The Do’s and Dont’s for Google Glass Explorers
Google Glass has gotten a lot of attention from the moment it was unveiled, starting a quest for millions of curious gadget lovers and a ready ecosystem of features, apps and accessories. Google Glass…
5 software defined networking myths
By Jack Woods
As defined by Margaret Rouse, editorial director of WhatIs.com, software-defined networking (SDN) is “an approach to networking in which control is decoupled from hardware and given to a software application called a controller.” This…
DDN : Optimizing object storage efficiency with OCP | #OCPSummit
Tom Leyden, Director of Product Marketing with DataDirectNetworks, began his presentation for the Open Compute Summit with an arresting statement: “I am here to explain to you how a proprietary software vendor can help…
BMC ups ante on self-service IT with portfolio refresh
BMC Software, a longtime maker of IT automation solutions that went private last year after more than two decades on the stock market, has kept busy since leaving the public eye. The company this…
Zettaset wins patent for “split brain resistant failover” in Hadoop
Zettaset, a fast-growing developer of management software for Hadoop, has been awarded a patent for the high-availability (HA) component that ships with its flagship Orchestrator solution. Issued on November 26, 2013 and announced last…
Mobile market saturated with Internet-connected cars
There are millions of devices currently connected to the Internet, ranging from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, to laptops. But a report from the GSMA industry association reveals that this trend will…
Bitcoin Weekly 2014 February 19: MtGox continues to blame Bitcoin, BitPay releases Bitcore, BTC ATMs arrive in the US
By Kyt Dotson
Last week’s upset with transaction malleability and a Bitcoin network-wide DDoS attempt and ultimately the total shutdown of MtGox (triggering ongoing protests) has pushed the market value of BTC down to the mid $600s…
QLogic doubles down on growth areas + reasserts Fibre Channel dominance with Broadcom patent deal
QLogic, which earlier this month marked the tenth consecutive year as the largest vendor of Fibre Channel (FC) adapters by market share, is investing heavily to sustain its edge over the competition. Defying the…
MyFitnessPal acquires Sessions : reflects smart gadget market trends
MyFitnessPal has seen a hefty increase in users and engagement since January of this year (2014 resolutions, anyone?). And with more fitness tackers working well with MyFitnessPal, it’s building up an integrated ecosystem for…
Intel invests in Chinese tech firms as part of cloud + Big Data push
Intel is kicking off the Year of the Horse with a series of strategic investments in Chinese tech firms that are helping to accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and analytics among local companies,…