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Sphere 3D brings hyper-convergence to virtual desktops
Sphere 3D Corp. today announced a new release of its V3 virtual application and desktop suites, targeting three different deployment scenarios ranging from large enterprise to small branch office. Sphere 3D develops software that enables virtual desktop users to access applications and virtual desktops through a unified portal with single sign-on from any device. “A desktop ...
Customers take the reins in #IBMInterConnect keynote
IBM let customers do the talking as it kicked off its InterConnect 2016 cloud conference this morning in Las Vegas. Customers from Siemens AG’s Buildings Technologies Division (also an IBM partner), investment management firm Alpha Modus Corp. and Westpac Banking Corp. told how they are moving massive amounts of infrastructure to the cloud, in the ...
VMware alliance leads Big Blue cloud blitz at #IBMInterConnect
IBM kicks off its biggest-ever cloud computing conference in Las Vegas today with a fusillade of announcements intended to deliver a little shock and awe while underscoring the company’s commitment to hybrid cloud. Along with more than new 50 cloud products and services that the company says will “make virtually any data set and app ...
Hybrid cloud guns ready to roar at #IBMInterConnect 2016
Expect to hear plenty about hybrid clouds, Bluemix, open source, partnerships and, of course, Watson this week as IBM kicks off its InterConnect cloud computing conference in Las Vegas. The company will have plenty to talk about. In recent weeks it has acquired three digital advertising agencies as well as a healthcare analytics provider, teamed ...
HPE Cyber Risk Report: Collateral damage, ransomware and the new perimeter in your pocket
There are enough details in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s new Cyber Risk Report to induce a headache in all but the most dedicated security wonks, but that isn’t a bad thing. Rather, it’s a testament to the scope and depth of analysis in this 96-page document released today by HPE Security Research. HPE summarizes the ...
VMware gives AirWatch single sign-on, app catalog support
VMware Inc. has enhanced its AirWatch enterprise mobility management (EMM) platform with enhanced deployment security and workflow features. AirWatch 8.3 is intended to address the continuing quest to “enable more work to be done on the mobile platform,” said Blake Brannon, vice president of product marketing for AirWatch. “User experience trumps everything at the end ...
Apache Arrow zooms to top-level status with promise of fast memory access for all
The latest project to reach top-level status in the Apache Software Foundation is a no-lose proposition for everyone, or at least that’s how the project leaders are positioning it. Apache Arrow achieves that elite ranking today under the direction of veterans of other notable Apache projects like Parquet, Drill, Pig and Calcite, and with the support ...
Move Guides synchs up with PwC in bid to transform relocation
Cloud relocation platform Move Guides Ltd. has entered into a partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to add the Big Four consulting firm’s mobility tax, immigration, consulting and compliance offerings to its service lineup. The four-year-old Move Guides, which has raised more than $25 million in venture funding, is aiming to shake up the manually intensive ...
Linux Foundation lines up big guns for open I/O standard push
The Linux Foundation has teamed with a blue-chip group of corporate sponsors on a project to build an open source input/output (I/O) services framework, primarily focused on networking and storage software. The project, called FD.io (“Fido”) also announced an initial release of its software and the formation of a validation testing lab. FD.io is intended ...
Startup aims to turn tech recruiting process upside down
A new website for technology professionals launches today with a mission to turn the traditional recruiting process on its head. Woo enables tech professionals to define their criteria for employment via anonymous profiles. Prospective employers can then pick and choose promising candidates and pay a fee to connect with them. The service is aimed at ...