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IT resiliency: Running two different hypervisors

CIO Business Intelligence

operator of 28 hotel and casino properties across the US, was negotiating a fresh enterprise agreement with VMware prior to its acquisition, reported The Register. Rene Van Den Bedem, principal technical program manager at Microsoft Azure, noted the benefits clients are seeing by running VMware and Nutanix together on Azure public cloud.

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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

CIO Business Intelligence

Ransomware attacks Recall the ransomware hack on MGM Resorts International hotel reservation systems, digital room keys, casino gaming systems, and restaurant point-of-sale systems. Having a strategic data governance program that combines technological solutions with robust policies and employee education is a must.

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Broadcom distrust drives sales for VMware competition

Network World

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales.

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Ransomware locked hotel out of its electronic key lock system

Network World

A 4-star hotel in the Austrian Alps, the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt , admitted to bowing to extortion after ransomware locked up the computer running the hotel’s electronic key lock system. This was not the first time that cyber thugs attacked the hotel. Arriving guests couldn’t have their reservations confirmed.

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Breach at MGM Resorts Shuts Down IT Systems, Affects Hotel Room Access

SecureWorld News

MGM Resorts International, a casino and hotel chain, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity breach on Monday, September 11. As a result of the breach, some customers were unable to make reservations, use their credit cards, or access their hotel rooms. So, what can organizations like casinos do to avoid this type of attack?

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Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

GeekWire

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire and others. Expedia Group says it has more than 145 million members across the separate rewards programs currently operated separately by its different brands.

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Digital Transformation Europe Forum 2016: Q&A With Fergus Boyd, VP, Digital And IT, Yotel

Forrester IT

Myself and Forum co-host Benjamin Ensor are very excited about the program that we have been able to put together across the two days. Fergus is responsible for this start-up affordable luxury hotel brand's digital strategy and services (web, mobile, social), IT innovation, and all back-end and guest-facing technology.

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