Photo: Symantec Symantec has announced the latest version of its ApplicationHA, a high-availability solution for VMware virtual environments that provide application visibility and control. This latest version of the application extends the existing capabilities for disaster recovery. “Customers can have confidence in their disaster recovery efforts with new SRM integration while growing their businesses [...]
Reflecting the big buzz about cloud computing for government-contracting firms and the feds themselves, major cloud-provider firm VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), hosted “record” crowds at its cloud-computing conference in Orlando, the company said. The firm also announced new specializations and certifications, as well as cloud toolkits for enterprise hybrid cloud solutions. VMware hosted 3,300 attendees [...]
VMware products have reached Common Criteria certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4, the highest globally recognized security features certification. The two virtualization and cloud-infrastructure products that received the honor are VMware vSphere 4.0 and VMware vCenter Server 4.0. The software was examined for security measures as part of the certification process, which began in 2006 [...]
For CIOs, it’s a dreaded statistic: Between 60 and 70 percent of IT budgets typically goes toward the maintenance of current systems — otherwise known as “keep-the-lights-on spending.” Less than 30 percent, meanwhile, ever finds its way into new applications development. It’s a trend that Robin Johnson was looking to break when he was tapped [...]
Russo-American tensions are flaring over cybersecurity. The US wants an expansion of talks similar to the 2004 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, signed by 22 nations (editorial note: neither Russia or China signed). The US-backed agreement would criminalize cyberattacks and focus on the individual crimes. On the other hand, Russia wants a treaty banning [...]
