Monthly Archives: February 2016
Microsoft Puts SQL Server Express in Cloud for Light Workloads
Azure SQL is Microsoft's bid to get enterprises to float their databases on the company's cloud, but it may be overkill for some organizations...
DataRobot Gets $33 Million VC to Simplify Machine Learning
Anybody who thinks the tech sector may be getting close to another economic bubble similar to 16 years ago had better inform the venture...
Linux Systems Patched for Critical glibc Flaw
Linux users today are scrambling to patch a critical flaw in the core glibc open-source library that could be exposing systems to a remote...
Google’s Balloon-Powered Internet Ready for Carrier Testing
Google's Project Loon initiative to deliver Internet connectivity to poorly connected areas via a global network of high-altitude balloons could be headed for carrier...
Brocade Unveils New Offerings for Mobile Network Operators
Brocade wants to help mobile operators get ahead of the migration to 5G networks.The company on Feb. 16 unveiled new offerings designed to help...
‘Business-Class’ Lumia 650 Windows Phone Launches in Europe
Microsoft officially launched the Lumia 650 phone in select European markets, the company announced on Feb. 15. Though the Windows 10-powered smartphone retails for...
EMC, VMware Unveil Hyper-Converged VxRail Appliances
VMware, which only last week released a major upgrade to its vSAN storage software package, now has a new use case for it: inside...
AT&T to Start Testing 5G Wireless Technology
Today's topics include the beginning of AT&T’s 5G wireless field trials this year, AMD reportedly readying the 32-core 'Zen' server chip, the U.S. intelligence...
Comcast Provides Few Details About Cause Behind Its Feb. 15 Outage
Comcast is not saying much about the service outages that affected thousands of the company's customers across the United States on Feb. 15, leaving...
ONF Offers OpenDaylight Support in Latest Atrium SDN Stack
Open Networking Foundation officials are hoping to accelerate the adoption of network virtualization by including support for the OpenDaylight SDN controller in the latest...