DC: Storage, Tech Field Day, Security Boulevard, DevOps, SuperMicro, Citrix, KnowBe4, Akamai Technologies, Webinars (Thur., July 24th Morning)
Articles Posted Week of Jul 7th, 2025 — Jul 13th, 2025 (328/3/7)
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Storage
Tech Field Day
Security Boulevard
Bridging The Visibility Gap: 2025 Global Cybersecurity Maturity Report (19:35)
Collaboration Is Key: How To Make Threat Intelligence Work For Your Organization
DevOps
SuperMicro News
Citrix News
KnowBe4 News
Akamai Technologies News
An Intentionally Engineered Platform for a More Responsible Internet
AI and LLM Bot Management Has Become a Business-Critical Issue: Do It Right
From VPN to Zero Trust: Why It's Time to Retire Traditional VPNs, Part 2
Join us for a deep dive into VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, the latest innovation in private cloud from Broadcom. In this Tech Field Day Showcase, Broadcom experts will explore what's new in VCF 9.0 and share best practices for successful adoption and deployment. Register
Storage
Big Orgs Still Treating Storage Security As An Afterthought
Just over half of enterprises with more than 10,000 employees have integrated storage security into their overall cybersecurity strategy, with another fifth planning to do so....more
HAMR Time: Seagate Unleashes 30 TB Disks To Feed The AI Beast
Exos and IronWolf drives show spinning rust isn't going anywhere...more
Tech Field Day
The DoJ Just Devalued Juniper Mist
The proposed remedies for the HPE acquisition of Juniper Networks did a real disservice to Juniper Mist. The confusion around what's going on with the proposed Juniper AIOps for Mist auction have professionals asking a lot of questions....more
Security Boulevard
Bridging The Visibility Gap: 2025 Global Cybersecurity Maturity Report (19:35)
Reuven 'Rubi' Aronashvili, CEO of CYE, asks a blunt question: Why are breaches still rampant when security budgets have never been larger?...more
Collaboration Is Key: How To Make Threat Intelligence Work For Your Organization
Recent cyberattacks on retailers in the UK and the U.S. are now shifting to target the financial sector, with news on breaches reaching headlines almost daily. These stories track how today's threat actors operate: they are strategic, pivot quickly, exploit weak links and are highly opportunistic....more
Security In The Era Of AI-Speed Exploits
You rarely hear the phrase 'they don't build 'em like that anymore' applied to software....more
DevOps
Continuous Testing Strategies That Actually Prevent Production Bugs
Development teams today sprint toward deadlines, and the urge to ship fresh features can shove unnoticed bugs straight into production. The old habit of confining tests to the rear of the schedule simply can't keep pace with nightly or even weekly releases. Continuous testing strategies can help change the rhythm....more
Developer Experience (DevEx) Is At A Crossroads
In 2022, DevEx surged in prominence. Roles like 'Head of DevEx' became common, and companies invested in onboarding platforms, feedback surveys and internal tooling initiatives aimed at fostering 'happier developers.'...more
This webinar, drawing from a collaborative report by RAND, Schmidt Sciences, and Palo Alto Networks, provides a vital systems view of current security gaps in AI agents and offers actionable next steps for the AI security community to address them. Register
Scaling DevOps: Tackling Infrastructure Automation
Spacelift CEO Pawel Hytry dives into the infrastructure automation challenges DevOps teams are facing following the picking up of an additional $51 million in financing....more
SuperMicro News
Supermicro Ships 4-Socket X14 Servers Powered by Intel Xeon 6 for Enterprise and HPC Workloads
Super Micro Computer, Inc., a Total IT Solution Provider for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is now shipping the industry's most advanced 4-socket servers for large-scale database and enterprise applications....more
Citrix News
Why AI agents will use the same desktops and apps as human workers
The most transformational use of AI in the enterprise won't come from copilots or new AI-powered tools. It will come from AI agents doing actual work-logging in, reading the screen, sending keystrokes and mouse movements-using the same desktops, apps, and browsers as your knowledge workers....more
KnowBe4 News
KnowBe4 Launches Prevent Email Security Solution
KnowBe4, providers of a cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, has launched KnowBe4 Prevent, an email security product to manage outbound email risk....more
FTC Advisory: How to Protect Yourself Against Job Scams
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory warning of job scams that impersonate well-known companies with tempting employment opportunities....more
Akamai Technologies News
An Intentionally Engineered Platform for a More Responsible Internet
At Akamai, our sustainability strategy is ambitious, transparent, and integrated into every aspect of our business, including our products. Our customers demand performance, security, and scale - and Akamai delivers all three on a platform that's also built for sustainability....more
AI and LLM Bot Management Has Become a Business-Critical Issue: Do It Right
AI bots and LLM scrapers all want your content. Akamai stops the scrapers that hinder your business and manages the bots that help it....more
From VPN to Zero Trust: Why It's Time to Retire Traditional VPNs, Part 2
In part one of this blog post series, we explored how traditional VPNs have become a security liability, with a 47% spike in vulnerabilities, that is forcing IT teams into constant patch-and-pray cycles. Now, in part two, let's examine how Zero Trust Network Access offers a better path forward....more
Optimizing Government Websites for Peak Traffic Events
Government websites provide the public with vital and market-sensitive information that must be released to the general public in a timely manner with no hiccups and must be equally available to all end users. The handling of peak traffic events/releases to ensure the appropriate flow of information to the general public is critical for the agencies Akamai supports....more
In this webinar, we'll introduce the PCI Express (PCIe) interface which is an essential component of AI systems due to its ability to provide high bandwidth and low latency over short distances. Register
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