Data Centers

Looking to ease deployments of software-defined networks while reinforcing automation and security for hybrid and multicloud customers, VMware has taken the wraps off of a major release of its NSX-T Data Center software. While the NSX-T 2.4 announcement includes over 100 upgrades, VMware said the release anoints NSX-T as the …

Cisco issued some 40 security advisories today but only one of them was deemed “critical” – a vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode data-center switch that could let an attacker secretly access system resources. The exposure, which was given a Common Vulnerability Scoring System importance …

Cisco this week identified two “High” security vulnerabilities in its HyperFlex data-center package that could let attackers gain control of the system.   HyperFlex is Cisco’s hyperconverged infrastructure that offers computing, networking and storage resources in a single system. The more critical of the two warnings – an 8.8 on …

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear. Its longevity, maturity and security make it one of the most trusted OSes available today, meaning it is ideal for …

VMware Service-defined Firewall works in bare-metal, VM, container environments and supports hybrid cloud.

HCI is winning over enterprises drawn to its potential to ease management, streamline deployment of new workloads and optimize costs. The market analysis includes hardware vendors and software players such as VMware and Microsoft.

IBM wants businesses to use its new z14 mainframe to encrypt pretty much everything -- an approach to security it calls pervasive encryption.

Yahoo is blaming the breach on 'state-sponsored' hackers.