Symantec acquires Blue Coat for $4.65 billion
By: Business Cloud News Symantec has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cloud security specialists Blue Coat for $4.65 billion. Blue coat is generally accepted as the market share leader and share gainer in web security and the deal is expected to close in Q3 this year. For the year ending […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV deployment; Gold Cloud Competency; VAR expansion
By: Linda Rosencrance The NAV People Implement Dynamics NAV for Datek Solutions UK-based IT consultancy Datek Solutions is using Microsoft Dynamics NAV implemented by The NAV People to provide to help the company meet its long-term growth plans. Dynamics NAV has helped Datek better manage its inventory and improve its financial reporting. In addition, the […]
How to survive in the CISO hot-seat
By: Doug Drinkwater The CISO is a precarious job. Research studies indicate that CISOs typically survive just 18 months to two years in a job which is increasingly complex and multi-skilled. After all, information security is no longer solely about managing firewalls and patch management, but rather a varied role encompassing business and technical skills. […]
How to turn the cloud into a competitive advantage with a scorecard approach to migration
By: Gavan Egan We have seen enterprise cloud evolve a lot in recent years, going from specific workloads running in the cloud to businesses looking at a cloud-first approach for many applications and processes. This rise was also reflected in the Verizon State of the Market: Enterprise Cloud 2016 report, which found that 84% of […]
Microsoft, HPE and Cisco take top-spot for infrastructure vendors
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft, HPE and Cisco have been named as three of the leading names in the cloud industry by Synergy Research as the firm wraps up the winners and losers for the first quarter. While the cloud infrastructure market has been growing consistently at an average rate of 20% year-on-year, 2016 Q1 was […]
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Users, Growing Confident in Cloud Tech, Looking to ERP Next
By: Valerie Miller Microsoft Dynamics NAV users seem to be finding more comfort in the cloud this year. Those were the findings of a new MSDynamicsWorld survey that were reported in a recent webcast, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the Cloud in 2016: Customer Successes, Challenges, and Future Plans. Dynamics NAV customers are using the cloud […]
U.S. Cyber Command struggles to retain top cybersecurity talent
By: Kenneth Corbin Top official in Defense Department’s cybersecurity unit says organization is doing an ‘effective job’ at recruiting, but keeping up with the evolving threat landscape remains a challenge. At U.S. Cyber Command, the top brass has made recruiting top talent a leading priority, but those efforts have been slowed by challenges in attracting […]
82% of C-suite say public cloud is the way forward
By: Business Cloud News Research from HyTrust claims 82% of C-suite execs are to increase the number of workloads their organization hosts on public cloud, reports Telecoms.com. The transition to a cloud-based mentality and business model has given rise to arguably one of the most influential brands in the world; AWS. That is not to […]
Microsoft launches Spark for Azure HDInsight and pushes into consumer AI
By: Jamie Davies Almost 12 months after releasing the public preview of Spark for Azure HDInsight Microsoft has announced general availability of the proposition to the industry, as well as extending Cortana’s offering to the Xbox. Making the announcement on the Azure blog, Oliver Chiu, Product Marketing Manager for Hadoop/Big Data and Data Warehousing, outlined […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Partner VP of Industry Solutions; CPQ Partnership; Partner Expands into Atlanta
By: Linda Rosencrance SBS Group Taps Telaro as VP of Industry Solutions SBS Group has named Dominic Telaro as its vice president of Industry Solutions. Telaro will be primarily responsible for the development and vision of the company’s industry solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV while executing on SBS Group’s strategic goals and […]