Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Hint: It's not usually because of the technology
There’s plenty of industry buzz around serverless computing, and PureSec is jumping on that gravy train
Google, IBM, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are all piling artificial intelligence capabilities onto their software stacks
IoT Threat Defense is Cisco’s answer to limiting damage if when IoT devices are compromised
Mobile. It’s the choice of a new generation. And Capriza has a million users to prove the point.
The future is hybrid cloud, and DataStax wants to be a single pane of glass across all Apache Cassandra databases—wherever they may be
James Gosling, the father of Java, is joining AWS
The weakness of Windows 7’s Defender was partly to blame for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak
SAP has tweaked Business ByDesign for the public sector
Connected things, virtual reality, augmented reality, deep learning and artificial intelligence are about to converge and change the way we live and work
Features such as an advanced 5.8-in. OLED display and advanced 3D camera will likely drive the price up
Google Spanner is a NewSQL database
Rumor has it Apple CEO Tim Cook is test-driving a watch-based device capable of tracking his blood sugar
You’ll be dependent on TensorFlow to get the full advantage, but you’ll gain a true end-to-end engine for machine learning
The Build world tour will be held in June and will stop in Asia, Australia, Europe and India
If it got any easier to create an app, Microsoft would do the work for you
At Google I/O, Google bids to keep users on its platform longer with faster hardware and the Home/Assistant conversational interface
Because the future is hybrid and heterogeneous, RackWare offers management across deployment options
TensorFlow is going on a diet to optimize for smartphones and other lightweight devices
The company's new specialized hardware will accelerate the creation of intelligent apps
Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu are now available in the Windows Store, making life easier for Windows-dominant organizations to run open source software
Managed security services providers are gaining a foothold in the market.
Microsoft’s top lawyer said the government’s stockpiling of malware is the reason for this mess
Many IT professionals were caught by surprise by last week's huge cyberattack largely because they didn't expect ransomware to spread across their networks on its own
New machine-learning capabilities for its IoT platform are among the advances SAP revealed at its Sapphire Now customer conference
Google's Cloud IoT Core will manage devices and bring data into cloud services
Both major cloud providers will offer tons of RAM
The group plans to sell more Equation exploits and cyberespionage data through a subscription-based service
HPE displays its first full-fledged prototype of The Machine at a lab in Colorado
1 in 5 PCs still run the ancient, obsolete OS, so infections come as no surprise
As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they're starting to get in each other's way
Trying to land a new tech job? HiringSolved's latest reports uncovers the 10 tech skills that employers are looking for in 2017.
The fine, related to Facebook's changes to its privacy policy in 2015, represents about 25 minutes' profit for the company
Service providers, enterprises to work together on small cell deployment direction
An earlier version of WannaCry shared code with a hacking tool used by the Lazarus Group, according to security researchers
The WannaCry ransomware is built with a shoddy payment process that might result in no response, according to security researchers
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits stops providing licenses for MP3 technology, notes that more superior audio formats have made the MP3 obsolete
Government-funded research on advanced encryption technology could make its way into open source community
Researchers believe other attackers will start to exploit the same SMB flaw as the WannaCry ransomware
Safety tips, plus what you need to know about WannaCry
Samsung will talk about the operating system's architecture and roadmap at the Tizen Developers Conference on Tuesday
BackupAssist's new version allows customers to use their preferred public cloud vendor to store their data. But is it really needed?
Microsoft showed a Windows on ARM mini-desktop at Build, but it's not clear whether the PCs will run Mixed Reality
Dell-EMC’s HCI announcements include a refresh to the company’s HCI line, updates to its XC Series HCI appliances and Cloud Flex pricing
Intel’s last effort to move away from x86 ends with a whimper
A hypothetical conversation about issues such as cloud security, ransomware, phishing attacks, identity theft or data leaks can become all too real. These are the answers you should be prepared to give.
