Pedro Hernandez

Hewlett Packard (HP) has updated its data center IT management portfolio to help businesses keep up with the demands of today’s mobility-enhanced, social-networked workforces. Arguing that non-automated processes are hindering data center agility and innovation — two desirable traits in today’s hyper-competitive business climate — HP is hoping to wean administrators off well-worn scripts and […]

Google’s mobile operating system has grown into the little ‘bot that could — and did. While Apple iOS remains a formidable and profitable juggernaut in the mobile arena, Google’s Android OS leads the pack. A new report from analyst firm Canalys revealed that Android commanded 59.5 percent of the smart mobile device market during the […]

A booming software-as-a-service (SaaS) market is causing some in the industry to turn their attention toward managing and security enterprise cloud application data. PerspecSys, a cloud data protection firm whose U.S. headquarters is located in McLean, Va., announced today that it had secured $12 million in round of Series B funding, led be Paladin Capital […]

MobileIron and Veracode are setting out to help businesses sniff out suspect apps before they put their data at risk. The companies announced today that MobileIron is incorporating Veracode’s mobile application reputation capabilities into its mobile device management (MDM) product. The combo will help organizations defend against malicious apps and avoid mobile software that plays […]

Dell’s post-PC journey is following an increasingly cloud-based path. The computer maker announced on May 6 that it had acquired Minneapolis, Minn.-based Enstratius, a cloud management startup whose profile has grown brighter over the past few weeks. In April, the company was named to the “Cool Vendors in Cloud Management 2013” list by Gartner. Cloud […]

BMC Software, a Houston, Texas-based enterprise software provider that specializes in IT and business service management and administration products, announced today that it is being acquired by a private equity group led by Bain Capital for approximately $6.9 billion or $46.25 per share, roughly a $0.75 premium as of this writing. Golden Gate Capital, GIC […]

Barnes & Noble announced today that the company’s Nook HD and HD+ tablets now support Google Play, vastly increasing the number of apps that Nook owners can load onto their devices. In press remarks, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch laid out what the change means for consumers. “By adding Google Play to NOOK HD […]

During the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13), the tablet vendors shipped more computing slates than in the entire first half of 2012, according to IDC’s preliminary findings. In total, global tablet shipments reached 49.2 million units in 1Q13, a 142.4 percent increase over the same year-ago period. And the industry has the explosive popularity of […]

Corporate-owned devices are losing their luster. That’s the message from Gartner, whose latest forecast indicates that the bring your own device (BYOD) movement is more than just a passing fad. BYOD, which is making iPad sightings in the workplace a common occurrence, will soon become business as usual for a growing number of organizations. The […]

Facebook it planning another major data center project, this time in Iowa. According to the Des Moines Register, the social media giant is spending $1 billion to erect the facility, code-named Catapult, on a 200-acre site near Altoona. Experts, however, place the total closer to $1.5 billion. Iowa reportedly beat Nebraska in a “fiercely” competitive […]