Insight News
May 25, 2017

Researchers Break Through Galaxy S8 Biometrics: The Security Lessons

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
While biometrics are coming into serious vogue for device security, volunteer researchers at the Chaos Computer Club say they've already cracked into Samsung's red-hot Galaxy S8 ...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
May 23, 2017

Deloitte, Ernst & Young Add to Hyperledger Momentum

Matrix Commerce
The Hyperledger blockchain consortium is continuing to gain momentum, adding eight new members including Deloitte and Ernest Young. Hyperledger now has 142 members, up substanti...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
May 23, 2017

Java 'Father' James Gosling Joins Amazon Web Services

Tech Optimization
It's not often that a single technical hire at a vendor merits news coverage, but when it involves a tech luminary of the likes of Java "father" James Gosling, proper a...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
May 19, 2017

Key Takeaways from Salesforce's Q1

Data to Decisions
While Salesforce dipped back into the red in its first quarter, after posting modest profits in the previous few, the company remains on a serious growth tear with revenue up 2...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
May 18, 2017

Google I/O: The Key Enterprise Takeaways

Data to Decisions
Google's I/O developer conference kicked off this week and as in past years, it generated a lot of news spanning both consumer and enterprise-oriented scenarios (and of course,...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
May 17, 2017

Examining Leonardo: SAP's 'Digital Innovation System'

Data to Decisions
In January, SAP moved to bundle its offerings for IoT under the brand name Leonardo. Jump forward just several months later to this week's Sapphire Now conference, and the visi...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
May 15, 2017

SAP Corrals App Store Sprawl with New Unified Portal

Marketing Transformation
SAP is getting its app store act together, with the unveiling of a new App Center that brings together partner offerings for its entire catalog in the same place. The move gets w...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
May 15, 2017

SAP Doubles Down on Business ByDesign Cloud ERP

Tech Optimization
SAP is planning to make major additional investments in Business ByDesign, the cloud ERP suite it first launched in 2007, hoping to make the product finally reach the critical ...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
May 10, 2017

Microsoft Build Day One: Databases In the Spotlight

Data to Decisions
Microsoft is beefing up its database options for Azure in a big way. During the first day of its Build developer conference, Redmond unveiled a new "planet-scale" dat...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
May 03, 2017

New Hyperledger Project 'Indy' Focuses On Digital Identity

Tech Optimization
Hyperledger, one of the leading industry consortiums for distributed ledger (or more colloquially, blockchain) technologies, has received an interesting new project under its ope...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
May 03, 2017

Verizon Sells Remaining IaaS Business to IBM

Tech Optimization
Verizon is the latest company to get out of the enterprise cloud and hosting market, as it has announced plans to sell off that business to IBM. However, Verizon is characterizi...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
May 02, 2017

Cisco Boosts Its Hand In SD-WAN with Viptela Acquisition

Tech Optimization
Cisco's penchant for acquisitions is continuing unabated with the $610 million purchase of Viptela, maker of a software-defined WAN (wide area network) system. In part, the mov...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
May 02, 2017

Salesforce Overhauls Its ISV Partner Program and Everybody Wins

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Salesforce's steady growth over the years can be tied in part to its success in establishing a partner ecosystem of ISVs and systems integrators building extensions and full-blow...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
April 27, 2017

Infosys Launches Nia, Its Next-Gen AI Platform

Tech Optimization
Since becoming CEO of Infosys roughly three years ago, Vishal Sikka has taken the massive Indian systems integrator down new paths, chief among them a focus on creating intelle...
Chris Kanaracus
Doug Henschen
Insight News
April 26, 2017

SAP IoT Partnerships Focus on Next-Generation Factories

Tech Optimization
SAP has long had a substantial presence in manufacturing for its ERP software, but in recent years has brought newer technologies to bear on manufacturing operations. It made two...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
April 26, 2017

IBM, ABB Tie Up for Industrial AI

Tech Optimization
IBM is teaming up with power systems and robotics giant ABB in a bid to apply AI (artificial intelligence) to the shop floor, smart grids and other industrial scenarios. The pa...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
April 24, 2017

Microsoft to Launch IoT As A SaaS Service

Tech Optimization
While Microsoft has offered an IoT  PaaS (platform as a service) for some time through the Azure cloud, it's betting that some customers are willing to trade customization for ...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
April 24, 2017

The Linux Foundation Hones In On IoT with EdgeX Foundry

Tech Optimization
Some 50 companies have joined a new open source project focused on IoT (Internet of Things) edge computing at the Linux Foundation. The effort could foster interoperability and f...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland