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When it comes to data privacy and preventing identity theft, there may be nothing more useless today than an individual’s Social Security number. The problem has gotten so bad that Adrian Lamo, threat analyst and former hacker, posted a video on YouTube …
FlashStack offers a different tool for the converged infrastructure
It turns out there’s a lot that can be packed into a single, integrated all-flash architecture. Start with storage hardware, add compute and network, then throw in virtualization software and the complete package is ready to go. Cisco Systems Inc.’s partnership with …
Presence on Cisco Global Price List could propel Veeam in 2018
Among the many announcements from Veeam Software Inc. in 2017 was the news that it would be added to Cisco System Inc.’s Global Price List by the end of the year. The addition allowed networking hardware provider Cisco and its resellers to …
Oracle Cloud may be a niche player now, but it’s looking to bust out
With a mere 2 percent of the foundational infrastructure-as-a-service cloud market, Oracle Corp. has often been typed as a niche cloud player. The company can pursue enterprises, particularly those in its extensive customer base, that want a staged migration to the cloud. …
SiliconANGLE Media boosts its own digital transformation, hires new CRO
When SiliconANGLE Media Inc. was founded Dave Vellante and John Furrier set out to create a new kind of company, one that would combine research (Wikibon), real-time reporting (SilconANGLE.com), and live video event coverage (theCUBE). The result was a unique and highly …
The key acquisitions, strategies behind Cisco Spark’s IoT for workplaces
Cisco Systems Inc. has a plan to become the digital assistant for the company meeting room. By connecting its hardware and software to its collaboration suite, Cisco Spark, the company aims to position itself at the center of enterprise communication. “Spark is a digital …
Data controls produce bottom-line impact, says Cisco study
As customers ask pointed questions about how their data will be stored, accessed and managed, companies are increasingly having to come up with satisfactory answers. This dialogue is raising the distinct possibility that business may soon be declaring the value of data …
Cisco aims for 1 billion connected devices through Jasper and Kinetic
One billion of anything is a large number, yet that’s the number of connected devices that Cisco Systems Inc. hopes to reach with its Jasper and Kinetic “internet of things” platforms. That might be a tall order given that the company’s technology is currently …
Phantom Auto races to get autonomous cars on the road – with a little human help
Talk with any company involved in autonomous cars, and it’s likely to insist that it wants to take the driver out of the car, full stop. One startup is taking a different approach. It wants to keep the human driver — just …
Filling the gaps between VR and film, techie studio sees future in sports media
Aside from driving spell checkers (and editors) crazy, the new wave production company m ss ng p eces has positioned itself as an important player in the evolution of creative entertainment using technology. The company started out developing original video programming for …