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Mar 02, 2017
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Edge computing will blow away the cloud

Self-contained devices, such as autonomous vehicles, drones and IoT devices, will push out cloud services as more computing moves to the edge, say venture capitalists. Read More

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5 lessons from Amazon’s S3 cloud blunder – and how to prepare for the next one
Azure Stack's third technical preview arrives
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Half of the top 100 retail sites had slow load times during AWS's S3 outage, vendor finds
821,000 user records exposed due to misconfigured MongoDB for smart stuffed toys
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(2014) How one user managed the Amazon cloud reboot

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Digital Media: Protecting your OTT Content Distribution

The average adult in the U.S. consumes more than 10 hours of digital media daily and nearly two-thirds is on mobile devices. Content providers must understand the requirements that impact how consumer's access and view digital media. It changes constantly. Join live Thursday, March 09, 2017, 01:00 PM EST. Read More

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5 lessons from Amazon’s S3 cloud blunder – and how to prepare for the next one

This week’s service disruption to Amazon’s Simple Storage Service should be a wake up call to make sure your cloud-based applications are ready for the next time the cloud hiccups. These are five tips for preparing yourself for a cloud outage. Read More

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Azure Stack's third technical preview arrives

Azure Stack, Microsoft’s hybrid cloud system, is getting close to release. On Wednesday, the tech giant unveiled the third major public beta for customers that want to test it out. Read More

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Smart teddy bears involved in a contentious data breach

If you own a stuffed animal from CloudPets, then you may have been hacked. The company’s toys -- which can receive and send voice messages from children and parents -- have been involved in a serious data breach dealing with more than 800,000 user accounts. Read More

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8 ways to make Amazon’s Alexa even more awesome

Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, works remarkably well, but these improvements could dramatically extend its range and usefulness. Read More

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(2016) Did Google kill a … donkey?

A few days ago I needed to know whether Google had actually killed a particular product or merely put it on a back burner, so I typed into the company’s search-engine box: “Did Google kill …” Read More

Half of the top 100 retail sites had slow load times during AWS's S3 outage, vendor finds

Yesterday Amazon Web Services had a bad day. And when AWS has a bad day, so do a lot of other sites. Vendor Apica monitored the top 100 retail website and found that more than half had 20% longer load time than normal during the four-hour S3 disruption. Four sites in particularl were completely unavailable. Read More

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821,000 user records exposed due to misconfigured MongoDB for smart stuffed toys

The MongoDB for CloudPets was not protected with a password; it’s unknown how many hackers gobbled the data, but the database was deleted and replaced with ransom demands at least three times. Read More

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Dell Boomi bringing startup mentality to hybrid cloud market

In this installment of the IDG CEO Interview Series, CEO Chris McNabb talks about why Dell Technologies kept Dell Boomi in the fold and how the company operates as a “startup” within the Dell ecosystem. Read More

(2014) How one user managed the Amazon cloud reboot

Amazon Web Service’s reboot of its cloud servers left many users holding their breath. Read More

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Gain End-to-End Network Visibility in Real-time

The pace of managing complex data center infrastructures has never been more demanding. The constantly evolving needs of the business require that the IT staff have the tools they need to keep up. This infographic illustrates a typical week for two data center managers who follow very different paths to managing daily demands. Which path would you prefer? Read More

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