Monthly Archives: January 2018
Red Hat Acquires Kubernetes Vendor CoreOS for $250M
Red Hat announced on Jan. 30 that it is acquiring privately-held container Linux and Kubernetes vendor CoreOS, in a deal valued at $250 million.CoreOS...
Intel Chips Without Meltdown, Spectre Flaws Arriving This Year
Today’s topics include Intel’s promise of new processors that will permanently fix the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities; cryptocurrency mining attacks on Google’s DoubleClick ad...
Microsoft’s Latest Teams Update Bridges App Experiences
Microsoft is currently rolling out a major new update for Teams, the software maker's answer to Slack and other chat-based collaboration apps, which promises...
Cisco Adds Assurance Capabilities to Intent-Based Network Strategy
Cisco Systems is building out the intent-based networking initiative that officials launched last summer with new software offerings designed to ensure that the network...
Microsoft Acquires Cloud-Based Gaming Startup PlayFab
Add PlayFab to Microsoft's growing list of cloud-related buys.The Redmond, Wash., technology giant announced on Jan. 29 that it had acquired PlayFab, a startup...
Huawei Smartphones Won’t Be Sold in the U.S. Through Verizon
Verizon is the latest U.S. cellular phone carrier to reject the idea of directly selling Huawei smartphones to its customers through its stores and...
Seven Notable Challenges of Managing 100G Networks
Seven Notable Challenges of Managing 100G Networks
The move from standard 10- or 40-gigabit-per-second to 100G-bps Ethernet transport networks is on a faster growth ramp...
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Expands With Rook Storage Project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation announced on Jan. 29 that it is expanding its project roster, with the addition of the Rook project.Rook is...
How a National 5G Network Idea Materialized in Trump White House
How a National 5G Network Idea Materialized in Trump White House
The race to be the top 5G network provider in the U.S. is on...
Microsoft, Malwarebytes Spectre Fixes Contrast With Intel’s Efforts
Microsoft Outlook wasn’t working properly, that much was clear. I was trying to write a quick email, but the text was lagging far behind...