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AWS launches its ultra-scalable file storage service into general availability

By Maria Deutscher Jun 29, 2016

After more than a year of testing and tweaking, Amazon Inc. is finally making its Elastic File System (EFS) generally available. The service is designed to provide an easy-to-use storage backend for the growing…

IBM adds cloud option to mobile app development platform

By Paul Gillin Jun 29, 2016

IBM has taken its MobileFirst development platform to the cloud. The toolset, which was previously available only on premise, can now be provisioned quickly in the IBM Bluemix cloud. IBM is positioning the offering…

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Axcient targets non-production data with new converged storage service

By Maria Deutscher Jun 29, 2016

For every important application in an organization, there are dozens of snapshots, clones and other non-production workloads bogging down the storage team. An estimated 70 percent of the enterprise IT budgets goes towards maintaining such information, a burden that…

Red Hat beefs up container security, adds new storage functionality

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2016

Just like every other major tech vendor, containers are a big focus for Red Hat Inc., which is aiming to retool its enterprise products around the technology. As part of that drive, the company…

Backblaze launches dirt cheap storage offering to compete with Amazon

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2016

Cloud backup and storage services provider Backblaze is taking aim at more established cloud vendors with a new cloud-based storage offering. While Backblaze can’t ever hope to compete with the breadth of cloud services…

Microsoft backtracks: Clicking “X” will now stop Windows 10 updates

By Mike Wheatley Jun 29, 2016

Microsoft has done an about turn on its Windows 10 upgrades policy, saying it will refrain from using a controversial trick that’s believed to have deceived dozens of users into downloading the controversial new…

iOS 10 3D Touch shortcuts: Prioritize app downloads, respond to messages, more

By Collen Kriel Jun 29, 2016

Apple introduced 3D Touch with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in September. Since then various app developers have included the 3D Touch functionality into their software and there are a variety of cool…

Facebook launches Chrome extensions: Makes it easier to save and share articles

By Collen Kriel Jun 29, 2016

In addition to a redesign of its Social Plugin buttons, Facebook is making it easier for its 1.65 billion monthly users to save and share their favorite content to the social media giant. We…

Is Linkedin’s cash-out a preview of coming attractions? | #HS16SJ

By R. Danes Jun 28, 2016

When news of Linkedin’s $26 billion sale to Microsoft hit, some in IT and business circles were at first a little stumped. What did this career networking site have that was so valuable to…

Don’t let your data lake turn into a data swamp | #HS16SJ

By Nelson Williams Jun 28, 2016

Data does not move easily. This truth has plagued the world of Big Data for some time and will continue to do so. In the end, the laws of physics dictate a speed limit,…