Do helium-filled hard drives have a lower failure rate?
Helium-filled hard drives offer improved power efficiency and increased density compared to air-filled hard drives. But what’s the failure rate like for these drives? Read More
Microsoft drops data center into the sea: ‘It will keep working for five years’
Microsoft’s undersea data-center project to bring cloud servers closer to people has entered new phase. Read More
Open-source security: Zip Slip critical flaw hits thousands of projects. Update now
Faults in hand-made archive file-processing software libraries spread flaw to thousands of open-source projects. Read More
Logitech unveils Rally, a modular video conferencing system for large meeting spaces
Rally caters for meetings with up to 30 participants, while Logitech’s RightSense software suite automates many setup and operation issues. Read More
Lenovo outlines smart office hardware, software lineup led by ThinkSmart Hub
Lenovo is showcasing its hardware and software bundle for meeting spaces. Read More
Qantas suffers website outage
The airline is claiming the network issue isn’t isolated to Qantas. Read More
Where does Java in the enterprise go from here?
Oracle recently freed J2EE, aka Java EE. Now known as Jakarta EE, enterprise Java’s new manager the Eclipse Foundation is revealing its plans for the popular middleware platform. Read More
Microsoft touts progress on bringing SAP to Azure
Microsoft and SAP are moving ahead in bringing SAP’s various software and services to Azure, as well as on Microsoft’s own internal SAP 4/HANA implementation. Read More
APAC unlicensed software rate drops, but still highest globally
Rate of unlicensed software in Asia-Pacific dipped to 57 percent last year from 61 percent in 2015, costing software vendors an estimated US$16.4 billion in losses, compared to US$19.1 billion in 2015. Read More
SAP unveils C/4HANA, aims to revamp CRM, leverage its ERP base
SAP outlined the details behind its CRM push, which is aimed squarely at Salesforce and its various clouds. Read More