The Apache Software Foundation has elevated its Flink big data system to Top-Level Project status. The open source tool offers both processing and analytics capabilities for real-time or batch data.
Last week, Verizon Cloud warned customers that its enterprise cloud computing service would shut down for up to 48 hours for planned maintenance. The outage lasted about forty hours and
Microsoft is rolling out a trio of new features for its Azure cloud computing service. First, its super-fast G-Series VMs are now generally available. According to the company, “G-series sizes
Tiobe has named JavaScript as the language of the year for 2014 because it was the biggest mover on their index, jumping from a 1.569 percent rating a year ago
NASA has published the guidelines that it uses for writing safety-critical code. The agency primarily uses C for safety-critical code, but the guidelines are also applicable to other languages. Here
In recent years, agile software development has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity, but now some developers have begun criticizing the methodology. At the Reaktor Dev Day in Finland, computer
Cloud Harmony has posted reliability ratings for thirty different cloud computing providers. Among the largest providers, Amazon’s EC2 appeared to have the best ratings for a compute service, achieving 99.9974
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has released the results of a new CIO survey that asked questions about mobility, cloud computing, spending priorities and storage. Key takeaways include the following:
At CES 2015, several vendors have unveiled virtual reality displays. One of the most notable is HP’s Zvr, which could have enterprise and education use cases. However, before VR use