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Got cloud skills? Now you can get certified by the OpenStack Foundation
The new Certified OpenStack Administrator exam is designed to give cloud professionals a way to prove their worth while also helping employers identify qualified candidates.
Meet the new Ubuntu: A Linux release tailor-made for enterprises
Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS is out, and its extended support makes it particularly suitable for businesses. Here's an overview of what you can expect to find.
Is there a need for open-source file sharing?
Is there genuine differentiation here?
Volkswagen chooses OpenStack for private cloud
The second largest car manufacturer in the world, Volkswagen Group, will use the open-source cloud computing platform OpenStack to build a private cloud that will host websites for its brands including VW, Audi and Porsche, and will...
Microsoft and HPE throw their weight behind Mesosphere
Mesosphere made its mark early with large companies like Twitter and Netflix, and on Thursday the company got a fresh boost from two more tech giants: Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Inside Bank of America’s IT transformation
Over the past couple of years Bank of America has embarked on a strategic plan to embrace a software-defined, incredible agile and flexible infrastructure environment that has reaped simplification and savings.
IoT can be hard, but Red Hat and Eurotech are teaming up to make it easier
Getting IT to work smoothly is a challenge even when all the parts are in-house, but that's nothing compared with the widely dispersed Internet of Things. Enter Red Hat and Eurotech, which on Tuesday announced a new partnership aimed...
Use Hortonworks Hadoop? Now you can rely on a more stable core
Software stability is a key requirement for large companies, and on Tuesday Hortonworks took a big step in that direction by announcing a new release cadence for its enterprise Hadoop software.
CoreOS CEO sees containers as just the beginning
Containers are revolutionizing enterprise IT in much the way smartphones have transformed the world of consumer technology, but there's still much more to come.
Big data gets a new open-source project: Apache Arrow
Hadoop, Spark and Kafka have already had a defining influence on the world of big data, and now there's another Apache project with the potential to shape the landscape even further.
Open source: Career-maker, or wipeout?
Is a career focused solely on open source sustainable? Experts predict a wave of opportunities for IT pros with all-open-source résumés — in five years or so.
UCLA just open-sourced a powerful new image-detection algorithm
Image recognition has become increasingly critical in applications ranging from smartphones to driverless cars, and on Wednesday UCLA opened up to the public a new algorithm that promises big gains.
Is Docker ditching Ubuntu Linux? Confusion reigns
Docker has long relied on Ubuntu Linux as the default host environment for Docker apps, but comments made by the company's CTO recently suggest that might not be the case much longer.
Plotly targets BI users with new dashboard emphasis
The cloud service that once focused on stand-alone data visualizations now hopes to play in the business intelligence space.
Firefox OS for smartphones has ceased to be, says Mozilla (and Tardigrade)
Mozilla Firefox OS has expired: Bereft of life, it rests in peas—we think that’s how Mozilla Corp’s “Global Marketing Director” for Firefox OS sees it it. John Bernard (Marketer of the Year, 2013) and sidekick George Roter tell us...
Machine learning is a champ at fixing buggy code
Here's yet another new application of machine learning: MIT has developed a system for fixing errors in bug-riddled code.
Read CW’s February 2016 digital magazine!
In this edition: Why the new re-engineering is endless -- and all about the customer; how humanitarian groups are using big data to improve response efforts; the pros and cons of a career focused on open source and much more.
Microsoft opens its deep-learning toolkit on GitHub
Microsoft took another step on its open-source sharing journey Monday by releasing on GitHub a toolkit it uses internally for deep learning.
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