Cloud

Azure Synapse Analytics data lake features: up close

Microsoft has added a slew of new data lake features to Synapse Analytics, based on Apache Spark. It also integrates Azure Data Factory, Power BI and Azure Machine Learning. These features are still in public preview, but that's good enough for us to take a visual tour of what's new.

September 9, 2020 by Andrew Brust

Linux turns 29: The biggest events in its history so far

A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.

August 25, 2020 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Top programming languages, 5G worries, cloud computing, and more: Research round-up

All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.

March 6, 2020 by Mark Samuels

IT spending, cloud computing, big data, virtual reality, and more: Research round-up

All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.

November 7, 2019 by Mark Samuels

Provision a WordPress site in 30 minutes or less using Amazon AWS Lightsail

Amazon's AWS can be daunting in terms of its almost overwhelming complexity. But Lightsail makes it easy. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a full WordPress install in about five minutes.

October 28, 2019 by David Gewirtz

Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up

All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.

September 6, 2019 by Mark Samuels

How Microsoft lost its monopoly in web browsers

At the dawn of the Internet age, Microsoft used every trick it knew to dominate the World Wide Web. That strategy worked for a few years, but aggressive antitrust enforcement and equally aggressive competitors crushed the company's onetime dominance. Here's a quarter-century of history that explains just what happened.

August 23, 2019 by Ed Bott

Cloud services: 24 lesser-known web services your business needs to try

In this guide, we've spotlighted 24 cloud-based services that can take your business to the next level. There's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, and Microsoft.

April 19, 2019 by David Gewirtz

Windows 10 May 2019 Update: The new features that matter most

Windows 10 version 1903, which will be officially dubbed the May 2019 Update, begins rolling out soon. Here are some of the new capabilities you can expect in yet another feature-packed semi-annual release. (This gallery is based on a near-final Insider Preview release.)

April 4, 2019 by Ed Bott

Cloud computing trends, where developers want to live, AI skills, and 5G: Research round-up

All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.

March 11, 2019 by Mark Samuels

Create your own free Adobe Creative Cloud with free and open source software

While Creative Cloud has its strong benefits, it's also costly. If you want to accomplish most of what you can with Creative Cloud, but pay absolutely nothing, these products can help.

December 5, 2018 by David Gewirtz

Data center automation, IT skills, IoT and digital transformation: Research round-up

Our analysis of the data that matters from the past month.

December 5, 2018 by Mark Samuels

These rooms full of TVs are how Amazon gets Prime Video to look sharp on every device

Photos: Amazon needs to test its video service across lots and lots (and lots) of TVs. Here's an inside look.

December 3, 2018 by Steve Ranger

IT spending, smartwatches, AI and the cloud: Research round-up

We tell the story of key technology trends from the past month.

October 3, 2018 by Mark Samuels

How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings

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.

August 28, 2018 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Don't romanticize the pre-pandemic office because it sucked

You'll want to get back to the office in a hurry as companies reopen facilities, but you'll be over it after three weeks. You've forgotten that commutes, open floor plans, and some of your coworkers were annoying. Read more: https://zd.net/3d4by25

6 hours ago by Larry Dignan

Red Hat Marketplace: Find what you need for your hybrid cloud strategy

Willie Tejada, Chief Developer Advocate at IBM, talks to Tonya Hall about the new tools developers can find at Red Hat Marketplace.

April 8, 2021 by Tonya Hall

Confidential computing: Your hotel room's safe box (but in the cloud)

Tonya Hall interviews Hillery Hunter, CTO of IBM Cloud, about confidential computing and why is about to upend cloud security.

April 7, 2021 by Tonya Hall

How Hollywood made a movie remotely during a pandemic

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet explains to Karen Roby that, with restrictive COVID-19 protocols in place, Hollywood had to find new ways to shoot movies, even in the middle of a global health crisis. Read more: http://zd.net/3lxzNbH

March 16, 2021 by Karen Roby

Singtel offers 5G edge computing on Microsoft Azure

Singapore telco offers enterprise customers the option to run its Multi-access Edge Compute 5G platform, tapped to process applications such as drones and augmented reality, on Microsoft's Azure cloud network.

March 10, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Google shuts down internal Stadia games development team

The tech giant plans to focus on working with third-party game studios instead.

March 9, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Ethics by Design: Salesforce's approach for positive AI and product development

Paula Goldman, Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer for Salesforce, talks with ZDNet about how companies can develop technology, specifically AI, with ethical use and privacy in mind.

March 7, 2021 by Bill Detwiler

Global kiwifruit company Zespri signs five-year private cloud deal with SAP

The 'multi-million dollar' contract will see Zespri become one of the first globally to adopt SAP S/4 HANA private cloud.

March 4, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Australian government chooses DXC to deliver digital job search platform

The cloud-based platform will give job seekers access to a self-navigation tool, online job board, and training modules.

February 23, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

IBM acquires Taos to bolster hybrid cloud business

Big Blue has announced its second cloud consulting acquisition.

February 18, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Einstein Automate is just the beginning: Salesforce shares vision for future of AI and automation

John Kucera, SVP of Product Management for Automation at Salesforce, talks with Bill Detwiler about Einstein Automate, how the company is using AI as part of its automation solution, the kinds of tasks Salesforce customers are automating and more.

February 14, 2021 by Bill Detwiler

Cloud computing is the platform for the future of education

The coronavirus pandemic and a rapid digital transformation process means universities around the globe are embracing online learning like never before. So what happens now?

February 11, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Honeywell: COVID-19 vaccination requires iteration and IoT

ZDNet caught with Taylor Smith, chief marketing officer of Honeywell Productivity Solutions and Services, to talk about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, logistics, data and iterating to scale vaccinations. The goal is to create a playbook that can be used to distribute more COVID-19 vaccines. Read more: http://zd.net/2METoJs

January 31, 2021 by Larry Dignan

Cloud has reduced Woodside's seismic data processing time down to 90 minutes

Down from the 10-day supercomputer processing time.

January 19, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

The First Amendment vs tech giants: Ray Wang explains your digital rights

ZDNet's Beth Mauder sits down with R "Ray" Wang, principal analyst and founder of Constellation Research, to discuss how current events are highlighting the importance of knowing your digital rights and understanding the role tech giants play in our everyday lives.

January 12, 2021 by Elizabeth Mauder

Linksys Cloud Manager, First Take: Affordable wi-fi administration for multi-location businesses

October 29, 2018 by Cliff Joseph

Hands-on with the Thinkware F800 Pro: A dash cam that does everything you need

May 14, 2018 by Eileen Brown

Densify review: Take control of your public cloud spending

February 1, 2018 by Alan Stevens

Visio Online, First Take: Web-based diagramming with basic options

November 10, 2017 by Mary Branscombe

Lima Ultra: Tiny, personal cloud storage that just misses the mark

August 16, 2017 by Charlie Osborne

Amazon Echo review: Alexa is the first digital assistant that is actually helpful

October 21, 2016 by Steve Ranger

Smartway2 review: BYOD put to use for room-booking and hot-desking

March 4, 2015 by Alan Stevens

Xero (2014) review: Cloud-based accounting service for SMEs continues to improve

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.

November 26, 2014 by Alan Stevens

Azure RemoteApp beta preview: Cloud-hosted desktop apps for multiple platforms

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.

May 12, 2014 by Simon Bisson

Xero Touch for Android, First Take: Much-improved native mobile Xero client

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.

March 5, 2014 by Alan Stevens

Office 2013: a pleasant surprise

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.

July 16, 2012 by Simon Bisson

Windows Intune 3.0: Preview

Version 3.0 of Microsoft's cloud-hosted management platform is now available, adding support for mobile devices — including iPhones, iPads and Android.

July 12, 2012 by Simon Bisson

Xero

Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way.

May 2, 2012 by Alan Stevens

Actinic Online

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.

March 6, 2012 by Alan Stevens

Cortado ThinPrint Printer Dashboard

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.

November 14, 2011 by Terry Relph-Knight