First look: Windows Server 2016 goes on a cloud diet

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	INSIDER First look: Windows Server 2016 goes on a cloud diet Windows Server 2016 is both an evolution of the current Windows Server 2012 R2 release and a revolution in the making. If you plan to use Windows Server 2016 in the same way you've used Windows Server all along, you'll be able to pick it up and work with it with very little learning curve. But if you are ready to abandon the old ways and embrace the new world of cloud servers, containers, and microservices, Windows Server 2016 has something new for you. (Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software IDC ExpertROI SPOTLIGHT: BMC's Cost Analyzing Software In this IDC ROI case study sponsored by BMC, you'll learn how the world's second-largest reinsurance company, is saving $2.55 million in mainframe MLC costs over four years—and how you can too. Learn More In this Issue Gartner shows two-horse race in IaaS cloud: AWS and Microsoft Azure Should I learn Java? Maybe, maybe not. Status check on OpenStack: The open source cloud has arrived Amazon adds groceries, meals to one-hour Prime Now delivery service INSIDER How the cloud helps fight cancer Dropbox unleashes 'universal app' for Windows phones and tablets Egnyte takes a 'mobile-first' approach to cloud storage with new enterprise suite AWS upgrades highlight growing focus on cloud management Google offers cut-rate computing for low-priority jobs WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Modernize Change Management While Minimizing Business Risk Download this whitepaper to discover the three key principles required to modernize IT change management while minimizing business risk. Learn More Gartner shows two-horse race in IaaS cloud: AWS and Microsoft Azure Research firm Gartner's annual report card on the public IaaS cloud computing market shows there is one clear leader – Amazon Web Services – and another clear challenger – Microsoft Azure. And then there is everyone else. Read More Should I learn Java? Maybe, maybe not. I often receive questions from readers asking if they should learn a specific technology, such as Java, PL-SQL, HTML, JavaScript and/or other base technology. On a similar vein, I also receive questions asking if they should learn specific application software, such as the Oracle financials, or about major megatrends, such as big data or cloud computing. Read More Status check on OpenStack: The open source cloud has arrived Piston Cloud Computing was one of the darlings of the OpenStack movement. A founding father of the cloud computing project, it produced one of the first private cloud products based on the open source code. Read More WEBCAST: Rimini Street Navigating Operating Costs and Roadmap Uncertainties for SAP Listen to this discussion about new innovation and updates in core ERP lag as SAP focuses all its attention on a long-term, high-risk "re-platform" strategy with its newly announced S/4HANA suite. Learn More Amazon adds groceries, meals to one-hour Prime Now delivery service Amazon.com has expanded its Prime Now one-hour deliveries to include groceries, meals and baked goods from local stores in New York, in a move that will soon be extended to other cities. Read More INSIDER How the cloud helps fight cancer The man with stage 4 bladder cancer thought he'd run out of options. He had tried multiple treatments to fight the cancer, which had spread throughout his body. Every treatment was unsuccessful. Hope dwindled. (Insider Story) Read More Dropbox unleashes 'universal app' for Windows phones and tablets Early this year, Dropbox released its cloud storage service on Windows phones and tablets, and on Tuesday the company followed up with a universal app that fleshes out the features for both types of devices. Read More WEBCAST: Coresite Achieving True Scalability in the Cloud Join CoreSite and industry strategist Andrew Schroepfer in this on-demand webinar to learn how your organization can effectively map applications to the right IT infrastructure. Learn More Egnyte takes a 'mobile-first' approach to cloud storage with new enterprise suite Egnyte has been vying with the likes of Dropbox and Box for some time already in the cloud-storage arena, but on Tuesday it jumped on board the 'mobile-first' train with a newly revamped version of its enterprise-focused app suite that's aimed squarely at mobile business users. Read More AWS upgrades highlight growing focus on cloud management Amazon Web Services is hoping better management tools will convince enterprises to move more applications to the cloud, but getting their internal management processes right is even more important than anything the vendor can offer. Read More Google offers cut-rate computing for low-priority jobs Got a cloud computing job that doesn't need to be completed right away? Google says it has a deal for you. Read More
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