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HP Ventures Joins Chef Funding Round
Chef Software said it has closed a $40 million funding round as traditional hyperscale datacenter infrastructure development continues to shift to the enterprise. The Seattle-based DevOps automation specialist said ...Full Article
Startup Targets Early Docker Support on Windows Server
More production support for Docker containers emerged this week in the form of a startup founded by former Microsoft engineers that is emerging from stealth mode to support the ...Full Article
Docker Containers Set to Run on Windows Server 2016
Microsoft rolled out a technical preview of its Windows Server 2016 on Wednesday (Aug. 19) that includes the first peek at Windows Server containers developed in partnership with application ...Full Article
Multiple Choices for Win Server 2003 Holdouts
Now Microsoft no longer supports Windows Server 2003, organizations still relying on the once popular product are dealing with several alternatives: External support, no support, upgrade, or transition to ...Full Article
Microsoft, SOASTA Enhance Visual Studio Family at Build 2015
Visual Studio took center stage at Build 2015, Microsoft's annual conference for software and web developers. For the first time, Microsoft has extended Visual Studio beyond Windows, with the ...Full Article
AWS Rules Cloud Services Roost
Amazon Web Services dominates the cloud infrastructure services market, owning a bigger share than all its largest competitors combined. AWS holds 29 percent of the market, according to a ...Full Article
Delphi Automotive CTO Drives Company Forward at Silicon Valley Speeds
Delphi Automotive generated 2014 revenue of $17 billion and operates in 33 countries, but the leading developer of solutions that make vehicles safer, greener, and more connected relies on ...Full Article
Microsoft Expands Azure Premium Storage
Enterprise storage may have been simplified with the recent broad availability of Microsoft Azure Premium Storage. Under Microsoft's Premium plan, which Microsoft expanded late last week, enterprises' data is ...Full Article
ScaleOut Offers Microsoft AppFabric Alternative
IT professionals concerned about the viability or open source nature of the substitutes Microsoft suggested when it stops supporting AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server on April 2, 2016, have ...Full Article
Wyoming Waste Powers Microsoft Datacenter
As efforts to make datacenters more energy efficient hit a wall, Microsoft is taking a new approach: using methane biogas from an adjacent wastewater treatment facility along with fuel ...Full Article
