CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz: Microsoft's 'Failures' Put Everyone At Risk
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This edition features insights from CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on Microsoft security issues that he says are putting customers at risk, executive departures and reassignments at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a result of a new Hybrid Cloud organization, big announcements from Intel Innovation 2023 featuring major opportunities in AI and more.
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Kurtz On The Record
The recent Microsoft cloud email breach of email accounts belonging to multiple U.S. government agencies is just one of the latest high-profile indicators that Microsoft's "architectural flaws" pose a massive security risk that few can ignore, according to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz. While Microsoft's strategy of bundling numerous applications and security tools into Microsoft 365 software licenses has proven appealing to many cost-conscious customers, a growing share of organizations are recognizing that the security trade-offs aren't worth it, Kurtz said in a recent interview with CRN.
"[It's] death by a thousand cuts," he said. "It's the technology which is insecure, which is your zero-day Tuesdays. It's things like the U.S. government being breached because of Microsoft's failures. There's only so many opportunities to say, 'Hey, you get it for free, use it,' when people are saying, 'Well, you're putting us at risk.' And that's really what we're hearing from customers—Microsoft is putting them at risk."
Kurtz, who co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011, also discussed the cybersecurity giant's push into the SMB market with the help of channel partners, CrowdStrike's new generative AI-powered technology, Charlotte AI, and the company's efforts to grow in the IT tools space.
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HPE Restructuring: New Hybrid Cloud Business Unit, Executive Reassignments, Departures
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is restructuring to accelerate its hybrid cloud sales offensive, creating a new Hybrid Cloud organization that includes the storage business unit.
The reorganization includes several executive departures and reassignments, including that the new hybrid cloud business unit will be led by HPE Chief Technology Officer Fidelma Russo. She will be responsible for a business that includes HPE Storage, HPE GreenLake Cloud Services Solutions and the current Office of the CTO, all under the umbrella of the HPE GreenLake platform.
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The changes come with HPE evolving its operating model to "accelerate our execution" and deliver a "superior customer and partner experience" aimed at driving growth for the company and value for shareholders, HPE CEO Antonio Neri said in a blog post Tuesday.
Learn about the rest of HPE's executive departures and reassignments and more about the organizational changes, including when they'll take effect.
Related: HPE CEO Antonio Neri On Dell's 'Cultural' And 'Trust' Channel Challenge - Read
6 Big Announcements At Intel Innovation 2023: From 288-Core CPU To AI Supercomputer
The biggest news out of Intel Innovation, the company's third annual event this week in San Jose, Calif., included how the chipmaker will challenge Nvidia and other rivals by seizing the next wave of AI opportunities in PCs, cloud computing and at the edge.
Big announcements related to AI and the broader field of computing included December launch dates for new client and server CPUs, a plan to release a 288-core Xeon chip and a deal to build an AI supercomputer for Stability AI.
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