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Managed Hosting Services: The Next IT Dinosaur? For years, specialized data center management companies packaged collocation and managed hosting services for their customers. Long the bread and butter of many data centers, is there still a place for managed hosting services now that public cloud IaaS is a well-established $13 billion industry? |
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Wearable and Mobile Technology—My Journey through Disney World The new MagicBand technology at the Disney resort operates by radio frequency technology and allows you to connect your theme park ticket, hotel room key, credit card for buying food and merchandise, and your Disney ride preferences. They're an interesting take on wearables. |
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Are Tech Companies Keeping Up with the Digitization of Data? We are living in a world where digital data is booming. Architectures and technologies also have been rapidly evolving to keep up with the exponential growth of data by creating a new big data species. This story walks through prospective technologies that have already proven their effectiveness. |
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Cloud Company Consolidation: Getting Ready for the Next Cycle? Over the past few weeks there have been a spat of announcements related to a new cycle of cloud technology consolidations and mergers. Is this a sign that cloud computing is entering the next great technology revolution cycle, or is it the beginning of the end of cloud innovation? |
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What Would an Open Source Swift Look Like? Apple could see significant benefits if it made Swift an open source product. Innovation often stems from shared coding languages, and if Android is any indication, going that route can also open up new markets and business ventures. However, the drawback of fragmentation may discourage that option. |
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OpenStack DefCore Committee—The Grown-Ups Are in the House As OpenStack enters its fifth year, the OpenStack Foundation and its many contributors, big and small, are finally addressing growing concerns regarding sprawling code and inconsistent compatibility among the platform’s components. The DefCore Committee is coming to the rescue. |
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Questions about the Internet of Things For some people, the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) is an exciting time as their quality of life is improved by the increased functionality and connectivity of their favorite objects. But for others, it is a time of much uncertainty. So, what are the concerns about IoT? |
