ZDNet - Tom Foremski: IMHO

Study finds turbulent IT enterprise transition to COVID work-from-home policies

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:27:04 GMT

Most IT departments said the transition to supporting a home-based workforce due to COVID-19 has been far from smooth.

Accurics raises funding for self-healing cloud infrastructure

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:49:13 GMT

The rush to the cloud is outpacing the cyber-security needed for safe deployment -- this is the gap that Accurics is targeting.

Corporate diversity programs could receive a boost from Glassdoor's anonymous insider reviews

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:28:21 GMT

Diversity is best experienced from the inside. Glassdoor says it will publish data on workforce diversity volunteered by insiders at thousands of companies.

Security firm McAfee files for IPO on enthusiasm for IT stocks

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:03:57 GMT

Enterprise company IPOs are doing well and McAfee hopes that will continue as Intel seeks to completely reverse its 2010 acquisition.

Oyster raises giant $14m seed round as VCs focus on Latin America

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:26:14 GMT

I spoke with PayPal alumni Vilash Poovala about raising the largest seed investment in Latin America and the opportunities in fintech.

Vulcan Cyber study finds serious problems with vulnerability management

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:01:35 GMT

Cyber criminals don't need to invent new ways to breach IT systems — the easiest ways are by known vulnerabilities because enterprises are far behind in remediation — and they don't even know it.

What if tech's next big thing is unstoppable deflation?

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:29:58 GMT

The 'next big thing' will be bigger than anything before, and it will surprise us in its origin and in the massive changes it makes to our world.

Oura ring: Improved accuracy of wearables promises better healthcare for all

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:00:07 GMT

The Oura ring's high accuracy in monitoring a person's biomedical signals might enable a prediction of a COVID-19 infection two to three days before symptoms appear.

Stack Overflow reports strong growth from COVID-19 workplace changes

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:06:07 GMT

Working from home requires new collaboration tools such as Stack Overflow's Teams product, which has attracted top VC investments.

Tech industry group highlights positive role in US economy

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:06:44 GMT

Many US tech companies want to distance themselves from the antitrust allegations made against the tech giants with a report on the industry's value to the economy.

RangeForce gets backing from Cisco for plugging cyber security skills gap

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:59:13 GMT

Properly trained IT security teams are the best defense against hackers and the loss of sensitive data, says RangeForce.

SonicWall report: COVID-19 has created ‘boon’ for criminals

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:47:58 GMT

Hackers have adapted their strategies to take advantage of the pandemic and vulnerable work-from-home IT connections.

The price of tomorrow could be ruinous: Technology's unstoppable march

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:51:00 GMT

A conversation with serial entrepreneur Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow, about the deflationary trend driven by technology and its potential to seriously destabilize society.

Unstoppable tech-driven deflation will be the next economic challenge

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 14:58:00 GMT

Tech's role in deflation is one of my favorite subjects -- because it's dangerously ignored. A new book by Jeff Booth, The Price of Tomorrow, is a rare look at the issue.

Arena and the disappearing art of bootstrapping startups

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:22:00 GMT

It's not about how much VC money you raise, but how much equity you keep, which means controlling your own destiny. Arena is a great example. You might need to get used to sleeping in your car.

Silicon Valley summers ... and winter is coming

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:30:01 GMT

Silicon Valley once had plenty of time to schmooze and give out awards. COVID-19 accelerated many technology trends, which means that it also accelerated the arrival of future problems. We will need some solutions pretty fast.

Analysis: Trump order could turn social media platforms into publishers

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:44:00 GMT

Foremski's Take: An executive order from the White House challenges the legal protections for the content published by social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram

DevSecOps report: Cloud IT complexity creates 'immutable' security issues

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:00:10 GMT

Cloud IT deployments can be so complex that security issues cannot be fixed easily -- so they aren't -- raising the attack surface for enterprises.

Activist philanthropy: eBay founders jump into Google antitrust battle

Tue, 19 May 2020 11:29:41 GMT

With nearly $1.7 billion in funding from the founders of eBay, the Omidyar Network has set it sights on rooting out inequality and monopolies.

Accurics rushes out of stealth with cloud security tools for DevOps

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:57:09 GMT

Companies are speeding up their plans for complex cloud IT projects but it often risks their security.