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Blockchain

Bitmain closes its Israel office as the cryptocurrency crash starts to bite

By Duncan Riley Dec 10, 2018

Leading Chinese cryptocurrency hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. has closed its Israeli research and development office as the cryptocurrency crash continues to hammer all leading players. The Bitmain Israel office opened in 2016…

Security

Congress finds Equifax failed to take basic security measures prior to being hacked

By Duncan Riley Dec 10, 2018

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a report on the hack of credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., finding that the company didn’t take basic security measures that may have prevented the hack.…

Policy

Torrent of criticism pelts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for his Myanmar comments

By James Farrell Dec 10, 2018

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey has found himself in deep water after going on a 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar and promoting the country as a tourist destination. “The people are full of…

Apps

Microsoft Teams has overtaken Slack in popularity, according to new survey

By Duncan Riley Dec 10, 2018

The days of Slack dominating the workplace collaboration market may be over, as a new poll finds that Microsoft Corp.’s Teams has passed it in popularity. The finding comes via a survey of 901…

Infra

Smart SD-WAN gets network traffic priorities straight

By R. Danes Dec 10, 2018

With the spread of distributed software applications and multicloud, the computing network is coming under attack. It’s too slow; the infrastructure is outdated; it’s not intelligent. Legacies like Cisco Systems Inc. and lesser-known startups alike…

Cloud

WuXi NextCODE tackles genomic sequencing with help from NetApp’s Cloud Volumes

By Mark Albertson Dec 10, 2018

When WuXi NextCODE Genomics Inc. was struggling with network scalability issues for its highly complex genomic sequencing datasets, its commitment to a cloud infrastructure was called into question. Presented with NetApp’s Cloud Volumes fully managed cloud…

Cloud

AWS marches into the data center with VMware, yet questions remain

By Mark Albertson Dec 10, 2018

Amazon Web Services Inc.’s decision in November to enter the on-premises server and storage business in partnership with VMware Inc. was analogous to a basketball team loading up on superstar players in its quest for dominance.…

Big Data

The intensifying battle between AWS and Oracle for enterprise database supremacy

By James Kobielus Dec 10, 2018

Enterprise databases have evolved so rapidly on so many levels in the cloud computing era. If you’ve been following tech industry news recently, you can’t help noticing that the war of words between Oracle…

Security

Google+ shutdown date moved up after flaw exposes 52M users’ data

By Maria Deutscher Dec 10, 2018

Google LLC has expedited its plan to shut down the consumer version of Google+ after discovering a security flaw that had left 52.5 million users’ data temporarily exposed. Ben Smith, the search giant’s vice president of…

Cloud

The sky’s not the limit for satellite data through Lockheed Martin Space and AWS Ground Station

By Kylie Anderson Dec 10, 2018

The creation and maintenance of space satellites has become comparatively easier and less expensive with the technological advancements of the past few years. With new accessibility, the once exclusive tool is now a viable…

all stories

Bitmain closes its Israel office as the cryptocurrency crash starts to bite

Congress finds Equifax failed to take basic security measures prior to being hacked

Torrent of criticism pelts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for his Myanmar comments

Smart SD-WAN gets network traffic priorities straight

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