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IT Life: Hiren Parekh, OVH

OVH's director of cloud Hiren Parekh talks about the challenges of large-scale data processing, why he likes to keep different…

5 years ago

A Tesla Roadster Flying To Mars Is Only The Beginning

ANALYSIS: The SpaceX Falcon Heavy's successful launch into orbit marshals in a new era of practical space operations for private…

6 years ago

Consider Renewing Instead Of Replacing Your Company’s Laptops

ANALYSIS: Normal practice in most companies is to plan for a three to four year lifespan for computers, but suppose…

6 years ago

Threats To Industrial Control Systems Grow As Vulnerabilities Increase

ANALYSIS: Study shows that the number of unprotected industrial control devices continues to grow each year offering a clear path…

6 years ago

Microsoft, Malwarebytes Spectre Fixes Contrast With Intel’s Efforts

ANALYSIS: Updates from two vendors caused problems this month , but the difference in how they were handled was remarkable

6 years ago

Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities

ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored…

6 years ago

Conditions Favorable To Make 2018 A Big Year For Security Buyouts

ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely…

6 years ago

IBM Outlines Prospects For Java In 2018

ANALYSIS: Java is still hugely popular, particularly for client-server web applications, with 9m developers. Its beauty is that it’s an…

6 years ago

Amazon’s List of 20 Potential HQ2 Sites Shows Focus On Washington DC

ANALYSIS: All the signs point to the US capital being the home of Amazon's second headquarters

6 years ago

U.S. Lawmakers, State Attorneys Move To Overturn FCC Neutrality Vote

ANALYSIS: Call for review of FCC reversal of the 2015 reclassification of internet services to Title II has support of…

6 years ago

Questions Arise About Effectiveness of Meltdown, Spectre Fixes, Advice

ANALYSIS: Confusing array of CPU and OS patches raise the question of whether side effects caused worse thanthreats posed by…

6 years ago

How To Fix Windows Registry Issues That Halt Microsoft Security Updates

ANALYSIS: Microsoft is halting all security updates on Windows systems with badly-behaved antivirus products. But you can fix this problem

6 years ago

CES: Enterprises Still Learning Valuable Lessons From Consumer Tech

ANALYSIS: Fun is now functional. VR and AR started as consumer apps and are now being used in health care,…

6 years ago

Amazon Alexa Set To Become Power Business Tool On Windows 10 PCs

ANALYSIS: Amazon begins to move its Alexa voice control digital assistant beyond the smart home devices into the wider Windows…

6 years ago

2017 Year In Review: Kubernetes Enables A Multi-Cloud World

ANALYSIS: 2017 was a transformational year for the open-source Kubernetes container project which is now supported on all three major…

6 years ago

Data Breaches Shook Faith In Government, Ruined IT Careers in 2017

ANALYSIS: Massive data breaches destroyed people's faith while it ruined the careers of senior IT executives anda reputations of giant…

6 years ago

How Facebook Users Can Thwart Imposters Who Spoof Their Identities

ANALYSIS: Scammers are spoofing the Facebook user's account names to engage in phony Messenger conversations to phish for information. Here's…

6 years ago

Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Top Secret Data Home

ANALYSIS: Yet another former NSA employee has taken secret information home, allegedly enabling Russian hackers to gain access to data.

6 years ago

Apple Using Face ID Data For Far More Than Unlocking Your iPhone

ANALYSIS: Digital model of your face will let Face ID to unlock apps or to perform other functions ranging from…

6 years ago

How HP Has Fared In Six-Plus Years Under CEO Meg Whitman

ANALYSIS: If one goes strictly by the numbers, Whitman has had a successful reign. The stock of both HP Enterprise…

6 years ago

MPs’ Cybersecurity Admissions Highlight Need For Culture Change At Westminster

ANALYSIS: MPs admit to sharing passwords and leaving computers unlocked because of convenience, but the people deserve better

6 years ago

DOJ Shares Criminal Probe Evidence With Judge In Waymo vs. Uber Suit

ANALYSIS: In a surprise development, lawyers reveal evidence from ongoing criminal investigation of Uber to the judge in Waymo’s civil…

6 years ago

Pending FCC Action On Net Neutrality Raises Unfounded Fears, Warnings

ANALYSIS: Depending on who you listen to, an FCC decision to end the reclassification of the internet might or might…

6 years ago

Why Object Storage Can Be Optimal For AI, Machine Learning Workloads

Here is why AI and ML applications demand the data management capabilities supplied by enterprise object storage solutions

6 years ago

North Korea Getting Ready Wage A Global Cyber War, Experts Say

ANALYSIS: North Korea’s activities have changed in a way that may indicate it is gathering the information it needs launch…

6 years ago

Benioff Says Web Giants Must Consider Tech’s Affects For Good Or Ill

ANALYSIS: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says tech giants, particularly Facebook & Twitter need to take full responsibility for ensuring they…

6 years ago

Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue

ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of…

6 years ago

What You Should Know About Setting Up Your iPhone X

ANALYSIS: There’s a lot to learn about your new iPhone X when it arrives. So set aside a few hours…

6 years ago

News Of NYC Terror Attack Changes Focus Of Senate Social Media Hearing

ANALYSIS: Experts on international terrorism turn from describing how terrorists use social media to reporting the level of chatter on…

6 years ago

FCC Approves Google Project Loon for Hurricane-Devastated Puerto Rico

ANALYSIS: FCC approves license for Google's to set up its Project Loon communications system in hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico

7 years ago