Chris Preimesberger

Centrify, an established star in the enterprise security software business and the technology behind Samsung’s on-device Knox identity and access management platform, has simplified the financial foundation for its business. Thoma Bravo, a high-profile private equity investment firm, on July 10 announced it will acquire a majority interest in Centrify from its venture capital investors, […]

As high-bandwidth applications become further ingrained in our daily lives, the implementation of an adaptive network––one that enables IT managers to combine intelligent automation, real-time performance data and the ability to continuously optimize the network––becomes even more important. Examples of these kinds of apps include the following: anything with analytics or machine learning included; high-resolution video; […]

It’s a virtual dream (no pun intended) for IT and network administrators to open a single master data management platform and be able to control the movement and/or deployment of a production workload from an on-premises location, to one in a cloud, and then to another in a second cloud, if need be. Not long […]

On Wednesday, July 11, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 69th 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 July 11: “New Trends in New-Gen Security” Date/time: Wednesday, July 11, […]

Here is the latest article in a new 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 […]

On Wednesday, July 11, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/7 p.m. GMT, @eWEEKNews will host its 69th 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 July 11: “New Trends in New-Gen Security” Date/time: Wednesday, July 11, […]

Company Name: ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corp. (multifacted front-end and back-end business software) Company description: Launched in 2002, ManageEngine is the IT management division of Zoho Corporation. With a portfolio of over 90 products and free tools purpose-built for inherent integration, ManageEngine has penetrated a highly consolidated market by offering innovative and affordable IT […]

The IT world is all about the so-called “user experience.” Every interaction with a computer has to be a good one. And there’s no single type of personal computer users deploy more than smartphones. Smartphones are all about personal taste. Brand, screen size, thinness, battery life, color, protective covering, apps–these attributes all contribute to defining […]

Might your trusty but slightly tired older laptop or desktop PC be needing a shot in the arm to encourage it to run faster and get jobs completed in less time? As our bodies get older, we humans can personally identify with PCs needing new energy to maintain a high-quality existence.  Thinking along these same […]

Just about every enterprise in the world makes use of a database, whether it’s a parallel, distributed, flat file, document-oriented, operational, embedded or graph database. In this article, we’re discussing graph databases, which are riding a sales updraft right about now. There are several graph database languages on the market, including Neo4j’s Cypher, Google Cayley, […]