Mike Wheatley
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Most technology vendors are keen to ‘steal’ customers from rival companies, but the complexity of software installations means that it’s difficult to do so, because most enterprises just don’t feel it’s worth all the hassle. At least, that’s how it used to …
Cazena’s big data-as-a-service offering lands on Azure
Big data-as-a-service startup (BDaaS) Cazena Inc., which burst onto the scene just last year, has said its flagship offering can now be used with Microsoft Azure, giving customers faster access to on-demand data processing and analytics. Cazena is betting that support for …
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 …
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 …
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”, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …