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Google’s Kubernetes project is well on the way towards becoming the de facto standard for running containers at scale, and the release of Kubernetes 1.4 promises to cement its status as the top choice for most organizations. Kubernetes has already established a …
SAP confirms Altiscale acquisition, aims to fix Big Data challenges
SAP SE last night finally confirmed that it has acquired the Big Data-focused startup Altiscale Inc. for an undisclosed fee. The confirmation comes following initial reports of the deal that first surfaced back in August, when the price was speculated to be …
MapR ramps up DevOps appeal with event-driven microservices support
In an effort to boost its appeal to among developers, MapR Technologies Inc. is adding support for event-driven microservices to its flagship MapR Converged Data Platform. The move brings new capabilities ranging from microservices application monitoring and management, to integrated support for …
IBM meshes AI with analytics in new Project DataWorks platform
The latest vendor to try to make Big Data insights easier to access, IBM has launched a new platform that integrates all kinds of data with its prized Watson artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Called Project DataWorks, the cloud-based platform is available on …
Microsoft & Adobe join forces to combat Salesforce
Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference that it’s entering into a partnership with Adobe Inc. that will see the two companies promote each other’s cloud products. Adobe said that Microsoft Azure is now its “preferred cloud platform” for its products, and will …
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2016 with free commercial support for Docker
Microsoft took the opportunity at its Ignite conference Monday to announce the launch of Windows Server 2016, as well as System Center 2016 and Technical Preview 2 of its long-awaited Azure Stack hybrid cloud system. At the launch yesterday, Microsoft said it’s releasing …
Businesses like the Internet of Things, but they’re not doing it right
More than half of all enterprises believe the Internet of Things (IoT) is strategic to their business, but most are still taking a lax approach to security. The findings, from an International Data Corp. (IDC) global survey carried out in July and …
Microsoft boosts blockchain efforts with Ethereum-based Project Bletchley
Microsoft has announced the availability of Project Bletchley, its Ethereum-based consortium blockchain technology that was first unveiled in June of this year. Being able to set up and run consortium blockchains is a significant step toward creating scalable, next-generation enterprise apps that …
HyTrust survey highlights worrying lack of data encryption in the cloud
Yet another survey on cloud adoption has highlighted the lax attitude of enterprises towards data security. HyTrust Inc., in its 2016 HyTrust Cloud Adoption Survey, shows that 28 percent of companies that have deployed data, applications and workloads onto the public cloud …
Red Hat ships out OpenShift container platform, pushes new Docker initiative
Red Hat Inc. appears to be shaking up the Docker ecosystem with the launch of its OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 along with a new project called the Open Container Initiative Daemon (OCID) that aims to optimize production deployments of containers. OpenShift Container …