Category Archives: Computing

Microsoft launched Endpoint Manager to modernize device management

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Ever since the days of Windows NT, the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (better known as ConfigMgr) has allowed companies to manage the increasingly large number of devices they issue to their employees. Then, back in 2011, the company also launched Intune, its cloud-based endpoint management system for corporate and BYOD devices. These days, most […] Continue reading Microsoft launched Endpoint Manager to modernize device management→

Microsoft Azure gets into ag tech with the preview of FarmBeats

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At its annual Ignite event in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft today announced that  Azure FarmBeats, a project that until now was mostly a research effort, will be available as a public preview and in the Azure Marketplace, starting today. FarmBeats is Microsoft’s project that combines IoT sensors, data analysis and machine learning. “The goal of FarmBeats […] Continue reading Microsoft Azure gets into ag tech with the preview of FarmBeats→

Databricks brings its Delta Lake project to the Linux Foundation

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Databricks, the big data analytics service founded by the original developers of Apache Spark, today announced that it is bringing its Delta Lake open-source project for building data lakes to the Linux Foundation and under an open governance model. The company announced the launch of Delta Lake earlier this year and even though it’s still […] Continue reading Databricks brings its Delta Lake project to the Linux Foundation→

Flaw in Cyberoam firewalls exposed corporate networks to hackers

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Sophos said it is fixing a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewall appliances, which a security researcher says can allow an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without needing a password. The vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely gain “root” permissions on a vulnerable device, giving them the highest level of access, by […] Continue reading Flaw in Cyberoam firewalls exposed corporate networks to hackers→

Suse’s OpenStack Cloud dissipates

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Suse, the newly independent open-source company behind the eponymous Linux distribution and an increasingly large set of managed enterprise services, today announced a bit of a new strategy as it looks to stay on top of the changing trends in the enterprise developer space. Over the course of the last few years, Suse put a […] Continue reading Suse’s OpenStack Cloud dissipates→

Arm brings custom instructions to its embedded CPUs

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At its annual TechCon event in San Jose, Arm today announced Custom Instructions, a new feature of its Armv8-M architecture for embedded CPUs that, as the name implies, enables its customers to write their own custom instructions to accelerate their specific use cases for embedded and IoT applications. “We already have ways to add acceleration, […] Continue reading Arm brings custom instructions to its embedded CPUs→

Kong acquires Insomnia, launches Kong Studio for API development

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API and microservices platform Kong today announced that it has acquired Insomnia, a popular open-source tool for debugging APIs. The company, which also recently announced that it had raised a $43 million Series C round, has already put this acquisition to work by using it to build Kong Studio, a tool for designing, building and […] Continue reading Kong acquires Insomnia, launches Kong Studio for API development→

Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop service is now generally available

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Microsoft today announced that Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), its Azure-based system for virtualizing the Windows and Office user experience it announced last September, is now generally available. Using WVD, enterprises can give their employees access to virtualized applications and remote desktops, including the ability to provide multi-session Windows 10 experiences, something that sets Microsoft’s own […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop service is now generally available→

Google will soon open a cloud region in Poland

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Google today announced its plans to open a new cloud region in Warsaw, Poland to better serve its customers in Central and Eastern Europe. This move is part of Google’s overall investment in expanding the physical footprint of its data centers. Only a few days ago, after all, the company announced that, in the next […] Continue reading Google will soon open a cloud region in Poland→

QC Ware Forge will give developers access to quantum hardware and simulators across vendors

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Quantum computing is almost ready for prime time, and, according to most experts, now is the time to start learning how to best develop for this new and less than intuitive technology. With multiple vendors like D-Wave, Google, IBM, Microsoft and Rigetti offering commercial and open-source hardware solutions, simulators and other tools, there’s already a […] Continue reading QC Ware Forge will give developers access to quantum hardware and simulators across vendors→