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Just days after tying up a deal with VMware Inc. to allow vSphere to run on its cloud, Amazon Web Services has introduced a new migration service that lets companies easily teleport virtualized workloads onto its cloud. According to AWS Chief Evangelist …
Intel invests $38M in a dozen high-tech sports startups
Intel Corp. is hoping to bring next-generation technologies such as data analytics, tracking and image capture to the world of pro sports with the creation of a new Intel Sports Group. The new group was announced by Intel Capital president Wendell Brooks …
IBM drops SoftLayer brand, moves cloud offerings to Bluemix
With surprisingly little fanfare, IBM Corp. has decided to do away with its SoftLayer brand and reorganize all of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings under the Bluemix moniker. “Today, we’re excited to share the next big step in SoftLayer’s evolution as part of the IBM …
IBM uses blockchain to track pork supply chain in China
IBM Corp. is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Tsinghua University to bring safer food to Chinese tables using blockchain technology as a guarantee. China has developed an unenviable reputation for its poor quality food standards in recent years. The most …
AWS updates Budgets tool to help customers limit cloud spending
Amazon Web Services has updated the AWS Budgets tool it launched last year, to help customers better keep their cloud-computing costs under control. Judging from AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr’s blog post, it’s safe to assume that some of AWS’s customers might have had …
Gartner: Dell EMC is top choice for distributed file systems and object storage
Gartner Inc. has published its first ever “Magic Quadrant” for distributed file systems and object storage, the software and hardware that’s intended to enable companies to deal with the rapid growth of unstructured data. The analyst firm reckons that tech behemoth Dell …
Oracle launches bare metal cloud servers to take on Amazon
Oracle Corp. announced the general availability Thursday of its Bare Metal Cloud Service, which was first described by founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison at last month’s OpenWorld conference. Oracle said the new IaaS product provides a “bare metal” cloud – …
Real-time Twitter analysis shows U.S. election is … too close to call?
With just three weeks to go until election day, the result is beyond any doubt. The polls show Hillary Clinton is heading for a landslide victory. But wait! Donald Trump has just pulled ahead and could yet take the White House. Sorry, no, …
Report: Qualcomm could close $30B deal for NXP Semiconductors next week
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is said to be closing on a deal to acquire rival firm NXP Semiconductors N.V., according to a report in Bloomberg that cites “people familiar with the process.” Rumors of acquisition talks between the companies first emerged last month …
Groups’ merger aimed at driving software-defined networking
The Open Networking Foundation and the Open Networking Lab have announced plans to merge. The organizations, both of which are focused on driving adoption of Software-Defined Networking, said the merger will help to drive the next phase of cooperation to drive network virtualization. The ONF …