You have a great web application, and users from all over the world love it. Well, so do malicious attackers. Cyber-attacks grow each year in frequency and sophistication, and being unprotected against them exposes you to the risks of service interruptions, data loss, and tarnished reputation. We have heard from many of you that security […]
Archives for April 2019
Azure Media Services: The latest Video Indexer updates from NAB Show 2019
After sweeping up multiple awards with the general availability release of Azure Media Services’ Video Indexer, including the 2018 IABM for innovation in content management and the prestigious Peter Wayne award, the team has remained focused on building a wealth of new features and models to allow any organization with a large archive of media […]
Database administrators, discover gold in the cloud
Data is referred to these days as “the new oil” or “black gold” of industry. If the typical Fortune 100 company gains access to a mere 10 percent more of their data, that can result in increased revenue of millions of dollars. In charge of all this data is the database administrator (DBA). I’ve spent […]
LoRa Alliance™ and DLMS User Association to Bring Internet of Things to Utilities
Organizations jointly developing DLMS-over-LoRaWAN™ to support smart metering use cases. The LoRa Alliance™ and the DLMS User Association (DLMS UA), a non-profit organization driving utilities and meter manufacturers to develop and support a standard for smart meter data exchange, today announced that they have signed a liaison agreement to define a new DLMS communication profile […]
A Framework for High-Value Big Data
Data analytics teams are becoming part of the strategy group in several organizations, and it’s critical for companies to have a framework for big data initiatives. Asha Saxena recently spoke at the Enterprise Data World 2019 Conference about the value big data analytics initiatives bring to the organizations. Saxena proposed a big data framework that consists of […]
Government registries with blockchain, for efficiency and trust
Share this post: How frequently do constituents experience frustration when providing information to governments? “I have to call a different department to make the same changes you just made?” “Why have I been on hold for 30 minutes to provide the same information you already have?” “This is so inefficient!” Governments are under pressure to […]
PayPal Confirms its First Blockchain Investment Citing New Aim across Financial Firms
Sources revealed that the famous online payment giant, Paypal has made its first-ever investment in the blockchain-based startup, Cambridge Blockchain– however, the amount of investment is still out of sight. <![CDATA[ ]]> Per the announcement, PayPal, established by Elon Musk with other founders Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Yu Pan – is […]
Event-driven Java with Spring Cloud Stream Binder for Azure Event Hubs
Spring Cloud Stream Binder for Azure Event Hubs is now generally available. It is simple to build highly scalable event-driven Java apps using Spring Cloud Stream with Event Hubs, a fully managed, real-time data ingestion service on Azure that is resilient and reliable service for any situation. This includes emergencies, thanks to its geo-disaster recovery […]
Is Blockchain The Answer To Blockchain Security Problems?
Given blockchain’s impressive new prominence in the marketplace, it’s of little surprise that so many people are finally discussing the myriad of ways in which it can positively disrupt the market. Most conversations surrounding blockchain technology have often centered around its security applications, particularly since the decentralized nature of it threatens to upend traditional understandings […]
Unlock dedicated resources and enterprise features by migrating to Service Bus Premium
Azure Service Bus has been the Messaging as a Service (MaaS) option of choice for our enterprise customers. We’ve seen tremendous growth to our customer base and usage of the existing namespaces, which inspires us to bring more features to the service. We recently expanded Azure Service Bus to support all Azure regions with Availability […]