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Docker adds support for IBM mainframes with Enterprise Edition update
Software container specialist Docker Inc. on Wednesday pushed out a new version of its enterprise service, adding more sophisticated policy controls and automation features, together with support for IBM Corp.’s mainframes. Docker Enterprise Edition 17.06 is basically the complete package of tools that organizations need to get Docker’s container platform up and running. Containers allow ...
Microsoft to offer new training course for Azure Stack operators
Ahead of the release of its new on-premises cloud computing offering, Microsoft Corp. is pitching a new training course for those who want to become an official “Azure Stack Operator.” Azure Stack has long been touted as being easy to set up and deploy, but Microsoft now says that whoever is tasked with keeping it up ...
No surprise, Gartner ranks AI as the top technology to watch in coming years
Artificial intelligence, “transparently immersive experiences” and digital platforms will lead a crowded roster of emerging technologies for the next five to 10 years. So says analyst firm Gartner Inc., which has just published its latest Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies. It’s one of the research firm’s most eagerly anticipated reports, because it provides insights into up-and-coming ...
Rackspace rolls out new service for coming European data protection rules
Managed cloud services provider Rackspace Inc. is rolling out a new service that aims to help companies ensure they comply with European regulations governing sensitive data set to take effect next May. The company’s new Privacy and Data Protection service is built atop of the Vormetric Transparent Data Encryption platform offered by security software maker Thales ...
Report: Open-source database firm MongoDB submits confidential IPO filing
Open-source database company MongoDB Inc. is getting ready to launch its initial public offering, almost 10 years after it was founded. The company, which develops enterprise-grade, open-source software including its namesake MongoDB NoSQL database, submitted an S-1 filing in the last few weeks, TechCrunch reported. The S-1 filing is the first official step companies take ...
Apple’s Tim Cook joins the Trump pile-on, donating $2M to anti-hate groups
Updated Thursday Just hours after the white-supremacist blog the Daily Stormer was booted off GoDaddy Inc.’s domain-name registrar, Google Inc. followed up in a similar fashion, canceling its new registration for violating its terms of service. The decision meant that the Daily Stormer was once again searching for a new home after it posted a blog ...
Google updates Cloud Speech API with support for long-form audio clips
Google Inc.’s Cloud Speech Application Programming Interface has been updated with more features for developers who wish to integrate speech recognition capabilities into their Android applications. The update increases the number of languages for which speech recognition is available, and also adds support for “long-form” audio clips. The idea is to provide more functionality and ...
Microsoft adds major updates to Visual Studio and .NET Core
Microsoft Corp. is hoping to woo developers this week with major updates to its Visual Studio and .NET Core development platforms that promise greater performance and more accessibility. First up is the release of Visual Studio 15.3, where the main focus has been on making the platform more functional and accessible, Microsoft said in a ...
Splunk intros new monitoring tool for AWS cloud users
Operational intelligence company Splunk Inc. is boosting its cloud analytics capabilities with the launch of a new Splunk Insights for AWS Cloud Monitoring service. Splunk is betting on enterprises’ need for sophisticated monitoring tools to help them more easily facilitate their move to Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud. It points out that its new service ...
Elon Musk’s AI bots crush the world’s best Dota 2 game players
Artificial Intelligence has already defeated the world’s best Chess and Go players, and now it has just followed up by beating the world’s top Dota 2 video game players as well. The latest win for AI was notched up during Valve Corp.’s “The International 7,” a Dota 2 eSports tournament with a prize pool of ...