Cloud
Analyzing VMware’s past to chart the future of multicloud
In this the 10th year of theCUBE’s coverage of VMworld, I’m going to take a look at the ebb and flow of VMware Inc.’s role in the waves of change in the technology industry…
Cloud
Cloud spending trends predict the world’s future digital leaders – and laggards
By Ed Anderson
Cloud has become the foundation that enables businesses to transform, differentiate and gain competitive advantage. Many organizations are now focused on cloud-first strategies as they turn their attention to advancing the use of cloud…
Apps
This app tweaks the smartphone into a digital bodyguard
By R. Danes
Consider all of the functions that exist in a smartphone — GPS, video recording, face detection and the like. Mobile applications that creatively combine them can achieve some pretty neat stuff. But Some app…
Infra
Counting on Kubernetes, Diamanti wants to future-proof legacy technologies
Ahead of VMworld 2019, the enterprise technology industry is at the crux of a multicloud conundrum. With the rise of containerized applications and microservices, the distinctions amongst major cloud providers are getting dimmer by…
People
IT professionals don’t disconnect, and burnout is a big concern, survey finds
Work continues long after the workday is done, the pressure is intense, management is in chaos, and vacation is only a dream. Welcome to the glamorous life of an information-technology professional. It may not…
Infra
The 5 best predictions we got right about VMware, and one we got totally wrong
Ten years ago a startup obsessed with enterprise computing and cloud-native broadcast media invited some friends to geek out at VMworld, discussing technology’s biggest trends at a tiny news desk in the lobby of…
Emerging Tech
Coinbase brings blockchain dapps to desktop browsers with WalletLink
By Kyt Dotson
Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange service Coinbase Inc. announced Thursday that the company is making it easier for users to access distributed ledger blockchain applications, or dapps, from web browsers with WalletLink. To operate, dapps…
Apps
Student app makers want to give India’s orphans stand-in grandparents
By R. Danes
Healthcare technology such as wearables from Fitbit Inc. can count steps and monitor heart rate and sleep quality. But what about those factors that contribute to health and well being that aren’t as easily…
Security
More IPOs coming: Ping Identity and Datadog file to go public
Three years after being acquired by Vista Equity Partners LLC for $600 million, Ping Identity Corp. is heading to the stock market at what may be a significantly higher valuation, while another enterprise software firm, Datadog…
Infra
New HPE supercomputer will help NASA send humans back to the moon
NASA will use a new supercomputer built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. to support its goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024. The system, named “Aitken” after celebrated astronomer Robert Grant Aitken, was detailed…