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Red Hat’s new Health Index for Linux containers
While Red Hat Inc. will always be associated with its flagship offering for Linux, it provides many other open-source tools, including OpenShift, OpenStack and Linux containers. Unlike many software vendors that are looking to promote one main product in a line, Red Hat has a tendency to take a long view across organizations, according to Matt ...
Australian bank implements digital-first strategy
Financial organizations have been recently transforming from places with long histories and light technology into an industry that is much more customer-friendly, keeping pace with innovations such as banking apps on smartphones. “Being digital first means that the whole value chain is digital,” said Luis Uguina (pictured, right), chief digital officer at Australian bank Macquarie ...
Red Hat solidifies open-source strategy with OpenShift.io
Defying traditional business models, Red Hat Inc. has thrived in its pure-play open source software business, reaching $2.4 billion in annual sales and a market capitalization of more than $15 billion. “Open source is the only model,” claimed Jim Whitehurst, president and chief executive officer at Red Hat Inc., during today’s Red Hat Summit’s kickoff keynote address. Whitehurst said ...
Data-driven operations drive sales, engagement trends
One of the main initiatives that Oracle marketing has been working on recently is establishing one cohesive customer experience within their Cloud platform . The goal is to enable organizations to engage effectively with their own customers, according to Jennifer Renaud (pictured), global marketing lead / chief marketing officer, Oracle Marketing Cloud, at Oracle Corp. Renaud spoke ...
Being bold in a tech-driven world leads to innovation, says Oracle
When it comes to technology, Oracle Corp. thinks of itself as its first and best customer. “Because as we ourselves are delivering technology, we ourselves also have to live what we tell our customers to do every day,” said Catherine Blackmore (pictured), group vice president of customer success, Oracle Marketing Cloud, at Oracle. To discuss additional OMC capabilities, as ...
Networks race to keep up in the fast-paced sports broadcasting world
Many sports fans believe there is a purity to collegiate athletics, a true love of the game that pro teams cannot match. While the big boys, Fox Sports and ESPN, cover pro sports, Pac-12 Networks broadcasts the sports for the 12 member schools that are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington. “We ...
Meshing the Hollywood production model with just-in-time Silicon Valley architecture
Despite the large amounts of data used in film production, most Hollywood studios are not looking to invest in data centers. Rather, they are looking to have a secure, productive, as-you-need-it toolset they can gear up for production and then turn off when production is complete, according to Joshua Kolden (pictured, left), cinema cloud architect and ...
The tech behind today’s first 4K live stream from space
From a conference room in the middle of Las Vegas, one man witnessed a 4K milestone, streaming the first-ever live broadcast from space using the advanced imaging technology. With rising influence in Hollywood, 4K technology is also being applied to the sciences, particularly space travel communications. Meeting with us shortly after the live 4K video stream ...
How digital technologies are augmenting animated storytelling
The history of Disney has always been one of technology complementing the story. For example, Walt Disney helped create the multiplane camera to help democratize animation, tech used for the first time in the movie “Snow White.” Without that innovation, it would not have been possible to make full-length animation movies. “In [Disney’s] core history, you have these ...
In the brave, new world of technological innovation, don’t forget the narrative
One of the biggest takeaways at this week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, is that technology is now so integral to media and entertainment that it can’t be separated out anymore. There’s a real danger of the narrative that drives cinema and television getting lost in the technology. A 3-D explosion in film may be ...