VMware beefs up security, announces IBM and Intel collaborations
Written by Business Cloud News VMware has moved to patch flaws in several of its services and has worked with Intel Security to beef up its protection of mobile cloud systems. In a security announcement on its web site VMware told clients that versions of VMware ESXi, Workstation, Player and Fusion for Windows suffer from […]
SAP claims earnings doubled expectations, announces plans to unify brands
Written by Business Cloud News As SAP’s year-end figures were published the cloud giant has unveiled plans to clarify the positioning of all its cloud offerings in an open letter to customers. SAP said the preliminary figures for its financial year ending on December 31st outpaced the growth of the rest of the cloud industry […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: E-Signatures CRM Dev Project; CRM VAR Acquired; Payments for GP; ERP VAR Deal
by Linda Rosencrance Spectrum Pension Consultants Announces DocuSign, Dynamics CRM Development ProjectSpectrum Pension Consultants Inc. has announced a development project using Microsoft Dynamics CRM to make DocuSign’s eSignature packets widely available from within Spectrum’s Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office 365. DocuSign’s eSignatures for Spectrum’s CRM, which will be available to Spectrum and its customers in […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday kills off Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10
Support for Windows 8 is over, as is most support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10. If you haven’t done so already now is the time to upgrade. Ian Paul PCWorld | You’ve heard of Christmas in July. Well how about spring cleaning in January? Microsoft is […]
The 31 fantastic flavors of cloud-accounting applications
So you have made the decision to migrate to a new cloud-accounting solution, congrats! You now need to determine which solution is the right product for your organization. Before you begin looking at the products, you need to understand the three primary go-to market strategies deployed by cloud vendors. By understanding the scope of the […]
Hitachi Solutions America Hires Sales & Marketing Ops Leader from Microsoft
by Linda Rosencrance After 24 years with Microsoft, Michael Strand has joined Hitachi Solutions America Ltd. as senior vice president, sales and marketing operations, effective December 7, 2015. Strand joined Hitachi Solutions Group after working in channel and enterprise sales roles at Microsoft. He began his role as a transformation leader or “change agent” in […]
Microsoft’s New Security Approach
Microsoft is shifting to an operational focus and creating a security graph to help address the alarming new threat landscape and the rise of cloud computing. By Jeffrey Schwartz Ever since Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivered his famous Trustworthy Computing manifesto, security has remained a focal point with every product the company released while maintaining […]
Microsoft Discloses BizTalk Server 2016 Roadmap and Azure Integration Plans
By Kurt Mackie Microsoft late last month published details about its integration solutions vision, including milestones for its next BizTalk Server product and associated Azure plans. The Azure integration approach and new BizTalk Server product roadmap details are referenced in this Microsoft white paper (PDF), as cited by Microsoft MVP Steef-Jan Wiggers. He contended […]
Microsoft Seeing Gains for Azure Active Directory Connect Solution
By Kurt Mackie Microsoft indicated this week that it is seeing good adoption of its newly released Active Directory synchronization tool known as “Azure AD Connect.” Azure AD Connect, which is Microsoft’s attempt to simplify synchronization tasks via a wizard-like user interface, was first released as a commercial product back in June. After six months’ […]
How to become a CISO
The role of Chief Information Security Officer has been around for a couple of decades. And while many large companies still don’t have a dedicated CISO, fallout from prominent security breaches and the increasing visibility of information security in general might change that, soon. By Bruce Harpham CIO | How do executives deliver information security […]