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#DockerCon Day 2 roundup: Docker eyes enterprise big bucks with Trusted Registry release
Day two of DockerCon saw yet more announcements rolling out, with the headline act being Docker Inc.’s release of Docker Trusted Registry, a move that some analysts have said is its biggest enterprise play yet. As well as Docker’s announcement, we also saw cool demonstration of Docker’s latest capabilities from Microsoft, plus the launch of ...
#DockerCon Day 1 roundup: Peace declared in container wars
A busy first day at DockerCon on Monday saw a slew of announcements from Docker Inc., the company behind the container technology, and a bunch of other companies all hoping to cash in on its popularity. Docker, CoreOS declare peace in the container wars and join the Open Container Project First up, in an announcement ...
Twitter says it will only consider a “full time” CEO
Less than two weeks after Dick Costolo thrilled Twitter’s shareholders with the news that he was quitting his role as the social media service’s CEO, the company’s board of directors has made a statement that undermines the candidacy of one of the front-runners to be his replacement. Twitter’s search committee, led by former Netscape Communications ...
Extra! Extra! Google launches News Lab, read all about it!
Google is aiming to make bettter journalists of us with the launch of a new initiative called News Lab, which offers pen pushers access to Google’s data and tools, plus the training we need to transform that data into awesome stories. News Lab was officially launched yesterday, but many of the tools in its box ...
Here’s what everyone will be talking about at DockerCon this week
Hot technologies come out of Silicon Valley all the time, but it’s rare to see any blazing quite the same trail as Docker Inc., the startup behind the Docker containers that’s wowed the developer community and caught the attention of everyone from Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, to IBM and EMC (to name a few). ...
Red Hat highlights Linux container adoption barriers
For all the buzz about Linux containers, production deployments remain few and far between, and there’s no shortage of surveys and studies attempting to identify the biggest barriers to adoption. Red Hat Inc. is the latest tech firm to churn out a Docker survey, saying that lingering concerns around certification and security continue to be ...
AMD denies reports it’s to split up its business
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) is reportedly looking to make some changes to its corporate structure so it can better compete with Intel. According to Reuters, AMD wants to split or spin-off part of its business so it can devote more resources to combating its biggest rival. Interestingly, rather than simply saying “no ...
Gartner urges enterprises to forget about Windows 8.1
Gartner’s analysts have surprised no one with the recommendation that enterprises forgo upgrading to Windows 8.1 and instead migrate directly to Windows 10. Steve Kleynhans, a Gartner analyst, told Computerworld that Windows 8.1 will likely go the same way as Windows Vista, with industry support dying off at a rapid rate. As such, even those ...
Cloud giants turn to SDN as traditional networks lag behind
Traditional networking gear just can’t keep up with the demands of today’s modern data center. At least that was the message delivered from executives of both Google and Microsoft at this week’s Open Network Summit. The problem is that the traditional network switches and controllers built by companies like Cisco Systems Inc. just don’t have ...
Oracle misses analysts expectations, blames strong dollar
Oracle is the latest in a long line of struggling tech firms to point the finger of blame at the strength of the U.S. dollar, following a poor quarterly earnings report that missed analysts expectations. Oracle announced its results on Wednesday, reporting adjusted earnings of 78 cents on revenues of $10.71 billion. But Wall Street ...