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MariaDB adds support for big data analytics
MariaDB announces general availability of MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0, which is designed to provide a single SQL interface for analytic and transactional workloads.
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Trump says mergers like AT&T/Time Warner ‘destroy democracy’
Trump has vowed to block the $85 billion mega-merger of AT&T/Time Warner, but the heads of the telecom and media giants argue that the antitrust review will show the deal to be pro-competitive and pro-consumer.
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Microsoft and LinkedIn aim for ‘logical’ integrations
Microsoft and LinkedIn are now officially one company with a common vision for the future of work and social collaboration. Analysts say early integration plans reveal priorities across both platforms.
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Building a business case for offshore robotic process automation
Dwindling labor cost savings offshore are leading many captive centers to implement new robotic process automation.
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Facebook Workplace third-party integration is key to business success
This week Facebook announced new functionality in its Workplace enterprise communication product that integrates popular third-party tools, and the move could help make Workplace a much more viable enterprise tool.
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IBM building blockchain ecosystem
To help build an ecosystem around IBM Blockchain and the Linux Foundation Hyperledger Fabric, Big Blue is offering a program that includes tools and expert support.It’s Open
SUSE ups its IaaS, PaaS game
SUSE acquires OpenStack and Cloud Foundry assets of HPE and joins Cloud Foundry as a Platinum member.News
Major IT outsourcing acquisition will have mixed impact
Information Service Group’s purchase of competitor Alsbridge creates a larger, more well-rounded outsourcing advisory, but will also reduce competitive pricing leverage for clients.
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LinkedIn 'Interest Feed' aims for better content discovery
LinkedIn wants to help you find more relevant content with a new, restructured 'Interest Feed.'
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Google App Maker aims to ease enterprise development
Google is making it simpler for business to create custom apps. Its new App Maker service lets you integrate apps with Google's services and run them on the same data center infrastructure as its G Suite of productivity software.News
Accenture expands AWS Business Group
In a move designed to help customers be more agile, Accenture is expanding its Accenture AWS Business Group to enhance its cloud application migration, development and management offerings.
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Finland's largest airline inks iOS deal with Apple and IBM
Finnair will work with Apple and IBM to develop a set of enterprise iOS apps for airplane mechanics and their supervisions. The software is expected to be available in early 2017.
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Trump presidency could sound death knell for offshore outsourcing
U.S.-based offshore outsourcing customers should prepare for the effects of a Trump presidency on their IT services deals.
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Hulu exec talks mobile video and offline viewing
Hulu's experience chief this week compared mobile video users and traditional TV viewers. He also addressed one of the company's biggest shortcomings: the inability to download Hulu content for offline use.
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Splice Machine boosts hybrid relational data platform
The startup adds support for columnar storage, in-memory caching and cost-optimized AWS storage to its hybrid transactional and analytical processing platform.
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Nokia uses analytics, machine learning to help mobile providers
As mobile competition heats up, Nokia is betting that advanced data analytics and machine learning will help wireless carriers optimize their customer service.
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What Facebook's miscalculated metrics mean for marketers
Facebook again admitted that it provided inaccurate metrics to its advertising and publishing partners, but the company also promised a number of fixes to the problem.rn
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Microsoft embraces open source in the cloud and on-premises
Microsoft is positioning itself as the software vendor of choice for enterprises that maintain hybrid cloud environments, and it's opening its arms to Linux and open source software to do it.
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DataStax buys DataScale, plans to launch managed cloud service
The NoSQL database software specialist, which powers companies like Netflix and eBay, has acquired DataScale, a provider of cloud-based management services for data infrastructure. The company plans to launch DataStax Managed Cloud service in early 2017.
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Hortonworks Data Cloud optimized to spin up (and down) for AWS
The new cloud service is optimized for enterprise ephemeral workloads on AWS and designed to integrate with Amazon S3, RDS and EC2.Eye on Apple
Apple picks the best Touch Bar apps for the 2016 MacBook Pro
Got a new 2016 MacBook Pro? Find out which apps Apple thinks are best for the Touch Bar.News
Facebook hires new CIO from media giant NBCUniversal
Atish Banerjea has been the social media company’s CIO since October, according to his LinkedIn profile. His goal? To help Facebook scale globally and, of course, make the world ’more open and connected.’
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How federal CIOs will navigate the presidential transition
As the federal IT community braces for new administration, experts see new IT initiatives on hold, but have hopes for acquisition reform and modernization efforts.
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CIO 100 Awards 2017: You still have time to enter
Do you have an innovative IT project that saved time, increased revenue or delivered some other measurable result? If so, we want to hear about them.
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Microsoft Teams targets Slack in crowded collaboration market
Microsoft took its time developing the Teams collaboration app for enterprise, but the service's success will likely have less to do with timing and everything to do with its 85 million Office 365 customers.
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Top paid CIOs of 2016
The highest paid CIOs made big bucks this year, but received only modest increases. How did the rest of tech professionals fare in 2016?rn
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Coca-Cola headlines a fast-turning CIO carousel
The beverage company removed the interim tag from Barry Simpson, who had led IT since July. Simpson is one of several recent CIO moves as companies bolster their IT strategies heading into 2017.
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What Apple's new Touch Bar means for Mac users
Apple this week introduced new MacBook Pros with 'Touch Bars' that hint at Apple's future strategy for touch tech in macOS. However, the price of the refreshed laptops might put them out of reach for many enterprises.News Analysis
Formula One puts you in the Grand Prix with VR and AR
Last week, Formula One and Tata Communications provided a peek into the future of motorsport when they announced the winners of its 2016 F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, focused on fan-created virtual reality and augmented reality apps.
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Apple predicts growth in near term despite down year
Apple this week reported its first annual decline in both revenue and profit since 2001, but CEO Tim Cook is confident the upcoming holiday season will put the company back in the black.News
5,000 LinkedIn Learning sessions are free this week
LinkedIn says that because the number of job applications its users submit shoots up in October, it will offer thousands of free LinkedIn Learning training courses until the end of the month to help people gain skills and land new gigs.rn
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Google makes more than Samsung, Apple on flagship phone
The price Google charges for its Pixel XL smartphone is closer to what it costs to make the phone than what both Samsung and Apple charge for the GS7 and iPhone 7, but Google still makes more money. Here's why.
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With Watson Element, Apple and IBM aim to transform education
Apple and IBM this week released their first iOS app for academia. IBM Watson Element for Educators is designed to blend student data with curriculum and cognitive technology to improve and enhance personalized education for K-12 students. rn
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Cloud services lift IT outsourcing market higher than expected
The global IT and business services industry had its strongest third quarter to date, bolstered by the record-high value in the as-a-service segment of the market.News
Facebook now lets you order dinner and buy movie tickets
If Facebook has its way, the social network will soon be your go-to online destination for movie tickets, food delivery and other local reservations.
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Can blockchain make food safer in China?
Aiming to secure the food supply chain and improve traceability, IBM is working with Walmart and Tsinghua University to use blockchain to enhance food safety in China.News
Dell EMC aims for a converged, custom fit in an off-the-rack world
Dell EMC says converged systems are too rigid in their deployment options and has come up with an on-premises offering it calls Validated System for Virtualization.
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How blockchain can benefit IT outsourcing providers
IBM and Bank of Tokyo say they’ve developed a smart contract prototype to manage their IT services engagement on a blockchain. Here’s why IT outsourcing deals may be a low-risk proving ground for multiparty blockchain applications.
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Is Twitter's dead developer conference another nail in its coffin?
Twitter will not host its annual Flight developer conference this year amid speculation and uncertainty about the company's future. Its bruised relationship with developers may be a sign of what's to come.News Analysis
Facebook at Work (finally) launches as 'Workplace'
Facebook already owns consumer social networking, and with its new Workplace service, it’s clear it wants the enterprise, too. The new offering will feel familiar to Facebook users but will also remain separate from company's consumer platform.rnNews Analysis
4 ways Cognizant customers can protect themselves amid corruption probe
Customer of offshore outsourcing provider Cognizant should be diligent in response to the abrupt departure of the company’s president and revelations of an ongoing corruption probe.Eye on Apple
Apple users react to Google’s new Pixel phones
Find out what some of Apple’s customers think of Google’s new Pixel Android phones. Is the Pixel really a match for the iPhone?
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Why an IT services firm sponsors the New York City Marathon
Typically, major marathons are sponsored by financial services companies not IT services companies. Here’s a look at why TCS decided to sponsor the New York City Marathon and why it’s working.
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MariaDB reduce admin overhead for DevOps teams
New version of MaxScale software adds support for data streaming, enterprise security and high availability to cut administration overhead for DevOps teams.News Analysis
Why automation doubles IT outsourcing cost savings
New research analyzes automation’s impact on the IT outsourcing market, revealing double-digit productivity improvements and specific cost reductions between 14 percent and 28 percent.
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Google rebrands cloud services 'Google Cloud' and 'G Suite'
Google yesterday said its cloud business now has a billion active users. To celebrate the milestone, the company reorganized its cloud efforts under the name 'Google Cloud' and rebranded Google Apps as 'G Suite.'It’s Open
LibreOffice celebrates its 6th anniversary with bug fixes and minor improvements
What started as an OpenOffice fork has become a major open source project.
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White House to bolster STEM education, close skills gap
Touting new advanced placement course, the Obama administration looks at interdisciplinary approach to improve STEM education for underrepresented students and address shortage of skilled workers.It’s Open
Container management war heats up with release of Kubernetes 1.4
What Docker Engine has done for containers, Google's Kubernetes is doing for container management.
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A pre-launch history of Facebook at Work
Facebook is about to release its much-anticipated business collaboration service. Here's a look back at the last 20 months of Facebook at Work's growing pains, partnerships, pilot programs and delays.rn
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