Darryl K. Taft

IBM continued its expansion into the Asian market with the opening of a new cloud data center in South Korea. The new data center comes as the Korean market is growing rapidly. IDC projects that the cloud services market in Korea is expected to grow from $445 million in 2015 to $1 billion in 2019. […]

Video software provider Panopto is gearing up to battle the big boys, as the likes of IBM and Microsoft enter its space. With the market for enterprise video software quickly evolving, Panopto announced the receipt of a new round of funding to the tune of $42.8 million to expand its business and compete with entrenched […]

Biometrics has gained an upper hand as the security mechanism most preferred by mobile app developers. A new Evans Data survey of mobile application developers finds that security is their top concern and biometric authentication is their primary method for providing security and privacy of applications and users. Biometric authentication involves the use of various […]

How to Overcome the Top Enterprise Container Adoption Challenges There are a number of barriers preventing wide adoption of container technologies. Here’s a look at the biggest challenges to adoption, and how enterprise can overcome them. Networking Networking remains a top priority for those considering containers. According to results from the 2016 Container Market Adoption […]

Microsoft appears to be working on a new toolset for machine learning known as Open Mind Studio, which has been described as the Visual Studio for machine learning. Qi Lu, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Applications and Services, introduced the concept of Open Mind Studio in a talk titled “Machine Learning @ Microsoft” at the […]

8 Cyber-Security Lessons Learned From the Rio Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics drew big crowds—and its share of cyber-security attacks. Here are some of the lessons learned from Rio, and ways to stay protected. Maintain and Inspect Your Network Often This is one of the simplest ways to avoid risks and threats. Review your network […]

IBM continues to expand its footprint in China with a new focus on the health care industry in the country. Hoping to tap into the opportunity afforded by China’s large, aging population, IBM recently announced a move to take its Watson cognitive computing platform into the Chinese market. The company also announced plans to create […]

Microsoft has announced the release of Visual Studio “15” Preview 4, the latest edition of its flagship developer toolset that introduces a host of bug fixes and new improvements including a new installation experience for developers. The new installation experience is designed to reduce the minimum footprint of Visual Studio, install more quickly with less […]

Visual analytics software provider Tableau Software on Aug. 22 announced its appointment of Adam Selipsky as president and CEO, effective Sept. 16. Christian Chabot, Tableau co-founder and current CEO, will continue to serve as chairman of Tableau’s board of directors, the company said. Selipsky comes to Seattle-based Tableau after more than decade across town at […]

5 Ways Cognitive Computing Is Advancing Health Care The health care industry is getting a much-needed shot in the arm from cognitive computing, providing services that before were impossible with current technology. Hill Physicians Today, health care providers rely on risk adjustment methods to receive payments for the services they provide to patients. This is […]