Dell Dumps OpenStack and VMware for Public Cloud, Focuses on Private Clouds
Network World
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Dell has dramatically shifted its cloud computing strategy, canceling plans it once had to launch a public cloud service based on the OpenStack open source platform, and discontinuing a VMware-based public cloud it already has on the market.
Instead, the company will focus on selling OpenStack-powered private clouds that run on Dell hardware and software. U [Read More - Click Here]
Column: What was journalist James Rosen thinking?
By Jack Shafer
(Reuters) – Just open your Twitter feed and listen to the Washington press corps howl about the Obama administration’s latest intrusion into their business.
From the mainstream we hear the grousing of Washington Post National Political Editor Steven Ginsberg, Washington reporter John Solomon and the Associated Press’s Matt Apuzzo. From the partisan corne [Read More - Click Here]
The future of propaganda: A Q&A with Sean Gourley about big data and the “war of ideas”
In 2009, Sean Gourley, an Oxford-trained physicist, gave a TED talk called “The Mathematics of War.” Gourley had been working with the Pentagon, the United Nations and the Iraqi Government to help them better understand the nature of the insurgency in Iraq, and in his presentation he announced something fairly striking: After analyzing the location, timing, death toll and weapons used in thousands of deadly i [Read More - Click Here]
Hooking Facebook: How Altoona did it
Written by Donnelle Eller
The call comes in on a Thursday in fall 2011.
“Matt” is on the line, telling Allen Williams, a veteran Iowa economic development manager, that he represents an Internet company looking to build a data center. It’s a $230 million project.
Matt offers no other details in the Oct. 6 call.
No last name. No phone number. No company name.
Later that day, “Matt Siculus” emails Williams [Read More - Click Here]
Minnesota hospital programs, leaders honored
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) honored innovative programs and outstanding leaders in health care at its 29th annual awards ceremony on Friday, May 17.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/MM73437LOGO)
Eighteen awards were given for extraordinary achievement in categories ranging from advocacy on behalf of hospitals and voluntee [Read More - Click Here]
A bigger Apple? Stores grow locally and nationally
On the eve of major Apple product releases, Mark Fawcett of St. Paul is among those who camp out overnight outside Rosedale, and is usually the first in line to enter the mall’s Apple retail store the following morning. He’s on a first-name basis with store employees.
So Fawcett, a tech consultant, is thrilled at Apple’s apparent plans to relocate the Rosedale store to a much-larger space in the [Read More - Click Here]
T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire
DALLAS – Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn’t satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune he’s amassed.
“I really honestly need to make some money right now. You get into big gifts, I mean, I’ve got to make some more money,” he says, pausing on each word for emphasis.
A computer screen with red and blue charts sits behind his desk, [Read More - Click Here]
UNA to assess midterm elections to prevent fraud in 2016—Tiangco
By Leila B. SalaverriaPhilippine Daily Inquirer
Rep. Toby Tiangco. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — The United Nationalist Alliance will not rest easy even after the proclamation of all 12 senators.
UNA, which has three victorious senatorial candidates, is still poised to conduct its own assessment of the elections with its lawyers after it has gathered reports from its local candidates and allies on t [Read More - Click Here]
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ESPN wins exclusive U.S. Open tennis rights in 11-year deal
(Reuters) – Walt Disney’s ESPN sports juggernaut said it signed an 11-year contract to exclusively show all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament on its channels in North and South America, giving it coverage of the sport’s four major tournaments. The new rights for full U.S. Open coverage take effect starting in 2015, [Read More - Click Here]
Tips and tricks for iPhoto for iOS
Although iPhoto for iOS isn’t quite as robust as its OS X counterpart, it’s a very capable image editor—and it can do a few cool tricks you simply can’t do on your Mac.
Straighten your photos
iPhoto for iOS allows you to straighten your photos in a few smart ways. The first is by auto-detecting a strong horizon line. Open iPhoto, choose a photo and then tap Edit. Now tap the Crop Straighten icon in the [Read More - Click Here]