@Alison_Diana. I do not think it is just about Google, but they are a conduit for free speech, as are the other social medias outlets. The US is a relatively young country and got to learn from many of the mistakes...
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Lorna, I think it would have to be another server operating system, one with a big presence in the data center compared to Linux. That would be Windows. Microsoft may be compelled to consider containers, due to the advantage...
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Charlie, Do you expect other network OSes to also support containers?
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And if that fails, we'll throw some massive new government regulations and printed money at it.
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To reach true Gibsonian glory, Google Glass needs to come in a mirrorshades edition.
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Is your organization using remote consultations with telehealth technologies? Have they been effective at lowering costs -- ideally without compromising quality?
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Gregory396, Containers as Red Hat is using the term are specific to Unix systems and in its case, of course, Linux. I'm not sure what Citrix is doing in a similar vein with XenApp. I'd be cautious about saying hypervisor...
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Airline pilots and the FAA will love it? Much more sci-fi than driverless cars.
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CumuloNimbus, I guess the short answer is, yes, there's a lot new here. I don't blame you for a little skepticism and containers are an old idea. But Red Hat, in connection with Docker, is implementing them in a way that's...
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Reducing the number of servers is starting to be critical due to power and heat issues. A lighter footprint on a server means a reduction in how many servers are needed.
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Anywhere near a 10X efficiency factor compared to VMs would be significant. Great context on this news, Charlie.
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IDC's Al Hilwa commented in an email message as this piece was posted: "Red Hat sees Linux containers as the next big thing and an enabler for new cloud workloads... [Red Hat] is differentiating its OpenShift PaaS technology...
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Google is about 15 yrs or more late to the party. What's new here? VNC has been doing remote desktop access for over a decade now. Citrix pioneered this with the ICA protocol 15+ yrs ago and then Microsoft licensed ICA from...
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One of the most common causes of data getting in the wrong hands is the loss of mobile devices that often contain a frightening amount of private information. I want to share a protection option that worked for me. Tracer...
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It's getting to the point where technology is overwhelming the driving experience. I wonder what future drivers' tests will be like, as parallel parking, lane changing, and even stopping become technology-assisted/controlled....
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Lync does a lot more than I knew. Too bad our IT department didn't explain it all.
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"If MS could work on this device they could conceiably get a windows machine in the front of every classroom, boardroom and office in the US." That might be true. Apple TV has become more popular among schools and libraries...
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From the 'if you can't beat them" files, Linode just announced it's spending $45 million to retool itself as more of a cloud player to better compete with AWS and Digital Ocean. Also adding SSDs, more RAM, Ivy Bridge. Winner:...
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I think you're probably right that Microsoft expected much higher Win 8 adoption, and much less backlash from users. As for leaving users in the cold... It was Sinofsky's teams that made the most radical decisions and produced...
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