State of the American Workforce, 2013
70% of the American workforce is either “Not Engaged” or “Actively Disengaged”. What does that mean?
Sandstorm’s decentralized hosting platform could finally make indie web apps viable
Originally posted on Gigaom:
“You’ll need to run your own server” – words to send most normal people fleeing for the exit. While running your own server isn’t quite brain surgery, it’s hardly a no-brainer, requiring technical expertise and considerations ranging from security patches to the maintenance of constant power…
The registration of Russian bloggers has begun
Originally posted on Gigaom:
The Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor has sent out its first notices to bloggers that it wants on its registry, launched on Friday. According to Izvestia, the first to receive notices include far-left writer Eduard Limonov, satirist Mikhail Zadornov, comedian Mikhail Galustyan, travel photographer Sergey Dolya, blogger…
Microsoft layoffs: 18K jobs to be cut
Originally posted on Gigaom:
The Microsoft(s msft) cuts are here and they are deeper than expected. Per the Microsoft press release, the move will entail: ” … the elimination of up to 18,000 positions over the next year. Of the total, about 12,500 professional and factory positions will be eliminated through…
Google’s use of container technologies
If you’re still scratching your head trying to work out what containers are all about, here are a couple of great videos from Google about how they are using containers. The first is a Google I/O talk. It’s a great presentation that starts at the bottom and works up to […]
VMware’s next growth spurt: All about mobile?
VMware’s Sanjay Poonen, head of the end user compute business, talks with Fortune about the future of mobile.
Structure 2014 recap: enterprises take to the cloud, though challenges abound
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Enterprise-technology decision makers are finally adopting the cloud, but now that it’s serious business, they are looking for cloud vendors who have the infrastructure to serve the many regions of the world as well as the resources to stay alive for several years to come. This…
Google Donates Mod_Spdy To The Apache Foundation
VMware’s VDI solutions top GigaOm’s VDI Sector Roadmap
VMware’s VDI solutions top GigaOm’s VDI Sector Roadmap VMware rises to the top of GigaOm’s Sector RoadMap for VDI in 2014. GigaOm Research evaluated platforms based on their delivery model, security, integration to existing enterprise toolsets, the user experience and management tooling. VMware edged out Citrix to make the top […]
Puppet Labs lands $40M in funding to boost its IT automation work
Originally posted on Gigaom:
DevOps-centric Puppet Labs closed a series E $40 million investment round, bringing its total funding to $86 million. The IT automation company plans on using the cash to expand globally and invest in research and development. This should be the last round of funding before Puppet…
