LG launches AI tool Auptimizer as an open source solution
LG has created
a tool to optimise AI models. The tool is intended to support the tinkering
with AI models and the organisation of data. The tool is
available on GitHub. In a research paper, the company announced that the tool
simplifies the production of a multiple models with different configurations.
Specifically, these are hyperparameter models, in which the values of the model
parameters are already fixed before the model is trained. The pre-fixed values
are then optim...
Veeam launches new backup features for Microsoft Cloud Platforms
Veeam presented the public beta of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office
365, v4, during Microsoft Ignite 2019 in Orlando. The company also gave event visitors
a sneak peek of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure.The new solutions support the company's cloud strategy and offer
Microsoft users better data protection, scalability and control over their data
in the cloud.Backup and management of the data in 365 is the responsibility of the
user. The new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v4 ena...
Microsoft’s Fluid Framework now in public preview
Microsoft has launched its Fluid Framework Technology for Microsoft 365 in public preview, enabling users with a work or school Microsoft account to test out the offering. Availability is in English and worldwide environments.Focusing on collaborationThe Fluid Framework is a new technology and set of ‘experiences’ that aim to aid collaboration and improve communication between apps, according to Microsoft.The offering includes three key aspects. These are multi-person co-authori...
Google’s open source developer tool for Kubernetes available now
Google has announced the first generally available release of Skaffold, the open source build and development tool designed to help developers advance their work with Kubernetes.Helping developers working with KubernetesAccording to Google, Skaffold simplifies operational tasks within Kubernetes development and allows developers to focus on their code changes and see them rapidly reflected in the cluster. Kubernetes is a developer tool and foundation of Cloud Code.Skaffold automates...
American Express and Coupa release joint virtual card offering
American Express has teamed up with Coupa to offer a new payment integration, offering customers the option to pay with American Express Virtual Card within Coupa’s business spend management (BSM) platform.According to a statement from the company, the new payment integration, which takes the form of being a set of payment and financial solutions within the Coupa platform, will first be available to American Express Corporate customers in the UK and Australia later this year, and the US b...
Nvidia develops powerful AI computer for network edge
Hardware manufacturer Nvidia claims to have developed the smallest and most powerful supercomputer for artificial intelligence (AI) and embedded devices.The Jetson Xavier NX is a high-performance, low-power module that still delivers performance comparable to data center servers. It delivers up to 21 Theoretical Operations Per Second (TOPS) when running AI workloads. In addition, the power consumption does not exceed 15 watts.Another important feature of the device is its size. It is sm...
IT spending in EMEA region will return to growth in 2020
Gartner's research shows that in 2020, IT spending will reach $798 billion in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa). This is an increase of 3.4 percent compared to 2020. In 2019, spendings had decreased by 3.2 percent in total."2020 will be a year of recovery for IT spending in EMEA after three consecutive years of decline," said John Lovelock, research vice president at Gartner. "This year, the euro and pound sterling devalued in comparison to the U.S. dollar, at least in part due ...
Thousands of ecommerce sites using Magento left in the cold
Magento, the open source ecommerce platform provider, has announced that it will no longer be providing support for Magento 1 as of June 2020.No support means greater risksWithout support, the CMS is likely to develop vulnerabilities which can lead to a higher level of risk for websites. One example of a possible attack is Magecart, the web-based, card skimming attack that aims to steal credit card information through checkout pages.Adobe’s Magento is a popular choice among eretai...
Zoho redesigns WorkDrive to empower 50 million customers
Zoho has redesigned WorkDrive in order to meet the demands of its growing customer base.Zoho empowers business teamsAs outlined in a statement from the company, WorkDrive now provides the underlying document management across all Zoho business applications, allowing for unified search, single storage, contextual integration, as well as many other vertically integrated capabilities.These new additions are designed to meet the increasing trend of sharing and collaboration between team...
Schneider Electric and Scale Computing launch joint solution
Schneider Electric and Scale Computing have joined forces to bring to market a joint offer for retailers. The offer is aimed at making edge computing more accessible and affordable to help retailers optimise in-store functions and enhance customer experience.Designed for retailersThe Scale Computing HC3 Edge for retail solution will be delivered through Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Micro Data Centres.The solution is pre-integrated and provides complete IT infrastructure to ena...
Google asks security companies for help with scanning Play Store apps
Google wants to provide its users with good security, including protection against malicious apps. To this end, it is launching a new project today: App Defense Alliance. For this project, the Internet giant asked three cyber security companies to help with the scanning of apps in the Play Store.The three companies that contribute to the App Defense Alliance are ESET, Lookout and Zimperium, writes ZDNet . With this project, Google hopes to merge malware and threat detection engines in orde...
IBM creates public cloud for financial services providers
IBM has, for the first time, created a public cloud specifically for a single target group. It is a public cloud for financial service providers and their suppliers. This cloud was built in collaboration with Bank of America on top of Big Blue's own public cloud.The new platform is specifically designed for financial services, so that organisations in this sector can securely transact with tech companies that meet the requirements of the platform. Among other things, the platform runs impor...