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4 reasons why Docker's libcontainer is a big deal

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:00

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Of all the news that's come out this week around app containerization system Docker's 1.0 release, the details abut what's inside Docker may be most crucial.

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Expert interview: How to scale Django

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:00

This week, I'm stepping aside to let Jonathan Freeman, a developer at my company, take center stage. The topic is Django, the Python Web framework, and how to scale it.

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Heartbleed still matters, and we're all partly to blame

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:00

Two months on, the Heartbleed vulnerability is still worth talking about. One thing that needs to be discussed is that you and I are partly to blame for the problems Heartbleed caused. But we can also talk about some common-sense ways we can help protect ourselves in the future.

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Joyent makes it easier to contribute code to Node.js

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 17:31

Node.js, the JavaScript-based server that commands a strong developer audience, has been open source from the beginning. It's about to open up a little more.

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Apple's Swift not so swift after all

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:12

Apple cited speed as a key attribute of its Swift programming language when it was introduced last week.

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Microsoft SQL 2014 drives deeper into the cloud

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 11:00

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Google plunges in to Docker management

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 11:00

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No boss? No problem! An ERP upgrade done right

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 11:00

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Fast data: The next step after big data

Top Tech Stories - Wed, 06/11/2014 - 11:00

The way that big data gets big is through a constant stream of incoming data. In high-volume environments, that data arrives at incredible rates, yet still needs to be analyzed and stored.

John Hugg, software architect at VoltDB, proposes that instead of simply storing that data to be analyzed later, perhaps we've reached the point where it can be analyzed as it's ingested while still maintaining extremely high intake rates using tools such as Apache Kafka.

-- Paul Venezia

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Black Tuesday toll: Microsoft drops Windows 8.1 support; XP hack still works

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 20:06

The June 2014 Black Tuesday patches are out, and the Windows Update gods have spoken.

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Black Tuesday toll: Microsoft drops Windows 8.1 support; XP hack still works

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 20:06

The June 2014 Black Tuesday patches are out, and the Windows Update gods have spoken.

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Keep an eye on these 5 new features in RHEL 7

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 15:00

After six-plus months of public beta testing and more than three years after its previous major point release, RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) version 7 is ou

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Keep an eye on these 5 new features in RHEL 7

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 15:00

After six-plus months of public beta testing and more than three years after its previous major point release, RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) version 7 is ou

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Keep an eye on these 5 new features in RHEL 7

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 15:00

After six-plus months of public beta testing and more than three years after its previous major point release, RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) version 7 is ou

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6 Docker services making a splash

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 11:00
Docker is primed to take IT by storm -- and here are six new services to make the most of the open source app-container technology Dek:  Docker is primed to take IT by storm -- and here are six new services to make the most of the open source app-container technology External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/155615
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Nowhere to hide: The reign of cyber criminals is coming to an end

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 11:00

During the 1920s and 1930s, a part of the U.S. public rooted for gun-toting, mythologized bank robbers like Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, and Pretty Boy Floyd.

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Apple's Swift is instant hit among top programming languages

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 11:00

Apple's new Swift language, featuring modern-day development capabilities for building OS X and iOS applications

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Netflix vs. Verizon: A sign of the cloud wars to come

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 06/10/2014 - 11:00

Fighting has erupted between Netflix and Verizon over who bears responsibility for the low quality of service some Netflix subscribers purportedly experience on Verizon's FiOS broadband service. The angry banter escalated sharply on Thursday when Verizon sent Netflix a letter threatening legal action if the video-streaming company doesn't stop talking smack about Verizon.

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