SQL Server 2016 Running On Linux Signals Positive Change For Microsoft

Microsoft is expanding the potential user base for the soon-to-be-released flagship database server: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will be able to run on Linux. Yes, you read that right. Microsoft…

OpenStack cloud adoption continues to rise but challenges remain

The adoption of OpenStack is going up and increasingly seen as a cost effective alternative to public clouds, according to a new survey released by cloud software provider Talligent. The…

Microsoft Continues its Move Towards Enterprise Cloud with Windows Azure

A Forrester reportrevealed that when it comes to enterprise cloud devs, the industry leader is still Amazon Web Services, which isn’t surprising to say the least, as Amazon has consistently…

Destiny: Bungie Reveals the Queen of the Reef’s Fate

Is Destiny‘s Mara Sov, Queen of the Reef dead or alive? Bungie reveals the character’s fate and teases the past version ofDestiny‘s story as well as its future. In Destiny, the…

The Future Of Communication-Enabled Business Processes

You got your unified communications (UC) suite approved, tested, accepted and in production. Congratulations. Now what? UC is functionality. It's just hardware, software and the rest of the infrastructure necessary…

Analysing security and regulatory concerns with cloud app migration

As businesses look to clouds for faster, more flexible growth, they confront significant challenges from a legacy application base that has varying levels of cloud suitability. It is therefore worth…

Can Switching to Cloud Hosting Improve SEO Ranking?

If you’re looking to improve your business and increase your revenue, something that all experts and industry analysts will tell you to do is improve your SEO ranking for your…

Opinion: Trolling in The Division is Actually a Good Thing

While The Division‘s launch might not be the smoothest in gaming history, one writer believes the recent drama concerning player griefing in-game is missing the point. I was thirteen when…

The Week In Storage: NVMe Lightning Strikes, FB Drives Wedge Into Networking, Google Joins OCP Posse

The week in storage was yet another busy affair that began with news of Samsung's spacious 15.63 TB SSD, but there is no word on the million-dollar price tag. However,…

New research questions conventional wisdom on cloud providers

Updated 1522 GMT Two pieces of research have simultaneously hit the inbox of CloudTech, both with surprising findings in terms of choosing cloud providers. A study from Spiceworks argues Microsoft…