News

• CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates

  By Bob Brown | 05 June, 2013 20:26

  A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps.

• Successful companies embrace shadow IT

  By Quinton Wall, director, technical platform marketing, Salesforce.com | 20 May, 2013 20:33

  Businesses move quickly, and those that make missteps along the way or fail to adapt to the times rarely go unscathed. Consider the fate of the original 12 companies listed in the Dow. While General Electric is still an independent company, most of the others have been acquired by larger companies or have vanished altogether.

• Companies explore self-detonating data as security control

  By Ellen Messmer | 02 May, 2013 18:33

  The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions with business partners.

• Startup aims SDN technology at Cisco WANs

  By Jim Duffy | 12 April, 2013 12:23

  SDNs aren't just for data center networks, despite the best-use-case-scenario arguments for network virtualization and flow management pervading the industry.

• Know the key legal and security risks in a cloud-computing contract

  By Lucas Mearian | 02 April, 2013 19:27

  You're no longer in control of your data once you hand it over to a cloud storage provider, but you're legally still responsible for it. Knowing what's in your cloud-provider contract is critical, says tech attorney Milton Petersen.

• Workday Focuses on Its Post-IPO Future

  By Chris Kanaracus | 28 March, 2013 17:24

  Workday's HR software-as-a-service tool wins praise for ease-of-use, but it remains to be seen whether the company's financial module will be adopted as quickly

• 5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance

  By Chris Kanaracus | 26 February, 2013 16:14

  Software as a service is here to stay. So CIOs need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software.

• Cloud, SaaS are bright spots in tech's weak M&A market

  By Brandon Butler | 13 February, 2013 18:08

  The total value of technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fell 35 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011 on concerns of sluggish macroeconomic conditions, but Cloud computing represented a bright spot, with software as a service (SaaS) companies specifically being a hot target for activity, according accounting firm Ernst & Young.

• Cloud views for 2013

  By Marten Mickos, CEO, Eucalyptus Systems | 11 February, 2013 21:09

  Gartner predicted in December 2011 that cloud computing would be getting real in 2012. They said cloud computing "is becoming a reality." But did that happen? In my view, not exactly.

• Security standards council cuts through PCI cloud confusion

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 February, 2013 17:01

  Can you hold Payment Card Information (PCI) data in a cloud-based service? Yes, but doing so isn't straightforward, so the PCI Security Standards Council has published a guideline that clarifies what approaches compliance-minded businesses can take.

• HP wants to help developers make apps faster

  By Brandon Butler | 05 February, 2013 16:47

  There's a new wave of application development tools on the market dubbed "agile" that aim to speed the delivery of applications and provide for a more collaborative environment. Today, HP took a big step toward making sure it is a relevant player in that market.

• Best IT resolutions for 2013

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 02 January, 2013 12:04

  It's that time of year when IT executives' thoughts turn to setting resolutions for the new year. We've talked to CIOs, IT analysts and other industry experts about the major trends for 2013 to come up with our own list of suggested IT resolutions.

• Growing confidence in cloud security

  By Ellen Messmer | 02 January, 2013 12:04

  Cloud computing is blowing into 2013 on the winds of confidence, with IT professionals increasingly convinced that the security controls are adequate, but still very, very leery.

• Cloud Sherpas funding, acquisition points to hot SaaS market

  By Brandon Butler | 20 December, 2012 22:06

  Atlanta-based consultancy Cloud Sherpas today announced $40 million in new funding and the acquisition of another consulting firm in California named Cloud Trigger.

• The 3 biggest threats to your cloud data

  By Rob May, CEO, Backupify | 10 December, 2012 17:03

  Any horror movie fan can tell you the scariest threats are the ones you don't see coming, and the same is true when it comes to threats to cloud data. IT has decades of experience protecting on-premise resources. Virtually no one has even one decade of experience running major SaaS applications, so we should be prepared for some surprises.