Cloud computing encompasses everything from Google Apps to data center services to virtualization to software-, infrastructure- and platform-as-a service. Key players include IBM, HPE, Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, NetSuite and VMware.
Super SIM is a mashup of Twilio's mobile core infrastructure, OTA platform, and SIM hardware and software.
AutoPilot is a conversational AI platform while Pay is a programmable payment system that lets developers integrate payments into phone services.
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goBalto makes cloud software that aims to accelerate clinical drug trials.
Software as a service will boost 2019 enterprise software spending 8.3 percent. Overall, IT spending will grow 3.2 percent in 2019.
IBM's short streak of revenue growth ended as third quarter revenue fell short of expectations.
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MongoDB is transitioning to a new Server-Side Public License (SSPL) that seeks to plug the gaps with cloud-based services. Why did MongoDB need the new license, and will it avoid the uproar that occurred when Redis Labs went to the Commons Clause?
Cost-cutting takes a back seat as cloud-powered business change moves centre stage.
Twilio says adding email to its communications platform -- which includes voice, messaging and video -- will let customers use Twilio to manage all of their communications channels.
Adobe said its addressable market is swelling and it is working to connect its clouds into an enterprisewide experience, document and media juggernaut.
IBM AI OpenScale, Multi-cloud Manager and IBM Security Connect equate to a strategic push by Big Blue to be the agnostic integrator and platform provider for key enterprise technologies.
Adobe Max 2018 will highlight how Adobe is aiming to integrate its clouds in a way that appeals to creative pros and the enterprises that use their designs and projects.
Not every instance of every cloud for every app for every workflow for every collection of data types is equal.
Finnish retailer S-Group opens up its data analytics so customers can see what they spend by product type.
The promise of cloud IT is not as easy to capture as the planning might promise -- higher costs and a lack of skilled IT workers are a big problem.
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Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.
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Norway's newest white-space data center has opened in a former mine. Lefdal Mine Datacenter could become the world's largest once of three of its five levels are filled.
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Breeze through the hot summer with these IoT-enabled devices and sensors, all controlled from your smartphone.
Click by click, we'll show you how to get Microsoft's Apache Hadoop-based big bata service up and running.
Microsoft's Azure Data Lake is now generally available, but what does it do, and how does it work? Here's a tour around the service's tooling and capabilities, to help you understand it and get productive with it, quickly.
With more businesses and applications moving data to the cloud, even small outages can be devastating. By studying the worst cloud fails, we can find clues to avoiding future problems.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared a series of pictures from the social network's datacenter site up near the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
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The most recent Summer Olympiad staked its place in history as the competition with the highest levels of digital engagement than any previous Olympic Games. We look at some of the key technology numbers behind the Rio events.
Many professionals find themselves working on both Macs and PCs. If your work requires you to jump back and forth between Windows and Mac systems, here are some apps that will make your life easier.
From ancient manuscripts to movies, the National Library of Norway wants to put it all online for the public.
Parkinson's UK is using cloud-based data warehousing to support changes that put better use of information at the heart of its processes.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlines the government's plans to migrate some of its systems to the cloud and build a suite of standardised software components that can be used to more quickly develop new applications.
Salesforce rolled out its technology roadmap to align various technologies and systems so they revolve around one customer record. The idea isn't unique, but so many enterprises struggle with being customer first. ZDNet's Larry Dignan and Steve Ranger talk about the moving parts.
Bias detection and black box transparency is limiting AI deployments at scale, argues IBM. Read more: https://zd.net/2Oxdguc
Application spending has moved to the cloud fastest, but other areas of IT spending are catching up.
Jason McGee, IBM fellow, VP and CTO, IBM cloud platform, talks about how IBM continues to grow within the open-source community.
CSIRO's Data61 and the University of Sydney say the first international trial of its Red Belly Blockchain has shown increased speed and energy efficiencies at a global scale.
The state hopes its school tech overhaul will save educators' time and improve transparency for parents and caregivers.
The Australian regulator becomes the third federal government agency to sign up to the SaaS solution hosted on the Vault Protected Cloud.
Chinese internet giant sets up a semiconductor company and unveils plans to release its own artificial intelligence processor.
CyrusOne's John Gould discusses trends in the data center & cloud computing industry with ZDNet's Tonya Hall.
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To be operational in 2022, the new facility will span 11 storeys and see the social media company invest S$1.4 billion ($1.02 billion) in the country. Read more: https://zd.net/2wOGei9
Moving to a subscription-based model with cloud computing works for some businesses, but it isn't the best option for everyone, explained 451 Research chief analyst Eric Hanselman.
This cloud-based small-business accounting service provides a well-planned set of tools for staying on top of your finances and streamlining the processes involved.
Microsoft is developing a set of cloud-based tools for managing and deploying session virtualisation servers, allowing you to publish and share apps on Windows, iOS, Android, OS X and (soon) Windows Phone devices. We take the beta for a test drive.
A quicker and slicker new app for the online Xero accounting service adds automatic reconciliation of bank accounts, allowing Android users to stay on top of their finances.
After a week of using Office 2013 we're pleasantly surprised. The changes Microsoft has made to support Windows 8 — and specifically Windows 8 tablets — are logical, and they work well with more traditional ways of using Office.
Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.
Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way.
A big step up from Actinic Express, which it replaces, Actinic Online delivers everything an SME requires to build and run an online store via the cloud. It's not perfect, but it is affordable and worth evaluating if you need to start selling online.
Cortado's ThinPrint Printer Dashboard is a potentially useful cloud application for monitoring the printers on your network. We had a few issues in this review, which hopefully will be addressed in a forthcoming update.
A usable small-business accounting service that's quick to configure and easy to learn, the initial release of QuickBooks Online lacks a number of features important in this market.
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