Windows 10 and the mystery of the missing cloud

Hortonworks' Hadoop now launches from Google Cloud Platform One container technology does not fit all enterprises

InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report January 26, 2015 Windows 10 and the mystery of the missing cloud Azure was absent from Wednesday's Windows 10 preview event. As a result, any discussion of the role that increased bandwidth and cloud-based services could play in the next Windows, was shuffled to the back burner. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Hortonworks' Hadoop now launches from Google Cloud Platform 2. One container technology does not fit all enterprises 3. Google supercharges cloud storage for databases with Local SSD 4. INSIDER Azure Batch: a mash-up of PaaS and IaaS Resource compliments of: Symantec The Critical Path to an Agile Data Center IT agility is top of mind for business and IT leaders around the world today. To better understand how organizations think about IT agility, and to gauge where companies are in their journey to achieving IT agility, IDG Research, in conjunction with Symantec, surveyed over 400 IT and business leaders in large enterprise organizations. GET THE INFOGRAPHIC THAT HIGHLIGHTS KEY TRENDS UNCOVERED IN THE SURVEY. Hortonworks' Hadoop now launches from Google Cloud Platform The Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) distribution of Hadoop is now available and fully certified on Google's cloud; it can be deployed with the same command-line tools already used for setting up Hadoop. READ MORE One container technology does not fit all enterprises The hype around containers does not necessarily translate into obvious use cases or into an understanding of their business value. READ MORE Google supercharges cloud storage for databases with Local SSD If you want the fastest possible storage performance for a database as inexpensively as possible, Google's cloud-based Local SSD for its Compute Engine platform could be the answer. READ MORE INSIDER Azure Batch: a mash-up of PaaS and IaaS As cloud services become more automated, the line between IaaS and PaaS continues to blur -- and large-scale cloud deployments get a whole lot easier.READ MORE Resource compliments of: LinkTek Declare war on broken file links! You're fighting a battle being waged against broken links contained within your company’s files! Your weapon is "LinkFixer Advanced". LinkFixer Advanced is a patented software tool that automatically fixes broken links within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Acrobat, AutoCAD, MicroStation, InDesign, HTML, Windows Shortcut and other files. GET YOUR FREE TRIAL VERSION TODAY! DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe now! Join the IDG Contributor Network The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday. We invite you to participate by applying to be a contributor today.