Articles by Daniel Robinson
Seagate unveils 10TB hard disk drives for consumer PC users
Release follows on from 10TB enterprise drives released last year
Amazon acquires Cloud9 to deepen cloud development tools portfolio
Amazon buys Cloud9 for cloud-native integrated development environment (IDE)
Amazon adds new features to AWS Database Migration Service
New services include continuous replication between cloud and on-premise databases
Microsoft to launch Windows Server 2016 in September
Windows Server 2016 will introduce production support for running applications in containers for the first time on Windows Server
Windows 10 Build 14388 reveals Microsoft's enterprise subscription pricing plans
Windows 10 tweaked as big Anniversary Update approaches
Microsoft to offer General Electric's Predix industrial IoT platform on Azure
Competition hots up for industrial Internet of Things platforms
Rolls-Royce to adopt Internet of Things technologies and analytics for jet engine predictive maintenance
Rolls-Royce to use Microsoft's Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence to improve airlines' operational efficiency
AWS Marketplace updated to support cloud software vendors based in Europe
AWS updates online marketplace Ts and Cs to support EU vendors without a US presence
Microsoft to introduce more flexible Enterprise Advantage licensing in 2017
Microsoft moves to let customers mix on-premise and cloud tools in their volume licenses
Red Hat ramps up container and hybrid cloud support at Summit event
Red Hat enhances container support in OpenShift application platform and expands hybrid cloud management tools
MongoDB unveils cloud-based NoSQL database-as-a-service offering
Focus on the application, not database management, argues MongoDB
SoftIron releases Overdrive 1000 - a £400 64-bit ARM server for developers
System includes one AMD Opteron chip and a software stack of developer tools
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 adds object storage improvements
Software-defined storage platform gets a refresh
SoftIron launches $599 ARM server for developers
Overdrive 1000 features an AMD Opteron chip and software stack including developer tools
Docker issues beta releases for Mac, Windows, Azure and AWS
New preview releases based on updated Docker Engine 1.12
Canonical plan for 'Snap' package manager on rival Linux distributions
Canonical's Snappy plan to enable Linux apps to run seamlessly across distributions
Microsoft open sources Edge browser transcompiler code
Firm makes available code for its converter between WebGL and DirectX shading languages
Microsoft gives Azure developers what they want: FreeBSD
Microsoft makes available a virtual machine based on FreeBSD for software appliance developers
Microsoft brings Hyper-V Containers to Windows 10 in Preview Build 14361
Microsoft notches up another preview release on the road to the Anniversary Update of Windows 10
Microsoft to enable zero downtime upgrades for server clusters with Windows Server 2016
Enterprises will be able to upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 clusters to Windows Server 2016 with minimal impact
Intel launches Xeon E7 v4 chips for servers with up to 24TB of memory
Intel's latest server chips add more cores and more memory for demanding workloads
Lenovo upgrades enterprise offerings with storage, networking and latest Xeon server chips
Firm unveils portfolio of new products aimed at the data centre
Salesforce strikes $400m deal with Amazon to move more services to the AWS cloud
Salesforce set to expand its use of AWS to include core services
AMD, ARM and IBM collaborate on cross-platform standard for accelerator hardware
Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators will let any chip talk to any accelerator
Microsoft takes another Nokia hit: cuts 1,850 jobs and writes off another $950m
Microsoft's mobile efforts seemingly "streamlined" into oblivion
EnterpriseDB unveils Postgres suite to better target enterprise database market
EnterpriseDB aims to take on Oracle and SQL Server by backing its database with a full set of tools and services
Microsoft's week: Brexit opinion, Windows 10 upgrade prompts, and Surface Phone rumours
All the key events in the world of Microsoft this week
Nokia phones on the way after licensing deal while Microsoft forms manufacturing pact with Foxconn
Nokia name to re-emerge following licensing deal while Microsoft looks to cut costs with Foxconn
Nokia brand to emerge from Microsoft's shadow as Surface Phone rumours grow
Nokia smartphones could be on the market again thanks to licensing deal with Microsoft and Foxconn
Microsoft changes Windows 10 update strategy ahead of upgrade deadline
Microsoft is scheduling Windows 10 to install, but making it easier for users to cancel
Nokia claims breakthrough with demo of 10Gbps data over cable networks
XG-Cable enables 10Gbps symmetrical data speeds over existing cable infrastructure
Microsoft showcases Internet of Things services and cloud integration
The Redmond company demonstrates its scope to adapt to evolving trends in the IT world
Many organisations fail to plan for a multi-cloud future and underestimate private cloud costs
Organisations not planning properly for a multi-cloud world, according to a new report
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 hits general availability as firm talks up roadmap for the future
Latest version of the on-premise collaboration platform now available for deployment
EMC announces Native Hybrid Cloud for developers based on new VCE VxRack System
EMC offers enterprises a turnkey platform to get started with cloud DevOps
Dell plan to rebrand as Dell Technologies after EMC deal closes
Dell to reorganise and rebrand after closure of EMC mega-deal
Red Hat Openstack powers Nasa Jet Propulsion Lab's private cloud
Nasa has saved time and money by harnessing OpenStack, says Red Hat
Nasa Jet Propulsion Lab turns to Red Hat for new OpenStack cloud
Nasa draws on OpenStack for the compute requirements behind space missions
Ubuntu Xenial Xerus released - includes beefed up support for ZFS and containers
Canonical's latest package includes long-term support for enterprise customers
Intel spills more beans on Apollo Lake mobile microprocessor
Successor to Bay Trail promises more performance and better battery life for tablets
HP Inc takes aim at Apple with world's thinnest laptop
Ultra-thin HP laptop featuring full-fat Intel microprocessors
HP updates Z Workstations with latest Intel Xeons with up to 22 cores
HP upgrades Z Workstations with new microprocessors, graphics cards and higher capacity SSDs
Intel shows off first SSDs using 3D Nand flash technology
High-performance flash drives intended for cloud and heavyweight enterprise applications
HPE introduces Persistent Memory for servers to speed up data-intensive applications
Non-volatile DIMMs added to servers to make storage almost as fast as memory
Oracle delivers fully-managed version of Oracle Cloud to deploy on customer premises
Oracle can extend its public cloud into customer data centres to address data residency issues
Converged infrastructure: is it worth the vendor lock-in?
The pros of easier deployment and greater scalability need to be weighed up against the potential of vendor lock-in
More open source moves from Microsoft with support for Docker storage plugin for Azure
Microsoft embraces Docker on its Azure cloud platform
Microsoft SharePoint 2016 and Project Server 2016 released to manufacturing
Latest version of Microsoft's collaboration platform is now integrated with Project Server