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Microsoft to roll-out Windows 10 in “waves” starting July 29
Microsoft has at last revealed how it intends to roll-out Windows 10 to the masses when it launches at the end of the month. The company already said it plans to ship the complete OS to Windows Insider program testers on July 29. But yesterday, Microsoft OS boss Terry Myerson penned a blog post saying ...
Here’s all we know about iOS 9’s enterprise features so far
Apple didn’t give too much attention to the new enterprise features of iOS9 at its WorldWide Developer Conference last week, which comes as a mild surprise given its recent push into the workplace that includes a highly publicized partnership with IBM. That’s not because apple isn’t focusing on the enterprise – it is – but ...
Cloud providers “do not care” about enterprise success
Enterprise cloud users and even cloud providers themselves are being harmed by a lack of transparency in the industry, say analysts from Forrester Research Inc. in a new report. In a recent survey of 275 IT leaders about cloud vendors’ transparency and the metadata they provide, Forrester found that 60 percent of companies believe a ...
Data center spending stays flat despite cloud shift
Data center operators maintained a steady spending level on infrastructure during quarter two of 2015, though many are trending towards colocation services or cloud service providers, instead of building new data centers, according to a new report from 451 Research. The market tracker said that 87 percent of data center operators it surveyed in Europe ...
Like it or not, Microsoft’s stuck with Windows Phone, analysts say
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spelled out the company’s revised mission statement last week, he declared that we live in a “mobile first, cloud first world,” and that the company’s strategy is to “build best-in-class platforms and productivity services” for that world. But some commentators noticed a prominent gap in Nadella’s mobile-first vision: There wasn’t a ...
Uber buys Bing Maps assets & imagery data
Microsoft has announced it’s selling some of its Bing Maps assets to Uber Inc., including around 100 employees focused on the product’s image collection activities. The company also said it will stop collecting its own map data, though it plans to continue to offer Bing Maps using data licensed from partners. Meanwhile, Uber has also ...
Airtable gets $7.6M to reimagine the database
Databases aren’t for everyone. They’re incredibly complex things to work with, and generally only those with the requisite expertise and training even contemplate doing so. But that might change if Airtable has its way. The startup is aiming to make databases so simple that even those with just basic computer skills will be able to ...
Snowflake jumps into data analytics with cloud-based data warehouse solution
Snowflake Computing Inc., a Big Data startup led by former Microsoft man Bob Muglia, last week announced the general availability of its tool for analyzing business data in the cloud, plus a $45 million funding round led by Altimeter Capital. The $45 million cash injection takes Snowflake’s total funding to $71 million. Previous investors Redpoint ...
Gartner: AWS, Google & Microsoft lead the way in cloud storage
Enterprise giants Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft have been recognized as the undisputed leaders in the cloud storage space by Gartner Inc.’s analysts. Last week, Gartner rolled out its latest Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Storage Services, Worldwide, acknowledging just seven vendors it considers worthwhile bothering with. They are the leaders AWS, Google ...
Uber goes continental with UberBOAT launch in Istanbul
After succesfully tricking legions of Thai Uber-ites with the (fake) launch of its UberBoat service in Bangkok, Thailand, last April, Uber Inc., has actually launched a (real) boat service after all, dubbed “UberBOAT”. Uber is now officially offering transportation between continents with its new service, which is being launched in Istanbul, Turkey, the so-called “Gateway ...