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Lightweight Linux distro CoreOS gets production-ready
Developers of the stripped-down CoreOS Linux distro have delivered its first ever production-ready release with version 367.1.0 of the platform. CoreOS is a radical departure from other popular Linux distributions. Designed to be extremely lightweight, each version ships as a single unit, rather than as a collection of add-on packages. As a result, CoreOS takes ...
VMware patent reveals worries about Docker incursion
The rapid rise of Docker and its containerization technology has proponents of virtualization quaking in their boots, and there may be good reason. While no one is denying that virtualization is powerful, it does have its downsides. The biggest one is that every app requires its own operating system, and that adds complexity and overhead. ...
GlobalFoundries reportedly pulls out of deal to buy IBM’s chip business
IBM’s hopes of pulling off another fire-sale of one of its businesses look to have been dashed, with reports suggesting that GlobalFoundries, Inc. has pulled out of a deal to buy IBM’s loss-making semiconductor division. Bloomberg says that GlobalFoundries refused to budge on its valuation of the business, which was reported listed for sale last February ...
Rackspace powers up bare-metal cloud servers
Rackspace, Inc. has just revealed pricing for its new OnMetal servers, which are now generally available following a limited trial phase. The dedicated, single-tenant bare-metal machines are designed for applications that can run without hypervisors. They be spun up in less than a minute using the Rackspace cloud OpenStack API, the company said. Rackspace used ...
US consular database crash: Not a good time to renew your passport
Thousands of travellers awaiting US passports and visas have been left on tenterhooks following an unspecified glitch in a database used by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, according to officials from the State Department. “The Bureau of Consular Affairs has been experiencing technical problems with our passport and visa system,” said spokewoman Marie Harf in ...
StorPool splashes its flash into Virtual SAN
Bulgarian startup StorPool is hoping to expand its reach with the launch of a new private beta test of its virtual SAN technology. StorPool builds a virtual SAN using aggregated storage in a Linux KVM server’s disk and SSD storage, combining this into a single block-addressed pool where the data can be stripped and replicated ...
Oracle’s in-memory tech switched on by default in latest patch
Oracle database users will be interested to know that the company has just pushed out “the most comprehensive patch set” it’s ever released, and it comes with some eye-wateringly expensive add-ons. Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 is available to download now, for the first time featuring the company’s in-memory technology. This feature is designed to allow critical ...
Big, bad data: What’s the big deal over data quality?
Big Data is rapidly expanding, and the nature of this data is more complex and varied than ever before. The concept brings with it a new world of insights and possibilities for organizations, but it also poses many challenges, most especially when it comes to the quality and management of data. Every single byte of ...
Doubling down on data governance | #MITIQ
Data is valuable. As the challenge of protecting customer data mounts, more and more businesses are embracing data-governance strategies to manage the information that serves as the lifeblood of the company. Without a doubt, data has become the raw material of the information economy, and data governance is a strategic imperative. Speaking to theCUBE at ...
Study: People are “more honest” when chatting to a robot
A study has shown that chat-bots might be a better alternative to filling in questionnaires when it comes to screening applicants for security clearance. The research was carried out at National Center for Credibility Assessment along with military IT contractor ManTech International, and found that people were more honest when chatting with a robot than ...