Crooks are getting smarter at covering their cyber tracks. The FortiGuard Labs’ Q1 2018 “Threat Landscape Report” sheds new light on the growth of designer malware, tools used by cybercriminals to infect systems in ways that are difficult to detect and harder to remove. “Cybercriminals are evolving their attack methodologies to be able to increase their ...

It seems like a safe and simple proposition. A workload or task can be moved from one compute environment to another, often from an on-premises data center to the cloud. Yet, this process, known as “lift and shift,” can actually create unforeseen issues, according to the top executive of CloudGenera Inc., a cloud decision engine that ...

Anyone interested in connecting over social media with Jaron Lanier, virtual reality pioneer, computer scientist and consultant for a number of well-known films, is out of luck. He’s not on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or Reddit for one simple reason: He doesn’t want to be manipulated. Lanier (pictured) is so concerned about the subject of commercial ...

Increasing complexity in the information technology world is leading companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. to focus its efforts on moving customers to a simpler place. Automation, artificial intelligence, and multicloud management tools are key elements in HPE’s approach to handling big data demands. “You’ve got to make a lot of decisions to be ...

Executives at Western Digital Corp. have a lot on their minds these days. This week, their attention was focused on new additions to the company’s data center portfolio involving object storage, enhanced all-flash arrays and a new hybrid storage server platform. Last week, the company launched new artificial intelligence-equipped drives for surveillance cameras and released ...

MongoDB Inc. has built a successful business on the promise of open-source database software, and the firm’s latest product announcements show that it wants to bring more enterprise users to its database platform. To this end, the company is also wooing enterprise developers with MongoDB Atlas, a fully-automated cloud service for modern applications. Developers appear to ...

When Steve Jobs decided to visit Polaroid Corp. co-founder Edwin Land many years ago, the Apple Inc. co-founder probably didn’t realize he was writing a new chapter in corporate innovation. Yet, the lessons Jobs took away from that meeting with the inventor of instant photography, involving leadership, creativity and company culture, have reverberated throughout the ...

Developers and partners interested in building cloud-native data applications to support analytics had to be pleased with the news out of the DataWorks Summit in San Jose, California, this week. The newly-announced Hortonworks Data Platform 3.0 will support faster deployment of containerized advanced analytics, making that a key part of its next-generation release. “Hortonworks has ...

Syncsort Inc. has carved out a role for itself as a provider of technology to bring information stored on mainframes into the robust world of big data processing. Now the company is strengthening its portfolio with the release of software to handle enterprise workloads on-premises or in the cloud, while building a new bridge for ...

Monday’s announcement by Hortonworks Inc. of a new version for its Hortonworks Data Platform included a number of new features, such as application deployment via containerization, support for deep learning, and enhanced security. One key takeaway from the release of HDP 3.0 is that Hortonworks is intent on playing a major role in what it ...