Dell/EMC deal almost in the bag, says Dell
Dell Inc. has written a letter to its employees saying that its deal to acquire EMC Corp. is on track, despite the appearance of a flurry of rumors to the contrary in recent weeks.…
Protests planned as Government demands iPhone backdoor from Apple
By Duncan Riley
News that the United States Government is demanding that Apple, Inc. build a backdoor into the iPhone has prompted an unprecedented response, including the first of many rallies to come from concerned iPhone users…
Windows 10 just got a big thumbs up from the Department of Defense
Microsoft has been given a huge lift this morning with the news that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has agreed to migrate more than four million devices to Windows 10 by January next…
Microsoft will put an end to SurfaceGate
When Microsoft’s high-end laptop the Surface Book was reviewed last year prior to it being released to the public a number of issues were pointed out including driver crashes and bluescreens, according to reviewers.…
Dead in the water: Leaked numbers show Yahoo’s core sites are bleeding traffic
By Duncan Riley
It’s well known that Yahoo, Inc.’s glory days are long behind it but one little-known fact is that its core products, search, mail, and its home page, have remained relatively strong… that is until…
Google now offers every possible Custom Machine Type you could ever want
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure thought they had it covered. With almost 80 different types of cloud server available to rent from AWS, and around half that number being offered by Azure,…
Big Data: Are we there yet? When will the ‘new technology smell’ wear off? | #SparkSummit
By R. Danes
It seems like every week there’s a story in the news about some fascinating new use for Big Data, be it revealing dating people’s preferences or CIA-level spying. What this buzz belies is the…
Simplifying Big Data: Spark experts speak out on unifying platforms | #SparkSummit
Spark Summit East is bringing together some of the biggest players in Big Data and analytics, and one of the main topics revolves around Spark versus Hadoop. Dave Vellante and George Gilbert, cohosts of…
Is Apache Big Data’s center of gravity? | #SparkSummit
By R. Danes
Big Data clearly offers a rich source of uses for companies to understand their businesses and improve their performances. The race is on to become the go-to provider of services and software for companies…
The first-ever Spark industry forecast: How will Spark alter the tech landscape? | #SparkSummit
The first two days of Spark Summit East 2016 played host to the exploration of a wide range of possibilities for further development of Spark-based systems, though this was just scratching the tip of…