Friday Tech News

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Thank you so much for making this a part of your Friday morning coffee time. I'm Phil Moroni, and I'm an Account Executive in the Information Technology Services Industry here with another edition of Friday Tech News!

What is this?This is a newsletter that provides updates and insights on the latest trends and developments in the technology industry. I am a professional who specializes in supporting IT and procurement leaders in evaluating, investing, and managing people, processes, and technology tools that support their businesses.

Each week, I summarize relevant industry updates from popular Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's), software publishers, and managed providers. The goal of my research and newsletter is to keep you informed about current trends and events that may impact your business from a trusted and reputable source. It's just information I'm sharing, and, I follow and work with hundreds of partners in the industry, keeping track of their growth, changes, and evolution so that you don't have to.

Bottom Line:As you focus on improving your business through digital initiatives, my commitment is to keep you informed of the fast-paced changes and trends taking place so that you can plan ahead and stay ahead of the game.

Key areas of focus for me are:

1. Cloud Computing, Security, Trends

2. Developer & Security Tools

3. Networking & Infrastructure Tools

4. End User Tools & Workspace Tech

5. Emerging Technologies and Future Concepts

If you have any questions, would like information about any specific vendors I follow, or would like to have a conversation about any topic that is challenging you, I invite you to engage with me! I value feedback immensely and would love to know what you find valuable about this newsletter so feel free to reach out!

Thank you for reading, and stay digitally and physically safe!

Phil

OEM News & Updates 📰

Microsoft | Recovering from Attack Surface Reduction rule shortcut deletions

Microsoft Azure | General availability of Azure OpenAI Service expands access to large, advanced AI models with added enterprise benefits

AWS | AWS Network Firewall announces IPv6 support

Sophos | Sophos to Lay Off 10% of Workers Amid Shift to MDR Services

Cloudflare | Cloudflare launched email security and data protection tools

Red Canary | Red Canary Expands Integrations with Microsoft Amid Several High-Profile Industry Recognitions

Dialpad | Dialpad, Inc.: Dialpad Broadens Open App Ecosystem with New Integrations and Partnerships, Extending Ai Customer Intelligence to More Apps

Dell | Dell launches latest PowerEdge servers with newest Intel processors

Microsoft | Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000

Avaya | More Avaya layoffs as bankruptcy speculation grows

Hitachi | Hitachi Vantara partners with Model9 to 'accelerate Mainframe Data Modernisation'

Ivanti | Ivanti and Lookout Extend Strategic Partnership to Deliver Mobile Threat Defense as Part of Ivanti’s Unified Endpoint Management Solution

Versa Networks | Frost & Sullivan Distinguishes Versa Networks with its SASE Global Enabling Technology Award for Versa's Industry-Leading SASE Solution

8x8 | 8X8 to lay off more than 150 employees by the end of June

Trustwave | Trustwave relaunches Advanced Continual Threat Hunting with human-led methodology | CSO Online

DoControl | DoControl Announces SaaS Security Platform Expansion With Shadow Apps Module Launch

Copado | Copado Wins Top DevOps Awards for CI/CD and Automation Solutions

Tines | Protect your cloud infrastructure at scale with Wiz and Tines

• this is a welcomed announcement! I'm excited to see more remediation focused partnerships in 2023

Immuta | Immuta launched Immuta Detect for insights into risky user data access behavior

Satori | Satori Expands Support to NoSQL Databases; Streamlines Secure Data Access for MongoDB

Articles I Liked This Week 💡

Help Net Security | 10 data security enhancements to consider as your employees return to the office

Cyber Security Dive | CircleCI probe links malware placed on engineer’s laptop to larger breach

Help Net Security | 7 security predictions for 2023

CSO | How CISOs can manage the cybersecurity of high-level executives

CIO | 4 ways upskilling and reskilling can fill hard-to-hire positions

• I went to a great event this week focused on IT resilience. Key takeaways from the conversation were to help your people more than you have before, and constantly be doing tabletop exercises to prepare for the worst.

Tech Funding & M&A 💸

Hypori | Hypori, Inc. Secures Series B to Redefine Zero-Trust BYOD

• Hypori is a Texas based SaaS platform that provides solutions including virtual mobility, security, and device management.

DataStax | AI feature engineering is focus as DataStax acquires Kaskada

• DataStax is a California based cloud data management platform built on open-source Apache Cassandra that lets companies deploy applications on multi cloud environments.

HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Acquires Pachyderm

• HPE is a Texas based technology company offering solutions such as infrastructure development, management, and data optimization for IT environments.

Meme of the week 🤣

Recommendations 👉🏻

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