The WannaCry “ransomworm” highlighted a number of issues in modern enterprise IT. Dealing with legacy software, support, maintaining good patching processes, effectively mitigating discovered vulnerabilities, responsible disclosure—all of these points have been highlighted and discussed in the aftermath of the outbreak.
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Automation: Security’s Secret Weapon
In the two most recent Virtualization and Cloud Security Podcasts, we concentrated primarily on three subjects: WannaCry and its impact, multicloud security, and the role of security in the future of the data center and multicloud. We listed perfect examples of how security can reach out and grow its impact on an ever-changing organization by …
Dell and Amazon Start Making a Positive Impact on VMware
Dell and Amazon are starting to make a positive impact on VMware. Once we learned about the Dell acquisition of EMC, there was a lot of speculation on how this acquisition would affect VMware moving forward. I believe we are starting to see some of the positive effects of this acquisition.
“No Thanks, We’re Too Busy,” or Pay Back Technical Debt?
We have all heard this refrain. I bet many of you can even hear yourselves saying it. Over my many years in IT, I have often heard this from coworkers, bosses, and clients. I have even said it a few times myself. But what if we just stopped and listened? Who knows where that conversation could …
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Is Twitter Dead for Technologists?
As a technologist, I am always looking for a way to communicate with like-minded individuals. In many ways, I used to do that through Twitter. However, is Twitter becoming nothing more than a glorified RSS feed? I still see lots of sharing occurring on Twitter, but I do not see much in the way of …
Industrial IoT at HPE Discover
When we talk about Internet of Things (IoT), it is often in the context of the latest consumer device with a useless web service, like the IoT toothbrush or garden rake. These things make the news because they are relatable and a bit funny. What doesn’t make the news so much is real IoT, the …