Top cloud providers 2019: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud; IBM makes hybrid move
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Salesforce plays multi-cloud game with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud as AWS contract likely up for renewal
There's a method to the madness when it comes to Salesforce working with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform as its initial deal with AWS runs out.
MuleSoft says its Anypoint Runtime Fabric will run on Google Cloud Platform
Connectors between MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform and Google BigQuery will make it easier to combine data sets for line of business users.
Going deeper: Moveworks snags $75M in new money to bolster deep learning in enterprise
Moveworks has been bringing natural-language bots to help desk applications, and it just got a giant new round of funding to commercialize large-scale NLP processing models such as Google's BERT.
It's official: AWS is challenging Microsoft's $10 billion JEDI contract win
Amazon has filed officially to protest Microsoft's win of the $10 billion U.S. Department of Defense JEDI cloud contract.
Salesforce pledges to use Microsoft Azure to power its Marketing Cloud
Salesforce also has cloud agreements to use Amazon's and Google's clouds for various workloads, making it a multi-cloud poster child.
Amazon Web Services launches AWS Data Exchange for qualified third-party data
Customers can now find, subscribe to, and use qualified third-party data in the cloud.
Cisco tops Q1 expectations, forecasts Q2 revenue decline, says enterprise demand weaker
For the current quarter, Cisco expects revenue to decline between 3% to 5% decline from the year-ago period.
Public cloud providers' network performance wildly varies
Which public cloud really is the fastest for you? There are many variables, but your network connectivity is a major one, and there are major differences between providers.
Google Cloud rolls out platform for network visibility and management
Google's Network Intelligence Center aims to offer comprehensive network monitoring across public clouds and on-premise data centers.
Mirantis acquires Docker Enterprise
The troubled Docker company has sold its Docker Enterprise product line and business to cloud-power Mirantis.
Cloud computing: SaaS, IaaS or PaaS - which is growing fastest?
Now that cloud computing has hit the mainstream, spending patterns are changing.
Google's plan to collect health data on millions of Americans faces federal inquiry
Google defends its Project Nightingale deal with Ascension, which involves access to detailed patient records.
Tableau expands AWS partnership with new cloud migration initiative
The aim is to help enterprises adopt a cloud-based analytics strategy by migrating data and analytics workloads to AWS.
Microsoft to drop its Invoicing, Outlook Customer Manager and Skype Translator bot products
Microsoft plans to discontinue a couple more of its SMB-focused apps next year, and also is dropping its Skype Translator bot in favor of an integrated Skype Translated Conversations feature.
OpenText buys Carbonite for $1.42 billion, builds out portfolio
OpenText is aiming to grow organically and via acquisition as a "cloud consolidator" as it preps a broad cloud platform.
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.
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.
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.
The biggest events in Linux's history
A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux's history to date.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
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.
Data center automation, IT skills, IoT and digital transformation: Research round-up
Our analysis of the data that matters from the past month.
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.
IT spending, smartwatches, AI and the cloud: Research round-up
We tell the story of key technology trends from the past month.
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.
The dumbest passwords people still use
Everybody knows that 12345 is a bad password. But what they're using instead isn't much stronger
Research round-up: Cloud computing, IoT and cybersecurity, iPhone X and more
12 graphs which explain the tech news of the last month.
Top ways to manage cloud complexity
Tonya Hall speak with David Linthicum, chief cloud strategy officer at Deloitte Consulting, to learn exactly what cloud complexity is, the threats surrounding it, and what companies can do to implement best cloud complexity practices.
Microsoft's new storage system can hold Superman movie in bit of glass
Microsoft says its latest collaboration with Warner Bros could help store data for generations to come.
Microsoft beats Amazon in a $10 billion Defense JEDI contract bid
Throughout much of the bidding process, Amazon was expected by many to be the triumphant bidder.
Microsoft Ignite 2019: Hybrid 2.0, Azure, Chromium Edge
ZDNet's Larry Dignan recaps the highlights from Microsoft's Ignite 2019 with Mary Jo Foley.
AWS skills training for 1,400 Kmart and Target employees
Staff will pick up skills in cloud, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Square serves up custom-built platform for Australian restaurants
Australia is the first global market outside of the United States where the POS has been rolled out.
StarHub to offer hyperscale data centre services through AirTrunk
Available to StarHub customers from mid-2020, AirTrunk's 60-megawatt facility will be essential in meeting anticipated need for hyperscale data centre support with the emergence of 5G mobile edge computing capabilities, says the Singapore telco.
Run a computer in liquid? Spanish firm's cooling tech offers solutions to big data centers
You might think electricity and liquids don't mix, but an immersive-cooling company has other ideas.
New Surface line gets set of AI-powered features for the workplace
Microsoft reveals how it fine-tuned its new Surface lineup to improve automation and productivity in Office 365.
Amazon unveils .sg marketplace, two years after Prime Now launch
US e-commerce giant launches Amazon.sg with "millions of products", replacing the international selection on its Prime Now app in Singapore, but some customers say the local marketplace offers a smaller product selection than before.
Can Amazon and Microsoft challenge Apple and Google's grip on app stores?
Move over, Google and Apple. Consumers want and deserve another option that is free from your undue influence. Read more: https://zd.net/2LXLM1J
Flinders University taps into Microsoft Azure, 365, and Dynamics 365
The cloud-based transformation is part of the university's 2025 strategy to become a top 10 university in Australia.
RMIT Online expands AWS partnership with new cloud courses
One of the courses will provide an RMIT credential.
How Dropbox wants to declutter your digital workspace
ZDNet's Natalie Gagliordi explains that through a series of new platform updates, Dropbox is trying to help workers manage the rats nest of digital files, apps and channels that clog their screens. Read more: https://zd.net/2nMuIlH
Amazon's Echo, Alexa parade: What it all means
Here are Larry Dignan's key takeaways from Amazon's 2019 hardware event and what it means for smart home integration, privacy and digital assistants. Read more: https://zd.net/2l96cua
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Xero
Xero is an affordable online accounting service that delivers key bookkeeping functionality for small businesses in an admirably straightforward way.
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.
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.
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