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What is user identity in the cloud and multicloud world? With infrastructure and applications scattered about, it could conceivably get messy and fractured. But enterprise employees increasingly demand easy experiences that mirror those in the consumer realm. New bring-your-own-identity services might make …
Can AI bring sanity to America’s healthcare costs?
Anybody who’s looked at their medical bills lately knows something deep in the machinery of the healthcare industry is broken. The U.S. has some of the highest drug prices in the world — high enough to prompt President Trump to declare that …
Google and Unity amp up connected game development
Connected gaming lets players connect with each other and, perhaps, a game’s creators via a range of interactive media. The device might be a mobile phone, a PC, or a virtual reality headset, to name a few. The makers are pooling creative …
AI makeover for file storage cloud, courtesy of Google and NetApp
Despite the popularity of cloud object storage, file storage’s more structured data repositories are still swinging it in the enterprise. Google Cloud Platform just moved to beef up its file options, striking up a bidirectional partnership with 26-year-old storage legacy NetApp Inc. to …
Google makes containers ‘first-class citizen’ in hybrid cloud
Google Cloud Platform is signaling hybrid-cloud readiness with its latest product announcements and partnerships. The state-of-the-art network its built over the years is coming in handy for tasks like hurling containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications) from one environment to …
Multicloud, containers need all-seeing security eye
How does a business secure all of its digital data these days? It might be on-premises, in the cloud, or in containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications). Is there a peephole through which to see all data assets and detect security …
Cloud commitment issues? Google unveils mix-n-match serverless tech
Bleeding-edge technologies, such as serverless computing and functions-as-a-service, might feel too experimental for many businesses. But if they look squarely at what these progressive tech solutions can accomplish, businesses might very well begin to address some of the tech-derived issues, such as server glut currently overwhelming company resources. …
Move fast, don’t break stuff with DevOps undo button
Not every company has the safety net to move fast and break stuff like Facebook. But they badly want to move fast with agile software deployment; can they do so and merely shake, scratch or scuff their stuff, then return it to …
Geospatial startup paddles data flood via scalable network, open source
More and more businesses are pressed to find technologies that can hold and crunch massive data sets. A business specializing in geospatial data, including satellite imagery of the entire globe, will likely the feel the squeeze more than most. What lessons can …
Jump the gap from AI fantasy to reality in the enterprise
What’s with all these speed bumps en route to big data monetization and artificial intelligence in the business world? Enterprises are hungry for it, and the cookware’s on the shelf, so where’s the steak? We asked a data and analytics adviser in …