Chris Preimesberger

SAN FRANCISCO—Multiple themes around cloud computing emerged from last week’s VMworld 2019, which drew 23,000 attendees and continues to be one of the largest and most important IT conferences of the year (Oracle OpenWorld, Dell EMC World, AWS:Reinvent, CeBIT and CES are some of the others). Simplifying the conference into one or two sentences is […]

SAN FRANCISCO—A trend that started up about six years ago continues to gain traction in the data center equipment space: composable infrastructure replacing static old-school servers, storage and networking. Liqid, a new-gen provider of a full-service composable infrastructure solutions/services platform, revealed this week at VMworld 2019 that its package is now optimized to meet the […]

The dreaded trend term “digital transformation” is a bit worn out at this point for those of us who talk and write about it on a daily basis, but it remains a top priority for many organizations. These companies are trying to automate capabilities as a lever for optimizing operations, delivering better service to customers and driving […]

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An increasing number of enterprises want to move their in-house Oracle databases to the cloud. However, this is a complex migration that, if not done properly, can have a significant negative impact on a business. As a result, it should not be taken lightly; planning and preparation are very important. Today, a number of factors […]

Today:  Commvault (enterprise data backup, recovery, data management) Company description: Commvault is a recognized global leader in enterprise class backup, recovery, and data management across cloud and on-premises environments. The company contends that its converged data management solutions redefine what backup means for the progressive enterprise. With Commvault, enterprises are empowered to protect, manage and […]

Enterprise software support and services provider Rimini Street, which made its reputation beginning 15 years ago by replacing expensive vendor support for Oracle’s Siebel, PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards business management applications, is branching out big time. Over the years, the Las Vegas-based company also added third-party support for SAP applications, and more recently support for […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Toshiba Memory America, which is changing its name to Kioxia (kee-OAKS-ee-uh) in October, had two home runs this week: It introduced its highly-anticipated XFMEXPRESS memory chip for removable PCIe-1 attached/NVMe 2 memory devices, and it received the Flash Memory Summit Best of Show award. And this was a well-attended three-day show, the largest […]

Recruiters have started embracing chatbots with full force, and they’re already seeing the results: Organizations that have implemented a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence reported 40% of job seekers who interact with it become leads. However, most recruiters assume that once you add a chatbot to your career site, it’s smart enough to work independently […]

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