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DBS bank brings open-source in house to up company tech quotient
Lots of companies dream of breaking up with proprietary technology vendors and going full open source. Much leading-edge innovation is happening outside stuffy corporations in vibrant open-source communities. But can companies with major up-time requirements and security obligations depend on free software with no support or supervision? A number of years ago, DBS Bank Ltd. decided ...
Easy tools break blockchain out the box for new use cases
By now, the masses have heard of blockchain. They may understand loosely what the technology is — a distributed ledger for recording cryptocurrency transactions. Yet there’s a whole crateload of other capabilities most folks haven’t heard of. The potential use cases are there, but they’ve been stifled by unwieldy tools and interfaces built for software developers, ...
Dell spills road-tested tips to digitally transform legacy IT, business
Can anyone briefly, accurately define digital transformation for the enterprise? It broadly has to do with modernizing and becoming more data-driven and end-user focused. But there are many technology service vendors and experts wielding different road maps to DX. Is there anywhere to turn for real-life examples from companies walking the talk? Dell Technologies Inc. ...
VMware revamps partner program to up its SaaS game
VMware Inc. has been busily changing clothes to fit into the new information-technology world. While its first attempt at a public-cloud offering flopped, it appears to have recovered. It now enjoys multiple hybrid and on-premises cloud partnerships. It is also revamping its partner program to foster innovative software as a service offerings. The virtualization pioneer just ...
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The race is on to bring public cloud on-prem: Who’s leading?
The major cloud providers are all throwing their hats into the cloud on-premises ring. It makes market sense since most enterprise customers aren’t abandoning their data centers. But can companies really enjoy public cloud from the comfort of home? Are these vendors “cloudwashing” ho-hum data-center tech? Are any really delivering the cloud operating model on-premises? The ...
Digitally transforming? Get boring stuff done with streamlined, automated solutions
Dell EMC is a lot of things — in a quite literal sense. It has a huge portfolio of computing products complete with technology some may see as legacy baggage. But its position straddling the hardware-legacy and cloud-native worlds isn’t without its advantages. It makes the company kindred to many enterprise customers also in limbo. Dell ...
Dell EMC: ‘The edge’ is really thousands of different usage models
What does the term edge actually mean in computing? Loosely speaking, it is where internet of things connected devices — watches, windmills or autonomous cars, live. IoT and edge-to-cloud computing are fraught with hard latency, security and analytics problems. Can we expect a single, perfect model for edge computing to emerge soon? The edge itself ...
Managing the API army invading every corner of tech
Application program interfaces are nifty enablers of modern information technology and digital business. They allow for the integration of multicloud computing environments, and for apps to easily beam data to countless others. Companies can even monetize their APIs by allowing other companies to use and integrate them. Suffice it to say that the more APIs around, the ...
Vegas expands Smart City initiative, aims to be world’s ‘tech embassy’
The term smart city might evoke scenes from “The Fifth Element” for many people. While flying cars may be a ways off, cities around the world are implementing technology to improve citizens’ lives. They can become safer and easier to get around with available technologies like internet of things sensors and data analytics. The city of Las ...
Unified Workspace bakes Dell portfolio into serviced, end-to-end cookie
How does a company with a large, almost unwieldy product portfolio win over modern enterprises hungry for simplicity? It can mix several products into single end-to-end solutions and service them to make light work for users. That is what Dell EMC aims to do with its large inventory of infrastructure, services and software. For example, it ...