DC: Security, Technology, Backup, DDN, Datacore, Lenovo, Trend Micro, Webinars (Wed. Dec 3rd AM)
Articles Posted Week: Nov. 24th, 2025 — Nov. 30th, 2025 (332/4/5)
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Security
Technology
CXL 4.0 Doubles Bandwidth And Stretches Memory Pooling To Multi-Rack Setups
2026 Will Bring The Next Big Era In Enterprise Tech: The AI And Cloud Convergence
Copackaged Optics Have Officially Found Their Killer App - Of Course It’s AI
Backup
DDN News
Datacore News
Lenovo News
Trend Micro News
In this session you will learn how to extend consistent AI security controls across every layer of your environment. We will explore how to apply one unified policy across SaaS LLMs and proprietary models, how to achieve runtime visibility that stops attacks in real time, and how to deploy protection without code changes or developer effort. Register
Security
How Board Members Think About Cyber Risk And What CISOs Should Tell Them
In this Help Net Security video, Jonathan Trull, EVP & CISO at Qualys, discusses which cybersecurity metrics matter most to a board of directors. Drawing on more than two decades in the field, he explains how boards think about their duty to oversee risk and how CISOs can present information in a way that supports that duty....more
7 Signs Your Cybersecurity Framework Needs Rebuilding
Is your organization’s cybersecurity framework able to withstand a new generation of sophisticated attackers? If it isn’t, it’s time to rethink and redesign your approach to cyber risk....more
Fragmented Tooling Slows Vulnerability Management
Security leaders know vulnerability backlogs are rising, but new data shows how quickly the gap between exposures and available resources is widening, according to a new report by Hackuity....more
Technology
CXL 4.0 Doubles Bandwidth And Stretches Memory Pooling To Multi-Rack Setups
The fourth CXL memory sharing spec adds speed and extends distance for multi-rack systems. The Computer eXpress Link (CXL) specification defines how pools of memory can be connected across the PCIe bus....more
2026 Will Bring The Next Big Era In Enterprise Tech: The AI And Cloud Convergence
As we look ahead to 2026, the convergence of AI and cloud is poised to be one of the biggest stories in enterprise technology....more
Copackaged Optics Have Officially Found Their Killer App - Of Course It’s AI
Power is becoming a major headache for datacenter operators as they grapple with how to support ever larger deployments of GPU servers - so much so that the AI boom is now driving the adoption of a technology once thought too immature and failure-prone to merit the risk....more
Join us for this critical virtual event, where our business continuity experts will deliver practical insights, tried-and-true best practices, and innovative tools and strategies that are reshaping how IT teams are preparing for the unexpected. Register
Backup
Enterprises Are Neglecting Backup Plans, And Experts Warn It Could Come Back To Haunt Them
Only half of firms are following the ‘3-2-1’ backup rule or using immutability to keep data tamper-proof...more
DDN News
Dn Enterprise AI HyperPOD
The world’s first turnkey inferencing & RAG solution - purpose-built for financial services, telco, manufacturing. Turn it on and go, from day-one....more
Datacore News
Immutable Snapshots: RAIsing The Bar For Enterprise Data Protection
There’s a growing realization in enterprise IT: it’s no longer enough to simply have recovery mechanisms in place; you must ensure that the recovery data itself remains untouched....more
Lenovo News
How CIOs Are Rebuilding Cyber Confidence In The Age Of AI
Embedding AI into security operations, connecting visibility across systems and working with trusted partners is essential for modern security strategies....more
The Creator Generation: How Gen Z Is Rewriting The Rules Of Work, Identity, And Culture
With unprecedented access to tools and creator career paths, Gen Z is reshaping everything from social media to corporate culture....more
Trend Micro News
Trend Micro Predicts 2026 As The Year Cybercrime Becomes Fully Industrialized
Trend Micro released its annual Security Predictions Report for 2026, warning that the coming year will mark the true industrialization of cybercrime. Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are now enabling threat actors to run entire campaigns autonomously, from reconnaissance to extortion, creating unprecedented speed, scale, and complexity for enterprise defenders....more
Manual patching drains time, money, and security. Join Moderator, Landon Miles, Jason Kikta, Automox CISO and former U.S. Cyber Command leader and Katherine Chipdey, Automox's Senior Director of Alliances, as they unpack insights from the 2026 State of Endpoint Management Report. Register
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