Puppet Enterprise adds data library to its IT automation software

Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 | Comments Off

Puppet Labs has added a data library to the enterprise version of its open-source IT automation software, allowing administrators to more easily reuse operational data in their own scripts and programs. “We know more about your infrastructure than anyone else,” said Luke Kanies, Puppet Labs CEO, referring to the data the Puppet software collects. “We’re [placing] the data itself in a data library,... 

Symantec details mobile device management plans

Posted by on Mar 24, 2012 | Comments Off

Symantec this week put the focus on its mobile security strategy with its announcement that it’s acquiring Nukona, the software provider for mobile application management. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Microsoft adds Git support to CodePlex repository

Posted by on Mar 24, 2012 | Comments Off

Responding to user demand, Microsoft now allows projects using its CodePlex open source code repository to use the increasingly popular Git version control system built by Linux creator Linus Torvalds. Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →

Google boosts security of hosted developer services

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 | Comments Off

Google has beefed up the security of its cloud hosted services for developers by making several of them able to authenticate interactions with applications using certificate-based Service Accounts. These certificates offer a stronger authentication method than shared keys and passwords because they aren’t “human-readable or guessable,” wrote Google product manager Justin Smith in a blog post. Continued: Technology... 

AWS deal bolsters Eucalyptus’ enterprise appeal

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 | Comments Off

Eucalyptus has become far more attractive to enterprises wishing to build private clouds, now that the No. 1 cloud provider — Amazon Web Services — has thrown its weight behind the software company. On Thursday, Amazon said that it would back Eucalyptus’ efforts to support Amazon Web Services’ APIs. Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →

Samsung’s Galaxy Note will get Android 4.0 in Q2, along with new apps

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 | Comments Off

Samsung Electronics will upgrade its Galaxy Note to Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich starting during the second quarter. The upgrade will also include new applications that take advantage of the device’s digital pen, the company said on Thursday. The upgrade will be distributed worldwide, Samsung said, without sharing any detailed arrival dates Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →

Clojure inventor Hickey now aims for Android

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 | Comments Off

Clojure, pronounced “closure,” is a functional programming language that’s geared toward the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) but also accommodates Microsoft’s Common Language Runtime and JavaScript environments. Rich Hickey, founder of data management technology vendor Datomic, is the author of Clojure. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →
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