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Will the mysterious Apache Flink find a sweet spot in the enterprise?
The Apache Software Foundation raised a few eyebrows last week when it announced Apache Flink as its latest Top-Level Project (TLP). The move was surprising because up until now very few people had even heard of the project, let alone put it into production. Flink doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. Nevertheless, IT now ranks ...
IBM adds analysis, speech, text & visuals to Watson Developer Cloud
IBM is adding to Watson’s roster of online services that developers can use to enhance their applications with data processing and analysis capabilities. Since its October 2013, the Watson Developer Cloud has built up a 5,000-strong user base of developers, and its services are currently deployed in more than 6,000 apps. For now, all of ...
Oracle throws its Linux distro into the Docker mix
The hype around Docker shows no signs of abating, and now Oracle is hoping to get in on the action and potentially make a profit. The database giant has just made images of the Oracle Linux distro available on the Docker Hub, a registry developers use to choose which tools and components they want to ...
Flocker creator ClusterHQ gets $12M to simplify container data management
ClusterHQ, a little-known startup that’s driving development of the open-source Flocker container manager, believes there’s a fortune to be made by whoever can capitalize on the nascent technology. And now, thanks to a new $12 million Series A funding round, it believes that it’s well positioned to do just that. The startup, which is based ...
Apache Spark: Hadoop friend or foe?
Apache Spark is the tech du jour in Big Data right now. Its ability to provide speedy performance against huge volumes of data has made such a splash that some people are even beginning to question the future of Hadoop. But does Spark really have what it takes to overshadow the world’s hottest Apache open-source project? With up ...
SAP revamps its main Business Suite to run on in-memory HANA
German software giant SAP has just unveiled the next generation of its flagship Business Suite that’s married to its HANA in-memory database platform. The new business suite, called SAP S/4Hana, is designed to bring HANA’s real-time intelligence capabalities to everywhere in the enterprise, on every kind of device. SAP is essentially combining its CRM, ERP, ...
Alibaba delivery drones take-off in 3-day pilot scheme
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has stolen a march on Amazon.com, and is now testing a drone-based delivery service, according to a post on the Taobao website. The extremely limited pilot program that brings Jezz Bezos’ dream to life is being done in partnership with Shanghai YTO Express, and will last from February 4 ...
DARPA wants behavior-based biometrics to replace passwords
The United States’ military mad-tech unit, better known as DARPA (the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency) is building a behavior-based biometric identification system that it believes could one day replace traditional passwords. DARPA apparently thinks that a behavior-based biometric system, which looks at how a computer user handles their mouse or crafts an email, would ...
Intel’s new chips cut the cord with wireless docking & display tech
Intel has just made its latest bid to persuade enterprises to upgrade their PCs with the release of its 5th generation Intel Core vPro Broadwell chip. This time around, its teasing the prospect of a wire-free workplace, with new wireless docking and display technology, together with a range of IT department-friendly features that enhance device ...
Building the IIoT: The next industrial revolution
The economic potential of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is simply too massive for enterprises to ignore. Accenture LLP says it could add as much as $14 trillion to the world’s economy by 2030, as long as businesses and governments make the necessary investments to build out enabling factors like broadband networks and skills. ...