Chris Preimesberger

Company Name: mimik Technology Inc. (edge computing application tools; official company name is lower-case mimik) Mimik Technology inc. is a business-to-business software company headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. mimik provides a platform for building the edge cloud. Mimik’s platform enables ordinary devices to act as cloud servers and transforms cloud applications from a fixed, single-server architecture; to a […]

Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because the […]

Enterprise-level security for multiple deployments–in clouds, using virtual machines or containers and in servers on premises–has been an impossible function to make available in a single solution. All of these deployments have, up to now, required their own security system. No one yet has been able to accomplish this extremely difficult problem. The problem has […]

Basically all the digital information we use on a daily basis is in a database management system or a storage array somewhere in the world. These can range from as small a storage device as a smartphone to as large as a basically unlimited cloud storage system. How best to find out which DBMS is for […]

Business spend-management software maker Coupa Software did some research in its own market and then discovered a big bonus takeaway: That the study may work as a general indicator of business spending across a broad swath of businesses. The first Coupa Business Spend Index, released in late April, reveals that despite uncertainty in the markets, […]

The general cloud managed services market has splintered in the last several years as the IT business itself has grown and developed into more specific products and services, with the data center managed services segment being the largest. The categories include: Managed Security Services Managed Network Services Managed Communication and Collaboration Services Managed IT Infrastructure […]

Here is the latest article in an eWEEK feature series called IT Science, in which we look at what actually happens at the intersection of new-gen IT and legacy systems. Unless it’s brand new and right off various assembly lines, servers, storage and networking inside every IT system can be considered “legacy.” This is because the […]

On Wednesday, May 8, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “DevOps and Agile Development, Circa 2019” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK’s editor in chief. Some quick facts: Topic: “DevOps and Agile Development, circa 2019” Date/time: May 8, 2019 @11a.m. PST/2 p.m. […]

Project management software is comprised of a specialized suite of task management software such as Agile, Kanban and Scrum, created to enhance the efficiency of a production team. Such software helps businesses implement and execute multiple projects within the required time frame. You may be an exceptional project manager who aims to complete multi-level tasks with definite goals […]

There is a growing consensus that for many organizations, the concept of “bring your own device” (BYOD) is no longer fit for purpose. In short, mobility presents security and other issues that BYOD cannot solve. These problems include a marked lack of visibility into how employees are using their devices when compared to traditional computing, […]