities around the country, along with an upcoming presidential election, ...

As the full impact of COVID-19 began to spread throughout the U.S., state government agencies needed help. Many were overwhelmed with calls from citizens seeking medical assistance or unemployment support. The numbers were staggering. The Kansas Department of Labor received approximately 1.6 million calls from people requesting guidance for unemployment claims. Similar volumes were reported ...

When the average cellphone now has at least 10 different forms of electronic communication, it’s a sure sign that the process for capturing all of the data being generated is going to be a challenge for key players in the data-protection and availability space. For Veritas Technologies LLC, this has meant the introduction in February ...

Over the past several years, Veritas Technologies LLC has added new features and capabilities to its InfoScale technology. The software-defined bridge between tier-one applications and infrastructure was combined with Veritas’ NetBackup and Information Studio tools in mid-2019, and the company followed that up by further integrating its InfoScale portfolio with Pure Storage Inc.’s FlashArray last ...

As the U.S. moves into a hot and turbulent summer, the thunderclouds are gathering around social media platforms — and it’s clear that neither the platforms nor the rest of the tech community are ready for the coming storm. According to the latest Digital 2020 Global overview, 4.5 billion people were using the internet at ...

In the world of baseball, there is a saying that hitters can’t hit what they can’t see. In the enterprise world, organizations are increasingly realizing that being able to see as much data as possible is crucial for making successful business decisions. A new forecast from International Data Corp. shows that an estimated 41 billion connected ...

Over the past three years, Deloitte Consulting has been following the evolution of the smart factory, the use of data from physical assets to optimize manufacturing performance and make informed decisions. In the firm’s most recent study, released in March, one conclusion was clear: Smart factories have arrived. “Three years ago, a lot of people ...

In an industry in which 80% of executives are men and 20% are women, according to the most recent report of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, there are few technology firms that can claim resounding success in meeting diversity goals. Yet, there has been progress in some corners of the technology world, and an example ...

For most students and faculty, school is out for the summer, but it’s coming back in the fall. And that will bring a whole new level of logistical complexity as institutions of learning grapple with safety concerns during the global pandemic. Technology providers such as Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, are addressing this challenge ...

Last month, Antonio Neri, chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., stated his belief that “50% of employees will never come back to an office.” If Neri is correct, then his company and many others will be preparing for a much different world where enterprises will depend on productive remote work environments. That will ...