APIs are indispensable, but also pose a security risk
APIs are everywhere these days. You can hardly have a conversation about IT without talking about them. However, this ubiquity also means that APIs become targets for attackers. So how do you make sure your APIs are secure and stay secure? At Noname Security, they claim to have an answer to this qu...
What are the current cyber security threats? An overview.
Cybersecurity is in a state of constant change. The attack surfaces on which cybercriminals capitalize are as versatile as the overall development of information technology. Insight into both attackers and this attack surface is essential. Only by knowing what a threat looks like can we defend ours...
HP Presence provides full ecosystem for (hybrid) collaboration
HP introduces Presence, a complete new line of products and services for video conferencing and hybrid collaboration.
Setting up a meeting room today is not done the same way it was done before. You now have to take much more account of external participants. At least, that is the expectation, e...
Google Cloud Next focuses on multi-cloud, on-premises and partnerships
This week is all about Google Cloud Next, the annual Google Cloud event where many new products and services are presented for Google's Cloud Platform. The hyperscaler follows in the footsteps of competitors this year, with its own on-premises and Edge solution. Furthermore, Google has concluded ma...
Intel’s strategy has failed, won’t recover until 2025?
Intel has been overtaken by several chip designers and chip manufacturers. The company was the absolute market leader with a lack of competition, and now it is lagging. Where did it go wrong? How could Intel make such a big mistake? And why does it take so long to recover? The corona crisis and the...
Box aims to take collaboration in hybrid world to next level
Box has long focused on "modern" ways of working together with its cloud-based platform for collaborating on content. However, that doesn't stop Box from continously improving on the Content Cloud, as Box calls it these days. That's what we're seeing at this year's BoxWorks. Box announced a large n...
Windows 11 is available: when, how and why do we update?
Windows 11 is now available for a select number of devices. Windows 10 devices manufactured in the last few weeks will ship with the new operating system. Older devices can be updated manually using the Installation Assistant, Installation Media or an ISO file, provided that they pass the significa...
Oracle scales up hard with Exadata X9M
Yesterday Oracle announced the latest version of The Oracle Exadata Database Machine, better known as Exadata. The latest version goes by the name of X9M and is the successor to 2019's X8M. The performance improvements are impressive, compared to its predecessor. This while the price has not change...
Pure Storage goes up the stack with storage-as-code and data services
Only having a modern storage infrastructure is not enough these days. Data needs to be available more and more easily, and it also needs to be available more and more quickly. Pure Storage is responding to this evolution with a number of announcements it is making today. We spoke about this with Ma...
Nutanix focuses on speed, simplicity and security at .NEXT
Nutanix is hosting its annual .NEXT conference this week. The company made several announcements, and it appears that Nutanix is mainly focusing on improving its product offering. There are some new solutions, but all within the ecosystem to enhance the Nutanix platform. The focus is primarily on s...
Process mining and low-code automation complement each other
Appian CEO Matt Calkins called process mining 'the question' during his keynote at Appian Europe last week. 'The answer' is what Appian delivers with their Low-code Automation Platform. Seen in this light, Appian's acquisition of Lana Labs earlier makes perfect sense. It clearly is a big deal for A...
The world of Salesforce now revolves around Slack
This week Dreamforce starts again. For Americans, there is a physical event, the rest of the world can enjoy virtually. The kick-off is tonight with the opening keynote. We had the opportunity to be updated on the wonders of Salesforce, which this year revolves entirely around Slack. Salesforce rec...