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White House convenes AI summit with US tech leaders, as Europe forges ahead

The White House has convened a meeting today (May 10) of 40 leading tech firms to discuss policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI), including workforce development, regulatory barriers, and sector-specific applications. The move follows a glut of state-sponsored European AI initiatives in the...

Dell and Microsoft intro integrated edge-computing stack for industrial IoT

Dell Technologies and Microsoft have launched an integrated ‘internet of things’ (IoT) offering to simplify management, enhance security and reduce the cost of edge devices in industrial settings. The solution is targeted at predictive maintenance and supply chain monitoring, among industrial IoT use cases. The...

Best in show: the smartest smart factory demos at Hannover Messe 2018

Hannover Messe is the biggest industrial fair on the planet; this year's smart factory set-ups were its most exciting yet - exhibiting high speeds, high security, and high performance, and suggesting high times for manufacturers in the coming months and years. Here, we select...

Jack-of-all-trade tech providers will fail at IIoT, says automation specialist ABB

Industrial transformation companies must specialise and collaborate if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the Industry 4.0 movement, according to Swiss automation company ABB. The chorus line of companies at Hannover Messe proclaiming ‘end-to-end’ technology solutions for the digital transformation of the...

Microsoft intros triple lock to secure IoT devices at the network edge

Microsoft has announced a new platform to secure ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices. Dubbed Azure Sphere, it layers in three levels of enhanced IoT security, in its chip, operating system (OS) and cloud. Most significantly, Microsoft has introduced a new “cross-over class” of chip, or...

Microsoft to invest $5 billion to advance IoT

Microsoft promises to pump $5 billion into the IoT and edge computing Microsoft recently unveiled plans to invest $5 billion in the internet of things (IoT) over the next four years. The announcement was made by Corporate Vice President of Azure Julia White in a company...

Industry welcomes Macron’s $1.85bn AI initiative as latest in new tech arms race

French president Emmanuel Macron’s commitment to invest €1.5bn ($1.85bn) in new education and business initiatives around artificial intelligence (AI) was applauded by the telecoms industry, but only as the latest promise in an intensifying political arms race. Macron said last week France would invest...

France-based Orange follows Macron’s AI promise with new jobs and training

Orange said in a statement it supports the French government’s new plan on artificial intelligence (AI), and announced in tandem the acceleration of its own use of AI. The France-based company said it will help train 500 people in the field, and recruit 200...

Telefónica tightens up Azure integration to improve IoT streaming

Telefónica is offering tighter control and integration with Microsoft’s Azure IoT suite, to enable its enterprise customers using public clouds to more easily connect and manage their IoT devices. The Spain-based carrier said customers connecting IoT devices to the Azure IoT Hub, Microsoft’s IoT management...

Google reportedly looking into leveraging blockchain technology

Google embracing blockchain technology Google is reportedly looking into using blockchain technology to boost the search engine giant’s cloud business, according to sources familiar with the matter at Bloomberg. Blockchain is a technology that helps keep record of online transactions in a distributed, decentralized way using...

Microsoft previews Windows Server 2019 with Linux, Kubernetes support

Microsoft gives sneak peak of Windows Server 2019 Microsoft recently previewed Windows Server 2019 with general availability slated for the second half of this year. Based on feedback from its customers, Microsoft is focused on four themes with Windows Server 2019, including hybrid, security, application...

Microsoft expands cloud presence in Middle East, Europe

Microsoft to open data centers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Microsoft announced plans to open its first data centers in the Middle East, while expanding its data centers in Europe. The Middle East data centers will be located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in United Arab Emirates....

How Microsoft is helping India clean up the Ganges river

Indian firm TechSpan is using the Microsoft IoT platform to monitor the quality of the water, among other parameters Microsoft IoT solutions are helping the government of India to clean up the Ganges, which has been the holy river of India for centuries. Stretching nearly...

Five important questions to ask your cloud vendor

Choosing a vendor Businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud in order to deploy applications, scale resources on-demand, cut costs, among other benefits. In order to reap the benefits of the cloud, however, a company must first choose a cloud vendor, which is no small...

Tips for cloud migration

Transitioning to the cloud Companies are increasingly moving to the cloud as a way to run day-to-day business operations. Migrating to the cloud is easier said than done, however. A host of unexpected problems can occur without the proper foresight, costing companies both time and...

Microsoft’s Azure Stack integration plans target government agencies

Microsoft to combine Azure Stack with Azure Government Microsoft announced it will integrate its Azure Stack with Azure Government sometime in the middle of the year as part of an initiative to attract government agencies. The offering is aimed at government agencies that require on-premise servers....

Riverbed SD-WAN updates focus on securing cloud connectivity

Riverbed announces SteelConnect updates Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other updates include integration between SteelConnect and Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi, and the addition of Long Term...

Five cloud market leaders

A growing market The cloud computing market has become increasingly dense as vendors of all sizes compete for customers who have gravitated to the technology as a way to run their business operations. Research firm IDC projects global public cloud spending will reach $203.4 billion...

Kagan: Why Microsoft Cortana AI is still not well-known

Why is Microsoft Cortana still the great unknown in the world of AI? We’ve all heard the excitement and read countless stories around the continual advancement of artificial intelligence with Apple Siri, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and countless others. Why then can’t Microsoft seem...

Analyst Angle: How Microsoft can speed up search in Outlook

  Outlook search presently reviews all the email in the designated mailbox or folder(s). It would search much faster if they just looked at a few desired occurrences first before going off and searching through entire folders. When folders get big, searching can take substantial...

Cisco, Microsoft extend partnership to address Azure ExpressRoute challenges

Cisco and Microsoft announce new network practice Cisco announced it is extending its partnership with Microsoft by creating a new network practice that brings Cisco Solution Support to Azure ExpressRoute. The purpose of the partnership is to help customers address technical issues coupled to hybrid architectures....

Google to expand cloud infrastructure with undersea cables

Google announces five new cloud computing regions and three submarine cables Google announced Tuesday it is expanding its global infrastructure with the addition of three new submarine fiber-optic cables and five new cloud computing regions to be launched later this year. The five new areas Google...

Microsoft gains competitive edge over AWS in cloud computing market

Microsoft outcompetes AWS in fourth quarter of 2017 While Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have both been deemed leaders in infrastructure-as-a-services (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) segments, the former is gaining a competitive edge over the latter, according to research from KeyBanc analysts cited by...

Amazon counters hybrid cloud model with Linux 2

Amazon launches next Linux server OS Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently launched Linux 2, with access to the latest 4.9 LTS kernel. According to the company, the newest version “provides a high performance, stable, and secure execution environment for cloud and enterprise applications.” The system...