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Citrix announces preview of next-gen XenServer
Citrix has just released a technical preview of “Creedence”, code-name for the next version of XenServer, that might just be able to give the company a leg up in the virtualization stakes. The release could be just in the nick of time for Citirx, coming just a day after Gartner released its Magic Quadrant for ...
Rackspace rolls out managed cloud services
Rackspace has finally decided to give its customers a helping hand, with the launch of a “managed” service for those who want to benefit from its cloudy expertise. According to Rackspace’s blog post on the announcement, it’s “targeting businesses and developers who want to tap the power of the cloud without the pain of running ...
VMware, Microsoft still rule the server virtualization roost
Gartner’s magic quadrant for the virtualization market shows that VMware is once again way out in front, while the likes of Citrix and Red Hat have been left trailing in its wake as “niche players”. This year there’s only two companies sitting in the leader’s quadrant – that’s VMware of course, and Microsoft. In the ...
Microsoft says bad passwords are a good idea
Microsoft has turned best password safety practices on their head with a new study which argues that, contrary to popular wisdom, sometimes you do need to use bad passwords, and you should reuse these on multiple websites. Reusing passwords has become haram in the eyes of most web security experts. That’s because the logical assumption ...
How Microsoft’s Cortana used Big Data to predict the FIFA World Cup
Celebrity Big Data scientist Nate Silver can step aside. And so can Paul the Octopus (anyone remember him?) for that matter. There’s a new god of football predictions in town, and it goes by the name of Cortana. Microsoft’s answer to Siri successfully predicted the outcome of all 15 games of the elimination stage of ...
Evolving IT security: Digital Risk Officers to emerge by 2017
The rapid pace of technological evolution represents a massive challenge for companies whose operations are based on a digital business model. In order to manage risk and shore up security, we’re going to see a new trend of CEOs introducing Digital Risk Officers (DROs) to take on such challenges. Gartner highlights this trend in its ...
IBM adds Elastic Storage to its SoftLayer cloud infrastructure
IBM is revamping the way it does cloud storage. Having already committed some $1.2 billion to establish data centers for rent in every country where it needs them, Big Blue is now offering a new hardware/software/storage capability for cloud and hybrid users that it says can lead to 90 percent savings. Key to all of ...
Password managers hacked: Researchers find ‘critical’ vulnerabilities
If you’re using a popular password manager your credentials might not be entirely safe, following the discovery of several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain access. University of California Berkeley researchers have discovered a number of quickly-patched vulnerabilities in LastPass, My1Login, NeedMyPassword, PasswordBox and RoboForm. They described their work as a “wake-up call” for ...
DARPA shows off bullets that can be steered to a target
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has made significant progress in building ‘steerable’ bullets that can be directed to a target, and now the agency has released video footage of the first prototype in action. DARPA’s intelligent munition has been dubbed EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance), and the footage shows two .50-cal rounds being maneuvered ...
Is wearable tech wearing thin in the enterprise?
Wearable tech is all the rage. Almost every other day, new gadgets that can be strapped on, attached or worn seem to hit the headlines. Smartwatches, smartglasses, fitness trackers and augmented reality headsets are just a few of the most well known, but there are many more. All these devices have something in common – ...