MongoDB is bringing multi-cloud clusters to Atlas database service
MongoDB announced that it is making multi-cloud clusters available on MongoDB Atlas, its DBaaS (database-as-a-service) product. With multi-cloud clusters, Atlas developers will deploy a single cluster across Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure.
MongoDB said that its customers would use multiple clouds ... Read more
Gartner: COVID pandemic will shape trends for 2021
Other trends emerge as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research firm Gartner held its Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo Americas this week. Like so many other tech events this year, the symposium was virtual. Featured speaker Research VP Brian Burke highlighted the things that Gartner sees trend... Read more
Dell simplifies its “as-a-service” offering with Project Apex
Main goal is to simplify the company's relationship with its cloud customers.
Today at Dell Tech World, Dell Technologies unveiled Project APEX. The project represents a renewed commitment to Dell's Cloud-based offering. The aim of Project APEX is to simplify how customers and partners access De... Read more
DDoS attacks are becoming more complex and frequent
A new report from the cybersecurity firm Netscout states that DDoS attacks have become more common and complex. The report, which looks into the effects of remote working on overall cybersecurity in the UK, said that cybercriminals have continued to innovate in their efforts.
The criminals are n... Read more
Microsoft announces Azure Space and partnership with SpaceX
Move targets public and private industry customers as well as governments.
Microsoft announced this week that it’s making its Azure cloud-computing services available to the space industry. The new platform, called Azure Space, will provide space-based Azure services to customers in the agricu... Read more
The OpenStack Foundation changes its name and its scope
The OpenStack Foundation is now the Open Infrastructure Foundation, with a broader portfolio.
At this week's OpenStack virtual developer conference, the foundation announced that it is changing its name to the Open Infrastructure Foundation. Speaking at the “Open Infrastructure Summit” the f... Read more
Juniper Networks buys 128 Technology for $450 million
Juniper Networks announced that it signed a deal to acquire 128 Technology for 450 million dollars. The company has a software platform for enterprise networks.
The deal will wrap up in Juniper’s fourth quarter, ending in late January. 128 Technology was founded in 2014 and provides a software... Read more
Nearly all SOCs use AI and ML
The vast majority of security operations centres already apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect cyber attacks better.
This is according to a report by British IT company Micro Focus. Only 7 percent of the respondents stated that they do not yet use these techniques. Most of... Read more
Atlassian stops server licensing, forcing customers to the cloud
Atlassian has announced the end of server licenses and requires customers to move to its cloud services or opt for the expensive Data Center options. The Aussie company makes software development and collaboration tools that include Jira for project and issue tracking.
They are also behind Confl... Read more
Amazon performed 300,000 database migrations from competitors
AWS claims they have lured many customers away from database-vendor Oracle. Oracle is the market leader in enterprise data warehouses.
Last week Amazon Web Services announced a new milestone. They now claim to have migrated over 300,000 customer databases away from competitors and to their own C... Read more