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The ABCs of APTs: How To Fight Advanced Persistent Threats
Advanced persistent threats aren’t new, but they’re hard to discover. Learn why it’s essential to extensively monitor and log network traffic–in particular, outbound traffic.
The Importance of Storage Virtualization
With IT budgets relatively static and data on the rise, storage virtualization isn’t just an option, according to one expert: It’s a necessity.
IBM Extends PureSystems, Mobile Focus
IBM kicked off this week’s SOA- and WebSphere-related conference with a number of PureSystems announcements, as well as a major escalation in its mobility capabilities. In addition to making it easier to create the “patterns of expertise” software capa…
Feds Greatest Security Fear? Hacktivists
Potential cyberthreats from foreign governments play second fiddle to concerns over hacktivists and the insider threat, a report finds. BYOD and mobility are second only to social media.
The Role of Storage in IBM’s New PureSystems
In the PureSystems launch, we saw the opening salvo in IBM’s use of expert integrated systems to reduce IT complexity and reduce costs. PureSystems strengthens an already strong bond between the company’s system “horse,” which does the CPU …
FalconStor Offers More Tape Goodies
FalconStor Software’s Virtual Tape Library software upgrade provides more options in deduplication, improves performance, takes up less space by offering the ability to compress metadata, and supports features that make the product more attractive to u…
Backing Up Cloud Apps
When I first heard that Backupify had developed a backup service for cloud applications like Facebook, I must admit I snickered a little at the thought of someone thinking that Facebook data was worth backing up to anyone but Facebook. When they calle…
Tackling The Big Data Challenge (Part 2)
When discussing big data, it’s important to note that not all data is created on the fly; some data sets grow and expand over time and stay in the organizations for a long time. The first steps to managing big data are to focus on both the techni…
Hands-On: SonicWall Brings UTM To SMB Wired And Wireless Networks
SonicWall’s TZ-215W offers comprehensive protection from a multitude of threats in a single unified appliance. The device is a compelling choice for small and midsize businesses, as well as for enterprise branch offices.
HDS Ushers In ‘No-Compromise’ Unified Storage
Hitachi Data Systems is jumping into the unified storage race with what it calls the first midmarket offering to consolidate and centrally manage block, file and object data on a single platform. While HDS considers EMC and NetApp its two primary compe…
