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HPE’s OpenSwitch project gets Linux Foundation backing
The Linux Foundation has embraced a new open-source networking project in the shape of OpenSwitch. OpenSwitch is an open-source operating system for data center network switches that was first built by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise before being launched last year. The Linux-based OS is designed to power network switches from various hardware vendors. The purpose is to ...
“Whistleblower” accuses Oracle of cooking its cloudy revenue books
A former Oracle employee is taking the database giant to court, claiming the company fired her for refusing to inflate its cloud-based revenue figures. Svetlana Blackburn claimed in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in San Francisco on Wednesday that her dismissal from the company last year was due to her refusal to artificially inflate the figures. ...
SQL Server 2016 is ready for prime time
Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 has finally hit general availability, and Redmond chiefs are launching the software alongside a special offer aimed at wooing customers away from leading database giant Oracle. Oracle users are being offered the chance to migrate their databases to SQL Server 2016 for free until the end of this month. The offer ...
CoreOS creates Torus, a container-focused distributed storage system
Container-centric startup CoreOS Inc. has taken the wraps off of a new open-source project called Torus. Just like the company’s other projects, Torus is about bringing the same Web-scale technologies used by giants like Google and Facebook to a much wider audience, and this time around the focus is on distributed storage. CoreOS said it’s ...
HPE goes all-in on the data center in search of revenue growth
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) will place its bets on its main data center hardware business to continue driving the bulk of its revenues, once it’s done shedding its Enterprise Server business. HPE, which only split from its PC and printer business last year (that’s now become HP Inc.), said in its earnings call last month that ...
Samsung: “We don’t suggest installation of Windows 10”
Microsoft claims Windows 10 has already been installed on more than 300 million devices, and has so far refused to let up in its aggressive push to get even more users to upgrade. But one of the world’s top laptop makers, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has just advised its customers against upgrading (if they can ...
Microsoft Azure offers “unintentional” discounts to some foreign buyers
It’s possible to obtain steep discounts on the price of Microsoft’s Azure cloud services, if you’re willing to write a check in a currency that isn’t U.S. dollars. A new report in The Register says that Microsoft is offering “unintentional discounts” to Azure users who pre-pay for a minimum of one year’s services. That’s because ...
Dell & Qualcomm announce key partnerships in China
Dell Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. are the latest U.S. firms to announce key partnerships with Chinese organizations aimed at expanding their presence in the Middle Kingdom’s massive market. Dell is investing in a Chinese startup with the aim of gaining more traction in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech markets, while Qualcomm has said it’s ...
Iran orders social media firms to store data within its borders
Iran is getting serious about data sovereignty, demanding that foreign social media and messaging apps transfer their data to facilities inside the Islamic Republic within one year. Iran has long been known for trying to assert control over its citizen’s online activities, blocking popular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, spying on its citizens, ...
NuTonomy’s self-driving taxis could hit Singapore streets in just 2 years
Self-driving taxis might become a reality in as little as two years, if a Boston-area startup gets its way. NuTonomy, founded by a pair of MIT scientists in 2013, has just closed on a $16 million series A funding round led by Highland Capital Partners, with participation from other investors including Singapore’s economic development group and ...