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No ‘I’ in DevOps: Engineers spill secrets to Yelp’s hyper agility
Development operations, or DevOps, isn’t a job title; it’s not a single software tool, either. It’s a philosophy embodied by agile people using agile technology for agile business. “Pre-DevOps was: The software developers make a thing, and then they throw it over the fence and operations picks it up. And they’re like, ‘Well, what do ...
Preventing zero-day exploits, malware with automated security
Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks are giving security professionals bigger fish to fry than malware minnows on the network firewall. Early detection and automated blocking can free them up to fight tougher battles if and when they arise, according to Terry Ramos (pictured), vice president of business development at Palo Alto Networks Inc. “A simple piece of malware? They ...
Crowded Splunk community kitchen serves piping hot product dev
Splunk Inc. shares shot through the ceiling in 2017, climbing 62 percent year-over-year. What’s the company’s recipe for such sizable gains? For starters, there’s no such thing as too many cooks in Splunk’s kitchen, i.e., the SplunkTrust community of helpers. “We’re not just a group to rubber stamp anything that Splunk does. But we’re also ...
AI gets a little more action from multicloud service management
Information technology service management refers to practices that keep end-to-end IT services chugging smoothly from companies to their customers. The adoption of multicloud methods means routes have become a bit confusing for IT teams to steer through. Artificial-intelligence-powered software tools may help them see past the bends and deliver the goods on time. “The future of ...
CRM juiced with AI turns conversations to conversions
Marketers and sales reps are struggling to inch conversion rates over 2.5 percent with fresh, purpose-built technologies. But their best efforts will fall as flat as straight-to-spam email if they don’t nail the timeless arts of effective closing. Specifically, they must engage prospects in personalized conversations. This was almost impossible to do at scale — ...
Dell EMC answers HCI naysayers with custom servers for on-prem cloud
To set a group of techies squabbling, ask: Is hyperconverged infrastructure cloud? Some will insist it’s not; others will counter that it counts as private, on-premises cloud or that it’s cloud-like. Perhaps some HCI setups can provide a highly configurable experience to rival public cloud; at any rate, purist definitions of cloud hardly concern satisfied ...
CES 2018
A new take on risk management in the disrupt-or-be-disrupted age
If a company’s clients came for risk management, how does it convince them to stay to gamble on digital innovation? Newer trends in cloud computing and digital and social marketing are racking up proof points to convert even those with much to lose. Openlink Financial LLC is a leader in the market for trading, treasury and risk management ...
Doting developers could make 2018 the year of serverless computing
Building and deploying software with serverless computing functions is easier and cheaper than the worn infrastructure-first route. It may also be better than containers’ virtual method for running distributed software applications for some net-new applications. And new efforts are smoothing rickety on-premises-to-cloud portability. With such momentum, it seems nothing can keep 2018 from being the year ...
Fueled by new features, Nutanix drives deeper into multicloud country
It may have lost the market lead in hyperconverged infrastructure to Dell EMC, but Nutanix Inc. could make up for it in new terrain. In its refreshed branding, the HC in HCI might as well stand for hybrid cloud. The company is betting this will attract more customers, pushing further into multicloud management with its just-released Acropolis Operating System ...
Data software partners take cues from AWS customer game
Not shy about sharing its playbook with the world, Amazon Web Services Inc. is open about its winning strategies. As AWS Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy often states in interviews, the company ignores competition and focuses 100 percent on customers’ desires. It’s a sure cue for rivals hoping to snag some cloud business from the market leader. ...