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Gartner's latest research report on the secure access service edge market outlines key features to prioritize when evaluating vendors, from unified management and global POP coverage to inline security and AI capabilities
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Big Tech is pouring billions into AI, but at what cost? Microsoft, AWS, and Google are ramping up infrastructure spend -- while cutting thousands of jobs. Are layoffs, some possibly attributed to AI replacements, quietly fueling the AI boom?
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By Tom Fenton
This year looks pretty solid, Tom says, especially with VMware's big push to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 and the transformational changes we see in AI.
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By Tom Fenton
Ever since VMware sold its End User Computing business, VMware has effectively excluded EUC sessions from VMware Explore, its annual conference. says Tom Fenton, who as a result has been searching for a conference to replace it.
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Major AI players are racing to solve a critical challenge: memory. Google’s new Vertex AI Memory Bank lets agents retain long-term context across sessions, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, CrewAI and others are building their own systems to help AI remember your preferences, projects, and conversations.
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As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, cloud security fundamentals are falling behind. Thales’ 2025 Cloud Security Study finds just 8% of organizations encrypt most of their sensitive cloud data — even as AI-driven attacks rise and security budgets shift toward new risks.
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Rubrik, Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, Dell, and Druva lead Gartner's newly renamed 2025 Magic Quadrant for Backup and Data Protection Platforms. The report marks a major shift toward cyberresilient, AI-driven architectures that extend far beyond traditional backup and recovery -- prioritizing GenAI, SaaS coverage, and unified hybrid cloud operations.
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Our "one-person SOC" from Down Under, Paul Schnackenburg -- definiely not a dev -- tuned into the dev-heavy Microsoft Build 2025 conference and walked away with valuable insights for IT teams. From Copilot Studio to local AI agents and post-quantum cryptography, his takeaway? Even if you're not coding, there's plenty to unpack in the agentic AI wave.
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In a lively and insight-packed session at the "How To Take Unstructured Data from Chaos to Clarity" Summit today, data expert Karen Lopez outlined a 7-step roadmap to help IT pros wrangle unstructured data. From finding hidden files to automating classification, she offered practical strategies for turning chaotic content into manageable, secure, and valuable assets.
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New research from Backslash Security uncovers critical "NeighborJack" and OS injection vulnerabilities in hundreds of public Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, exposing private user data and host machine control.
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The cloud is seen as a natural fit for compute-intensive analytics of all kinds -- including security -- but a new analyst report on that space sees Microsoft as the sole cloud giant mentioned among the leaders.
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Cybersecurity expert Ian Thornton-Trump warns IT pros that cloud security begins with knowing what you’re doing. From Scattered Spider to S3 ransomware, this expert-led session breaks down today’s top cloud threats -- and the best-practice defenses you may be missing.
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By Tom Fenton
It was introduced at VMware Explore last year as a unified platform designed to integrate all their enterprise tools to manage private and public clouds seamlessly, from a single interface.
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Allan Liska, widely known as the "Ransomware Sommelier," explains how AI, when integrated across the secure software development lifecycle, transforms app security from reactive to radically proactive.
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A new report from cloud security firm Wiz finds that while 87% of organizations are already using AI in the cloud, only 13% have adopted AI-specific security controls. The survey of 100 cloud architects and engineers highlights major gaps in visibility, governance, and expertise -- especially around shadow AI and hybrid environments.
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Cisco showcased its new AgenticOps paradigm at Cisco Live 2025, spotlighting AI Assistant, AI Canvas, and the Deep Network Model. These innovations aim to transform IT operations through AI-driven automation, collaboration, and deep network intelligence.
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Studies from Rackspace and IBM explore why some enterprises are pulling ahead with advanced AI adoption while others are stuck. Key takeaways reveal how AI-first leaders achieve better profits, innovation, and competitive edge -- and what laggards must do to catch up.
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Ransomware attacks on AWS S3 are evolving fast -- and too many cloud teams still miss critical defenses. Here are three key tactics from expert Steven Smiley's recent talk, plus additional strategies to shore up your cloud resilience.
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By Tom Fenton
For years, Tom Fenton wanted, yearned, and lusted for Windows to include a command-line editor. Yes, they did have one back in the day, but modern Windows versions did not include one -- until now.
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Company report shows progress in detecting and shutting down AI-powered scams, cyberattacks, and influence operations -- many targeting cloud-based platforms.
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Renowned security architect John O'Neill, Sr. shared expert insights on building zero-trust frameworks for today’s hybrid, multicloud, and AI-powered IT environments.
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Karen Lopez exposes why traditional disaster recovery strategies fall short in today’s cloud-first, threat-heavy world -- and what modern orgs must do instead.
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Your new AI assistant might help you work faster -- but don't expect to go home earlier. A recent academic study shows that as companies adopt AI tools, they're not just streamlining workflows -- they're piling on new demands. Researchers found that "AI technostress" is driving burnout and disrupting personal lives, even as organizations hail productivity gains.
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Databricks edged out the "Big 3" cloud giants in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, which itself mirrors the industry shift to agentic AI, emphasizing autonomous agents that can use tools, data sources, and APIs to perform tasks with minimal human intervention.
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By Tom Fenton
The VMware Explore site is now live, presenting its reasons for attending the event. Tom Fenton has his own reasons for attending, some of which align with theirs, while others do not.