As more and more organizations adopt Azure for their business-critical workloads, the connectivity between organizations’ on-premises networks and Microsoft becomes crucial. ExpressRoute provides the private connectivity between on-premises networks and Microsoft. By default, an ExpressRoute circuit provides redundant network connections to Microsoft backbone network and is designed for carrier grade high availability. However, the high […]
Archives for August 2019
HPE Emerges to Rescue MapR Customers
HPE will expand its data and analytics portfolio through its acquisition of embattled Hadoop pioneer MapR.
Microsoft contractors listen to Skype Translator recordings
News 8 Aug, 2019 Bobby Hellard The video calling platform's terms and conditions don't explicitly state humans review audio
Overcoming language difficulties with AI and Azure services
Ever hear the Abbot and Costello routine, “Who’s on first?” It’s a masterpiece of American English humor. But what if it we translated it into another language? With a word-by-word translation, most of what English speakers laugh at, would be lost. Such is the problem of machine translation (translation by computer algorithm.) If a business […]
Introducing the new HBv2 Azure Virtual Machines for high-performance computing
Announcing the second-generation HB-series Azure Virtual Machines for high-performance computing (HPC). HBv2 Virtual Machines are designed to deliver leadership-class performance, message passing interface (MPI) scalability, and cost efficiency for a variety of real-world HPC workloads. HBv2 Virtual Machines feature 120 AMD EPYC™ 7002-series CPU cores, 480 GB of RAM, 480 MB of L3 cache, and […]
Salesforce buys field services firm ClickSoftware for $1.35bn
News 8 Aug, 2019 Dale Walker The deal will help expand Saleforce's $1bn Service Cloud division
85% of companies now operating in a multi-cloud environment
Analysis 7 Aug, 2019 Esther Kezia Thorpe Organisations are embracing the use of multiple clouds, but formal management is lagging
Better security with enhanced access control experience in Azure Files
We are making it easier for customers to “lift and shift” applications to the cloud while maintaining the same security model used on-premises with the general availability of Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) authentication for Azure Files. By integrating Azure AD DS, you can mount your Azure file share over SMB using […]
When a Few Hundred Thousand Lives Depend on IT
Eversource Energy CIO Kathy Kountze shares her perspective on IT’s role when weather knocks out heat and electricity for many thousands of New England neighbors.
AI Ethics Guidelines Every CIO Should Read
You don’t need to come up with an AI ethics framework out of thin air. Here are five of the best resources to get technology and ethics leaders started.