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Will HPE Reach Net-Zero 10 Years Sooner Than Planned?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is giving itself 10 fewer years to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain, the company announced in conjunction with its 2021 environmental, social, and governance report. Read more.

Gartner Reveals Top 8 Security Predictions for the Next 5 Years

Gartner cybersecurity experts unveiled the top eight security predictions to help security and risk management leaders build their security strategies for the next two years. Read more.

Ericsson Cloud-Native 5G Core Rides Red Hat OpenShift

Ericsson and Red Hat are working to validate the former’s cloud-native 5G core to work across the latter’s OpenShift software platform in a move similar to one struck by Ericsson earlier this year with Red Hat rival VMware. Read more.

Zscaler Zero-Trust Platform Adds AI, ML Abilities

Zscaler announced new artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for its zero-trust security platform to make it easier for organizations to implement security service edge and adopt zero-trust architecture while maintaining user experience. Read more.

Amazon, Microsoft, Google Drive Public Cloud Surge

U.S.-based cloud giants Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google drove strong growth across the public cloud ecosystem during the first quarter, which itself surged 26% year over year to $126 billion, according to a new report from Synergy Research Group. Read more.