Darryl K. Taft

Cloudant announced that its NoSQL database service is now available on the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Microsoft has opened up Windows Azure and is adding infrastructure as a service (IaaS) capabilities to the platform as part of a Microsoft initiative to provide developers with access to a range of cloud technologies from various […]

Telerik, a provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions, announced it will be previewing its Windows 8 tool, RadControls for Metro, at Microsoft€™s TechEd, June 11 through 14 in Orlando, Fla. Telerik said the forthcoming RadControls for Metro toolset will provide key functionality on top of the Windows 8 SDK. Telerik prides itself […]

Not to be outdone by competing distributions, SUSE announced that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE are now options to run in Windows Azure Virtual Machines. Microsoft announced infrastructure as a service (IaaS) capabilities as well as new Linux support for its Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Windows Azure will allow users to run OpenSUSE […]

AppFog, provider of a platform as a service (PaaS) for developers who use multiple cloud platforms, has announced they have cooperated on the development of technology to provide interoperability between AppFog and Windows Azure. The partnership between AppFog and Microsoft, announced June 6, means that the next version of AppFog will provide developers with the […]

OpenLogic, provider of open-source scanners, open-source governance solutions and community-backed open-source support for the data center and the cloud, announced that it will provide CentOS Linux through the new Microsoft Windows Azure Image Gallery. With the June 6 announcement, Web application developers can provision CentOS Linux virtual machines from the Windows Azure portal. CentOS is […]

Microsoft announced a slew of new updates and services for Windows Azure, available June 7, that make it a more flexible, open and powerful platform and simplify building applications that span cloud and on-premises servers. The releases mark another milestone in Microsoft€™s road map of embracing open-source software (OSS) tools developers know, love and want […]

Linked Data “Linked data” is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn’t previously linked or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked using other methods. More specifically, Wikipedia defines linked data as “a term used to describe a recommended best practice for exposing, sharing and connecting pieces […]

ORLANDO, Fla. €” IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced new software to help organizations develop mobile applications that are more secure by design. With the new software, IBM customers can build security into the initial design of their mobile applications so that vulnerabilities will be detected early in the development process. The announcement, made at the IBM […]

Difference Between IPv4 and Ipv6 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are unique numeric identifiers needed by every Internet-connected device. Most of the Internet is currently addressed with IP version 4 (IPv4) addresses; however, IPv4 was not designed for a Global Internet with billions of users. After it became clear in the early 1990s that a global […]

ORLANDO, Fla. €” IBM (NYSE: IBM) continues to find ways to keep the mainframe relevant, this time the systems giant has announced a partnership with Syracuse University to help college students build smarter computing skills to manage both traditional and new systems in large global enterprises. IBM announced its partnership with the university at the […]