Tom Howarth is an IT Veteran of over 20 years experience and is the owner of PlanetVM.Net Ltd, Tom is a moderator of the VMware Communities forum. He is a contributing author on VMware vSphere(TM) and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment, and the forthcoming vSphere a Quick Guide. He regularly does huge virtualization projects for enterprises in the U.K. and elsewhere in EMEA. Tom was Elected vExpert for 2008 and each subsequent year thereafter.
Microsoft is quick out of the blocks this year on the acquisition front with an announcement that it will acquire Avere Systems for an undisclosed amount. Avere Systems is a hybrid cloud data storage company based out of Pittsburgh. Its main offering is a blend of on-site and cloud-based storage that places hardware on the …
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There is no denying that the future of cloud is not just with a single provider, capable as Azure, AWS and the other public providers are. For true data protection, your information needs to be in three separate locations, and with the rise of data sovereignty, there is a need for data to be kept within …
Wrapping up 2017, it is time to think about what happened during the past year and start to make plans for the new year. On a personal note, I have seen a number of milestones: I uprooted my family and moved them 9,000 miles to Perth, Australia—and more importantly, celebrated thirty years of marriage. But …
Companies that do not do business in Europe or in any jurisdiction that works with the EU don’t need to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If your company, or any company you provide services for, works in a country with GDPR compliance requirements, any data you manage or handle has to …
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There is a Jackie Wilson song from 1967 called “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.” I wonder if the financial world’s love affair with the cryptocurrency based on blockchain will ever stop lifting Bitcoin higher and higher. Bitcoin, the first of the major cryptocurrencies, is at the time of this writing trading at …
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The world is abuzz with rhetoric about artificial intelligence and machine learning. These terms appear to be used interchangeably, and the perception that they are both the same side of the coin can lead to confusion. So, what are the differences? First, let’s consider what AI is not. It is not Skynet (yet), and it …
