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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