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Target Investigating Security Breach of 40 Million Card Accounts Target is investigating a security breach where credit card and debit card information was stolen from millions of customers starting on Black Friday. The information was apparently stolen when customers swiped their cards at machines during checkout in stores. 40 million cards were compromised. |
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US Cities as Niche Technology and Domain Epicenters We are not new to studies that tout top ten lists—such as the top ten technology cities in the US. While these mostly focus on technology collectively, niche technologies and domains are also being tied to cities. Rajini Padmanaban takes a look at US cities as niche technology and domain epicenters. |
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WorkSpaces—Amazon's Entry into Desktop as a Service Amazon continues to make ripples in the cloud computing technology market with the recent beta launch of Amazon WorkSpaces, a cloud-based desktop as a service (DaaS) solution. Anuj Magazine looks at what Amazon's somewhat late entry into the DaaS space says about its product strategy. |
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Why Is OpenStack Neutron Struggling? After attending the 2013 OpenStack Summit, Beth Cohen highlights the latest information about OpenStack Neutron, the networking component, and why despite so many successes, the project is experiencing some pain points and struggling to find its connections. |
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What's Up with Black Friday and Big Data As a veteran of quite a few Black Friday forays into the abyss, Joe Townsend had to wonder what role big data is playing in this annual ritual. Here, he examines the role big data is playing in Black Friday—and, now, Black Thursday (Thanksgiving Day)—sales. |
