Insight News
January 17, 2017

Google Starts 2017 With Emphasis on Cloud Security

Tech Optimization
How many data breaches were reported in 2016? Even if you're under the impression it was a lot, the number may still surprise you: Nearly 3,000, encompassing 2.2 billion records,...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
January 13, 2017

Hackable Pacemakers Point to Lagging Security Standards in IoT

Tech Optimization
A number of implantable cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical had several vulnerabilities that hackers could have used to harm patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration'...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
January 12, 2017

FTC Sues D-Link Over Insecure Connected Devices: Why It's a Good Thing

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has slapped D-Link, maker of IP cameras, routers and smart home equipment with a lawsuit, sayng the company's products were insecure and put cus...
Steve Wilson
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
January 10, 2017

SAP Introduces 'Jump-Start' Program for Its IoT Portfolio

SAP has spent the last 18 months or so developing its IoT (Internet of Things) strategy and is now looking to ramp up sales and customer projects with a new "jump-start&quot...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
January 09, 2017

Atlassian Buys Trello for Collaboration Tools: What It Means

Future of Work
Atlassian is acquiring collaboration and project management software vendor Trello in a bid to improve its family of tools for application development teams. The deal's price tag...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky
Insight News
January 06, 2017

The FTC's IoT Security Contest Could Spark Much-Needed Innovative Ideas

Next-Generation Customer Experience
IoT security—or the relative lack thereof—was a big story in 2016, with vulnerabilities in connected devices leading to major cyberattacks, such as the Mirai botnet that crippled...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Steve Wilson
Insight News
January 04, 2017

Apple's Extension of App Transport Security Deadline Is Worrisome

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Last year, Apple issued a mandate calling for all iOS apps to incorporate App Transport Security, which requires apps to use HTTPS rather than HTTP, by Dec. 31. HTTPS encrypts da...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
January 03, 2017

Hyperledger Project Enters 2017 with Major Momentum

Tech Optimization
While the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project is not the only blockchain implementation out there, enterprises interested in distributed ledger technology should pay attention...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
December 28, 2016

Tech Conference Watch: The Crucial Events in January

Future of Work
As 2016 winds down, the enterprise tech industry machine is about to rev up again with the New Year. January is traditionally a big year for tech conferences, topped by the Consu...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
December 28, 2016

Apple Makes Good on Its Pledge to Share AI Research

Data to Decisions
Apple is a famously secretive company but last year, its head of AI research made a public pledge that on that front, things would be different going forward. Now Apple has made ...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky
Insight News
December 21, 2016

The 2017 To-Do List for Twitter's Next CTO

Twitter has been making the news lately for not-so-happy reasons, such as its plummeting stock price and failure—so far—to find an acquirer. The company has also seen a series of...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky
Insight News
December 16, 2016

Oracle's Q2 Results: Key Customer Takeaways

Tech Optimization
Oracle may still have some ways to go in surpassing the likes of Salesforce for cloud software sales, but nonetheless remains a key bellwether for the state of enterprise softwar...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
December 14, 2016

Why IBM's Blockchain Ecosystem Plans Make Sense

Tech Optimization
It's no secret that IBM wants to be a dominant player in blockchain technology, and the company has committed serious resources in hopes of achieving that goal. But Big Blue rece...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
December 12, 2016

Bluetooth 5 Arrives: What It Means for IoT

Next-Generation Customer Experience
The fifth generation of the Bluetooth wireless communication standard has been ratified, and its advancements should help spur even more activity around IoT (Internet of Things)....
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
December 12, 2016

New Speech Recognition System Learns Language Like Humans Do

Future of Work
Babies born on Earth overwhelmingly tend to learn to speak before they can read or write (We try to avoid absolutes, so hence the hedge. There might be exceptions out there). To ...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky
Insight News
December 08, 2016

Google, Slack Cozy Up A Bit Closer

Future of Work
Google and Slack are taking their existing partnership a significant step further with a set of planned integrations. Here are the key details from the companies' joint announcemen...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky