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Conflict minerals are a serious problem for game hardware manufacturers

By Eric David Jun 4, 2015

Many people are aware of the difficulties faced by the jewelry business when it comes to conflict resources, especially after the 2006 film Blood Diamond, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio. But few people realize that the problem…

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Enterprise news you gotta know for June 4 – stats about the sheer size of HP’s split

By Paul Gillin Jun 4, 2015

A daily summary of stories in the areas of Big Data, cloud computing and software-led infrastructure from some of the top news sources on the Web. Business News The HP split by the numbers:…

IBM boosts OpenStack offerings with Blue Box buy

By Mike Wheatley Jun 4, 2015

IBM is betting on a growing demand for hybrid clouds in the enterprise with its acquisition of Blue Box Group, which specializes in offering OpenStack open-source cloud hosting services. According to IBM, the marriage…

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OpenStack consolidation continues as Cisco picks up Piston Cloud

By Maria Deutscher Jun 4, 2015

The OpenStack ecosystem saw another early distributor bow out this week when Cisco Systems, Inc. announced the acquisition of Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. in a deal that has in many ways been a long time…

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MicroStrategy 10 brings new analytic capabilities to the Hadoop table

By Maria Deutscher Jun 4, 2015

MicroStrategy Inc.’s has launched a major upgrade to its namesake business intelligence platform that promises to help organizations make more out of the vast troves of data they’re storing in Hadoop. That’s done through improved…

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Microsoft continues Linux embrace with SSH support

By Maria Deutscher Jun 4, 2015

Another day, another show of support from Microsoft for the open-source community. A forthcoming update for the PowerShell utility in Windows revealed this week will introduce the ability to manage Linux services from the…