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Outsourcing a ‘major component’ of two-thirds of IT security lapses

Outsourcing has been identified as a key attack vector in almost two-thirds of security investigations carried out by security services company Trustwave.

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Intel releases cache accelerator software for data center SSDs

“Intel CAS complements our SSD data center family by providing a total caching solution that delivers even more value and capability for our customers,” said …

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F5 Networks acquires LineRate Systems

“F5’s vision is to enable application-layer SDN services for software-defined data centers, providing our customers with unprecedented automation, orchestration …

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Deal Roundup: VMware to Acquire Virsto

Continuing its mantra of the software-defined datacenter Virsto will expand VMware’s storage portfolio and help address the increasing complexity and cost of …

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Microsoft: Big Data Dominated By Marketing, Sales

According to Microsoft’s “Global Enterprise Big Data Trends: 2013” study, 17 percent … Three decades ago, a terabyte of data storage could cost millions; today, …