Monday 8/26
Nvidia, VMware partner to offer virtualized GPUs
The companies say it's the first hybrid cloud offering that lets enterprises use GPUs to accelerate AI, machine learning or deep learning workloads.
https://zd.net/2Hph6nm
IRS Warns Taxpayers of New Scam Campaign Distributing Malware
The emails contain a 'temporary password' or 'one-time password' to 'access' the files to submit the refund. But when taxpayers try to access these, it turns out to be a malicious file.
http://bit.ly/2zqnCWw
Tuesday 8/27
Cisco to acquire CloudCherry to bolster contact center portfolio
CloudCherry's open API platform aims to help companies correlate factors that impact customer experience, in real time, using predictive analytics. The idea is to help agents close the feedback loop and improve customer loyalty and satisfaction.
https://zd.net/2NxfE6i
Microsoft Expanding Azure VMware Solutions To Eight Regions
The regional expansion of Azure VMware Solutions is based on customer demand and will be across the United States, Western Europe and Asia-Pacific, according to a blog post.
http://bit.ly/344WeM8
Cloud-Native Apps Don’t Require a Cloud
Cloud-native, despite its name, does not require cloud. The name comes from the architectural approach of building an application that relies on infrastructure and is designed around the concepts of cloud: elasticity, economy of scale, and distributed computing.
http://bit.ly/2ZoZsLS
Wednesday 8/28
Symantec Positioned as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms
Symantec’s Complete Endpoint Defense (CED) provides enterprises with the visibility and coordinated capabilities they require to protect their endpoint environment.
https://yhoo.it/2Lhz10D
Android Google Play app with 100 million downloads starts to deliver malware
Recent versions of the hugely popular CamScanner PDF Android app included a new advertising library that contained a Trojan designed to deliver malware to Android devices.
https://zd.net/2ZjX88J
Pure Storage all-flash storage ready to zero in on AI and cloud
Pure Storage all-flash updates are tied to its FlashArray flagship and FlashBlade NAS arrays, but the company's storage also has a widening presence in the public cloud.
http://bit.ly/2L1TIP9
Thursday 8/29
Follow Citrix VDI best practices for a successful deployment
IT admins should educate themselves on Citrix VDI best practices to experience a smooth deployment process and ensure that IT management tasks never become too overwhelming.
http://bit.ly/2PhfWRd
Check Point Expands CloudGuard to SD-WAN Security
Check Point goes so far as to make the claim that its threat prevention technology achieves a “100% catch rate,” by utilizing CPU-level inspections and OS-level sandboxing to prevent infection from zero-day and Gen-V.
http://bit.ly/2MJpS4a
Friday 8/30
Forescout Collaborates with VMware to Create Comprehensive IoT Lifecycle & Security Management Solution
Forescout has announced an expanded relationship with VMware to simplify and operationalize enterprise-wide IoT lifecycle and security management by interoperating with VMware Pulse IoT Center.
http://bit.ly/2MNzyL2
New Stealthy Ad Clicking Tactics Found in Popular Apps on Google Play
The tactics used by this developer allow advertisements, and any other potentially malicious content, to be displayed freely beyond the device’s viewable screen area.
https://symc.ly/2LfPzGl