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Grafana Open-Source Data Visualization Solution, Part 1

Tom provides an overview of Grafana and how to use it, including the Grafana plugin that lets you use CSV data sources to create a dashboard.

AWS, Google Cloud and Nutanix Certs Pay Off the Most: Report

"This year's list shows that cloud computing skills remain in high demand and can be quite lucrative for tech professionals."

Agentic AI Tops Gartner's 2025 Tech Trends

With those ever-present "destroy humanity" fears, the No. 2 trend is AI governance platforms, naturally.

Microsoft and Google Turn to Autonomous AI Agents

Cloud giants Microsoft and Google are both moving quickly in the trending field of autonomous AI agents as the GenAI space matures from simple query-and-response chatbots and content creators.

Automate VMware VMs Using vmrun

Although Workstation has a GUI interface that is easy to use and very powerful, sometimes it is more useful to perform an action using the command line or a script than using a GUI.

2 of 3 Cloud Giants Back New Okta-Led Identity Security Standard

Cloud giants Microsoft and Google, along with many other major industry players, are backing a new identity security standard proposed by Okta and the OpenID Foundation.

Bevy of Reports Call Out Russia, China, Iran and North Korea Threat Actors

A bevy of recent cybersecurity reports point to the continuing problem of nation-state-sponsored threat actors, though Microsoft seems more alarmed about the issue, leading the calls for action on the part of industry and government.

Research Cites Nutanix in Market Shift Away from VMware

Research firm Gartner predicts an enterprise trend "to replace their VMware-based deployments and embrace hybrid cloud infrastructure delivery," with Nutanix often chosen as the alternative.

Why Your MFA Isn't Good Enough

Our practicing cybersecurity expert in Australia looks at the different types of MFA and how you can use them in a Microsoft context, dives deep into "in the middle" schemes and relates a successful client breach, though "we dodged a bullet."

AMD and Intel Trade Blows in AI Chip Battle

Prominent chipmakers AMD and Intel are duking it out as they chase NVIDIA for AI hardware supremacy, this week trading announcements about their latest/greatest offerings while holding dueling AI events.

Rubrik Teams with Okta for AI-Driven Identity Threat Protection

Partnership will provide critical user context to accelerate threat detection and response.

New Partnerships Push AI to the Edge

This movement, similar to "edge computing" in which data is processed closer to its source, sees AI models being deployed and executed on edge devices, allowing for real-time analysis and decision-making without relying on a central server.

SD-WAN Research Shows AI Networking Taking Over

SD-WAN was one of the hottest parts of IT networking not too long ago, and while it has lost lustre among other industry technologies since its heyday, the market is being reinvigorated by advanced Generative AI and machine learning (ML) developments.

Simplifying the Amazon EC2 Instance Customization Process

AWS expert Brien Posey demonstrates how to automate EC2 instance customization by using PowerShell to simplify post-deployment tasks.

New AI Research Puts Final Nail in CAPTCHA Coffin, Alternatives Needed

Advanced AI can defeat CAPTCHAs designed to prove web actions are being performed by humans instead of machines, so a better security mechanism is needed for the internet, new research indicates.

Hands On with VMware's New vmcli, 'A Mysterious Command'

Tom Fenton: "Due to the issues I had when running the command, I only did limited testing with it before giving up."

AWS Cites Move to On-Premises, Gartner Says It's Not Widespread

Is there a widespread backlash to cloud computing that sees organizations moving their IT operations back to on-premises datacenters? That longstanding debate was fueled by recent comments from AWS about cloud repatriation among its customer base.

Default Settings Cause AI Cloud Security Woes: Report

Cloud misconfigurations, specifically the blind acceptance of default resource settings, continue to cause cybersecurity issues in the cloud, with AI systems being a new factor.

Cloudflare Tool Helps 'Capture Value' from AI Site Scrapers

Connectivity cloud specialist Cloudflare announced a new AI Audit tool that monitors and controls how AI bots interact with site content, part of the back-and-forth between content owners and AI scrapers, with the former wanting to get paid by the latter.

The Definitive Ransomware Prevention & Recovery Checklist

"Ransomware is that ultimate punch in the mouth," says cybersecurity expert Allan Liska in recounting the familiar quote from champion boxer Mike Tyson, who once opined that when coming into the ring every opponent has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. To prepare for that punch, the "Ransomware Sommelier" has a checklist.

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