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NetScout tracks down tough problems in complex unified communications networks
When voice, video, instant messaging, and video conferencing come together on a converged Internet Protocol network, the complexity meter rises fast. And when there’s a problem with even one of these services, finding and fixing it can quickly become a major challenge. NetScout Systems Inc.’s nGeniusONE solution is designed to provide a cure for whatever ...
Program or die: Application programming interfaces are transforming business
Application programming interfaces or APIs are fast becoming like air and water. Businesses need them to survive. That basic point was driven home recently for Brian Pagano, senior director of Catalysts at Axway Inc., which provides cloud integration and API and identity management software. and former global platform strategist at Google LLC. He recently spoke ...
NetApp’s Kubernetes solution furthers the cause of hybrid computing
NetApp Inc.’s latest product moves illustrate the realization that, when it comes to meeting customer needs in a hybrid world, it’s all about choice. The storage solutions company recently announced new cloud-based services that offer customers choice of on-premises or cloud infrastructure. NetApp also launched a service that automates Kubernetes deployment within a hyperconverged infrastructure platform. ...
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DoorDash leverages data in the cloud as it ushers in new era for food delivery
To determine whether a food delivery business has value, look at the data it collects. And DoorDash Inc. has data. Order behavior by customers of the food delivery service, which now serves diners in 4,000 cities across the U.S. and Canada from over 340,000 merchants, gives it a pretty good idea of what diners like ...
Financial services orgs value agility over cost in the cloud, says AWS
If there is any vertical that understands the meaning of cost to a business, it’s the financial services industry. Yet, when evaluating the cost impact of running information technology in the cloud versus through a private data center, there are other factors of more importance in the world of banks and brokerages. “Cost isn’t really ...
AWS works with healthcare sector to predict issues and advance genomic sequencing
People can choose not to use ride sharing or ignore social media, but when it comes to healthcare, everyone ultimately takes an interest. Mindful of this basic reality, Amazon Web Services Inc. has built its own Healthcare and Life Sciences practice in cloud computing to address that need. “The entire practice of AWS Healthcare Life ...
DoorDash uses real-time data to drive business, help merchants
It might seem at first glance that the mobile food delivery industry is fairly simple. Open app, order restaurant food, pay, and chow down upon receipt. In fact, every order triggers a complex set of technological steps for a business like DoorDash Inc., which has recently emerged as the leader in U.S. online food delivery. ...
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FINRA goes ‘all-in’ on public cloud and waits for banks to follow its lead
If many of today’s banks still don’t trust the cloud, how come the financial industry’s regulator does? An Accenture PLC report released late last year found that 43% of leading global banks have no cloud strategy and 63% lack a roadmap to even measure progress to the cloud. Yet the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., ...
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AWS rolls out serverless tools and monitoring support amid protests in NYC
Amazon Web Services Inc. released a number of product announcements on Thursday, but it was the audience in New York City that became an unplanned part of the company’s AWS Summit event. Protesters disrupted traffic outside the venue and interrupted a keynote presentation by Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels (pictured), vocalizing demands that the company ...