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Microsoft makes one last, extremely deceptive Windows 10 upgrade push
Windows 7 and 8 users beware: Microsoft has launched one last aggressive push aimed at getting as many folks to update to Windows 10 as it possibly can, before the expiration of its free upgrade offer. News of Microsoft’s renewed push comes from Computerworld, which reports the company has switched the offered Windows 10 download ...
AWS hires PHP legend Andi Gutmans to nurture its next-generation NoSQL database
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has achieved something of a coup by hiring Zend Technologies Ltd. co-founder and PHP scripting language pioneer Andi Gutmans to lead its NoSQL database development efforts. Gutmans, whose LinkedIn profile describes him as general manager of AWS’ NoSQL Group inside the company’s data services unit, says that he’s now “working on the ...
Google says most of its containers now run on Chromium-based Container-VM
Google has revealed that it prefers using its own Chromium OS operating system to run containers in its own cloud, and that it’s the primary choice for running its own services. Google yesterday lifted the lid off a new OS called “Container-VM”, which it says is a “container-optimized OS image for the Google Cloud Platform ...
Microsoft enables Power BI’s Q&A feature with on-premises data
Users of Microsoft’s cloud-based business intelligence (BI) suite Power BI can now query on-premises data sources to gain business insights simply by asking it in plain English. Power BI’s hallmark Q&A feature has been updated to carry out natural-language queries on all on-premises data sources linked by Power BI Enterprise Gateway, beginning with SQL Server ...
Ask Wikibon: What did we learn from OpenStack Summit 2016?
The OpenStack community has reached a tipping point. The project is branching out in multiple directions, away from its original premise as an infrastructure-as-a-service environment to rival the private cloud. But just how mature is OpenStack today? Are OpenStack private clouds now a realistic option? And how well is OpenStack itself aligned to the demands ...
Microsoft launches Azure Elastic Pools to boost SQL capabilities
Microsoft has added a new Azure SQL option called Elastic Pools which automatically scales cloud databases up or down as conditions dictate. Azure SQL Database elastic pools were first announced during last year’s Microsoft Build conference, and finally hit general availability late last week. The feature is targeted at enterprises, and aims to help them ...
Venkata Renduchintala: Intel will rule the Internet of Things
Intel is going through one of the most tumultuous periods in its history, with declining PC sales negatively impacting its biggest business and forcing the company to layoff over 12,000 employees, but that hasn’t stopped the company from setting its sights on dominance of pastures new – namely the cloud and IoT. Intel’s layoffs were ...
Global Hadoop market to expand into new verticals
If you’re bored of reading about studies that show how Hadoop is on the cusp of massive growth in the Big Data space, look away now. The latest study, courtesy of research outfit Technavio and reported via MarketResearchReports.biz, is once again forecasting huge growth for Hadoop over the next three years. Technavio’s report, titled “Global ...
Virtuozzo reveals plans to double down on containers
Server virtualization firm Virtuozzo, which was spun out of German tech company Parallels IP Holdings GmbH, is going all-in on containers with plans to build a “full container stack” focused on the data center. Virtuozzo sells virtualization software that’s mostly deployed by service providers looking to deliver dedicated cloud-based servers. However, The Register notes that ...
Pat Gelsinger denies rumors he’s about to quit VMware
VMware’s CEO Pat Gelsinger has taken it upon himself to deny rumors that he’s set to leave the company once Dell Inc. takes over its parent firm EMC Corp. in a $67 billion deal later this year. Rumors of Gelsinger’s imminent departure were first published by channel publication CRN.com earlier this week, following the CEO’s ...