Published by: Pyalla Technologies
“Good things come in pairs,” or so we have been led to believe. Or, more commonly stated, “It takes two to tango, two to kiss, two to talk and reminisce.” Over the years, Margo and I have had a pair of this and that – first it was his and her Corvettes and more recently, a pair of BMWs. Then again, we have enjoyed working in IT, given ... read more
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Published by: nti
The focus of NTI of late has been engagement with our customers. There is no question any longer whether NonStop is going to be supported by HPE long term – there has been just so much investment made in NonStop by HPE! It’s just as clear too that with traditional and now virtualized NonStop as options, the potential to grow the NonStop ... read more
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Published by: striim
And the hits keep on coming! How many of us tuned in our favorite radio show – yes, we are talking about the time before streaming music and iPods – where the radio announcer cheerfully talked of hit songs that would continue without interruption for the next 20 or 30 minutes? Sometimes these songs were simply a blur in the background ... read more
Dan
Published by: Tributary Systems
I wonder how many readers of “The NonStop Insider” caught the premier of “This is AI” on the Discovery Channel June 22. I found it to be a thoughtful discussion of the topic of Artificial Intelligence. The documentary avoided dwelling on the “Hollywood-style” negative or malevolent aspects of AI, as portrayed in movies such as “2001-A ... read more
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Published by: IR
As we close off the books on the Australian financial year, July is a time for IR to step back and think about our focus for Prognosis for the next year and beyond. HPE’s virtualization roadmap for NonStop, and how that might help evolve the market for NonStop capabilities, is near the top of the list. As are changes in the ... read more
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Published by: ETI-NET
This year’s HPE Discover was heavy on content at both ends of the spectrum – Edge and Clouds. HPE executives went to great pains to describe the efforts HPE is making to bring the right Edge solutions to market even as they proposed that high-end, scale up, systems would be leveraging The Machine. In so doing, they recognized just how ... read more
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Published by: Lusis Payments
It is in this year, 2018, that the PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) will be implemented. Instructions from the European Union (EU), banks’ monopolies on their customers’ account information and payment services will no longer be permitted. PSD2 will enable bank clients to use third-party vendors to provide financial services on ... read more
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Published by: CTUG
The dates are set for this year’s CTUG fall conference in Toronto. The theme for this year’s conference will be “Modern NonStops role in IT” The main conference day with HPE and vendors will be on September 26thand an education day on the 27thfor members. Location will be the HPE Canadian headquarters office in Mississauga which is very ... read more
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Published by: TCM
Afraid you can’t see the wood for the trees, or just need a different perspective? The benefits of having some fresh eyes on your systems and practices can be invaluable in identifying blind spots, weaknesses and risks. A different perspective however is only valid if the viewer has the proven expertise to deliver true insight and the ... read more
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Published by: OmniPayments
There are two major initiatives under way at OmniPayments and each of them is generating a lot of interest within the NonStop community as well as among financial institutions (FIs). While OmniPayments will continue to be the premier supplier of software solutions to financial switches, embracing cloud with OmniCloudX and Blockchain in ... read more
Dan
Published by: NonStop Insider
When it comes to users’ events, arguably the biggest RUG event of the year came at this time of year when HPE hosted its big-tent showcase marketing event, HPE Discover 2018, in Las Vegas. Right from the time he stepped on stage to kick off the keynote session HPE CEO, Antonio Neri, brought a more subdued personal touch to the ... read more
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Published by: MATUG
Please register via EventBritefor the Mid-Atlantic Tandem User Group (MATUG) meeting scheduled for 8am-5pm on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Baltimore-BWI Airportnear Baltimore, MD, USA. (Click https://eventbrite.com/event/16902004350/for more information.) Expect HPE presentations on the NonStop HW/SW ... read more
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Published by: NonStop Insider
It proved hard to ignore this past month – a photo of Jimmy with Margo Holen that appeared in the LinkedIn post Here we are in Dallas enjoying a reunion with Jimmy T, founder of Tandem Computersis rapidly approaching 4,500 views and is well ahead of any previous post to LinkedIn that I have made. It was promoting a new post to the ... read more
Dan
Published by: NonStop Insider
There were plenty of senior HPE managers on hand at the recent GTUG event and in the lead up to HPE Discover in just a few weeks’ time you can expect to read a lot more from HPE management talking up the progress HPE has made in the marketplace of late. At GTUG, it was especially pleasing to see Randy Meyer, HPE VP & GM, Mission ... read more
Dan
Published by: comforte
Becoming GDPR compliant can seem like a daunting task. So daunting in fact that some firms outside the EU are resorting to quick, albeit rather extreme fixes, like withdrawing from the EU market entirely or blocking all traffic from EU based IP addresses. Fortunately, there are other tricks to becoming GDPR compliant that don’t involve ... read more
Dan
Published by: NonStop Insider - HPE
It’s that time of the year again. HPE’s quarterly results have been announced and being Q2, 2018, we get to see how HPE has been performing through the first half of the year. The spotlight is now being firmly directed on HPE CEO, Antonio Neri, and his perspective as a technologist on how HPE is now performing and where it is headed are ... read more
Dan
Published by: DataExpress
HPE has been pushing hard to ensure the vision for NonStop that was first articulated during NonStop Technical Boot Camp several years ago is being executed according to plan and that NonStop customers have multiple deployment options as initially envisioned. The very prospect of being able to deploy NonStop any way you want would have ... read more
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Published by: TCM
It’s no secret that NonStop is not a young man’s game (DISCLAIMER: We at TCM do of course appreciate that our colleagues in the NonStop community remain fastidiously young at heart!). Though many are working hard to address the resource issue by developing NonStop professionals for the future, finding the kind of expert resource required ... read more
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Published by: OmniPayments
“We certainly enjoyed our time at GTUG last month and Paul and I managed to find time with many members of the NonStop community,” said Craig Lawrance, OmniPayments head of European Business Development. “We have done so well in South America where we continue to add new clients and it’s something we definitely are looking to do here in ... read more
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Published by: CSP
Hello and Guten Tag! The CSP team was on hand for the 2018 Big SIG, London and GTUG, Leipzig conferences. BITUG Big SIG 2018 returned to London’s Trinity House on May 9th and CSP’s Chief Technical Officer, Callum Barclay, discussed Multi-Factor Authentication on NonStop systems during his plenary presentation. This is a ... read more
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