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Infra

Prisoners caught hacking prison network with pilfered computer parts

By Duncan Riley Apr 13, 2017

Crafty prisoners tasked with recycling computer parts not only managed to hide some of the parts they were tasked with processing but managed to put together two computers using those parts to hack the…

Emerging Tech

Google adds WebVR support to Cardboard and debuts new experiments showcase

By Duncan Riley Apr 12, 2017

Google Inc. has added WebVR support to Google Cardboard and launched a new home for experimental virtual reality experiences. WebVR is an application programming interface launched by Google and the Mozilla Foundation in 2016…

Apps

Tech giants unite against Trump administration’s plans to overhaul net neutrality

By James Farrell Apr 12, 2017

A lobbying group representing some the world’s biggest Internet companies, including Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Netflix Inc., is fighting to save net neutrality. Following a draft of revised net neutrality conditions…

Emerging Tech

Google forced to block Burger King after it trolls Home smart speaker

By Duncan Riley Apr 12, 2017

Google Inc. has been forced to make changes to its Google Now service and Home smart speaker after Burger King released an advertisement that intentionally triggered the service on Android-powered devices. The 15-second television…

Infra

Study finds ‘digital business’ is still just a dream for many

By Paul Gillin Apr 12, 2017

For all the talk about digital transformation, it appears there’s little actual transforming going on. A new survey of 1,000 companies by The Enterprise Strategy Group Inc., and underwritten by Dell EMC, finds that only about…

Cloud

Microsoft debuts tools aimed at luring companies to its public cloud

By Maria Deutscher Apr 12, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. isn’t the only cloud provider that is working on making it easier for companies to switch from competing products to its platform. Microsoft Corp., the firm’s top rival in the base-level infrastructure-as-a-service…

Cloud

VMware buys Sequoia-backed monitoring startup Wavefront

By Maria Deutscher Apr 12, 2017

Less than a year after acquiring a partner called Arkin Net Inc. to bolster its network monitoring capabilities, VMware Inc. has made another strategic purchase in infrastructure tracking. The virtualization giant today announced that…

Cloud

Qualtrics reels in $180M to help companies gather better feedback

By Maria Deutscher Apr 12, 2017

Companies have access to a variety of analytics tools that can help them better understand their target audiences, but often the best means of finding out what’s on a user’s mind is simply to…

Big Data

Databricks makes Spark projects easier to manage

By Maria Deutscher Apr 12, 2017

Analytics professionals are increasingly relying on the cloud as part of their work. Databricks Inc. is stepping up its efforts to capitalize on this trend today by launching a new edition of its data…

Cloud

Application container use surges, but lack of persistent storage irks more companies

By Paul Gillin Apr 12, 2017

Investment in containers, the simple, portable software wrappers for applications, is growing rapidly, but a lack of support for persistent storage has arisen as the top challenge of companies adopting the technology. That’s according…

all stories

Prisoners caught hacking prison network with pilfered computer parts

Google adds WebVR support to Cardboard and debuts new experiments showcase

Tech giants unite against Trump administration’s plans to overhaul net neutrality

Google forced to block Burger King after it trolls Home smart speaker

Study finds ‘digital business’ is still just a dream for many

Microsoft debuts tools aimed at luring companies to its public cloud

VMware buys Sequoia-backed monitoring startup Wavefront

Qualtrics reels in $180M to help companies gather better feedback

Databricks makes Spark projects easier to manage

Application container use surges, but lack of persistent storage irks more companies

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