CrowdChat #DOES14 #Devops
By John Furrier
I am hosting a CrowdChat with Steve Brodie and Gene Kim to promote DevOps Enterprise: The Agile, Continuous Delivery and DevOps Transformation Summit, October 21-23, 2014, in Burlingame, CA.
By John Furrier
Microsoft adds business continuity to cloud computing mosaic
Microsoft is continuing along its journey to piece together a hybrid cloud stack at a steady pace, following up the recent introduction of two new Azure-enabled storage arrays with a tuck-in acquisition aimed at…
Project Ara first modular smartphone developer board takes shape
By Saroj Kar
Google’s experiment with the modular smartphone has become more concrete. Next month, Google will start shipping developer boards for Project Ara, which are designed to facilitate development of modules as defined in the MDK. In…
Smart apps avert skin cancer + power up punches
This week’s Smart Health roundup features an app that keeps your skin safe, and a smart pair of boxing gloves. Brightly protects your skin Too much sun exposure could lead to premature skin…
VeriCoin hack leads to controversial ‘fork’ to recover stolen loot
MintPal, one of today’s most popular exchange markets for altcoins, has just admitted it was hacked. Surprisingly, its Bitcoin and Litecoin deposits were safe but the attacker was able to access about 8 million…
How Microsoft’s Cortana used Big Data to predict the FIFA World Cup
Celebrity Big Data scientist Nate Silver can step aside. And so can Paul the Octopus (anyone remember him?) for that matter. There’s a new god of football predictions in town, and it goes by…
Salesforce’s bold data play spends $390M for rival RelateIQ
There is no escape from the data analytics tsunami, not even for the world’s top customer relationship management (CRM) firm. Salesforce.com has long offered subscribers access to partner-developed services for uncovering and visualizing insights…
Chef brings the power of DevOps to web-scale IT automation
By Kyt Dotson
DevOps automation tool leader Chef Software, Inc. has announced today a strong business trend towards DevOps tools amid the rise of web-scale IT—an architectural approach pioneered by web innovators such as Amazon, Facebook, and…
Late arrival Fujitsu doubles the stakes in the multi-billion dollar cloud investment party
Outpaced and outmaneuvered by nimbler rivals, many of the traditional data center vendors pursuing a slice of the burgeoning public cloud market have found themselves with no other choice but to try and leverage…
HP cloud chief shares the inside track on Helion | #HPdiscover
Hewlett-Packard had approached the task of creating a cohesive brand for its cloud portfolio with the typical methodicalness of a corporate giant. Management had the sales organizations put together a list of some 6,000…