The phrase “drowning in data” might take on a whole new meaning thanks to underwater data centers from Microsoft. The tech giant is conducting extensive research on the central coast of California to see if it’s possible to harness the power of the ocean to help keep data centers cool at a lower cost. While […]
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Amazon Grows Through Acquisition of HPC Specialist NICE
In February 2016, Amazon Web Services acquired NICE, an HPC specialist. The information on how Amazon will use NICE, as well as the financial terms of the purchase, have remained confidential. NICE is a software development company from Asti, Italy that provides sophisticated grid and cloud solutions to help clients increase the productivity of using […]
Google Purchases Mobile App Development Tool Fabric from Twitter
In order to create higher-quality mobile apps, Twitter created Fabric in 2014. Fabric is comprised of a suite of app development tools, which includes Crashlytics to help evaluate application performance, MoPub for advertising, Fastlane for application deployment and other components for integration like AWS and Stripe. In January 2017, Fabric made the announcement that Google […]
“Lightning” Winter ’17 Salesforce Update
In case you haven’t heard, Salesforce recently released a monumental update to its platform. This update brings many important changes to their system that users will doubtless enjoy, making Salesforce will now be more powerful than ever. Last year’s Winter update to Salesforce made users value the Lighting Experience more than ever before. Yet it […]
AV Trends for 2016
Keeping up with all of the latest technology is kind of like chasing a cat – it’s almost always quicker than you! If you’re feeling lost in the mix of new gadgets and online capabilities, you’re not alone. There are quite a few big changes in 2016, but here are some of the biggest and […]
The Football Experience: In the Stadium vs. In Front of Your TV
Would you rather watch a football game in the middle of a stadium full of noise and excitement or in your favorite recliner in front of your big screen TV? Maybe not so surprisingly, a lot of sports fans are choosing to stay home. In the past 10-20 years, technology has drastically improved which has […]