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Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), Cisco Systems Ltd. and Microsoft remain at the top of the data center infrastructure market after a third quarter that saw total expenditure hit $29 billion, a three percent year-over-year increase. Synergy Research Group, which compiled those numbers, defines …
Dell/EMC deal on track as “go shop” period expires with no further bidders
EMC Corp. moved a step closer to being acquired by Dell Inc. this week, after the storage giant confirmed that the “go shop” period in which other companies are allowed to tender their own bids, has now passed. Dell announced its plans …
VMware: We’re not interested in Virtustream
VMware Inc. has made it quite clear that it has no intention of pursuing the controversial Virtustream venture alongside its parent company EMC Corp. The virtualization giant made the blunt announcement in a statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) …
Dell creates new Extreme Scale Infrastructure (ESI) unit
Dell Inc. last week created a new Extreme Scale Infrastructure (ESI) business unit that consolidates all of its data center hardware. The new umbrella organization will house the various businesses of Dell’s that build customized and optimized infrastructure for hyperscale companies like …
Microsoft offers its first-ever Linux certification on Azure
Microsoft is not only willing to tolerate Linux on Azure, it’s now decided to go the whole hog and offer Linux certification too. Called the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Linux on Azure, the new cert trains users to run Linux on …
Researchers’ new algorithm allows computers to ‘learn’ like humans
Researchers claim to have come up with a new kind of machine learning algorithm that ‘learns’ in the same way as humans do, allowing computers to ‘think’ more like humans and recognize simple visual patterns. The technique could lead to a dramatic …
Machine Learning: Can machines ever be taught to think like us?
Recent moves by companies like IBM and Google to open-source their machine learning algorithms shine the spotlight on the rising prominence of one of the trendiest areas in computer science today. But what exactly is machine learning anyway? How does it differ …
Facebook open-sources its Big Sur machine learning server specs
Facebook has announced it’s contributing its special server designs for machine learning software to the open-source community, which means others will be able to build similar systems. The reference design, dubbed “Big Sur”, is being contributed to the Facebook-led Open Compute Project …
SanDisk, SuperMicro and Nexenta roll out all-flash, software-defined storage
Flash memory storage provider SanDisk Corp. has forged a strategic partnership Super Micro Computer Inc. that will see the two push software-defined, all-flash storage solutions in the data center. SanDisk’s InfiniFlash System and Super Micro’s high-performance servers are at the core of …
Google boosts Gmail security with Data Loss Prevention capabilities
Google is attempting to bolster email security for its business customers with the introduction of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities in Gmail for Work. Google for Work’s apps already boast a bunch of IT security capabilities, including two-factor authentication, audit reports, data …