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HPE Offers IoT Platform To Build, Analyze Data
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
With eye toward the future, HP Enterprise is now offering a vendor-neutral and multiple network supporting platform for building and analyzing data from the Internet of Things.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/20/2016
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AWS Offers New Options For Running SAP HANA On EC2
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
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AWS is launching a new, memory-optimized instance on EC2 dubbed X1 that aims to make it easier to run SAP's HANA in-memory database. The announcement comes on the heels of a deal between SAP and Microsoft.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/19/2016
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IBM Storage Breakthrough May Speed Up Smartphones, Apps
Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility
News
Advances in phase-change memory could lead to a storage technology that approaches the speed of DRAM and can retain data like NAND flash over millions of read/write cycles.
By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/18/2016
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ServiceNow Adds Azure To Its Cloud Management Front End
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
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ServiceNow previously automated services for internal customers using AWS and VMware; now it's added the Microsoft Azure cloud.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/18/2016
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Windows 10 Build 14342, Azure Expansion: Microsoft Roundup
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
Microsoft this week announced Windows 10 Build 14342 for PCs, Azure expansion into South Korea and Canada, and the end of MSN China and the Sunrise calendar app.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 5/14/2016
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AWS Discovery Service Aims To Ease Legacy Migration Pain
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
AWS executives have come to view the mixed legacy environment as one of the barriers to cloud adoption. Without automated help, it's a painful process to capture an application's interdependencies. AWS Application Discovery will do that.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/13/2016
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Microsoft Azure Expands Into Canada, South Korea
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
Microsoft is investing $15 billion to establish the Azure Cloud as a worldwide presence. Canada and South Korea are part of its expansion roadmap.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/12/2016
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Storm Ventures' Ryan Floyd Sees A SaaS-y Future
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
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Storm Ventures' Ryan Floyd sees a future rich with software-as-a-service providers capitalizing on services available in the cloud.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/9/2016
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7 Ways Cloud Computing Propels IT Security
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
News
A spate of high-profile public and private cloud security breaches is helping to push advancements in security such as encryption. Here's a look at 7 ways the cloud may be the largest driver of IT security today.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 5/8/2016
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White House Takes Deep Interest In AI
Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility
News
The US government is seeking a more active role in shaping the direction of AI research and development.
By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/6/2016
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In Cloud Adoption Rush, Don't Forget To Invest In IT
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
In an Interop Cloud Connect session, Mark Thiele advocates a balanced approach to adopting public cloud services. At the same time, Thiele believes that maintaining IT staff still important.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/6/2016
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Google Slides' Q&A Feature Targets PowerPoint Fatigue
Nathan Eddy, Freelance Writer
News
Google is adding a Q&A feature to its Slides offering. The feature aims to foster more active audience participation and broaden the application's mobile capabilities.
By Nathan Eddy Freelance Writer, 5/5/2016
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Mobile Apps Spark Business-Process Transformation
Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility
News
Metal manufacturer Worthington Industries modernized shipping and inventory management using mobile apps.
By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/5/2016
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Technicolor's Cloud Transition Enables Hollywood-As-A-Service
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Technicolor provides services to content creators and distributors in Hollywood, but the company faced challenges scaling to storage requirements that were projected to grow 100 times over. Here's how the company's new CIO transitioned the organization to embrace elastic cloud-focused services.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/4/2016
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Cloud Provider Jobs: Pros And Cons
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
News
Working for a cloud provider instead of taking a traditional enterprise IT position has its advantages. But there are plenty of pitfalls to consider. Here's a look at some pros and the cons of making the leap to a job with a cloud service.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 5/4/2016
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Inside The NBA's Tech Training Revamp
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
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The NBA implemented a series of educational projects to broaden new software adoption and engage its global workforce. These efforts earned the company a 2016 Elite 100 Award in the category of Best Impact On Workforce Performance.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 5/3/2016
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PayPal's Path To Independence: A Tale Of Cloud Innovation
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
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PayPal navigated its separation and independence from eBay in a seven-month accelerated transition. On the big day, all systems were go. Learn how the creative use of cloud technologies, and a remarkable degree of employee collaboration, earned the company a 2016 Elite 100 Award in the category of Best Use Of Cloud Services.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/3/2016
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Amazon's First-Quarter Results Should Silence Critics
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
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Amazon turned in a strong first quarter, with sales growing 28% worldwide on an expanding Prime customer base. The company's AWS division also posted solid earnings.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/2/2016
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FICO Predictive Suite Updated, Real-Time Rises: Big Data Roundup
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Real-time open source data projects gain momentum; FICO updates its predictive analytics suite. Samsung introduces new devices for IoT; and a new contest for creating tools to analyze satellite data is launched -- all in this Big Data Roundup for the week ending May 1, 2016.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/1/2016
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Microsoft Is Exploring DNA Data Storage
Michelle Maisto, Freelance Writer
News
Microsoft is working with Twist Bioscience, a company that encodes data onto microscopic and long-lasting synthetic DNA.
By Michelle Maisto Freelance Writer, 4/30/2016
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Google in the Enterprise Survey
Google in the Enterprise Survey
There's no doubt Google has made headway into businesses: Just 28 percent discourage or ban use of its productivity �products, and 69 percent cite Google Apps' good or excellent �mobility. But progress could still stall: 59 percent of nonusers �distrust the security of Google's cloud. Its data privacy is an open question, and 37 percent worry about integration.
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