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Ignite 2022: Making Azure your development hub
Microsoft is using its Ignite event to expand Azure’s role as its developer cloud, offering an isolated, configurable development platform.
Canonical expands application security coverage
Ubuntu Pro, now offered in public beta, features expanded security maintenance and compliance for a wide range of packages, including Node.js, Apache Tomcat, and Rust.
Linux 6.0 kernel arrives, quietly
Linux 6.0 release is loaded with many small improvements, with bigger changes including Rust support promised for Linux 6.1.
Cloud computing is reinventing cars and trucks
Cloud-defined, cloud-operated cars are the future of the auto industry. Innovating to make cars better, safer, and more efficient will be the next cloud battleground.
The dirty little secret about edge computing
Some people say edge is the next revolution, but the gap between promised performance and actual results needs to be discussed.
Cloud’s key role in the emerging hybrid workforce
Hybrid work would not be possible without cloud computing. However, enterprises should address these mistakes before they kill productivity.
JDK 19: The new features in Java 19
Now available for production use, Java 19 features structured concurrency, virtual threads, pattern matching for switch expressions, a vector API, and a Linux/RISC-V port.
Hands-on with Microsoft’s CBL-Mariner 2.0 Linux
How to install and configure the fast and lightweight container host Linux distribution for Azure Kubernetes Service and the Microsoft Container Registry.
The cloud is coming for your mainframes
Moving off dead-end mainframes to the more nimble cloud is a slow process but one worth pursuing, one workload at a time.
Kestrel: The Microsoft web server you should be using
This alternative to Internet Information Services, which Microsoft uses for its own services, delivers modern dynamic web applications on common server platforms or in containers.
Microsoft .NET 6 bundled with Ubuntu Linux
Microsoft’s flagship development platform is being made available with Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu Chiseled Containers in a bid to ease .NET development on Linux.
Why edge computing matters for modern software development
The next stage of cloud computing brings computing power closer to users, paving the way to better user experiences and more intelligent applications.
What is Tomcat? The original Java servlet container
Everything you need to know about Tomcat: The high-availability Java and Jakarta EE application server for servlets, JSP, and WebSockets.
How Cloudflare emerged to take on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
The upstart internet security and edge infrastructure company has reinvented itself to challenge the hyperscale cloud providers. Can it succeed?
Rocky Linux 9.0 rocks new build system
RHEL clone provider hopes cloud-native build system will help it release new versions of Rocky within one week of new RHEL releases.
Google Cloud targets high performance workloads with Arm-based VMs and Batch job scheduling
The cloud vendor is expanding its VM capabilities and made a move to simplify high-end computing tasks.
How resilient are digital transformation budgets?
Many businesses will remain on the digital enablement path despite economic speed bumps. But the constraints of today's technology and the skills shortage remain.
What happens when cloud spend surpasses traditional systems
Big news: Money spent on public clouds will overtake funds for traditional data center hardware for the first time. It's time to both celebrate and be concerned.
Making application modernization pragmatic and useful
Moving legacy applications to the cloud to leverage modern security and data, containers, microservices, and portability usually makes things worse. Here’s why.
Legacy systems are the new attack vectors for hackers
The public cloud has better security than your data center, so you're likely to see more attacks on legacy systems to gain access to cloud data. Here’s how to fight back.