Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
More funding news this morning for Confluent, the company that is wrapping commercial offerings around Apache Kafka, an open source technology that offers real-time messaging services.
Cisco says it's offering help; NYSE, WSJ glitches unrelated?
Some Canadians are apparently taking advantage of pricing discrepancies in different regions to get cheaper cellphone service.
'Monumental mistake' by former CEO Steve Ballmer comes home to roost
DARPA competition to yield best fully automatic network defense system
For anyone who needs a video that explains what the cloud is to those not in the know
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company aims to give customers products they didn’t know they wanted, but soon find hard to live without. That doesn't leave room for error when entering a new product category like wearables.
A new basketball coaching app for smartwatches joins a 'smart' basketball and a wearable shot tracker to try to help players improve.
FBI need for decryption powers should be weighed against economic, technical and privacy downsides
Cloud in a box might be a sacrilegious term to many cloud purists, but it seems it's actually a real thing. Mirantis is jumping on board and creating a program around converged cloud appliances.
The Wi-Fi protocol needs to be updated to use randomly generated MAC addresses for better security and privacy
The most tempting of titles for this industry report, but is it justified? In my view, not so much
18-week release schedule for new features doesn't cut it
SAP and City Football Group have announced a global, multi-year partnership that will deliver data analytics to every level of CFG and its international football clubs, from business operations to fan engagement to player and team performance.
The latest tests show the company lags behind the leaders in malware detection.
Cloud infrastructure sales are growing more than 15% a year, while non-cloud IT spending actually shrinks.
Software is eating the world, according to Marc Andreessen. SlashDB aims to make that more palatable for all those organizations with existing IT assets.
$139M nets MaintenanceNet, which automates service contract renewals
Answer: Two giant robots with dangerous weapons trying to turn each other into piles of scrap metal.
Company named director and founding member of the Wireless IoT Forum
Reports claim Redmond will sanction RTM milestone this week, giving OEMs a very tight window to get product ready by July 29
Supreme Court's decision is bad news for developers targeting the U.S. market, who will now have to avoid any API not explicitly licensed as open
As organizational processes become ever more complex, finance departments are looking for solutions to help make their lives more efficient.
6WIND will accelerate server-based routing and security
Cybersecurity is a corrupt industry that needs bad guys to stay lucrative, says one anti-malware vendor.
Latest IDC market numbers show momentum continues for both public and private cloud equipment.
