Category: News

January 15, 2019 Off

Zyxel Expands Performance and Flexibility of Nebula Cloud Management Solution

By David

Zyxel Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking, Internet access and connected home products, today announced the expansion of its versatile, high-performance Nebula Cloud Network Management Solution with the addition of two new tri-mode access points, a host of additional cloud management features, and a security gateway. The expanded Nebula solution is designed to meet increasing network challenges faced by managed service providers (MSPs) and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

High-Performance Access Points Provide Maximum Versatility

Two new Zyxel NebulaFlex Pro access points support three management modes – standalone, controller-managed and cloud-managed via the Nebula Cloud Management platform. NebulaFlex Pro WAC6303D-S 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Unified Pro Access Point and NWA5123-AC HD 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Unified Access Point deliver high-performance business solutions that adapt easily into existing network infrastructures, and provide the flexibility to be used in either on-premise managed or cloud-managed installations.

Both WAC6303D-S and NWA5123-AC HD feature 802.11ac Wave 2 technology to connect with more client devices at higher speeds. Next-generation Transmit Beamforming (TxBF) technology provides reliable Wi-Fi connectivity in high-density environments. WAC6303D-S is also equipped with smart antennas to overcome Wi-Fi interference in busy environments.

All NebulaFlex Pro APs come bundled with a three-year Nebula Professional Pack license.

January 15, 2019 Off

Key Benefits of Cloud-based Disaster Recovery You Should Know

By David

According to the 2016 Cost of Data Center Outages report, partial unplanned shutdown has cost organizations $499,800 while total outages cost a staggering $946,788, or an overall average cost of $740,357. Downtime means lost of revenue and business disruption which could severely damage reputation. What is even worse? The possibility of losing that valuable data forever.

Cloud-based disaster recovery provides organizations a way to secure data, recover, and even implement a failover in the event of a disaster, whether man-made or natural, by storing and maintaining electronic data in a cloud environment. While an organization may survive and recover data after a disaster by utilizing traditional data recovery resources, there are specific benefits to business that a cloud-based disaster data recovery service can provide.

January 15, 2019 Off

InterSystems IRIS Data Platform Now Certified on AWS Marketplace

By David

InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, today announced the availability of the InterSystems IRIS Data Platform in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. AWS Marketplace availability will allow developers and customers to instantly access and use InterSystems IRIS with "one-click" provisioning. InterSystems IRIS Data Platform is available as a free Community edition, as well as a "Bring Your Own License" option.

InterSystems IRIS is now available on the three largest cloud providers, building upon recent deployments in the Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure marketplaces.

January 15, 2019 Off

Data and AI Experts Share Predictions with Databricks: What the Future Holds for AI, Big Data and Analytics

By David

2018 was an unmatched year for the tech industry, with several sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), big data and analytics garnering increased investment and innovation. With 90 percent of enterprises already investing in AI technologies, the steady momentum shows immense opportunities for growth – for both technology providers as well as the customers they serve. Databricks, the leader in unified analytics and founded by the original creators of Apache SparkTM, sees 2019 as the year that more companies solve the world’s toughest data problems that have hindered AI initiatives across industries. This perspective is shared by data thought leaders who advise on AI, big data and analytics trends that inspired them in 2018, and those on the horizon for 2019:

January 15, 2019 Off

Metrics, Traces & Logs in One Unified Platform

By David

With so many services, systems, and containers to track, it’s harder than ever to understand application performance and troubleshoot issues. Built by engineers, for engineers, Datadog’s monitoring platform:
 

  • Helps dev and ops teams navigate between correlated metrics, logs, and distributed request traces for rapid troubleshooting.
  • Integrates seamlessly with more than 250 popular technologies, including AWS, VMware, Chef, and Docker.
  • Gives you real-time insights into app performance with algorithmic alerts, built-in dashboards, and distributed tracing and APM.
But don’t take our word for it—see it in action with a free 14-day trial.

 

January 9, 2019 Off

ClearCube Launches New C3xPi Dual Monitor Raspberry Pi-Based Thin Client at Citrix Summit

By David

ClearCube Technology, Inc. an American technology leader in centralized computing and desktop virtualization announces at Citrix Summit 2019 in Orlando, the launch of the new C3xPi Thin Client. The only low-cost, virus-proof, single-case dual monitor thin client in the market, based on Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, has been verified as Citrix Ready.

The C3xPi Thin Client features include Cloud Desktop Operating System, 1.4 GHz Broadcom BCM2837B0 64-bit CPU, 8 GB high-speed microSD card, and Broadcom VideoCore IV GPU and two full-size HDMI® 1.3 ports for graphics and full-motion HD video playback (1920 ×1080) on two displays. Network features include Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11.b/g/n/ac WLAN, and Bluetooth 4.2 (BLE). Additional connectors include three USB 2.0 ports and one 3.5 mm audio jack.

"Performance is fast: From unboxing to working on Citrix desktops, it’s just a matter of minutes", said Doug Layne VP of Global Sales. "Its high speed and performance, breadth of networking features, and its low cost make the C3xPi a compelling VDI solution for many Citrix customer use cases like enterprise, education, healthcare, state and local government, and kiosk applications" he said.

January 9, 2019 Off

Morpheus Data Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Management Platforms

By David

Morpheus Data today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Management Platforms based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

"Morpheus is thrilled to have been named a Leader in this first-ever Gartner Magic Quadrant for CMP," said Brad Parks, VP Business Development at Morpheus Data. "The demand for unified multi-cloud orchestration and DevOps automation has never been greater. We believe the placement in the report, as well as scores in the Critical Capabilities use cases, are a testament to our engineering roots as a tool built by practitioners to solve real-world problems."

[ Watch this video interview with Morpheus Data from VMworld to learn more ]

Enterprises undertaking digital transformation initiatives often struggle due to an increasingly difficult set of opposing forces, including development and operations conflicts, on-premises and public cloud options, as well as traditional and cloud-native application frameworks.

January 9, 2019 Off

Red Hat Unifies Automation Across Hybrid Cloud Management with Latest Version of Red Hat Ansible Tower

By David

Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4, the latest version of its enterprise framework for automating across IT operations including infrastructure, networks, cloud and security. Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 includes workflow enhancements including nested workflows and workflow convergence, designed to simplify challenges inherent in managing complex hybrid cloud infrastructure.

A common reality for enterprises can be that separate IT teams may manage on-premises IT vs. cloud services, each with their own sets of Ansible Playbooks. To help maximize the benefits of automation across distributed infrastructure, these organizations can move beyond implementing automation to creating an automation "center of excellence." A center of excellence helps to provide consistent automation across the enterprise, sharing common solutions and accepted strategies as automation is introduced into new areas of IT internally. With Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4, users can now define one master workflow that ties different areas of IT together – designed to cover a hybrid infrastructure without being stopped at specific technology silos.

With Red Hat’s management portfolio, including Red Hat Satellite for Red Hat Enterprise Linux management and Red Hat CloudForms for bare metal, virtual machine and private cloud operations, integrated with Red Hat Ansible Tower, IT teams are able to more consistently orchestrate workflows across their full enterprise IT infrastructure estate.

January 9, 2019 Off

Midmarket Businesses in the Americas Make Bold Move to the Cloud

By David

Small and mid-sized businesses across the Americas are making bold moves to the cloud as a way to compete with larger enterprises, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.

The ISG Provider Lens Cloud Transformation/Operation Services & XaaS Report – Pan America finds many large enterprises are struggling to exchange their "legacy crown jewel" IT systems for more innovative business models. But smaller businesses see the cloud as offering them easily available and affordable tools, including analytics and cognitive computing, the report said.

"Infrastructure costs and access to technology were once barriers to competition, but the cloud allows access to a broad range of software, platforms and services," said Esteban Herrera, partner and global leader of ISG Research.

January 8, 2019 Off

Molex, Accenture and Amazon Web Services Co-Develop Edge Computing Solution Powering NextGen Autonomous Vehicles

By David
Molex is expanding its autonomous and connected vehicle capabilities by working with Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring edge computing and voice assistant capabilities to the Molex Automotive Ethernet Network Platform. These new digital enhancements to the Platform offer essential autonomous vehicle performance and communication functionality for automotive OEMs.

"In combination with the groundbreaking features of our Automotive Ethernet Network Platform, AWS and Accenture’s contribution can profoundly help our customers innovate faster, drive down costs and build some of the most advanced vehicles in the automotive industry," said Joseph Stenger, global product manager for connected mobility solutions, Molex. "We look forward to working together in the development of industry-leading technology solutions that help automotive OEMs design for the cars of tomorrow."