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Docker Inc. pushed the latest version of its container engine technology late last week. Docker 1.10 comes with a strong focus on security, with the main updates being the addition of secure computing features and user namespace technology. Secure Computing, called “seccomp” …
Foxconn to acquire Sharp in $5.6bn deal
Troubled Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corporation is set to be acquired by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., better known as “Foxconn”, at the end of this month. Unlike similar multi-billion dollar acquisitions that are usually leaked to the press first, …
Enthusiasm for OpenStack abounds, but old worries won’t go away
The vast majority of IT pros are keen to adopt OpenStack, but many are wary of the challenges in doing so, according to a new study sponsored by SUSE Linux. The report, which was carried out by U.K. research firm Dynamic Markets …
CoreOS launches an alternative to Docker with Rocket 1.0 release
CoreOS Inc. has been working away on an alternative container runtime system for more than a year, and yesterday it finally took the lid off of Rocket (rkt) 1.0. The new release is the only stable container runtime engine that meets the …
Proposed Dell/EMC merger slapped with another lawsuit
An optimistic New York law firm is hoping to make a name for itself by blocking the proposed $67 billion mega-merger between Dell Inc. and EMC Corp. The GrantLawFirm, run by Lynda J. Grant, asserts that the Dell-EMC merger prospectus contains numerous …
Google Search boss Amit Singhal retires, to be replaced by AI chief
In a sign of how important Google views artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the company has just announced that its AI chief John Giannandrea will take over as senior vice president of Search from the soon-to-retire Amit Singhal, who currently occupies the position. …
Microsoft launches Azure IoT Hub out of beta
Microsoft’s Azure IoT Hub, a cloud-based service for managing and communicating with Internet of Things devices, is set to become generally available later today. The Azure IoT Hub is a central aspect of Azure’s IoT Suite of products that can be used …
SDN is rapidly consuming the enterprise, survey finds
A rapid rise in production deployments means that software-defined networking (SDN) is moving beyond the ‘hype’ phase to take the enterprise “by storm” according to a new report. The survey, SDN Growth Takes IT Infrastructure by Storm, found that 39 percent of …
Yahoo says “adieu” to 15 percent of its staff
Yahoo! Inc. yesterday confirmed rumors that it’s to layoff 15 percent of its workforce and close down some of its online services as part of a major new turnaround plan. The struggling Web giant plans to focus its efforts on Mail, Search …
Google’s cloud gets flashy, but no word on revenues
Google has gone and boosted the capacity of its cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform in what can only be interpreted as a bid to tempt more customers to try and its cloudy wares. Details of Google’s new cloud offerings were shared in this …