The Azure App Service engineering team is always striving to improve the efficiency and overall performance of applications on our platform. Today, we are happy to announce Windows Server 2019 Container support in public preview. To our customers, this expanded support translates into clear efficiencies: Reduced container size enables you to be more cost effective […]
Archives for April 2019
Tasmanian Distillery Knocks Out Counterfeiters with HID Global’s IoT Platform for Brand Protection
HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced that Tasmania’s Old Kempton Distillery (OKD) has deployed its Internet of Things (IoT) enablement platform, HID Trusted Tag® Services, to combat counterfeiting of its world class whiskeys, gins and other liquor products. HID’s IoT platform for brand protection, combined with the web application developed […]
Extending Azure Security Center capabilities
This blog post was co-authored by Ron Matchoro, Principal Program Manager, Ronit Reger, Senior Program Manager, Miri Landau, Senior Program Manager, and Devendra Tiwari, Principal PM Manager, Azure Security Center. As more organizations are delivering innovation faster by moving their businesses to the cloud, increased security is critically important for every industry. Azure has built-in […]
Announcing the Azure Functions Premium plan for enterprise serverless workloads
We are very excited to announce the Azure Functions Premium plan in preview, our newest Functions hosting model! This plan enables a suite of long requested scaling and connectivity options without compromising on event-based scale. With the Premium plan you can use pre-warmed instances to run your app with no delay after being idle, you […]
A new and essential collaboration platform for blockchain
April 2, 2019 | Written by: Louis de Bruin Categorized: Announcements Share this post: Since the company’s founding over 100 years ago, we at IBM have believed that collaboration is key to the successful nurturing and development of any new technology. Blockchain is no different. Not only do we need collaboration on developing blockchain technology […]
Is Machine Learning Changing The Direction Of The Energy Sector?
Machine learning is having a major impact on countless industries across the globe. The energy sector is a prime example. The energy and utilities sector is essential to the global economy. The production and consumption of energy resources is imperative for powering nations and business sectors, including transportation and manufacturing. According to an analysis by CB […]
Big Data Has Transformed The Web Hosting Market On Both Ends
Cloud technology has had a profound impact on the web hosting profession. It is driven largely by advances in big data. Since big data has revolutionized the web hosting industry, a myriad of new hosting options are available. How is Big Data Affecting the Future of Big Data? The sudden emergence of big data is […]
Here’s Why Automation For Data Lakes Could Be Important
Data Lakes are among the most complex and sophisticated data storage and processing facilities we have available to us today as human beings. Analytics Magazine notes that data lakes are among the most useful tools that an enterprise may have at its disposal when aiming to compete with competitors via innovation. These massive storage pools […]
Pod Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Arm to Enhance eUICC Solution
Pod Group today announced a strategic partnership with Arm which will enable it to significantly enhance its eUICC solution. The agreement will allow Pod Group, a connectivity player in the IoT market since 1999, to incorporate intelligent SIM applets from its Pod Profile into the eUICC solution provided by the Arm® Kigen™ service, enabling the […]
Astrocast Successfully Launches Second IoT Nanosatellite
Satellite Tests Clean Propulsion Technologies for Rapid Separation, Collision Avoidance, and De-Orbiting. Astrocast announced today the successful launch of its second IoT Nanosatellite. The launch, piloted by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), took place yesterday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. This second mission will offer more opportunities […]