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  • 2021 Inc. 5000 Names MediaOps One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

    2021 Inc. 5000 Names MediaOps One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

    For the second year in a row, MediaOps earns inclusion on the annual Inc. 5000 list

    Boca Raton, FL, August 17, 2021 — MediaOps (https://mediaops.com), the place to tell your story in the most powerful way, today announced it has been once again named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies in 2021. This is the second straight year that MediaOps has made the list of the fastest-growing companies in the country. 

    The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

    MediaOps is an omniversal tech media company covering news about IT industries and business practices that are re-shaping the world of technology, such as: DevOps, cloud-native, cybersecurity and digital transformation. MediaOps’ partners gain access to a highly-involved IT community to inform and engage with them through thought leadership, demand generation and specialized campaigns. 

    “MediaOps is honored to once again be a part of the prestigious Inc. 5000 list,” said Alan Shimel CEO, MediaOps. “MediaOps not only set out to become the top IT news and content source, but to create advanced media distribution platforms that change the way our partners and thought leaders interact and share information with the IT community. Thanks to an incredible team and vibrant community, we’ve continued to expand our offerings and global footprint. We are excited to continue this upward trajectory in 2021 and beyond. We are doubly excited to share inclusion in this prestigious club with another company I co-founded, the DevOps Institute. Having both companies in the Inc. 5000 is a powerful statement about our model and our terrific people.”

    Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but this year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges. Among the 2021 Inc. 5000 companies, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543%, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, these companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.

    In addition to rapidly expanding its team and revenue, MediaOps continues to grow as a leading technology content and information driver through the convergence of multiple media distribution platforms, including:

    • devopsy.kinsta.cloud
      devopsy.kinsta.cloud is an indispensable resource for DevOps education and community building. Its mission is to cover all aspects of DevOps—philosophy, tools, business impact, best practices and more. devopsy.kinsta.cloud features the largest collection of original content related to DevOps in the form of in-depth features, bylined articles, blog posts and breaking news about the topics that resonate with IT readers interested in DevOps.
      Learn more about devopsy.kinsta.cloud (https://devopsy.kinsta.cloud/).
    • Security Boulevard
      Security Boulevard’s mission is to serve the security and related communities by providing a single destination for information, education and discourse on the leading topics and issues facing the security, as well as the larger IT community today.
      Learn more about Security Boulevard (https://securityboulevard.com/).
    • Container Journal
      Container Journal’s mission is to become an indispensable resource for education and information around container-related computing, education and community building. Our mission is to cover all aspects of containers—philosophy, tools, business impact, best practices and more.
      Learn more about Container Journal (https://containerjournal.com/).
    • TechStrongTV
      TechStrong TV broadcasts three days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET, featuring live news and coverage, as well as some of the most popular recent educational video content created.
      Learn more about TechStrongTV (https://techstrong.tv/).
    • Digital Anarchist
      Digital Anarchist  is a groundbreaking new video platform, featuring high-quality, engaging content related to all things IT and tech. The Digital Anarchist offers video production and distribution, as well as sponsorship.
      Learn more about Digital Anarchist (https://digitalanarchist.com/).
    • Accelerated Strategies
      Accelerated Strategies Group is out to democratize access to industry expertise and knowledge. The company’s analysts offer insightful, intelligent and useful information in a variety of formats relevant to the IT community including: research reports, assessments, digital events, videos, workshops and implementation projects with tech vendors, IT organizations and business leaders.
      Learn more about Accelerated Strategies (https://accelst.com/). 

    “The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief, Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

    Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc., which will be available on newsstands on August 20.

    About Inc. Media
    The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Vision Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

    For more information on the Inc. 5000 Vision Conference, visit https://conference.inc.com.

    About MediaOps
    MediaOps, the place to tell your story in the most powerful way, is an omniversal media company covering IT industries and practices that are re-shaping the world of technology, including DevOps, cloud-native, cybersecurity and digital transformation. Through a convergence of new media distribution platforms, we deliver the experiential stories IT professionals need to gain fresh insights and learn new skills. For marketing partners, MediaOps delivers unparalleled access to inform and engage with a highly involved IT community, for thought leadership, demand generation, and specialized campaigns. MediaOps is not only the most trusted name in technology media, but the most loved as well.

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    Contact

    Rebecca Auguste

    rebecca@mediaops.com

    (561) 430-3347

  • 2021 Inc. 5000 Names DevOps Institute One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

    2021 Inc. 5000 Names DevOps Institute One of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

    DevOps Institute ranks number 1790 on the annual Inc. 5000 list

    Boca Raton, FL, August 17, 2021 – DevOps Institute, a global professional association for advancing the human elements of DevOps, today announced it has been named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. 

    The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

    DevOps Institute is dedicated to helping advance the human elements of DevOps through Skills, Knowledge, Ideas and Learning (SKIL). In addition to revenue growth, DevOps Institute has expanded its team with an employee growth of 65% in the past year and achieved membership growth of 15%. 

    “It is truly an honor to be named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country,” said Jayne Groll, CEO of DevOps Institute. “DevOps Institute’s growth and progress as an organization speaks to our firm commitment to the DevOps community and our one-track mission to advance the human elements of DevOps. We are fortunate to have a team who wholeheartedly believes in this mission and dedicates their skills and talents to providing the tools, programs and opportunities that enrich and advance the IT community.”

    Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but this year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges. Among the 5,000, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543%, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.

    As a result of its strong growth, DevOps Institute has released or expanded several tools and programs in 2021 which demonstrate its success:

    • DevOps Institute Professional Membership
      DevOps Institute is the go-to continuous learning hub helping pave the way to support digital transformation and the future of IT. From certifications, research, events and team  assessments, DevOps Institute provides the “human know-how” to make DevOps professionals, and their companies, succeed.
      DevOps Institute is now offering a 50% discount on all Premium Memberships through September 6. Learn more. https://www.devopsinstitute.com/member-summer-savings
    • Enterprise Assessment of DevOps Capabilities (ADOC)
      DevOps Institute designed the Enterprise Assessment of DevOps Capabilities (ADOC) for organizations that want to baseline multiple teams’ current DevOps state. They can then measure and accelerate continuous improvement during their DevOps journey. Enterprise ADOC addresses five DevOps dimensions: Human Aspects, Process and Frameworks, Functional Composition, Intelligent Automation, and Technology Ecosystems.
      Learn more about Enterprise ADOC: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/enterprise-devops-assessment/
    • SKILup Days
      SKILup Day events are for all IT community members, including students, practitioners, and decision-makers. SKILup Days are one-day virtual micro-conferences focused on specific industry practices that examine “how-to” perspectives of the people, process, and technology aspects of IT.
      Register for upcoming events here: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/all-events/
    • Certifications
      Individuals and teams can expand their knowledge and learning by securing  certifications in several DevOps disciplines, including the recently launched SRE Practitioner certification.
      Learn more about certifications: https://devopsinstitute.com/certifications/
    • SKILbooks
      SKILbooks are a collaborative body of knowledge comprising research and artifacts to help readers understand and upskill DevOps capabilities. Each SKILbook is populated with multiple research chapter reports plus additional content for ongoing discovery, support, and actionable strategies and implementations during a DevOps journey.
      Start your SKILbook experience with the DevOps Journey: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/skilbooks/
    • Human Aspects of DevOps
      Meet today’s most innovative humanologists in a new video series. Join Chief Ambassador Helen Beal as she chats with key thinkers about human behavior and unlocking the secrets of humans at work.
      Learn more about the Human Aspects of DevOps initiative: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/human-aspects-of-devops

    “The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

    Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc., which will be available on newsstands on August 20.

    About DevOps Institute
    DevOps Institute is a professional member association. Our mission is to advance the human elements of DevOps.

    We create a safe and interactive ecosystem where members can network, gain knowledge, grow their careers, lead, initiate, and celebrate professional achievements.

    We inspire thought leadership and knowledge by connecting and enabling the global member community to drive human transformation in the digital age.

    Web | https://devopsinstitute.com/
    Twitter | @DEVOPSINST
    LinkedIn | /devops-institute
    YouTube | DevOps Institute
    Instagram | @humansofdevops
    Facebook | Humans of DevOps

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    Contact
    Christin Jeffers
    Catapult PR-IR
    +1 303-581-7760
    cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com

  • Sysdig Announces Intent to Acquire Apolicy for Infrastructure as Code Security with Auto Remediation

    Policy as code based on Open Policy Agent (OPA) strengthens existing cloud and Kubernetes security in the Sysdig Secure DevOps Platform

    San Francisco, CA, July 20, 2021 — Sysdig, Inc., the secure DevOps leader, announced intent to acquire Apolicy to shift security further left and expand the Sysdig offering to include Infrastructure as code (IaC) security. Sysdig customers secure the DevOps cycle from build through production. Apolicy complements these capabilities by strengthening cloud and Kubernetes security with compliance and governance enforcement via policy as code, auto-remediation of drift to close the loop from production to source, and faster issue resolution with risk-based prioritization.

    Cloud Teams Adopting Secure DevOps to Manage Security Risk
    The pandemic has caused a massive shift towards doing things online, which puts pressure on teams delivering applications in the cloud. Modern apps are built as containerized microservices using a DevOps approach to accelerate delivery. Teams are adopting secure DevOps as they transform security processes to adapt. This includes cloud configuration risk management, scanning images at build time, detecting and responding to threats at runtime, and continuously validating compliance with regulatory standards.

    Automating Cloud and Kubernetes Security with IaC security The trend of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps continues to gain broad mindshare with cloud platform teams as a way to achieve complete operational control of infrastructure. As teams codify infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation etc, it can be easy to overlook security. Misconfigurations in the cloud are common, evident by many high profile cloud breaches. Adopting IaC principles for building infrastructure can improve reliability by improving consistency and reducing human error. Checking for security as configurations are defined ‘shifts security further left’, allowing teams to identify and resolve issues before infrastructure is deployed.

    The goal of IaC security is to automate an organization’s cloud and Kubernetes security controls. With IaC security, teams can consistently enforce compliance and governance by applying policies as code to validate both configuration files and production environments and ensure they are identical. When runtime deviations occur, they can be discovered and automatically remediated directly at the source to ensure they don’t happen again. By integrating IaC security into the secure DevOps workflows, teams can shift security further left, improving security and reducing alert fatigue for security teams.

    Blog from CEO Suresh Vasudevan: Sysdig and Apolicy Join Forces To Help Customers Secure Infrastructure As Code and Automate Remediation.

    IaC Security Benefits with Apolicy Acquisition for Sysdig’s Customers:

    • Enforce compliance and governance via policy as code from source to production: Apolicy provides the ability to apply consistent policies and best practices across multiple IaC, cloud and Kubernetes environments. Customers can now bridge the gap between developers, DevOps and security teams with a unified view of security requirements using policy as code. Automating compliance by enforcing OPA-based policies via Kubernetes admission controller puts the control back in the hands of the user.
    • Auto-remediate drift and close the loop from production to source: With the addition of Apolicy, customers can now detect runtime drift and instantly map it back to the IaC configuration (source) file. This dramatically increases developer productivity by auto-remediating the IaC configuration source with a simple pull-request and allows for enforcing policy consistently across teams.
    • Fix issues faster with risk-based prioritization: Consolidating alerts by identifying the production instances that are affected by the IaC error and prioritizing IaC fixes based on application context, allows users to prioritize remediation efforts. Rich application context makes it easy to identify owners who can fix misconfigurations.

    The Apolicy team, including the founders Maor Goldberg, CEO, Eran Leib, VP Product Management, and Shlomi Wexler, VP R&D will join the Sysdig team. The Apolicy product offering will be incorporated as part of the Sysdig Secure DevOps Platform.

    The Sysdig Secure DevOps Platform uniquely addresses the challenges of securing containers, Kubernetes, and public cloud infrastructure. Sysdig is trusted by hundreds of leading enterprises, including Worldpay by FIS, Yahoo Japan, IBM, and JW Player to confidently run modern cloud applications while managing security risks and meeting compliance requirements.

    “Most breaches are caused by configuration errors. Our customers want a single platform that detects configuration errors pre-deployment and identifies drift in production,” said Suresh Vasudevan, Chief Executive Officer, Sysdig. “With Apolicy, only Sysdig delivers a secure DevOps workflow for infrastructure and workloads and automatically closes the loop from production to source by fixing issues identified at runtime.”

    “We founded Apolicy with the purpose of securing Kubernetes from source to production through risk identification, remediation, and policy enforcement,” said Maor Goldberg, Chief Executive Officer, Apolicy. “We are excited to join forces with Sysdig and combine the best security capabilities in the market for cloud and containers together with our infrastructure and posture security. Together we will bring customers one end-to-end cloud native security platform that is built on open source.”

    “We were very excited to be the first to support Maor and the Apolicy team in late 2019 as they set out to disrupt the cloud-native application protection space. We are equally excited today to see the next step in Apolicy’s evolution as it combines with Sysdig, and look forward to the future success of the combined company,” said Tal Slobodkin, Managing Partner at StageOne Ventures.

  • HCL Launches SoFy, the Cloud Native Solution Factory and HCL Now, a Cloud-Native-as-a-Service Offering

    New York, USA/Noida, India, July 20, 2021: HCL Technologies, (HCL), a leading global technology company, today unveiled HCL SoFy, the Cloud Native solution factory and HCL Now, a Cloud-Native-as-a-service offering. The two new additions further enhance the company’s #HCLCloudSmart offering.

    SoFy and HCL Now offerings are a result of the significant investments HCL has made towards evolving and modernizing its product portfolio, along with its long-term Cloud Native commitment. In the past year alone, HCL Software division has announced 22 major product releases, 10 new product modules, 390 total product releases, and over 900 enhancements.

    Aligned with the #HCLCloudSmart journey, HCL Software’s Cloud Native strategy combines a technical platform rooted in the most widely adopted Cloud Native technologies with the choice and freedom that allows each customer to adopt Cloud Native in a way that best meets their own specific business objectives.

    HCL SoFy, the foundational Cloud-Native platform, allows clients to deploy enterprise software in minutes on their Cloud of choice, without vendor lock-in, and scale to enterprise needs. Key features of SoFy include:

    • HCL Software at Your Fingertips: easy access to 50 product components, 2,000+ REST API endpoints, and Cloud Native demos.
    • One-click Deployment: the ability to deploy HCL Software in minutes with the innovative SoFy platform.
    • Multi-cloud, Multi-choice: enable implementation of a multi-Cloud strategy, run on any Cloud, public or private.

    HCL Now unlocks the full potential of HCL’s Product and Service capabilities on a Cloud platform of client’s choice. The Cloud-Native-as-a-Service offers:

    • Cloud Native Now: enterprise-grade availability, unlimited scalability and flexibility built from the ground-up as Cloud-Native along with dedicated, secure environments deployed and managed on public Cloud of choice.
    • Experts-On-Demand: reduced risk and cost while transitioning to Cloud Native, empowered and enabled by our Cloud and HCL product experts.
    • More for Less, No Lock-in: software and customization investments portability to any Cloud, public or private as well as shared initial investment to kickstart your transformation.

    “The foundations of our architectural strategy, Cloud Native and API First, gives our clients the ability to rapidly innovate new capabilities and components across our products – from automation, DevOps, commerce and marketing, digital solutions and security”, said Darren Oberst, Sr. Corporate Vice President & Head, HCL Software. “It gives strategic choices to our clients to avoid ‘lock-in’ and have the flexibility to control their data, mix-and-match among different tools, and to build their own solution architecture”, he added.

    HCL SoFy and HCL Now’s Cloud Native capabilities depend only on Kubernetes and remain completely Cloud agnostic. This flexibility allows easy migration across Cloud providers, increased business agility, reduced risk, and allows customers to implement a multi-Cloud strategy.

    HCL is a Gold Member of Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF.io) as well as Cloud Native Foundation (CNF) and is also on the Governing Board of Cloud Foundry Foundation (CFF).

    For more information, view this on-demand webinar and visit, https://www.hcltechsw.com/cloud-native.

    About HCL Technologies

    HCL Technologies (HCL) empowers global enterprises with technology for the next decade, today. HCL’s Mode 1- 2-3 strategy, based on its deep-domain industry expertise, customer-centricity and entrepreneurial culture of Ideapreneurship™, enables businesses to transform into next-gen enterprises.

    HCL offers its services and products through three business units: IT and Business Services (ITBS), Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) and Products & Platforms (P&P). ITBS enables global enterprises to transform their businesses through offerings in the areas of applications, infrastructure, digital process operations and next generational digital transformation solutions. ERS offers engineering services and solutions in all aspects of product development and platform engineering. P&P provides modernized software products to global clients for their technology and industry specific requirements. Through its cutting-edge co-innovation labs, global delivery capabilities and broad global network, HCL delivers holistic services in various industry verticals, categorized as Financial Services, Manufacturing, Technology & Services, Telecom & Media, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare and Public Services.

    As a leading global technology company, HCL takes pride in its diversity, social responsibility, sustainability and education initiatives. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2021 HCL had consolidated revenue of US$ 10.54 B. Its 176,499 Ideapreneurs operate out of 50 countries.

    For more information, visit www.hcltech.com

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  • Cleantech Nonprofit Earthshot Announces New Platform & Launch of Video Game Concept in Collaboration with Celebrity Chef Ron Duprat

    Programming Designed to Influence and Inspire a Greener Future for All

    Los Angeles, CA, July 20, 2021 — Today, Earthshot, a disruptive 501c3 non-profit inspiring climate change action, announced their updated platform to change the narrative on climate change in addition to the launch of a video game concept in collaboration with Bravo’s Top Chef contestant, Chef Ron Duprat. This update ties into the organization’s ultimate goal of presenting people with a positive vision of the future using exciting new cleantech as the base, and inspiring people to act to battle climate change.

    Earthshot was created to raise awareness and as a call to action around the issue of climate change. Earthshot co-founders Mark Bernstein and Bob Wyman saw a need to adjust the narrative on climate change, noting the statistic that about 40% of Americans don’t believe climate change is human caused and since almost one half don’t think climate change will impact them personally they won’t see the need to do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Earthshot plans to create a more environmentally-conscious next generation with the help of its board members who are all leaders in their fields.

    “I’m thrilled to be able to launch Earthshot’s new platform. There has never been a better time to influence young people through immersive experiences and video games as Americans engage with digital experiences now more than ever,”  said Mark Bernstein, co-founder of Earthshot. “We will continue to make people see that cleantech is cool through Earthshot’s work”

    Additionally, the organization plans to promote their cleantech content and experiences by launching video game programming, as over 65% of American adults have reported they engage with gaming experiences on a regular basis. This is the first of a series of games the company plans to develop.  More information on The World’s First Chef game concept can be accessed via Earthshot’s website: https://www.earthshot.us

    “It’s an honor and privilege to promote sustainability and cleantech through First Chef. I look forward to seeing the impact that this game will have on future generations in regards to the overall narrative change on the importance of climate awareness,” said Chef Ron Duprat on the game launch.

    To learn more or donate, visit link: https://www.earthshot.us

    About Earthshot

    Earthshot, based out of Los Angeles, is a collaborative effort among many experienced practitioners in the fields of environment, energy, and gaming. Earthshot was founded in 2021 by Bob Wyman and Mark Bernstein, who have been working on cleantech projects together for over a decade. To learn more visit: https://www.earthshot.us

  • ThycoticCentrify Modernizes Just-in-Time Privilege Elevation with Newest Release of Server Suite

    Enhanced industry-leading privilege elevation platform leverages the power of the Centrify Client to ensure just-in-time access for time-critical activities

    Santa Clara, CA and Washington, D.C., July 14, 2021―ThycoticCentrify, a leading provider of cloud identity security solutions formed by the merger of privileged access management (PAM) leaders Thycotic and Centrify, today announced its newest update to Server Suite, including new capabilities that optimize just-in-time (JIT) privilege elevation workflows via the Centrify platform dynamically updating the Centrify Client. The latest version of the company’s flagship privilege elevation and delegation management (PEDM) solution now includes session audit data masking capabilities for UNIX to reduce the risk of exposing potentially sensitive or highly restricted data.

    The principle of least privilege is recognized as an essential PAM best practice to support Zero Trust and zero standing privileges. When administrative tasks such as a system outage or a breach investigation require additional access, time is of the essence. However, while Active Directory (AD) has demonstrated its value as a central role management platform for over a decade, propagation of updated roles to endpoints can take hours, with potentially catastrophic repercussions.

    With release 2021, Server Suite overcomes this issue by simultaneously updating AD and Centrify Client privilege policies through a mutually authenticated communication channel from the platform. As soon as access has been approved for the administrator, the local Client can enforce the updated policies, allowing the user to immediately login and elevate privilege as required to investigate and remediate. Thus, access is granted and available just-in-time, without compromising least privilege. This capability is only possible because of Server Suite’s client-based architecture, which can also enforce more advanced PAM capabilities such as real-time password reconciliation, delegated machine credentials, and brokered authentication.

    “The pace of cyber-attacks is increasing, and that means administrators need to move faster to update and secure resources while still having controls in place that enforce least privilege,” said David McNeely, Chief Technology Officer at ThycoticCentrify. “In the newest version of Server Suite, we are simplifying just-in-time privileged access by removing extra steps, enabling organizations to adopt a ‘zero standing privileges’ security model by eliminating role-based assignments of privileged access rights. Our lightweight client and PAM platform establish a root of trust between all privileged identities, whether human or machine, to better distinguish between friend and foe and reduce risk.”

    Server Suite’s Audit & Monitoring Service also includes new capabilities designed to limit exposure of passwords or other sensitive events captured in audit logs. Data masking for UNIX solves a critical challenge for highly regulated industries where data at rest can often be visible or, for example, when audit data is forwarded to a third-party event management tool such as Splunk. Now, sensitive data in log files is masked on the server, so the original data is never exposed. Server Suite has also added auditing features, such as customization for prompts (including languages), audit reporting status to AD, and improved CPU utilization on Windows 10.

    Other enhancements for multi-factor authentication (MFA) and chipset support include:

    • Silent authentication for duplicate Radius password prompts after MFA
    • Grace period control for both console and remote desktop protocol (RDP) sessions
    • Support for M1 chip for MacOS
    • DirectControl support for AMD ARM processor architecture (aarch64)
    • Support for smartcard authentication with AD user certificates to Ubuntu workstations

    For more information about what’s new in the Server Suite 2021 release, visit https://release-docs.centrify.com/en/css/2021/Centrify-Server-Suite-Release-Notes.html.

    About ThycoticCentrify

    ThycoticCentrify is a leading cloud identity security vendor, enabling digital transformation at scale. ThycoticCentrify’s industry-leading privileged access management (PAM) solutions reduce risk, complexity, and cost while securing organizations’ data, devices, and code across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. ThycoticCentrify is trusted by over 14,000 leading organizations around the globe including over half of the Fortune 100, and customers include the world’s largest financial institutions, intelligence agencies, and critical infrastructure companies.

    © Thycotic Software, LLC and Centrify Corporation 2021. Centrify and Thycotic are registered trademarks of Centrify Corporation and Thycotic Software, LCC, respectively. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

  • WideOrbit Releases WO Network 2021 with New Revenue Generating Features

    Marks key milestone in automation for material instructions and ADU planning

    San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2021 – WideOrbit, the market leader in broadcast TV inventory and revenue workflow management, today announced the latest release of WO Network, the company’s flagship network ad sales and commercial operations platform. Already the cornerstone of business operations for leading national, cable, and broadcast TV networks, the 2021 release includes new features and enhancements to help networks generate new revenue, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

    While working to help customers navigate and innovate within a rapidly changing industry landscape, WideOrbit also remains committed to working closely with customers to help them improve their existing processes through continuous improvement in our core products. That commitment is evident in the newest release of WO Network, marking a significant milestone in the industry with the introduction of the Electronic Material Instructions module, the first automated solution to address the long-standing need to simplify and streamline the traditionally cumbersome material instructions process.

    A licensed module for WO Network, Electronic Material Instructions integrates with several leading material instructions providers, including ITN Networks, ECN, and PremiumMedia360, with other integrations coming soon, including Warren Lamb. These integrations help networks save time and money by simplifying the exchange of new and revised material instructions between buyers and sellers.

    The WO Network 2021 release also introduces new functionality for Sales teams, including the Master Deals Wizard, a centralized location to view and manage all deals sold under a single proposal. The ADU Prediction Tool, now widely available with WO Network 2021, helps networks increase revenue and reduce liability by minimizing both over-and under-delivery, using predictive analytics to identify the number of Audience Deficiency Units (ADUs) needed to deliver on a deal.

    “With our 2021 release of WO Network, WideOrbit is excited to continue our tradition of ongoing innovation and investment in improving our core products,” says Arden Adair, WideOrbit’s Senior Director of Product Management for WO Network. “Both the Electronic Material Instructions module and the ADU Prediction Tool are game-changers for our broadcast and cable network customers, promising long-term, positive impact on revenue growth, cost savings, and improved efficiency.”

    WO Network 2021 is now available for general release. Please contact us for more information on how to upgrade your existing version or to learn more about WO Network.

    For more information on the new features and enhancements available with WO Network 2021, as well as improvements included in previous releases, request a recording of our recent webinar, One Platform, Multiple Solutions: WO Network.

    About WideOrbit

    WideOrbit helps media companies do more business by making it easier to buy and sell advertising. WideOrbit is the system of record for more than $38 billion in advertising transactions annually. Say hello to a Wider World with WideOrbit, the one platform that ties everything together, from pitch to payment. In a rapidly evolving media landscape, doing more business means doing less paper-chasing, less chair-swiveling, and less data re-re-entry. Only WideOrbit brings a Wider-World approach, providing the broader capabilities, bigger insights, and better connections that media companies need. That’s why so many industry leaders – including A+E Networks, Disney|ABC, AMC Networks, Hallmark Channel, ViacomCBS, The Weather Channel, and Univision – have partnered with us since 1999.

    WideOrbit is headquartered in San Francisco with offices worldwide. Learn more at wideorbit.com.

  • Delphix Appoints Tammi Warfield as Senior Vice President of Customer Success

    Microsoft and BMC Veteran Brings More Than Two Decades of Experience in Enterprise SaaS

    Redwood City, CA, July 13, 2021 — Delphix, the industry leading data company for DevOps, today announced the appointment of Tammi Warfield as Senior Vice President of Customer Success. Based in Houston, Texas, Warfield will be responsible for the Delphix Customer Success and Technical Support organizations globally with a focus on scaling those teams for Delphix’s next level of growth.

    “Tammi’s unique ability to develop and refine customer success strategy while leading field execution will play a critical role in helping us scale quickly to match our incredible growth,” said Alex Hesterberg, Chief Customer Officer at Delphix. “In addition to her immense experience in customer success, Tammi’s dynamic leadership style and her passion for mentoring employees make us very excited to welcome her to the Delphix team.”

    Warfield brings 20+ years of experience building and leading energized, results-oriented teams and business groups. She joins from Microsoft, where she was the Vice President for the Customer Success Business Applications Solution Area, driving product and support consumption across the company’s enterprise business. Her specializations include customer success, sales, pre-sales, technical consulting/architecture, and enablement. Prior to Microsoft, Warfield served as Vice President, Global Customer Success at BMC Software.

    “Customer success at its core is about accelerating adoption and realizing business value. I believe we have a duty to help our customers solve their business problems. The team at Delphix already works with several leading brands to solve some of their most complex data management problems. I’m excited to join them and Delphix’s leadership team as the company enters its next phase of growth,” said Warfield.

    Warfield becomes the latest in a series of impressive appointments for Delphix, following the news that HashiCorp CEO, David McJannett, joined its Board of Directors and Steve Barrett joined as Senior Vice President of International Operations.

    Earlier this year, the company also announced its annual growth rate grew by over 85% for the fiscal year ending January 2021 compared to the prior year, pushing it into non-GAAP profitability. Delphix also achieved a world-class Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 89 during the fiscal year ending January 2021. Its customers now include 24 of the Fortune 100 companies, seven of the top 10 banks in North America, five of the top 10 telcos in the world, and over 60 insurance and health insurance providers.

    About Delphix
    Delphix is the industry leading data company for DevOps.

    Data is critical for testing application releases, modernization, cloud adoption, and AI/ML programs. We provide an automated DevOps data platform for all enterprise applications. Delphix masks data for privacy compliance, secures data from ransomware, and delivers efficient, virtualized data for CI/CD.

    Our platform includes essential DevOps APIs for data provisioning, refresh, rewind, integration, and version control. Leading companies, including UKG, Choice Hotels, J.B.Hunt, and Fannie Mae, use Delphix to accelerate digital transformation. For more information, visit www.delphix.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

  • Hazelcast Unveils Real-Time Intelligent Applications Platform

    Hazelcast Platform unifies streaming events and data-at-rest for real-time applications and analytics

    San Mateo, CA, July 14, 2021 – Hazelcast, the real-time intelligent applications platform, today is announcing the new Hazelcast Platform, enterprise software capable of serving as a single platform for transactional, operational and analytical workloads. The Hazelcast Platform combines the capabilities of a real-time stream processing engine with in-memory computing to deliver a simplified architecture that is highly performant, scalable and reliable.

    Per a recent global survey of 600 IT decision makers, nearly 4 out of 5 professionals indicated they are facing some level of difficulty merging real-time streaming data and data at rest. With the Hazelcast Platform, enterprises can unify event streams with the context of traditional data sources, such as databases and data lakes, to accelerate revenue growth, significantly lower risk or drive cost efficiencies.

    According to Forrester1, “traditional data platforms are failing to meet new business requirements that demand a no-compromises combination of real-time data, performance, scale, integrated data and security. Disparate technology stacks compromise the delivery of timely, integrated data to various applications, operational systems and analytics. The sweet spot is the ability to perform all of these workloads [transactional, operational and analytical] within a single database, leveraging innovation in memory, multimodal, distributed and cloud architectures.”

    From eCommerce to financial services to manufacturing, the use cases that can benefit from the Hazelcast Platform are endless. Whether it is trade monitoring or tailored offers for customers, enterprises can leverage the Hazelcast Platform to combine disparate data systems and continuously process data as it is generated and unified with historical data.

    “While data continues to be an enterprise’s most valuable resource, it’s only useful if they can derive actionable insights in a timely manner,” said Kelly Herrell, CEO of Hazelcast. “The Hazelcast Platform represents a monumental step forward for the creation of real-time, intelligent applications that help enterprises capture the value they otherwise would miss.”

    Complementing the high performance and reliability of the Hazelcast Platform is its ability to simplify application development and maintenance. With its ability to execute transactional, analytical and operational workloads, the Hazelcast Platform can act as a single data layer and access point for applications to call upon. This benefit is possible because of the robust library of connectors from Hazelcast. From MongoDB to Redis Labs to Snowflake, Hazelcast develops and maintains each connector to ensure high performance, reliability and security so developers only need to build the application against Hazelcast.

    The Hazelcast Platform is available today in beta with the expectation that it becomes generally available in August 2021. As part of the company’s collaboration with IBM, features from the Hazelcast Platform will also be made available through the Hazelcast Platform for IBM Cloud Paks, an integrated software offering that runs on Red Hat OpenShift.

    For more information on the Hazelcast Platform, please visit: https://hazelcast.com/products/hazelcast-platform/

    Industry Partners

    “Successful enterprises and their customers are processing mission-critical data across hybrid cloud environments and at the edge to improve application performance. The Hazelcast platform processes data from disparate sources to help customers derive quick insights and make informed business decisions, which can accelerate their digital transformations and speed business growth. We’re pleased to offer our Cloud Pak customers the benefits afforded by the Hazelcast Platform, whether data is being processed in the datacenter or at the edge.”

    • Evaristus Mainsah, GM, IBM Hybrid Cloud and Edge Ecosystem

    “The successful enterprises of today and tomorrow are focused on minimizing latency in all layers of the hardware and software stack to improve business operations. The Hazelcast Platform enablement of Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Optane persistent memory allows enterprises to drive optimized real-time business outcomes and gain a competitive advantage.”

    • Arijit Bandyopadhyay, CTO – Enterprise Analytics & AI, Head of Strategy – Enterprise & Cloud, Data Platforms Group at Intel Corporation

    ¹ “The Forrester Wave™: Translytical Data Platforms, Q4 2019”

    Additional Resources

    About Hazelcast, Inc.

    Hazelcast is a real-time, intelligent application platform that enables enterprises to capture value at every moment. With Hazelcast, enterprises can increase actionable insights by unifying event streams with contextual insights from traditional data stores at in-memory speeds. From the cloud to the data center to the edge, Hazelcast is unique in its ability to transform processes to help its customers achieve a competitive advantage via material revenue generation, risk management or cost reduction.

    Hazelcast is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices across the globe. To learn more about Hazelcast, visit https://hazelcast.com.

  • Egnyte Appoints Stan Hansen as Chief Revenue Officer

    Bolsters Executive Team to Meet Surging Demand for Content Security Offerings and Record Growth in First Half of Fiscal Year

    Mountain View, CA, July 14, 2021 — Egnyte, the leader in cloud content security and governance, today announced the appointment of Stan Hansen as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Hansen will be responsible for all sales functions globally.

    In the first half of 2021, Egnyte has added 128 net new hires, bringing its total employee count to 789; opened its first office in Asia; and, received numerous industry and customer accolades including being named a Leader by G2 in three distinct categories: Data Governance, Data Security and Content Collaboration.

    “After just closing our largest quarter in history, growing 40% year over year, we are excited to welcome a leader of Stan’s caliber to help us capture the demand we are seeing in the market,” said Vineet Jain, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Egnyte. “As we look ahead to the future, Stan’s experience in leadership roles at publicly traded companies will be a great addition to the executive suite during this exciting next phase of growth for Egnyte, and beyond.”

    Prior to joining Egnyte, Hansen spent five years at Pluralsight, where he was most recently President, North America Sales. In that time, Hansen built a multi-regional, large-scale sales, business development and solutions consulting organization that was process driven and consistently generated high-growth revenue results. Hansen and his organization were instrumental in taking Pluralsight through their successful initial public offering in 2018. Prior to Pluralsight, he held various leadership positions in sales, technology and operations for companies including Domo, Adobe and Wells Fargo.

    “I’m thrilled to be joining Egnyte at such a historic time of substantial growth,” said Stan Hansen, Chief Revenue Officer, Egnyte. “I look forward to working with an exceptional leadership team to capture the growth opportunity and unprecedented market demand Egnyte is experiencing as more companies continue to embrace digital transformation at an accelerated rate.”

    About Egnyte 

    Egnyte provides a unified cloud content governance solution for collaboration, data security, compliance, and threat detection for multicloud businesses. More than 16,000 organizations trust Egnyte to reduce risks and IT complexity, prevent ransomware and IP theft, and boost employee productivity on any app, any cloud, anywhere. Investors include GV (formerly Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Goldman Sachs. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com.