‘Problems with hard drives mainly due to aging’
Problems with hard drives are mainly caused by aging drives. This concludes cloud backup and storage specialist Backblaze in its annual survey of its own non-working hard drives.
The backup and storage specialist annually investigates what causes hard drives to experience problems This is based ... Read more
U.S. CISA publishes recovery option for ESXiArgs attack
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a script that can be used to restore servers affected by the ESXiArgs ransomware. The cybersecurity agency made this script available on GitHub.
The published CISA ESXiArgs-Recover script from the U.S. government'... Read more
Cisco trains 10 million people in EMEA region in digital skills
Cisco plans to train a total of 10 million people within the EMEA region in digital and cybersecurity skills over the next decade. In doing so, the tech giant wants to ensure that more people become digitally literate and that this will also strengthen the economy.
The tech giant's ambition to t... Read more
Microsoft introduces AI versions of Bing search and Edge browser
Microsoft has presented new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge browser that feature AI functionality from OpenAI. This AI technology resembles that of ChatGPT and gives users of the tools more information and context, and allows them to start a chat conversation.
With the announcement o... Read more
NetSuite expands portfolio in the UK
After last year's SuiteWorld in Las Vegas, Oracle NetSuite is now ready to move its newest innovations towards Europe. In the UK the portfolio is being expanded with product innovations that were shown during SuiteWorld.
Oracle NetSuite announced several new product innovations to help UK organi... Read more
VMware advises users to update to prevent ransomware
VMware advises users with VMware ESXi servers to perform updates as soon as possible to counter the recent ESXiArgs ransomware and disable the OpenSLP service. In addition, it is confirmed that the attack is not a zero-day vulnerability.
VMware states in a response that the attack does not invol... Read more
NetApp introduces NetApp Advanced program for on-premises environments
NetApp introduces NetApp Advance, a collection of storage programs and warranties that allow customers to future-proof their on-premises environments at a lower cost. In addition, the storage and cloud specialist is also introducing a series of flash storage systems and a new entry-level storage mo... Read more
Google introduces Bard as a competitor to ChatGPT
Google has introduced its conversational AI service Bard. This lightweight version of its own LaMDA AI model is to compete with the recently introduced ChatGPT. Google Search will also soon get integrated AI functionality.
With the introduction of its own conversational AI service or chatbot, Go... Read more
Google may present ChatGPT competitor as early as this week
Google is going to open the attack on OpenAI's ChatGPT and link its own LaMDA AI model to Search. This model should also eventually be tied to tools such as Google Docs and Gmail, CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed during a recent earnings call from parent company Alphabet. The attack may come as early as... Read more
Dell Technologies announces mass layoff of 6,500 jobs
Dell Technologies is also going to cut jobs, a total of 6,500 jobs will be lost at the manufacturer. The round of layoffs is part of a restructuring of Dell Technologies. With this, the company must prepare for "an uncertain future," COO Jeff Clarke indicated in an internal memo.
According to th... Read more