Infrastructure & the Cloud

HCI is the Datacenter of the future

What does the datacenter of the future look like? Will it be big? Will it be small? Will it be centralized or distributed? Will it be proprietary or open? These are all valid questions, and questions that elicit multiple responses depending to whom you speak. One...

What does secure cloud file sharing really mean?

When assessing a cloud file sharing service, it is important to look beyond the data center security when determining how secure the service really is. Document security, remote wiping of files, encryption including customer control of encryption keys, and, in the future, anonymity all play a part in secure sharing of files.

Two sides of the Same Coin: Counterview on ‘VERITAS brand rises like a phoenix!’

On January 28, 2015, my colleague posted a Research Note about Symantec’s plans for VERITAS, putting it back to separate business (before the acquisition), publically traded and renamed back to VERITAS. As Mr. Woo so aptly stated it was like Phoenix rises from the...

What’s in a name? The Veritas brand rises like a phoenix!

On January 28, 2015, Symantec Corporation announced that Veritas Technologies Corporation is the “new” “name for its independent publicly traded information management company, which will be created following the completion of the previously...

Taking One for the Cloud Team

The quarterly earnings announcement season is in full swing for large tech companies. This past week IBM announced its quarterly financial results and SAP issued guidance. Oracle did the same a month ago. Each of these companies is still showing reduced overall...