The lifecycle of the Windows operating system is a lot shorter these days than for previous versions. Windows XP was supported for over 12 years and Windows 7 for over 5 years. The lifetime of the different Windows 10 and Windows 11 versions is only 1 or 2 years. In this article, we give an overvie... Read more
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Quantum Key Distribution is making inroads in the market of (network) communication. By employing some principles of quantum mechanics, it is possible to do the distribution of keys over a network securely. We spoke with Q*Bird and Eurofiber to learn more about it. We also explain in plain English ... Read more
1 year ago
Ransomware is the fastest growing type of cybercrime. Analysts predict ransomware will attack a business every 2 seconds by the end of 2031. And every time a cybercriminal succeeds, the organization attacked is damaged — financially and often reputationally. More than 180 zettabytes of global ... Read more
1 year ago
Amazon has so far stayed out of the generative AI discussion. Everyone was, of course, waiting for a response on generative AI from AWS. Today, with Amazon Bedrock, AWS introduces a new tool that gives developers access to multiple generative AI models. Applying generative AI within applications sh... Read more
1 year ago
With the ExpertBook B3 Flip, ASUS has a laptop in its lineup that explicitly targets "the new normal," or hybrid working (and learning). How does this notebook perform in practice? It's not so easy for laptop manufacturers to differentiate themselves in the business market. Of course, there are ... Read more
1 year ago
The drive to continue tuning and connecting our networks never ceases. As we now build out the global fabric of cloud computing services and interweave those service channels and data points with existing terrestrial installations and contemporary private cloud instances, there’s a lot of connect... Read more
1 year ago
Rookout now complements its mission of shift-left observability. After metrics, traces and logs, it offers smart snapshots within its developer-first platform. Rookout is one of the companies we visit during the recent IT Press Tour in Israel. The company was founded in late 2017. Since then, it... Read more
1 year ago
Google's current web analytics platform, GA3, also known as Universal Analytics (UA), will sunset on July 1, 2023. After this date, website owners will be able to access their UA reports for a limited time. GA4 will replace UA, and from there on create new data. Google Analytics i... Read more
1 year ago
GitHub is making a lot of promises with the announcement of Copilot X. How extensive are the AI options going to be for programmers? GitHub launched Copilot, an AI-supported tool that specializes in programming code, in 2021. The new Copilot X relies on GPT-4, OpenAI's latest AI model. The deve... Read more
1 year ago
CTERA has put years of development into its global file system. Now it has a platform ready for the increasingly important DataOps. During the recent IT Press Tour, we visited CTERA's Israeli office. We could hardly have wished for a better time to learn more about the company. After all, accord... Read more
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