WillScot Corp , the largest U.S. provider of mobile office trailers, has made an offer to acquire Mobile Mini Inc the biggest U.S. provider of portable storage solutions, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Archives for 2019
New disk support capabilities in Azure Storage Explorer
The release of Storage Explorer 1.10.0 brings many exciting updates and new features that we hope can help you be more productive and efficient when working with your Azure Storage Accounts. If you’ve never used Storage Explorer before, make sure to head to our product page, and download it for your favorite operating system. In […]
Wall Street drops in volatile trade on Trump impeachment call
U.S. stocks were down sharply in volatile trading on Tuesday as a push by some Democrats for the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump gained momentum.
Human Touch Needed to Balance Prospects and Fears of AI
Events held at Microsoft and Samsung in New York highlight the need for data scientists to maintain humanity in AI development.
Rethink Time and Data in Your Organization
Time series is a standard analysis, but advanced machine learning tools introduce statistical techniques for more accurate forecast models.
12 TB VMs, Expanded SAP partnership on Blockchain, Azure Monitor for SAP Solutions
A few months back, at SAP’s SAPPHIRE NOW event, we announced the availability of Azure Mv2 Virtual Machines (VMs) with up to 6 TB of memory for SAP HANA. We also reiterated our commitment to making Microsoft Azure the best cloud for SAP HANA. I’m glad to share that Azure Mv2 VMs with 12 TB […]
Introducing cost-effective increment snapshots of Azure managed disks in preview
The preview of incremental snapshots of Azure managed disks is now available. Incremental snapshots are a cost-effective point-in-time backup of managed disks. Unlike current snapshots, which are billed for the full size, incremental snapshots are billed for the delta changes to disks since the last snapshot. They are always stored on the most cost-effective storage […]
Oil rises about 1% on concerns about return of Saudi output
Oil ended about 1% higher on Monday after a volatile trading session as traders focussed on when Saudi Arabia would be able to restore full output following the Sept. 14 attack on its facilities.
Racial slurs hurled by a machine learning algorithm
Awesome, not awesome. #Awesome“…We’ve never directly detected or measured dark matter, but we know it exists because we can see its influence on the universe. Many of the movements of different stars and galaxies cannot be explained by the gravity exerted by the matter we can see…A team of researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland trained […]
How CIOs Can Help Their Workforce Thrive
IT leaders must remember that in our ever-changing world, keeping employee skills sharp and ensuring they have the resources they need to stay current is key.