Containers have emerged over the past several years to provide an efficient method of storing and delivering applications reliably across different computing environments. By containerizing an application platform and its dependencies, differences in OS distributions and underlying infrastructures are abstracted away. Networking has emerged as a critical element within the container ecosystem, providing connectivity between […]
Archives for March 2020
First Major Release of Kubeflow Machine Learning Toolkit for Kubernetes Ships
News First Major Release of Kubeflow Machine Learning Toolkit for Kubernetes Ships By John K. Waters 03/06/2020 Kuebeflow, an open-source, cloud-native machine learning (ML) toolkit for the Kubernetes container-orchestration system, is out in version 1.0, its first major release. “The Kubeflow project is dedicated to making deployments of machine learning (ML) workflows on Kubernetes simple, […]
AWS Leads in Cloud AI Dev Services, Research Says
News AWS Leads in Cloud AI Dev Services, Research Says By Gladys Rama 03/06/2020 Amazon Web Services (AWS), a dominant cloud computing platform that tops many industry rankings, is also No. 1 when it comes to cloud artificial intelligence (AI) developer services, according to new research. AWS and the usual cast of leading cloud characters, […]
Slack and Google staff told to work from home due to coronavirus
Slack, Facebook, and Microsoft have all advised their employees to work remotely following the spread of the coronavirus to the west coast of the United States. The request comes after Google sent home most of its 8,000 staff in Dublin after an employee showed flu-like symptoms on Monday. Meanwhile, Amazon has reportedly asked its employees to […]
Western Digital hires Cisco’s David Goeckeler as its new CEO
Goeckeler will leave networking giant Cisco to join the firm as its new leader, having served as executive vice president and general manager for its networking and security business. This division has been valued at $34 billion. Western Digital’s former CEO announced he was retiring in October having been with the firm since 2002 and […]
Recognize the High Cost of Low Technical Debt
Technical debt, a developer’s term for trade-offs, is starting to impact marketing tech and other choices. Here’s how IT teams can reduce the impact of technical debt choices. Image: Shutterstock Sometimes managers struggle with determining if an innovation from a new technology will be worth the improved performance or features. Upgrades are expensive, and the […]
What’s Propelling Growth for Artificial Intelligence?
Here are three technology breakthroughs that are acting as catalysts, along with four core roles of AI that are driving it forward. Image: Siarhei – stockadobe.com In 2011, IBM Watson, competed in the game show Jeopardy! against some of its most successful players, and won handily. It was a watershed moment not because the machine […]
Data agility and open standards in health: FHIR fueling interoperability in Azure
Data agility in healthcare; it sounds fantastic, but there are few data ecosystems as sophisticated and complex as healthcare. The path to data agility can often be elusive. Leaders in health are prioritizing and demanding cloud technology that works on open standards like Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) to transform how we manage data. Open […]
Reimagining healthcare with Azure IoT
Providers, payors, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences companies are leading the next wave of healthcare innovation by utilizing connected devices. From continuous patient monitoring, to optimizing operations for manufacturers and cold-chain supply tracking for the pharmaceutical industry, the healthcare industry has embraced IoT technology to improve patient outcomes and operations. In our latest IoT Signals for […]
Mark Cuban Reiterates That Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value
Bitcoin is only worth what you think someone will pay for it. This has been Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban message. In an interview with his co-host Kevin O’Leary, Cuban made it very clear that he is not a fan of cryptocurrencies and more specific Bitcoin. This comes as no surprise from the billionaire. But surprisingly, […]