Each week, CIO Influence delivers a curated collection of insights straight from the industry’s leading IT experts. In this edition, explore the key developments and innovations that took place from November 4th to November 8th. Stay informed on the latest trends and breakthroughs in cloud computing, data management, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. Dive into expert opinions on cutting-edge trends, plus get a sneak peek at upcoming IT events and essential industry terms you need to know. Keep ahead of the curve with everything that’s defining the future of technology!
This Week in IT: Top Tech Trends You Should Know
What’s New in IT Security This Week
Radware Expands Business with Leading Communications Platform as a Service Provider to Include Hybrid Cloud DDoS Protection
Radware, a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments, today announced it has expanded its customer relationship with a prominent U.S. based communications platform as a service (CPaaS) provider. As part of a multimillion-dollar deal, the CPaaS provider purchased Radware’s hybrid Cloud DDoS Protection Services, Cloud Firewall as a Service (FWaaS), and Network Analytics. The new services add to the existing on-prem DDoS defenses Radware provides to protect the customer’s data centers.
“The success of this competitive take out was driven by Radware’s strong technical performance, starting with an on-premise solution and following with cloud DDoS protection for the provider’s corporate and customer network infrastructures,” said Yoav Gazelle, Radware’s chief business officer
Malwarebytes Acquires AzireVPN to Strengthen Security and Privacy Offerings
Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, today announced the acquisition of AzireVPN, a renowned privacy-focused VPN provider. Malwarebytes has long been a defender of user privacy through its portfolio of consumer solutions, including Malwarebytes Privacy VPN and its free ad and scam blocker web extension Malwarebytes Browser Guard.
- AzireVPN’s advanced VPN technologies and Blind Operator feature will be integrated into Malwarebytes’ platform, ensuring enhanced security and privacy for users.
- AzireVPN’s control over its servers aligns with Malwarebytes’ mission to safeguard digital autonomy and fight censorship.
- Blind Operator disables both remote and local access to servers, preventing unauthorized traffic interception.
- This acquisition builds on Malwarebytes’ recent expansion, including its acquisition of Cyrus and launch of new identity theft protection and personal data r****** products.
- Malwarebytes aims to provide users with flexible, comprehensive cybersecurity solutions across devices, from desktop to mobile.
The Latest Developments in Cloud Technology
CrowdStrike to Acquire Adaptive Shield, Unifying Cloud, Identity, and SaaS Security
CrowdStrike today announced it has agreed to acquire Adaptive Shield, a leader in SaaS Security. With this acquisition, CrowdStrike will be the only cybersecurity vendor to provide unified, end-to-end protection against identity-based attacks across the entire modern cloud ecosystem – from on-premises Active Directory to cloud-based identity providers and SaaS applications – delivered from a single, unified platform.
“CrowdStrike was built to tackle the toughest cybersecurity challenges, and we drive relentless innovation based on what our customers need to stay ahead of modern threats,” said George Kurtz, CEO and founder, CrowdStrike.
Pure Storage Simplifies Cloud Migrations for Enterprise-scale VMware Environments on Microsoft Azure
Pure Storage the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage technology and services, today announced Pure Storage Cloud for Microsoft Azure VMware Solution (AVS), a new fully managed block storage-as-a-service (STaaS) offering available for AVS. This new solution, soon to be in preview, will be offered as an Azure Native integration.
- Seamless VMware Migration to Cloud: Azure VMware Solution now supports VMware vSphere VAAI and vVols for efficient, cloud-based migration of storage-heavy workloads.
- Cost Efficiencies for Innovation: Enterprises can optimize cloud storage costs, saving up to 40% on Azure VMware Solution with Pure Storage, freeing up budget for business growth.
- Enterprise-Grade Data Resilience: Pure Storage Cloud for AVS offers built-in data protection with SafeMode Snapshots, ensuring quick recovery in minutes without data loss.
- Reduced Storage Complexity: Pure Storage provides a fully-managed service that decouples compute and storage, simplifying hybrid cloud management and eliminating siloed infrastructure overhead.
Groundbreaking Advances in Data Management
BigID to Launch DSPM Starter App as Snowflake Native App to Enhance Data Discovery and Classification on AI Data Cloud
BigID unveils its Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) app, built natively in Snowflake, offering rapid data discovery and classification via Snowflake Marketplace.
News in Flash:
- Enhanced Data Security in Snowflake: The BigID DSPM Starter App provides comprehensive visibility and control over sensitive data in Snowflake, helping organizations manage risks with over 250 classifiers.
- Snowflake Integration for AI Data Governance: The app strengthens security, improves operational efficiency, and ensures organizations can safeguard sensitive data within Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud.
- BigID Sets DSPM Standard: BigID’s CEO highlights its unique ability to scan, label, and manage sensitive data, setting a new benchmark in data security for Snowflake users.
- Snowflake Native App Framework: BigID leverages Snowflake’s Native App Framework to deliver seamless integration, helping customers discover, classify, and secure data without complex infrastructure.
Flowfinity Upgrades Data Centers to Future-Proof AI Expansion and Increase Resilience
Flowfinity, a leading process management platform for workflow automation and data visualization, has made significant data center infrastructure investments to ensure future processing capacity as AI adoption increases.
“We’re excited to make these material infrastructure investments to support our client’s current and future processing requirements as they incorporate AI into their business processes,” said Larry Wilson, Vice President. “With these improvements, we’re ensuring optimal capacity for AI readiness while increasing our protection against system outages through redundancy and disaster resilience.”
Must-Read Articles for Tech Experts
AI Governance for Hybrid Cloud Security in Regulated Industries
The article discusses the critical role of AI governance in securing hybrid cloud environments, especially for regulated industries like finance, healthcare, and government. It highlights how AI governance frameworks help organizations navigate data protection, privacy, and compliance challenges in complex hybrid cloud setups. Key aspects covered include data privacy standards, ethical AI, role-based access control, and automated compliance monitoring. The article also explores AI-driven security techniques such as threat intelligence, and predictive analytics, and the importance of a scalable AI governance framework for continuous adaptation to regulatory changes and emerging threats. Readers can gain insights into how AI governance models can improve security, compliance, and operational efficiency in regulated sectors.
The Essentials of Software-Defined Cloud Interconnection and NaaS
The article explores Software Defined Cloud Interconnection (SDCI) and Network as a Service (NaaS), two transformative technologies that are reshaping the way businesses manage cloud connectivity and networking.
Key Takeaways:
- SDCI Overview: SDCI enables secure, high-performance, and automated cloud connections by leveraging distributed points of presence (PoPs) and software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs), offering fast, flexible, and cost-effective connectivity for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- NaaS Overview: NaaS allows businesses to lease networking services from cloud providers, eliminating the need for physical infrastructure. It simplifies network management, enhances security, and enables dynamic scalability.
- Benefits of SDCI: It provides agility, high performance, lower costs, and improved visibility with on-demand, secure connectivity across cloud environments, streamlining network traffic management.
- Benefits of NaaS: NaaS offers simplified management, global access, enhanced security, and improved application performance, allowing businesses to scale and manage networks without relying on traditional hardware.
Tech Talk Weekly: Key Insights and Expert Perspectives
CIO Influence Interview with, Corinne Koppel, Global Oracle Practice Lead, IBM Consulting
In a Q&A with CIO Influence, Corinne Koppel, Global Oracle Practice Lead at IBM Consulting, discusses how the company is enhancing its Oracle consulting services and adapting to the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
- Koppel emphasizes the growing complexity of hybrid cloud environments as businesses increasingly deploy generative AI across multiple clouds (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure). IBM helps clients navigate these complexities while ensuring security, efficiency, and alignment with business outcomes.
- She discusses AI’s transformative impact on business productivity and revenue models, alongside the potential of quantum computing in fields like materials science.
- IBM’s Oracle consulting practice assists clients in driving digital transformation by focusing on efficient, secure technology implementations.
- Koppel highlights integration, security, compliance, and skills shortages as key barriers to adopting hybrid cloud platforms. IBM’s “hybrid by design” approach helps businesses align cloud strategies with their specific goals, making scalability and ROI clearer.
CIO Influence Interview with Eduard Frank, CTO of Scanbot SDK
Eduard Frank, CTO of Scanbot SDK, shares insights into how the company’s machine learning-based SDKs are transforming enterprise operations globally. Scanbot provides efficient barcode scanning, document scanning, and data extraction solutions, aiming to make data capture easy, fast, and reliable for businesses.
- Impact on Enterprises: Scanbot SDK enables enterprises to integrate advanced scanning capabilities into their apps quickly and easily, saving time and effort in developing custom solutions.
- B2B Tech Trends: Automation, particularly in AI and data processing, is driving innovation in the B2B tech landscape.
- Data Privacy and Security: One of Scanbot’s key advantages is its offline scanning feature, which ensures that all data processing happens on the device, not on a server, mitigating data leakage concerns.
- Opportunities & Challenges in ML and CV: The biggest challenge for integrating machine learning and computer vision into enterprise applications is ensuring high-quality input data.
- Misconceptions About the CTO Role: Frank challenges the myth that a modern CTO is primarily a coder.
CIO Influence Interview with Eric Olden, CEO and Co-founder of Strata Identity
In a recent Q&A with CIO Influence, Eric Olden, CEO and Co-founder of Strata Identity, discussed how their Maverics Identity Orchestration platform is reshaping identity management for enterprises in multi-cloud environments. Strata’s Maverics platform enables seamless integration of multiple identity providers (IDPs), modernizing identity systems without disrupting user experiences or requiring any application rewrites. It helps enterprises implement advanced security measures such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and passwordless login across hybrid, cloud, and legacy environments with no-code or low-code solutions.
Key Tech Terms You Need to Understand
DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module): A compact circuit board that houses multiple memory chips. Unlike SIMMs, which can handle 32 bits at a time, a DIMM supports 64-bit data transfer. Pentium processors require a 64-bit memory path, meaning that SIMMs must be installed in pairs, whereas a single DIMM can be installed to meet this requirement.
DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a Service): A service that enables the recovery of data and IT infrastructure in the event of a server failure or natural disaster.
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions): A protocol that allows different types of files, such as text, audio, video, and images, to be attached to an email message.
This Week’s Brand Highlights and Key Updates
IBM is a global technology leader known for its advancements in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and enterprise solutions. Founded in 1911 and headquartered in Armonk, New York, IBM has been at the forefront of driving innovation in industries ranging from finance and healthcare to telecommunications and government. With its deep expertise in AI (through Watson), hybrid cloud, and quantum computing, IBM enables businesses to accelerate their digital transformation, optimize data management, and streamline operations while leveraging cutting-edge technologies to stay competitive.
CEO – Arvind Krishna
Recent Launch – IBM Advances Secure AI, Quantum Safe Technology with IBM Guardium Data Security Center
The Must-Attend Events Ahead
JSNation US
Date: 18 November
Location: Hybrid | New York, NY
JSNation is heading to New York! Set against the backdrop of the largest planetarium in the West, this event promises 50+ talks from leading JavaScript experts, networking with 700+ attendees, stunning Manhattan views, and an unforgettable JS party.
QCon San Francisco
Date: 18 to 22 November
Location: San Francisco, CA
Learn from software leaders at early adopter companies on the trends and practices to inspire your decisions, workflows and roadmap.
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