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The New York Times has published another set of revelations about secret spying programs at the NSA, and this time they have major implications for developers. According to documents provided
On Wednesday, the Apache Foundation released version 2.0 of the open source NoSQL database Cassandra. Jonathan Ellis, Apache Cassandra’s VP, noted that the five-year-old database, which was originally created by
For many enterprise application development pros, news that the company is embracing agile software development methodologies is cause for concern. After all, this type of transition radically alters the way
Contemplate, a U.K. startup focused on software quality, has announced ThreadSafe 1.2, a new version of its tool to help Java developers better handle concurrency in applications they build. ThreadSafe
The market analysts at IDC have come out with some new predictions for growth in the cloud computing industry. They believe public cloud spending will grow at a compound annual
It never ceases to amaze me how many people consider Public and Private Clouds to be somehow comparable. We want a Cloud, they say, but we’re afraid of Public, so
Verizon’s 2013 State of the Enterprise Cloud Report claims that enterprises are embracing the cloud. According to the white paper, enterprise use of cloud-based memory climbed 100 percent over the
Online job board Indeed.com has put out a list of the fastest-growing keywords used in its job postings. All relate to technology, and most relate to development, particularly Web and
OpenTSDB is a specialized database to store sequence of data points generated over a period of time in uniform time intervals. It uses HBase as the underlying database in order
Perhaps the most fascinating benefit to attending conferences outside the US is to get the non-US perspective on American issues. I was interested, therefore, in the audience’s perspective on the
Small and medium-sized businesses are adopting mobile in a big way, says a new report from Research and Markets’ Mobile Solutions Study. In a survey, 91 percent of SMBs said
Amazon Web Services offers applications running on AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) the ability to get even traffic across all instances through an offering called Elastic Load Balancing. Having load
A new survey confirms that APIs use continues to grow. The research, conducted by vendor Axway, which acquired API and identity management firm Vordel, found that 50 percent of IT
Two separate studies are forecasting that recent revelations about NSA surveillance on communications will lead to a decline in the use of cloud computing services. The Information Technology and Innovation
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider Heroku has unveiled the Security Researcher Hall of Fame, paying homage to the stalwart independent researchers since 2011. Recently, some of the most reputable technology companies and
Recently, there has been much discussion about software patents and calls for reform to the system. Now, one country—New Zealand—has passed a bill that eliminates software patents altogether. The country’s
In light of recent malicious hackings seen in various places on the web, Heroku has announced their Security Researcher Hall of Fame. This hall of fame stretches back to 2011,
Millions of Netizens were forced to go outside and get some fresh air for an hour Sunday when Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a brief outage, taking down sites such
A new survey sponsored by software firm Talend finds plenty of interest in big data, but few projects currently underway. Only 10 percent of enterprises surveyed have deployed a large
Mary Jo Foley’s source says that Microsoft cleared Windows 8.1 (formerly codenamed “Blue”) for release to manufacturing (RTM) on August 23. However, official Microsoft channels have not yet confirmed the
According to a new survey conducted by research and advisory firm Computer Economics, application hosting has replaced application development as the most frequently outsourced IT function. The number of companies
Jelastic, a Java and PHP platform-as-a-service (PaaS) specialist, recently launched a new version of its offering, Jelastic 1.9.2, with a series of new features designed to make it easier to
A new survey by the Ponemon Institute reveals a disconnect between the C-suite and IT when it comes to application security. A high percentage of executives believe that their application
Development tool vendor Appcelerator has announced that it is buying Singly, a startup that offers API management technology. Appcelerator says it plans to incorporate Singly’s capabilities within its Appcelerator Platform
Perhaps the best part of speaking at Dataversity?s NoSQL Now conference is the opportunity to channel my inner geek. This show brings out the most hardcore data geeks Silicon Valley
Microsoft has announced the availability of a free set of cloud computing tools that it calls “Windows Azure Pack.” Among other things, it allows enterprise developers to create apps for
BlackBerry has been pretty proud of the fact that its BlackBerry World app store for BB10 includes 120,000 apps. Unfortunately, 47,000 of those apps come from one developer—S4BB. Making matters
AEG Leverages GlobalSign SaaS Certificate Authority to Strengthen Security Through Certificate Based Two Factor Authentication and Advanced SSLLondon, UK ??? August 21, 2013 ??? GlobalSign, the enterprise SaaS Certificate Authority
A new report from Gartner is confirming what many in enterprise IT already guessed—Amazon dominates the cloud computing market. In fact, Amazon’s utilized compute capacity is five times as big
If you’re a developer with experience in Java or ASP, you should have no trouble finding a job, particularly if you’re familiar with Agile software development methodologies. CWJobs.co.uk reports that
