In Forrester’s 40-criteria evaluation of private cloud solution vendors, we identified the nine most significant software providers — BMC Software, Cisco Systems, Citrix, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, and VMware — in the category and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report details our findings to help infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals select the optimum private cloud solution. I&O pros can customize criteria weightings to align with their own private cloud initiative.
Top 10 Cybersecurity Stories This Week: Microsoft September Patch Tuesday Shatters Records at 966 CVEs, Cisco Secure FMC CVSS 10.0 Exploited by Sandworm and Qilin, Anthropic Discloses Fourth Claude AI Breach
September 11, 2026 | ITBriefcase.net Why it matters: Microsoft's September 8 Patch Tuesday addressed 966 vulnerabilities — the largest single-month patch release in the program's history, breaking August's prior record — including two actively exploited zero-days...








