InfoWorld Daily: Afternoon Edition

May 11, 2017

Why Microsoft's Cosmos DB represents the future of cloud databases

Here are four reasons why there's more to Microsoft's new database as a service than minimal management and greater flexibility. Read More ▶

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•	Nvidia GPU Cloud bundles frameworks and tools for AI app dev

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Digital Transformation Calls for New Data Center Solutions

We're in the midst of the third industrial revolution -- the era of digital business. Big data analytics and the Internet of Things are giving rise to new digital business strategies. In this webcast, you will learn how converged infrastructure, built on such technologies as virtualization and flash storage, is enabling businesses to successfully achieve digital transformation. Read More ▶

Business chat review: Slack vs. Teams vs. HipChat vs. Yammer

The 800-pound gorillas Microsoft and Google are taking on the niche providers Slack and Atlassian that created this market, but you need more than size to win. Read More ▶

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Get 72% off NordVPN Virtual Private Network Service For a Limited Time - Deal Alert

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Puppet zeroes in on containers, cloud workloads

The devops vendor also is upgrading its Enterprise edition and offering a service to tell users what they have running inside of Docker containers. Read More ▶

Microsoft focuses on engagement with Fluent Design System, UWP, and Windows 10 Fall Update

Developers will get more tools to build applications that use Metro-like design language and work across device types. Read More ▶

HP computer owners: Check for the MicTray Conexant keylogger

The Conexant audio driver logs all keystrokes on certain HP machines and publishes them to a file in the Public folder. Read More ▶

Nvidia GPU Cloud bundles frameworks and tools for AI app dev

Nvidia's software stack for running machine learning is built to use local resources, the Nvidia DGX-1 GPU system, or GPUs in the cloud. Read More ▶

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IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Endpoint Specialized Threat Analysis and Protection 2017 Vendor Assessment

The market is flooded with endpoint security technologies, incident response tools, threat intelligence feeds, and behavioral analytics. Know what the key requirements are before shopping for modern endpoint threat detection, prevention and/or response, and remediation solutions. Read More ▶

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