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Microsoft Corp.’s efforts to showcase Windows 10’s security credentials appear to be paying off, as enterprises deploy the operating system at a much faster pace than they did when shifting from Windows XP to Windows 7. Gartner Inc.’s latest survey on Windows …
George Soros fund buys Violin Memory out of bankruptcy
All-flash memory storage supplier Violin Memory Inc. has finally emerged from bankruptcy after selling itself to Quantum Partners LP, a private investment fund managed by Soros Fund Management LLC. Violin’s assets were acquired in a bankruptcy auction that saw it exchange $26 …
Apache Metron, a network security tool, becomes the ASF’s latest top-level project
Another new open-source project is being welcomed into the Apache Software Foundation’s stable, this time with a focus on cyber security. Apache Metron is the ASF’s latest top-level project, billed as an application framework that allows for centralized monitoring and analysis of …
EdgeX Foundry project aims to standardize Internet of Things at the network edge
It’s no secret that security concerns are holding back the Internet of Things, and much of the blame can be placed on a lack of common IoT development standards. To address this, the Linux Foundation has just announced a new project that …
Micron and Microsoft team up to harden Internet of Things security
Security is often one of the main barriers to adoption for just about every new technology that emerges, and it’s no different in the Internet of Things, where a recent survey described the situation as “complex and chaotic.” Semiconductor firm Micron Technology Inc. wants to …
Dell EMC sells Spanning cloud backup business to private equity firm
Dell Technologies Inc. isn’t done playing chess with its many subsidiaries following last year’s massive acquisition of EMC Corp. Late last week, Dell EMC parted ways with its subsidiary company Spanning Cloud Apps LLC, selling it to the private equity firm Insight …
OpenStack deployments rise 44% as open source cloud platform matures
OpenStack, the free, open-source cloud computing software platform, is making good progress in the enterprise, staking its claim as a mature infrastructure technology platform with growing adoption rates and more production deployments than ever before. That’s according to a new user survey that shows almost …
Storage is the new battleground in cloud price wars
A new front is emerging in the cloud price wars, with vendors now battling it out in storage. According to new research from 451 Research LLC, other services, especially databases, will experience pricing pressure over the next year and a half. 451 Research’s …
Move over, Facebook: Elon Musk announces plans for technology to enable telepathic communication
Elon Musk’s latest company, Neuralink Corp., has announced its mission to create technology that can connect human brains with computers, with an end goal of telepathic communication. Musk is not shy about launching ambitious projects. The former PayPal Inc. founder is already involved …
Microsoft launches new IoT services to simplify app development
Microsoft Corp. Thursday launched a fully managed Internet of Things as a service offering called IoT Central, giving enterprises what it said is an easy way to deploy Internet of Things applications without the need for any specialist expertise of their own. …