Dev and ops. Containers and cloud computing. Some things just go great together. We’re on the cusp of another great combination, as the tectonic forces of market dynamics and modern threats are fusing together two well-established information technology sectors — data protection and cybersecurity — into a bigger, broader category of solutions called cyber protection. ...

After the year of surprises that was 2020, it was difficult for anyone to predict what the future of networking would look like – but that didn’t stop us from trying. In fact, at the end of 2020, I predicted three big-ticket items that we’re already starting to see come to fruition: Network visibility and analytics ...

Arm Ltd.’s latest Neoverse announcement further cements our opinion that its architecture, business model and ecosystem execution are defining a new era of computing — and leaving Intel Corp. in its dust. We believe the company and its partners have at least a two-year lead on Intel and are currently in a far better position ...

Recent survey data from Enterprise Technology Research shows that enterprise tech spending is tracking with projected U.S. GDP growth at 6% to 7% this year. And many markers continue to point the way to a strong recovery including hiring trends and the loosening of frozen information technology project budgets. However, skills shortages are blocking progress ...

Data and analytics is shifting to become a core business function, placing it among this year’s top trends according to Gartner.    As organizations accelerate their digital business transformation efforts, business-domain-led D&A, data literacy, smarter data sharing and adaptive governance increasingly play key business roles. D&A has become core to how they serve their customers and ...

Why are “shift-right” practices of monitoring, testing and remediation of software and system issues starting to appear? Because they’re the next stage in the ongoing quest to improve software — not just before deployment but after it’s in production. Shift-right is a byproduct of the DevOps movement, in which software developers and information technology staff ...

Moore’s Law is dead, right? Think again. Although the historical annual improvement of about 40% in central processing unit performance is slowing, the combination of CPUs packaged with alternative processors is improving at a rate of more than 100% per annum. These unprecedented and massive improvements in processing power combined with data and artificial intelligence ...

Some people believe the mainframe is obsolete – an ancient relic of 1960s computing. For others, it serves an important role as long as it sticks to its knitting, handling core transaction processing for banks and other large enterprises. Take a closer look, however, and you’ll see the mainframe is an active platform for innovation, ...

Exactly one week after new Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger unveiled plans to reinvent Intel Corp., Arm Ltd. announced version 9 of its architecture and put forth its vision for the next decade. We believe Arm’s direction is strong and compelling as it combines an end-to-end capability, from edge to cloud to the data center to the home and everything ...

More than anything, Intel Corp.’s big announcement this week that it will shift its strategic direction underscores the threat that the United States faces from China. The U.S. needs to lead in semiconductor design and manufacturing, and that lead is slipping because Intel has been fumbling the ball over the past several years. A mere ...