Forrester names IBM as a leader in IoT platforms
IBM has put a huge emphasis on its Watson Internet of Things engine as it bids to become a bigger player in the public cloud market. Watson has been an ongoing project ever since…
Google’s DeepMind learns to lip-read better than humans
Google may have found a way to use machine learning technology to help millions of deaf and hearing-impaired people better understand what people are saying to them. Researchers from Google Inc.’s DeepMind artificial intelligence…
Cloud
HPE launches managed services for Microsoft Azure cloud
After throwing in the towel on its own plans to build out public cloud services, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has announced a portfolio of managed services for Microsoft Azure, aimed at helping chief information…
Cloud
Google acquires cloud learning platform Qwiklabs
Google Inc. is furthering its cloud computing ambitions with the acquisition of Qwiklabs, which offers hands-on lab learning environments for training on major cloud and infrastructure software platforms. The price of the acquisition was…
Cloud
Alibaba Cloud extends global push with Middle Eastern, European data centers
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s cloud computing arm Alibaba Cloud has underlined its ambitions with the announcement that it’s planning to open no less than four new data centers by the end of the year,…
Gifts that keep on taking: Intel Security reveals most hackable devices of 2016
When it comes to Christmas gadget shopping, most of us are on the lookout for the coolest or weirdest-looking devices around, but few consider how “hackable” a gift might be. In the second edition…
Report: Decentralization of IT purchases widens security gaps
The rapid growth of information technology as a service is decentralizing the purchase of devices, apps and cloud services, leading to growing security concerns at large enterprises. That’s according to a new study from…
Infra
Hitachi adds content intelligence to its object storage platform
The Hitachi Data Systems unit of Hitachi Ltd. has rolled out a new object storage solution aimed at tackling the growing data volumes created by mobile devices at the edge of networks. HDS says…
Infra
Report: Security concerns prevent network transformations
Complexity issues will prevent 40 percent of organizations from updating their networks in 2017, and a big part of the problem is security products, a new survey has found. Cato Networks’ “Top Networking and…
Cloud
AWS adds SaaS subscriptions option to its marketplace
Amazon Web Services has made a new store on the AWS Marketplace where customers can buy Software as a Service and Application Programming Interface products. The new AWS Marketplace Vendors program allows customers to…