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TechTarget: Amazon’s decision to abandon Active Directory proves successful

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TechTarget: Amazon’s decision to abandon Active Directory proves successful

At the recent AWS re:Inforce security conference, executives highlighted Amazon’s strong security culture, developed over many years with consistent focus and investments. Amazon’s decision to build its own identity system, Midway, proved to be crucial during the SolarWinds attack of December 2020, which exploited weaknesses in Microsoft’s Active Directory and Azure environments. The SolarWinds attack, … Read more

VMware’s price hike leads Australian company to abandon 24,000 virtual machines

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VMware’s price hike leads Australian company to abandon 24,000 virtual machines

After acquiring VMware, Broadcom announced plans to target larger enterprises with price increases and service packages, but this strategy may have backfired. Computershare, a company heavily involved in VMware‘s virtualization technology, is now abandoning VMware‘s hypervisor in favor of Nutanix products due to unacceptable price increases. Computershare’s IT department had been using both Nutanix AHV … Read more

Microsoft should abandon the Windows-on-Arm idea as the focus on Apple and Qualcomm could damage long-term partnerships.

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Microsoft should abandon the Windows-on-Arm idea as the focus on Apple and Qualcomm could damage long-term partnerships.

In a recent launch event, Microsoft unveiled Copilot Plus, showcasing its continued influence in the PC industry even after nearly 40 years since the introduction of Windows. The event featured Microsoft’s lineup, including the Surface devices, which marked a significant shift from the x86 legacy with Windows RT in 2012. Microsoft aimed to compete with … Read more