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Microsoft to “modernize” licensing with new Enterprise Advantage on MPSA
In an effort to simplify its often tortuous licensing agreements, Microsoft has created a new program called Enterprise Advantage on MPSA. The new program, which is absolutely not to be confused with existing Enterprise Agreements, will be offered to enterprises with an existing Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) early next year. Microsoft is targeting ...
Sparkling Water 2.0 enables machine learning with Apache Spark
Enterprises have a tough time gathering insights from the vast oceans of data they accumulate, but a new tool for Apache Spark is hoping to change that, by allowing them to merge machine learning algorithms with the popular data processing engine. Announced last week, Sparkling Water 2.0 is a newly updated tool created by a ...
MongoDB cozies up to Apache Spark with new Connector
At MongoDB World last week, MongoDB Inc. the company announced a new Connector for Apache Spark, enabling data scientists and developers using its database to enjoy the benefits of real-time analytics from rapidly-moving data. The MongoDB Connector for Apache Spark enables users to glean insights from “live, operational and streaming data”, MongoDB officials said. The company ...
Microsoft makes one last ditch effort to push Windows 10
What with the Windows 10 free upgrade offering drawing to a close, Microsoft is launching one last, all-out effort to get more people to download the OS. It’s ‘nagware’ is going full-screen. At the weekend Microsoft announced its to begin displaying full screen announcements to Windows users, urging them to install Windows 10. The ads ...
Microsoft “AppSource” leak suggests new business app store is coming soon
Microsoft seems to have let slip that it’s secretly building a new web store focused on business apps. The leak came by way of a Twitter user going by the handle “WalkingCat”, who has developed a knack for poking around Microsoft’s sites and uncovering interesting stuff. His most recent leak prior to this revealed more information ...
Intel to partner with BMW, Mobileye on self-driving cars
Intel is set to form an alliance with Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, better known as BMW, and Mobileye Technologies Ltd., a company that develops vision-based advanced driver assistance systems, to further the development of self-driving cars. Bloomberg cited “people familiar with the matter” as saying the three companies will hold a webcast news conference later ...
Google Calendar app back online after 4 hour outage
Google’s popular calendar app is up and running again following an outage yesterday that left it unavailable for up to four hours for some users. Google first acknowledged the problem when it reported Calendar as being down on its Apps Status Dashboard at 9:47 a.m. ET. According to reports, users across the world were receiving ...
Box launches Shuttle to help with heavy data lifting
Sync ‘n’ share provider Box Inc. wants its customers to migrate even more of their data to the cloud with Box Shuttle, a new hybrid software and consulting service that’s just gone into beta. Box Shuttle is designed to help companies that are struggling to efficiently move large masses of data into Box. Up until ...
451 Research says 65% of enterprises now invested in IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) has landed, with more than 65 percent of enterprises worldwide saying they’re already using smart devices and sensors to gather data to assist with their business operations and deliver new insights. 451 Research Inc.’s new Voice of the Enterprise survey found that 71.5 percent of the 1,015 respondents said they accumulate ...
Microsoft to roll out Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 2
Microsoft has said it’s long-awaited Windows 10 Anniversary Update will go out on August 2. It’s one of the biggest updates to Windows 10 so far, with new features aimed about both enterprises and consumers. The August 2 arrival date is a pretty unusual one though, given that Microsoft previously said it’s free upgrade to ...