The recent spate of news out of Home Depot and, further back, Target point to the need for better supply chain security. But really, how can we address the issue? There are several answers, but none of them seem feasible in today’s IT environments. Why? They all require open communication, constructive criticism, and willingness to …
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EUC Use Cases: What Do We Need?
In my last article, EUC Use Cases: Secure Hybrid Cloud, we looked at how the user could be getting to our data. By doing this, we can place security at the union of data and the user, wherever the data resides and however the user gets there. Yet, we cannot forget where the data is …
Citrix and VMware Hit the Refresh Button
Citrix and VMware are busy refreshing their respective desktop and Windows app delivery platforms. A couple of days before VMworld, Citrix announced the forthcoming release of XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6, which will ship before month’s end. In the wake of VMworld, the VMware Desktop Product team has announced that it has released a major update to Horizon …
PaaSLane — “Application Modernization” Means “Cloud Ready”
Cloud Technology Partners is now targeting both cloud readiness and application modernization projects with its PaaSLane 2.5.
EUC Use Cases: Secure Hybrid Cloud
Whenever I talk to security vendors and others about where security is going, or more to the point, should go, I draw out a use case I have developed over the years. It has grown and changed as the concept of the secure hybrid cloud has developed and expanded. The example I use demonstrates the …
Unicorns, Horses, ITIL, and Enterprise DevOps
“DevOps” is one of those buzzwords that means everything and nothing at the same time. It is like the words “cloud,” “architecture,” and “Internet of Things”—terms so vague they lead to endless debates between IT people. DevOps seems to take this verbal sparring to a new level. On top of arguing over what it means, people …
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