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The VMware ecosystem is undergoing one of the largest disruptions in its history. For decades, VMware was the default choice for virtualization, hypervisor management, and private cloud infrastructure. But in 2024–2026, a combination of rising licensing costs, forced bundling, and broad market uncertainty has triggered a massive reevaluation across IT organizations. Companies are now actively…
Why a Memory Shortage Is Likely in 2026 1. AI Is Consuming More DRAM Than Ever AI workloads—especially large-language-model training and inference—are dramatically increasing memory requirements per node. This has a cascade effect: as foundries prioritize HBM, traditional DRAM (DDR5, LPDDR5x, server DIMMs) receives less wafer allocation. 2. Limited Fab Expansion—Even After Record Investment Despite…
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When Michael Dell publicly stated that “VxRail is no longer a thing”, it sent a ripple through the VMware and Dell ecosystem. In comments reported by CRN, Dell made it clear that VxRail—once the flagship hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution co-engineered with VMware—is no longer a strategic focus as the company pivots toward Dell Private Cloud…
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Ransomware isn’t just another threat—it’s an existential crisis for many organizations. With the days of paying a ransom and hoping for the best increasingly untenable, forward-looking enterprises are shifting to more proactive, resilient strategies. Enter Halcyon: a platform purpose-built to detect, disrupt, and recover from ransomware, rather than simply react. In this post we’ll explore…
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The Palo Alto Networks acquisition of Chronosphere is a strong strategic play: it recognizes that in the AI era, visibility, performance and security converge.
The purpose of this article is to share my perspective on the best Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform to deploy if you already have a Splunk SIEM. After working with multiple EDR–SIEM combinations across industries, one pairing consistently delivers the strongest visibility, the fastest investigations, and the most efficient SOC workflows: SentinelOne + Splunk….
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The technology landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and as we approach 2026, the demand for highly skilled IT professionals is stronger than ever. Organizations are not just looking for technical expertise—they’re seeking strategic thinkers who can adapt to emerging technologies, drive innovation, and ensure security and scalability in an AI-driven world. Here…
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Introduction In September 2025, Cisco released an urgent security advisory covering two critical vulnerabilities in its firewall/VPN products: CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362. These flaws are already being exploited in the wild, meaning organizations should treat them as high priority.This blog will explain what they are, how they work, who is affected, and what mitigations you need…
What happened SonicWall confirmed that in around September 2025 an unauthorised party gained access to its cloud-backup environment (via its MySonicWall portal) and extracted firewall configuration backup files for customers. Dark Reading+3SonicWall+3The Hacker News+3 Here are the key facts: So in summary: a cloud backup repository of SonicWall firewall configurations was breached by a likely…
Cisco has officially unveiled its first open-weight security-focused large language model (LLM), Foundation-sec-8b, marking a major milestone in the company’s AI journey. Developed by the newly formed Cisco Foundation AI group, this model is purpose-built for cybersecurity—combining deep domain expertise with the flexibility and control enterprises demand in today’s evolving threat landscape. A Foundation Model…
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