Insight News
January 26, 2017

Key Customer Takeaways from SAP's Q4 Results

Tech Optimization
SAP is one of the enterprise software industry's biggest bellwethers, and as a result, its financial results provide insight not just into its own execution but also the broader ...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
January 26, 2017

Expect Renewed Push for Encryption Backdoors from Trump Administration

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
It seems highly likely that the Trump administration will push for policies forcing tech companies to create cryptographic backdoors in the name of helping law enforcement, a hig...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
January 25, 2017

Google's Instant Apps Now Available for Early Testing

Future of Work
One of the most talked-about announcements from last year's Google I/O developer conference, Android Instant Apps, are getting closer to production-ready status and they hold big...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
January 25, 2017

Cisco Places $3.7 Billion Bet on AppDynamics: What It Means

Tech Optimization
Cisco is taking application performance management startup AppDynamics off the table for $3.7 billion on the eve of its long-awaited IPO. AppDynamics was most recently valued at ...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
January 23, 2017

Microsoft Shakes Up Azure Licensing: What It Means

Tech Optimization
Microsoft has quietly made some significant changes to the way it licenses Azure, positioning. Here are the key details from a blog post by Richard Smith, general manager of comm...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
January 23, 2017

OpenText Completes Acquisition of Documentum from Dell EMC

Future of Work
OpenText has completed the acquisition of Documentum and other assets from Dell EMC, in a $1.62 billion deal that gives the widely used content management software a new home at ...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
January 18, 2017

New Lab Will Foster Interoperability for Industrial IoT

Tech Optimization
Interoperability is one of the most pressing issues for industrial IoT, and a new lab created by National Instruments is aimed directly at it. Here are the details from NI's anno...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
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