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Putting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework into Context
Many if not all IT providers openly support and endorse the NIST Cybersecurity Framework published in 2018. While laudable, supporting and endorsing an industry standard does not automatically equate to their products delivering on these standards. If anything, organizations should exercise caution as to what any IT provider’s support of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework really means and how it applies to the solutions they offer.
Stray Horses and the Omaha Hamburgueria
I travel quite a bit around the US and, lately, even around the world, in my role as a principal analyst and CEO for DCIG. However, my experiences on my current trip to Recife, Brazil, are a little outside of the norm as I am staying in Recife, Brazil, in an AirBnB that primarily targets Portuguese-speaking Brazilians. This has forced me to know at least some Portuguese to operate (i.e., buy and order food and hail Ubers.) Further, my experiences with stray horses and the Omaha Hamburgueria may not align with what one might expect if staying at a resort specifically targeted at English-speaking tourists.
TOP 5 Observations (So Far!) from My Current Trip to Recife, Brazil
This week and next I find myself in the northeast part of Brazil in the coastal city of Recife. My oldest son’s engagement to a wonderful woman from this part of the world sparked my interest in coming here. She does plan to move to the United States once she completes the immigration process. However, my wife and I wanted to better understand her background and culture of Brazil. To do so, we came to Brazil to visit her. Having now stayed here about a week, here are my TOP 5 general observations so far from my current trip to Recife, Brazil.
UPCOMING WEBINAR: THE EDGE OF IT – HOW TO SIMPLIFY EDGE COMPUTING WITH HCI
Join DCIG, Truth In IT, and StorMagic on September 27th at 1 p.m. Eastern as they discuss how HCI software solutions address the challenges of deploying, managing, and monitoring edge infrastructure.
Top 2 CEO Concerns and Enterprise Storage
A recent survey of Fortune 500 CEOs identified the prospect of a recession and cybersecurity threats as their top 2 concerns. Enterprise storage can and should play a role in addressing both of those concerns.
3 Technologies with Near-term Impact Coming out of VMware Explore 2023
Deep learning virtual machines (VMs). Edge cloud orchestrator. Generative artificial intelligence (AI). Hybrid multi-cloud. Large language models (LLM). Private AI. VMware AI Labs. vSAN Max. These terms and many more VMware dropped on attendees at this year’s VMware Explore held this past week in Las Vegas, NV. While some of these technologies may never impact enterprises, three stand poised to impact them in the near-term.
2023 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise HCI Providers Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise HCI Providers report. DCIG evaluated thirty eight companies that offer hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliances across four different categories. This report provides guidance on the TOP 5 providers organizations should consider for HCI appliances.
2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise HCI Providers Report Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise HCI Providers Report. This report provides guidance on the TOP 5 providers enterprises should consider for hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliances.
Unveiling the Future of Memory and Storage: Insights FMS2023
Despite the economic downturn that hit the memory providers hard this year, the 2023 edition of the show attracted more than 3,000 energetic participants. And I do mean participants. Many of the people at this event are the innovators who are engineering the future of memory, storage, and related technologies enabling the AI era.
2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Microsoft 365 SaaS Backup Solutions Report for MSPs Now Available
DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its first ever report on TOP 5 solutions for managed service providers (MSPs). The 2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Microsoft 365 Enterprise SaaS Backup Solutions for MSPs report provides MSPs guidance on the best backup solutions for them to use to backup and restore their customers’ data hosted in Microsoft 365.