VMware’s buying spree is part of its efforts to transform beyond its virtualization roots and into a container- and Kubernetes-focused cloud everything company.
Archives for August 2019
3 Ways to Increase Audit Efficiency While Adding Value
Technology is transforming the practice of audit at an unprecedented pace. In fact, it’s not hard to envision audits in the future as entirely untouched by human hands. Indeed this is an exciting future to consider. While you contemplate the long-term implications, though, don’t overlook how technologies available today can help you automate many routine […]
Harnessing the power of the Location of Things with Azure Maps
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the beginning of accessing planetary-scale insights. With the mass adoption of IoT and the very near future explosion of sensors, connectivity, and computing, humanity is on the cusp of a fully connected, intelligent world. We will be part of the generation that realizes the data-rich, algorithmically deterministic lifestyle the […]
Azure Load Balancer becomes more efficient
Azure introduced an advanced, more efficient Load Balancer platform in late 2017. This platform adds a whole new set of abilities for customer workloads using the new Standard Load Balancer. One of the key additions the new Load Balancer platform brings, is a simplified, more predictable and efficient outbound connectivity management. While already integrated with […]
Chatbots Should Be Your Most Reliable ‘Employee’
For those starting out, there are five key steps to help elevate and influence customer journeys and build strong relationships and loyalty with audiences.
Trump, Abe agree on principles of trade deal at G7
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had agreed on the principles of a trade deal that would probably be signed next month in New York.
Fed wields strong influence on global financial conditions: research
The Federal Reserve’s influence on economic conditions beyond U.S. borders may be bigger than it thinks, according to research that will be presented at the central bank’s conference on Saturday.
India rolls back tax hike on investors; outlines steps to boost sentiment
India is rolling back recent tax hikes on foreign and domestic equity investors and is accelerating a capital infusion of $10 billion into state-run banks, the finance minister said late on Friday, in an attempt to boost market sentiment and revive the slowing economy.
Addressing Risk: Data Security Questions for CIOs
Position your organization not just for legal and regulatory compliance, but also for safer and more effective use of information assets. Here are five questions to ask.
Stena Bulk tanker seized by Iran could be released soon: Sweden’s SVT broadcaster
Sweden has received “very strong indications” that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released soon, Swedish public service broadcaster SVT reported on Thursday, citing sources within Sweden’s foreign ministry.