Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Infra

Governments switched off the Internet more than 50 times in 2016

By Mike Wheatley Jan 4, 2017

The Internet is becoming more accessible even in the remotest parts of the worlds. But with that prevalence comes more aggressive attempts to suppress it. Throughout 2016, governments around the world attempted to shut…

Legal ruling could have ‘significant chilling effect’ on patent trolls

By Mike Wheatley Jan 4, 2017

A federal judge struck a potentially lethal blow against so-called “patent trolls” last month after slapping a $500,000 bill on the troll’s lawyers and ruling that they, not their client, are responsible for paying it.…

Cloud

Playing cloud catch-up, Google woos data center operators with new guide

By Mike Wheatley Jan 3, 2017

Google Inc. has published a guide for data center professionals aimed at tempting them to tap into its vast cloud computing infrastructure. The guide, which is aimed at those with minimal experience working with…

Apps

Windows 10 adoption climbs, reaching 24.5% of desktop computers

By Mike Wheatley Jan 3, 2017

Last September Microsoft announced Windows 10 was installed on more than 400 million devices. The company hasn’t provided an update since then, but the end-of-year stats from NetMarketShare reveal that Windows 10 adoption is…

Apps

Microsoft invites companies to test drive its Teams collaboration platform

By Mike Wheatley Jan 3, 2017

Microsoft Corp. is offering companies a chance to “test drive” its new collaboration platform Microsoft Teams as it steps up its bid to take on Slack Inc. Microsoft announced the platform in November following rumors…

Apps

U.K. department store House of Fraser invests $43M in app-only banking startup Tandem

By Mike Wheatley Jan 3, 2017

U.K.-based department store chain House of Fraser Ltd. has said it’s investing £35 million ($43 million) into an app-only banking startup called Tandem Bank Ltd. The investment is part of a tie up between…

Infra

High-performance computing server market sees steady growth

By Mike Wheatley Jan 1, 2017

High-end servers saw strong revenue growth in the third quarter of 2016, in stark contrast to the rest of the server market. International Data Corp., in its latest “Worldwide High-Performance Technical Server QView” report,…

Emerging Tech

Accenture predicts 2017 will be the year of the smartphone’s demise

By Mike Wheatley Dec 29, 2016

The rise of autonomous vehicles, digital assistants and smart homes will create new ecosystems that will eventually challenge the smartphone’s dominance as the main command center of our lives. That’s one of main takeaways…

Apps

Volkswagen buys mobile parking payments startup PayByPhone

By Mike Wheatley Dec 29, 2016

Canadian mobile payments company PayByPhone Technologies Inc., which enables drivers to pay for parking spaces using their smartphone, has just been acquired by Volkswagen Financial Services for an undisclosed price. PayByPhone, which operates in…

Cloud

Microsoft expands Blob Storage file limits in its Azure cloud

By Mike Wheatley Dec 28, 2016

Microsoft Corp. has announced a massive increase in the maximum file size limit on its Azure Blob Storage service, rising from 195 gigabytes to 4.77 terabytes. The increase is designed to accommodate the scientific…

Mike Wheatley

Governments switched off the Internet more than 50 times in 2016

Legal ruling could have ‘significant chilling effect’ on patent trolls

Microsoft invites companies to test drive its Teams collaboration platform

U.K. department store House of Fraser invests $43M in app-only banking startup Tandem

High-performance computing server market sees steady growth

Accenture predicts 2017 will be the year of the smartphone’s demise

Volkswagen buys mobile parking payments startup PayByPhone

Microsoft expands Blob Storage file limits in its Azure cloud

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