Author: Nick Farrell

Frost & Sullivan predicts rise of remote workers shock

Posted on July 23, 2020 by - News

Frost & Sullivan predicts that the number of remote workers in the wake COVID-19 will be 500 percent greater compared to the pre-pandemic number, creating a massive demand for video meetings.

This can’t be much of a surprise.

It its report with the catchy title “Post-pandemic Growth Opportunity Analysis of the Meetings Market”  Frost & Sullivan predicted that the number of video meeting licenses is projected to increase at a CAGR of 24.6 percent between 2019 and 2025, compared to a pre-pandemic forecast of 17.2 percent.

Rahi and Infinidat in storage pricing alliance

Posted on July 23, 2020 by - News

Rahi and Infinidat have announced a strategic partnership that will offer high-end enterprises access to a range of data storage pricing models.

‘Pay-As-You-Grow’ will allow flexibility in data capacity and data management planning, whilst removing the perpetual issue of available capacity that can impede an organisation’s ability to grow and remain agile, the pair say.

Aryaka teams up with Israeli Check Point

Posted on July 23, 2020 by - News

Managed SD-WAN provider Aryaka has partnered with Israeli security outfit Check Point in a project that will fuse Aryaka’s Cloud-First managed SD-WAN solution and Check Point’s CloudGuard Connect CloudGuard Edge and CloudGuard IaaS.

The idea is to deliver integrated security and SD-WAN as-a-Service. Check Point’s CloudGuard technology delivers industry-leading threat prevention that is updated in real-time using the latest Check Point ThreatCloud intelligence.

German enterprises dump traditional networking

Posted on July 22, 2020 by - News

Germany is seeing a dramatic move away from traditional networking technologies and increasingly adopting software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) tools to assist with their migration to cloud environments, according to a report published today by Information Services Group.

The 2020 ISG Provider Lens Network – Software Defined Solutions and Services Partners Report for Germany found enterprises are increasingly focused on migrating their IT and network operations to the cloud and embracing SDN-related technologies to reduce complexity and risks when moving to single or multi-cloud environments.

VMware expands Partner Connect programme

Posted on July 22, 2020 by - News

VMware has expanded its Partner Connect programme by adding a new VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency (MSC).

This is the first competency related to the VMware Tanzu portfolio and is a Cloud Native MSC will provide a foundational step to enable partners to architect a Kubernetes-based platform supported by complementary technologies from the cloud native ecosystem for continuous delivery of applications and is intended to recognise partners who specialise in Kubernetes operations, site reliability engineering and DevOps.

Machine learning needed by chemical and materials companies

Posted on July 22, 2020 by - News

Materials scientists and chemists will need machine learning tools to enhance their R&D, according to an IDTechEx report, “Materials Informatics 2020-2030”.

The report said that integrating these underlying operations will not happen quickly, but overlooking the developments in materials informatics will lead to a loss of any competitive advantage.

The report said that Materials informatics (MI) apply data-centric approaches to materials science and certain chemistry R&D.  This will be a common method in a research scientist toolkit, and rather than grabbing the headlines, some form of MI techniques will be assumed in all developments.

IPv6 is still light years away

Posted on July 21, 2020 by - News

While IPv6 has been preached as the ultimate solution for solving the IPv4 address shortage it is still a long way away according to Heficed CEO Vincentas Grinius .

Grinius  said that while IPv6’s maturity is increasing, there’s still a long road ahead before it is as fully accessible as it needs to be, in order to facilitate the Network’s further expansion.

“It could be years till the majority of tech runs only with version 6″, he said.

Armour sees increase in licence sales

Posted on July 21, 2020 by - News

Secure communications outfit  Armour Comms said it has seen a 35 percent  surge in licence sales for its Armour Mobile solution.

The new sales have come from both new and existing customers extending their number of licences. Six significant new customers have signed up since the beginning of the year.  In addition, Armour has several new partners and is developing further enterprise-scale capabilities.

“Cyber Ready” West Midlands launched

Posted on July 21, 2020 by - News

A training programme to expand cybersecurity skills among information technology (IT) professionals in the West Midlands will be launched in August by CompTIA, the nonprofit trade association for the global technology industry, in cooperation with the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The Cyber Ready West Midlands programme is intended for individuals with some experience in IT and who have a desire to build their cybersecurity skills for a more advanced position, such as a cybersecurity analyst.

Micron announces technology enablement programme

Posted on July 20, 2020 by - News

Memory and storage outfit Micron has announced its new technology enablement programme (TEP), which will provide customers with early access to technical resources and products, including DDR5 DRAM.

Micron said that the programme has been designed to help with the design, development and qualification of next-generation computing platforms that use DDR5.

Qualified partners such as Cadence, Montage, Renesas and Synopsys, will be able to get their paws on DDR5 components and modules, new DDR5 products as they become available and technical resources.

Dell might spin off VMWare

Posted on July 20, 2020 by - News

​Tin box shifter Michael Dell has decided that he might want to off-load his 81 percent stake in VMware.

The sale is expected to be worth almost $50 billion and will be dealt with by September next year. Dell confirmed the news after submitting a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The potential move, which is in its very early stages and may not happen.  EMC acquired the company 17 years ago in a $625 million deal and Dell, in turn, gained the asset after merging with EMC in 2016.

Dell CEO Michael Dell said that the two companies have innovated for their customers together for nearly 20 years and created substantial growth and value themselves.

Britishvolt signs MOU with Welsh government

Posted on July 20, 2020 by - News

Britishvolt has signed an MOU (Memo of Understanding) with the Welsh Government as both parties work together on plans to develop a commercially viable 30 GWh battery manufacturing plant, and supplementary 200MW solar plant, at the former RAF base at Bro Tathan, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.

The site was narrowed down from over 40 locations, due to a number of factors including: import/export accessibility, availability of labour and skilled staff, and convenient geographical proximity to customers and local industrial companies.

Datto releases new SaaS protection for MSPs

Posted on July 17, 2020 by - News

Cloud based software outfit for MSPs, Datto, announced the availability of the next version of Datto SaaS Protection which it claims is more intuitive to manage and easier to integrate into existing systems.

In Datto’s 2020 Global State of the MSP Report, respondents said that 62 percent of its clients are currently using Microsoft365 cloud services and they expect that 70 percent will be using them within two years.

HPE launches GreenLake cloud services

Posted on July 17, 2020 by - News

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a new cloud product for the European market.

Dubbed HPE GreenLake cloud services, the product will be hosted by Interxion, A digital realty company and provider of co-location services in 13 countries.

HPE said that the new offer brings customers the benefits of a managed cloud experience without the complexity of managing data centres, while maintaining ownership and control of their data and workloads.

COVID-19 will permanently alter business and technology. No kidding

Posted on July 17, 2020 by - News

Augurs working for the analyst outfit Forrester say that COVID-19 will usher in five macro shifts that will permanently alter business and technology.

In a  new report with the catchy title, “The New, Unstable Normal: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever,” Forrester describes how, despite modern healthcare and the implementation of extensive pandemic management protocols (PMPs), the effects of COVID-19 will continue to surface over the next decade and will cause profound near-, medium-, and long-term impacts.