Chris Preimesberger

Company Name: SailPoint Technologies (identity-based security) Company description: SailPoint Technologies is an Austin, Texas-based provider of identity governance solutions, which is known to be one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity spending priorities. Founded in 2005, SailPoint holds a steadfast commitment to solving business problems with innovative identity governance solutions. The company’s open identity platform is the product […]

It doesn’t normally get a lot of attention, but the DNS (Domain Name System) plays a critical role in the presence of an online business––website, online services, cloud connection and applications. When DNS fails, end users cannot find you online. For all intents and purposes, your business is just as “down” as it would be […]

If you believe what some of the big-data experts are predicting, 2019 could well become a year that will bring renewed interest in data lakes, of all things. Private clouds, too, may be making a comeback. Other big-data-related predictions include hybrid becoming the de facto general environment, big data being consolidated into “little data” and […]

On Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be “Is Memory-Based Computing Where IT Is Going?” It will be moderated by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK’s editor in chief. Some quick facts: Topic: “Is Memory-Based Computing Where IT Is Going?” Date/time: Jan. 9, 2018 @11a.m. PST/2 […]

Memory chip maker Micron Technology revealed Jan. 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 that it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to develop highly advanced chipsets for next-generation in-vehicle computing systems. Automotive cockpit compute systems combine traditional multimedia and navigational features with the digital instrument cluster, heads-up display and telematics information—along with a human-machine interface […]

Data breaches once again played a prominent role in this past year’s media coverage. While many organizations make it seem like an unavoidable fact, the reality is that there are a plenty of things that enterprises can do right now to help prevent unauthorized access to their systems and data. In this eWEEK Data Points […]

GitHub on Jan. 7 announced two major updates to make its online open-source code service more accessible to developers: unlimited free private repositories and a simplified, unified enterprise offering. Here are some details on the free and enterprise offerings: GitHub Free now includes unlimited private repositories. For the first time, developers can use GitHub for […]

Accenture, one of the world’s largest and most respected teams of IT consultants and integrators, has some pretty specific ideas on what will be making headlines next week (Jan. 8-11) at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019, which is expected to attract about 175,000 attendees at several locations in Las Vegas. CES 2019, as always, will […]

Hardly a week went by in 2018 without news of a major data leak or security breach. Ransomware and phishing were invasive, state-run hackers were working around the clock, passwords were leaking, new sophisticated malware attacks were spreading, data was breached and governments around the world once again spurned privacy rules—not to mention the concerted […]

Like we humans, every application, every text message, every email, every photo—everything that’s digital—needs a home. Without secure data storage, the digital and online worlds simply cannot exist. In all enterprise verticals, secure-yet-accessible data storage is crucial for employees, contractors, business partners, channel partners and a whole ecosystem of vendors. This is all about providing […]