Microsoft, IBM join affordable cloud alliance
Published in Cloud
Friday, 28 September 2018 12:13

Microsoft, IBM join affordable cloud alliance


Cloudflare forms glorious Bandwidth alliance

Cloudflare has brought together Microsoft, IBM, Digital Ocean, Automattic and Backblaze under the Bandwidth Alliance.

IBM cloud looks for AI bias
Published in AI
Friday, 28 September 2018 11:24

IBM cloud looks for AI bias


More transparency

IBM is now offering a cloud-based service designed to detect bias in AI and bring transparency to how AI-powered systems make decisions.

Azure dominated by Linux
Published in Cloud
Friday, 28 September 2018 10:33

Azure dominated by Linux


How Vole quit worrying and learnt to love the penguin

Software King of the World Microsoft's flagship Azure product is mostly used in Linux boxes.

Windows 10 installed on over 700 million active devices
Published in News


Does not say how many are now inactive as a result

Software King of the World Microsoft has told the assorted throngs at at its Ignite 2018 conference, that Windows 10 has been installed on over 700 million active devices.

SAP, Microsoft and Adobe team up on data
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 25 September 2018 11:26

SAP, Microsoft and Adobe team up on data


Share and enjoy

SAP,  Microsoft and Adobe have formed a data alliance that they say will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of the customer.

Microsoft expands Nvidia GPU capabilities
Published in AI
Tuesday, 25 September 2018 11:05

Microsoft expands Nvidia GPU capabilities


Tweaked for AI and Cloud

At Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft announced an expansion of its NVIDIA GPU capabilities, offering for the first time a powerful addition to its lineup that features 8 Nvidia Tesla V100 Tensor core GPUs interconnected via Nvidia NVLink GPUs to use for compute-intensive AI projects.

US IT giants spend fortunes stamping out competition
Published in News


Capitalism in action

US tech giants are spending fortunes keeping rivals away from their monopolies, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

Microsoft announces AR and mixed-reality software
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 12:02

Microsoft announces AR and mixed-reality software


HoloLens for businesses.

Microsoft announced new AI and mixed-reality applications for its Dynamics 365 online business software so that it can use its AR HoloLens for businesses.

Windows 10 improves disk management
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 11:50

Windows 10 improves disk management


Storage Sense will send stuff to the cloud

The next incarnation of Windows 10 will be smarter about how it frees up disk space and cleans up temporary files.

Apple buys AR glasses maker
Published in AI
Thursday, 30 August 2018 11:52

Apple buys AR glasses maker


Artificial innovation

Fruity cargo-cult Apple has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses.