R. Danes, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Could an unsung Microsoft Azure feature make containers yesterday’s news?

By R. Danes Apr 18, 2017

News flash: Containers aren’t that new. Docker Inc. didn’t invent containers, and they may not even be the best virtualization method for deploying and running distributed applications. This is according to John Gossman (pictured), architect for the Microsoft…

Cloud

It’s ‘developer day’ at DockerCon with two open-source projects announced

By R. Danes Apr 18, 2017

Today is shaping up to be “developer day” at DockerCon17 in Austin, Texas. While questions of monetization and enterprise software hang in the air, for now, Docker Inc. seems as committed to its open-source developer base…

Infra

Ecosystem team-ups multiply security weaknesses, says Cisco

By R. Danes Apr 18, 2017

The digital transformation is impelling companies to grow their partnering ecosystems, leaving data vulnerable not just in their own infrastructure, but in each of their partners’ too, according to Edna Conway, chief security officer of global…

Big Data

How Uber cruised Apache data frameworks and arrived at Flink

By R. Danes Apr 17, 2017

It’s hard to overstate how heavily ride-sharing apps rely on fresh data streams to do business. So what makes a streaming data framework good enough for Uber? Uber has run the gamut from Apache…

Big Data

Flink vs. Spark: Does the world need another Apache data tool?

By R. Danes Apr 17, 2017

What’s more redundant than another big data software tool? Another one from Apache, maybe? Don’t be so quick to wave off newcomers like Apache Flink, said Dean Wampler (pictured), vice president of fast data engineering at…

Big Data

Beware impostors in open-source paradigm shift, says Hortonworks COO

By R. Danes Apr 11, 2017

Startups might yet make good on so-called broken promises of open-source big data software if they spike the punch with a proprietary ingredient. But then why call themselves “open” at all, asked Raj Verma, president…

Cloud

Can containers even the score in cloud-native vs. non-native app tools?

By R. Danes Apr 7, 2017

Startups advertise themselves as cloud-native, because the term translates to agility and scalability in sync with the new cloud infrastructure enterprises are moving toward. This leaves non-cloud-native companies at a disadvantage, according to Mazda Marvasti,…

Big Data

Europe’s on a roll with big data — will new privacy regulations halt it?

By R. Danes Apr 7, 2017

After years of lagging behind the U.S. in big data, Europe has just about caught up, according to John Kreisa (pictured), vice president of international marketing at Hortonworks Inc. But will the EU’s new data privacy…

Infra

Telecoms copying cloud providers make beeline for open source, say analysts

By R. Danes Apr 6, 2017

The supersonic growth of Amazon Web Services and other cloud providers in the past few years owes much to open-source communities that fed them cutting-edge tech free-of-charge. Now telecom is mimicking this strategy through…

Infra

Can Linux OpenSwitch Project help startups get network 5G ready?

By R. Danes Apr 6, 2017

The network bottleneck needs all the tech talent startups can throw at it. The Linux Foundation’s OpenSwitch Project wants to remove lower-stack roadblocks that might stifle their innovation. “We’re seeing startups come in and…

R. Danes

Could an unsung Microsoft Azure feature make containers yesterday’s news?

It’s ‘developer day’ at DockerCon with two open-source projects announced

Ecosystem team-ups multiply security weaknesses, says Cisco

How Uber cruised Apache data frameworks and arrived at Flink

Flink vs. Spark: Does the world need another Apache data tool?

Beware impostors in open-source paradigm shift, says Hortonworks COO

Can containers even the score in cloud-native vs. non-native app tools?

Europe’s on a roll with big data — will new privacy regulations halt it?

Telecoms copying cloud providers make beeline for open source, say analysts

Can Linux OpenSwitch Project help startups get network 5G ready?

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