Cloud Computing News, Analysis, & Advice

Advertise With Us

About Us

Cloud

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

1 Comment | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Charlie Babcock, Microsoft, AWS and IBM have all worked closely with SAP to bring its software...

Microsoft, SAP Are Bringing HANA To Azure

Microsoft and SAP will expand their partnership by delivering Office 365 integration and SAP HANA on Azure.

By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

6 Barriers To IoT Data Flow

Enterprises are integrating IoT devices into their ecosystems to get data that was not available previously. As with most new data sources, there may be concerns about whether the data is accessible, usable, valuable, and secure. Here are a few things to consider as your enterprise moves toward IoT.

By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 5/23/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

SAP Makes Cloud Moves, Google Advances AI: Big Data Roundup

Cloud, data, and artificial intelligence were hot topics for several major players this week, including SAP and Google. We've got these latest developments and more in our Big Data Roundup for the week ended May 22, 2016.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/22/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

SAP's Apple Partnership Is All About HANA

SAP's partnership with Apple doesn't mention HANA by name, but the in-memory database is in every part of the relationship.

By Curtis Franklin Jr. Executive Editor, Technical Content, 5/20/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

HPE Offers IoT Platform To Build, Analyze Data

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

3 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Michelle, Agreed. This is a really interesting development for IoT.

Google Opens Chromebooks To Android Apps

The move that will eventually make the more than a million Android apps available to Chrome OS users has been long expected.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/20/2016

1 Comment | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Michelle, There have been rumors of an Android/Chromebook app connection for years. I'm...

AWS Offers New Options For Running SAP HANA On EC2

By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/19/2016

1 Comment | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Charlie Babcock, Microsoft, AWS and IBM have all worked closely with SAP to bring its software...

Salesforce Earnings: CEO Marc Benioff Heaps Love On AWS

In unscripted remarks during Salesforce's first-quarter earnings call with analysts, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Amazon's Jeff Bezos and he and are planning an expanded partnership.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/19/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Google I/O 2016: AI, VR Get Day In The Sun

At Google I/O, it was unclear whether the company's intention was to entice programmers with its new artificial intelligence offerings, or simply fry them in the Mountain View, Calif. sunshine. Here's what we were able to see before heat stroke set in.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/19/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Google Sheets, Slides APIs Revamped To Improve Workflow

Revised APIs for Sheets and Slides aim to help developers make data in Google Apps for Work more readily accessible to third-party apps.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/18/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

IBM Storage Breakthrough May Speed Up Smartphones, Apps

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

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

ServiceNow Adds Azure To Its Cloud Management Front End

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

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Microsoft, SAP Are Bringing HANA To Azure

Microsoft and SAP will expand their partnership by delivering Office 365 integration and SAP HANA on Azure.

By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Apple OS Updates Fix Bugs, Brick Some iPads

Apple released new versions of its iPhone, Watch, TV, and Mac operating systems this week, but not all of the updates went smoothly for some users.

By Eric Zeman , 5/17/2016

2 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Michelle, Sounds like you hit the jackpot for technical issues this week! I updated my...

The Importance Of A Personal Business Continuity Plan

Devising a plan to back up your data is important, inexpensive, and relatively fast, so there is no excuse not to do it.

By Michael Puldy Director of Global Business Continuity Management for Global Technology Services, IBM, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Update Embraces Hybrid Cloud, Big Data

Microsoft's forthcoming SQL Server 2016 adds better encryption, support for unstructured data queries including those on Apache Hadoop, and new features to enable the hybrid cloud. The updates are part of an overhaul that updates Microsoft's flagship database management platform for a new age.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Google's Spaces Launch: Simplify Small-Group Sharing

In its latest attempt to become more relevant as a social networking provider, Google launches Spaces, an app for sharing among small groups.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

9 Free Online Courses To Pump Up Your Big Data, Analytics Skills

Do you really need to go back to school and get another degree in order to establish yourself in a career as a data scientist? Maybe not. These nine free online courses can help you explore a range of topics, including Python, R, AI, machine learning, and Hadoop, before you commit to more advanced learning.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/17/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Google I/O 2016: What To Expect

Updates on Project Tango, Android N, and Android Auto are among the announcements we expect at Google's annual developer conference this week. Here's what we know so far.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/16/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

Virtualization Market Now 'Mature,' Gartner Finds

Virtualization has been the biggest trend in the enterprise data center for over a decade. Now, however, new license revenues have plateaued, according to new research from Gartner.

By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 5/16/2016

1 Comment | Read | Post a Comment

Latest Comment: Charlie Babcock, Gartner can tell us that most of the servers that can be virtualized...

AWS IoT Button Lets Devs Customize In The Cloud

A programmable version of Amazon's Dash Button, the IoT Button, allows developers to trigger custom actions through Amazon Web Services.

By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 5/16/2016

0 comments | Read | Post a Comment

More Stories

Current Conversations

Posted by Broadway0474

There's a good chance that Google is self-insuring this experiment --- meaning they've got their own money in the bank in case something happens. Still, they have some commercial insurance company or three presumably on...

In reply to: Re: New NEW Drivers
Post Your Own Reply

Posted by Broadway0474

moarsauce, you're right to say it's infrastructure and should be considered like any other aspect of infrastructure --- sewage, water, etc. etc. The problem is that the free marketers probably believe all of that should...

In reply to: Re: Outages
Post Your Own Reply

Posted by Technocrati

No doubt. Already doing the leg work on a trademark. Who knew trademarks were so expensive ? Well I think this one is going to be worth it. And good point, you say this to an average user and they miss the...

In reply to: Re: "IT is hard"
Post Your Own Reply

Posted by Technocrati

@vnewman2 I agree. I think collaboration is overrated. Sure if there is an roadblock, it is often good to have some "different eyes" look at the issue. But for the most part, I get more done when...

In reply to: Re: Collaboration
Post Your Own Reply

Posted by jastroff

From The Guardian newspaper – >> Google has patented a new "sticky" technology to protect pedestrians if – or when – they get struck by the company's self-driving cars The patent, which was granted...

In reply to: Re: What happens if...?
Post Your Own Reply

More Conversations

PR Newswire

Reports

Infographics

2014 Next-Gen WAN Survey

While 68% say demand for WAN bandwidth will increase, just 15% are in the process of bringing new services or more capacity online now. For 26%, cost is the problem. Enter vendors from Aryaka to Cisco to Pertino, all looking to use cloud to transform how IT delivers wide-area connectivity.

Download Now!

More Reports