Cisco has added new cloud and virtual deployment options for customers looking to buy into its Tetration Analytics security system. Cisco’s Tetration system gathers information from hardware and software sensors and analyzes it using big-data analytics and machine learning to offer IT managers a deeper understanding of their data center resources. [ Don’t miss customer […]
IBM tweaks its z14 mainframe to make it a better physical fit for the data center
IBM is widening its mainframe range with some narrower models – ZR1 and Rockhopper II – that are skinny enough to fit in a standard 19-inch rack, which will answer criticisms of potential customers that the hulking z14 introduced in July 2017 too big to fit in their data centers (see photo above). In addition […]
Pivotal believes IPO will net $592 million
News 10 Apr, 2018 Clare Hopping Dell's cloudy subsidiary details IPO plans in filing
Office 365 outage: Users struggle to sign in
News 9 Apr, 2018 Gabriella Buckner Productivity suite goes offline for European and Australian Microsoft customers
Google Cloud hits 100% renewable energy goal
News 9 Apr, 2018 Clare Hopping The company is replacing every kilowatt hour it uses with a renewable equivalent
Reminder of the key points of auto enrolment
With pension contributions rising from 6th April 2018 it seems like a good time to remind employers of the key points about auto enrolment. Pension Contribution Rates From 6th April 2018 pension contributions rise from 1% to 2% for employers and from 1% to 3% for employees. These contributions are taken from gross pay before […]
Racing to Meet the April 17th Tax Filing Deadline?
Wolters Kluwer Outlines Top Tips for Last-Minute Filers (NEW YORK, NY, April 5, 2018) – Every year, millions of taxpayers scramble to beat the clock at tax time. With the April 17th income tax filing deadline approaching, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting provides some last-minute tips for taxpayers still looking to file. “Taxpayers have a […]
The Network week in review: April 2 – April 6
The Network week in review: April 2 – April 6 More RSS Feed: newsroom.cisco.com/rss-feeds …
Network-as-a-Service: A modern solution to today’s networking challenges
Traditional networking architectures over the past two decades or so prescribe that the hub of the network be build around a specific location, such as a data center or a company’s headquarters building. This location houses most of the equipment for compute, storage, communications, and security, and this is where enterprise applications are traditionally hosted. […]
4 Ways to Streamline Small Business Operations
As you dive ever deeper into the complex world of small business operations, there are dozens of buzzwords that are being thrown at you as constantly as the fires that you need to put out every day. ‘Incentivise’. ‘Synergy’. ‘Bandwidth’. Enough! But here’s one you really do need to get your head around in a […]