CloudKit transforms document access & storage in iOS 8
Just hours away from the expected launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 and not surprisingly all the talk is centered on the actual device. Few doubt that Apple’s CEO Tim Cook will have something pretty…
Fool me twice: Malware used in Target attack catches Home Depot off guard nearly a year later
The latest major cyberattack on a top U.S. retailer employed a variant of the malware that hackers used to break into the network of Target Corp. last December, according to influential security blogger Brian…
Top 5 perks for work: Microsoft’s new Lumia 830
Microsoft, Corp. describes its new Lumia 830 as “the affordable flagship” of its smartphones selection. Much of the buzz has been about the smartphone’s PureView camera, which offers a new set of capabilities, but…
The public cloud gets more secure with chip-level enforcement and real-time behavior scanning
IBM hopes to address CIOs’ persistent unease with the state of cloud security by adding a new layer of control for its infrastructure-as-a-service platform that enables organizations to enforce access policies down to the…
Watch LIVE! from Tableau Conference 2014
If you’re a data enthusiast looking for the next big event, head to Seattle, WA for this year’s Tableau Conference. Kicking off this week, the five-day conference will be held at the Washington State Convention Center.…
Microsoft joins social graph party with Office Delve to help workers stay connected
Microsoft Corp. has finally unveiled its long-awaited social networking features for Office 365, with the launch of a new product called Office Delve. We first caught a glimpse of Office Delve at Microsoft’s SharePoint…
How a 140-year-old utility biz went back to selling subscriptions – via the cloud
Ohio’s CBTS may not be a household name like Google or Amazon, but it boasts a much longer and extensive history than either. The firm traces its roots to local telephone kingpin Cincinnati Bell,…
Salesforce under attack: Dyre malware slurping CRM data
Salesforce.com is warning that malicious types are trying to attack customers with a remote access Trojan called Dyre that’s designed to slurp user’s login credentials. The company has just issued an alert which states:…
Networked storage is getting old: Revenues slump again
The market for networked storage arrays is still in decline, with revenues falling for the second quarter in a row, according to market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), which has just release its…
Size doesn’t matter for these data visualization experts | #data14 CrowdChat
Wikibon‘s Big Data Analyst Jeff Kelly recently hosted a preview CrowdChat ahead of the Tableau Conference 2014 (#data14) that is taking place this week, September 8-12, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA.…