Darryl K. Taft

CloudBees, provider of a popular Java-based enterprise platform as a service (PaaS), has announced an agreement with Verizon Enterprise Solutions to make the CloudBees PaaS available on the new Verizon Cloud. This agreement is part of Verizon’s strategy to add enterprise-class services to Verizon Cloud, the company’s cloud computing and cloud storage platform, now in […]

IBM and AT&T have announced a new global alliance to develop solutions that help support the “Internet of things.” The companies will combine their analytic platforms, cloud, and security technologies with privacy in mind to gain more insights on data collected from machines in a variety of industries. The new AT&T and IBM alliance will […]

IBM announced a technological breakthrough that will help improve Internet speeds to 200 to 400 gigabits per second at extremely low power. The speed boost is based on a device that can be used to improve transferring big data between clouds and data centers four times faster than current technology, company officials said. At this […]

ParElastic, a provider of elastic database services, this week re-emerged as Tesora to help in the delivery of a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform on OpenStack. Company officials explained that Tesora means “treasure” in Italian, and the company joined the OpenStack community to collaborate and contribute its database expertise to the OpenStack DBaaS project, Trove. The company […]

Hewlett-Packard Feb. 13 introduced a new enterprise application catalog, the HP Access Catalog, to deliver IT applications and content to employees. The HP Access Catalog is an on-demand mobile content catalog that allows employees to download applications and digital content across mobile and desktop devices, transforming the way enterprises deliver services to the mobile workforce. […]

To help its business partners build big data applications as well as other types of apps, IBM announced a new application development cloud called the IBM Power Development Platform. Announced at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, the IBM Power Development Platform (PDP) provides software developers with no-charge access over the cloud to IBM Power Systems […]

Xamarin, a provider of cross-platform mobile application development tools, announced the launch of Xamarin University, its new training program for mobile developers. With Xamarin University, developers receive a year of unlimited access to live, online, expert-led training, as well as a host of other benefits, including eligibility to become a Certified Xamarin Mobile Developer. Xamarin […]

IBM announced today a series of new offerings for its partners, including a cloud-based Power platform for developers. At its PartnerWorld Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, IBM announced new development capabilities, programs, and education, system and software offerings to help business partners capture opportunities in strategic areas of cloud computing, big data and analytics, mobile […]

Hortonworks and Red Hat announced an expansion of their existing relationship to form a strategic alliance that will include the new Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) plug-in for Red Hat Storage. The enhanced alliance between open-source leaders in the Hadoop and Linux worlds encompasses the integration of product lines, joint go-to-market initiatives and collaborative customer support, […]

Top 10 Programming Languages for Job Seekers in 2014 By Darryl K. Taft Java Java ranked No. 1 on the eWEEK list, having a strong showing in all areas of our research. On the TIOBE list of most popular programming languages, Java ranked second behind C. The language remains a powerhouse in the enterprise and […]