Chris Preimesberger

About

Chris J. Preimesberger is Editor Emeritus of eWEEK. In his 16 years and more than 5,000 articles at eWEEK, he distinguished himself in reporting and analysis of the business use of new-gen IT in a variety of sectors, including cloud computing, data center systems, storage, edge systems, security and others. In February 2017 and September 2018, Chris was named among the 250 most influential business journalists in the world (https://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/top-250-business-journalists/) by Richtopia, a UK research firm that used analytics to compile the ranking. He has won several national and regional awards for his work, including a 2011 Folio Award for a profile (https://www.eweek.com/cloud/marc-benioff-trend-seer-and-business-socialist/) of Salesforce founder/CEO Marc Benioff--the only time he has entered the competition. Previously, Chris was a founding editor of both IT Manager's Journal and DevX.com and was managing editor of Software Development magazine. He has been a stringer for the Associated Press since 1983 and resides in Silicon Valley.

Signifyd: Product Overview and Insight

Today: Signifyd (ecommerce platform security) Signifyd provides a comprehensive commerce protection platform that protects merchants from fraud, consumer abuse and revenue loss caused by needless barriers complicating the buying experience. Signifyd’s big-data-and-machine-learning-powered solution provides consumers with friction-free buying experiences and ensures that good customers are not frustrated by checkout delays or by having their legitimate […]

#eWEEKchat Jan. 8: Trends in New-Gen Security

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 82nd monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be, “New Trends in New-Gen Security.” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK’s editor of features and analysis. Some quick facts: Topic: #eWEEKchat Jan. 8: “Trends in New-Gen Security” Date/time: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 11 […]

The Inextricable Link Between Data Security and End-of-Life IT Equipment

The accelerated development of data privacy regulations such as Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation of 2018) and the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), which took effect Jan. 1, along with the increase in widely reported data breaches and the resulting fines means that data privacy and security and regulatory compliance are high-profile issues for […]

Zscaler Now Offering Freemium IoT Monitoring Dashboard

Looking for a post-holiday gift to give a tech-minded friend—or yourself—and one that won’t require Fedex delivery? Would it help if it were free of charge? Now that we have your attention, we have an idea for you. Zscaler has come out with a new, freemium Internet of Things Dashboard that it’s offering free of […]

Why Embracing SaaSOps Is Critical to Future of Enterprise SaaS

The explosive growth of software as a service (SaaS) adoption across the enterprise has driven demand for specialized platforms to help manage migrations, operations and investments in these applications. Gartner Research has come to recognize these technologies as SaaS Management Platform (SMPs). But effectively managing and securing a company’s SaaS stack requires more than just […]

eWEEK IT Holiday Gift Guide: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Audio

Because it is the season to be jolly and to look at interesting new IT devices for ourselves and others, eWEEK thought we would help you make some last-minute gift-giving decisions before Dec. 24. To this end we’re publishing some articles this week designed to help you make these important choices, just as we help […]

Cloud Computing Predictions for 2021

Download our FREE Cloud Backup Report based on 155+ real user reviews.Download our FREE Cloud Monitoring Software Report based on 105+ real user reviews. Cloud computing has been a Top 3 trend in IT since it took root with the introduction of AWS’s S3 data storage in late 2006. Its predecessor, the ASP (application service […]

#eWEEKchat Dec. 11: Predictions, Wild Guesses for IT in 2020

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “Predictions, Sure Things and Wild Guesses for IT in 2020.” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK’s editor-in-chief. Some quick facts: Topic: “Predictions, Sure Things and Wild Guesses for IT in 2020” Date/time: […]

Cobalt Iron: Product Overview and Insight

Today: Cobalt Iron (enterprise data protection, analytics, automation) Company description: Cobalt Iron describes itself as the “global leader” in SaaS-based enterprise data protection, although there is quite a bit of competition in this international sector. Through analytics and automation, Compass from Cobalt Iron enables enterprises to transform and optimize legacy backup solutions into a simple cloud-based architecture. […]

IT Managers Looking for Consistent Cloud Services Controls

An end-of-year-survey sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and released this week at a conference in Munich reports that a whopping 87% if IT decision-makers say that their organizations have started to implement as-a-service solutions or have already completed the process. However, yet 71% of these same decision-makers are concerned about keeping up with the changing aaS […]