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JetBrains launches AI coding agent management platform

JetBrains Central provides a control layer across multiple agentic workflows and ties into human communication tools.

By Paul Krill

Mar 24, 20263 mins

Artificial IntelligenceDevelopment ToolsGenerative AI

The cloud changes IT culture, demands new tech skills

Business is now pushing IT to get over its job fears and go all-in on the cloud

By Sharon Gaudin

Oct 15, 2015 9 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Jobs

Adobe promises new Flash Player update to plug zero-day bug

The latest zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player is currently under attack by Pawn Storm. Sit tight for an emergency patch next week

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 15, 2015 3 mins

Application Security Malware Security

Azure SQL wraps databases in new encryption protections

Row-level security and column masking features in Azure SQL are meant to go beyond protecting data at rest

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 14, 2015 3 mins

Databases Encryption Technology Industry

Twitter taps ex-Googler Kordestani as executive chairman

Another piece falls into place for the restructured social media company

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 14, 2015 2 mins

Technology Industry Twitter

Word to API providers: Make it simple for developers

The I Love APIs conference offered plenty of advice on how to draw developers' interest in APIs

By Paul Krill

Oct 14, 2015 3 mins

APIs Software Development

Phishing sites exploit trust in valid SSL certificates

Cyber criminals are taking advantage of cheap, low-cost options to grab valid SSL certificates for phishing sites

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 14, 2015 5 mins

Encryption Phishing Technology Industry

Office 2016 for Mac update doesn’t include fix for crashes under OS X El Capitan

Microsoft tells users to wait for Apple to update OS X 10.11

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 14, 2015 4 mins

Microsoft Office Patch Management Software Technology Industry

IBM’s Watson Analytics offers new data discovery tools for everyday business users

Features include 'Expert Storybooks,' new data connectors, and more secure connections to corporate information

By Marc Ferranti

Oct 14, 2015 4 mins

Analytics SaaS Technology Industry

Consumers think IoT security is a piece of cake; IT pros have another name for it

Surveys find consumers are confident while security professionals are wary

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 14, 2015 2 mins

Technology Industry

Apple loses patent case over A7 chip, could face $860 million in damages

Intel had already settled a case involving the same patent

By James Niccolai

Oct 14, 2015 2 mins

Intellectual Property Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Rapid7 acquisition adds search to security analytics

Security analytics help identify relationships hidden in massive amounts of data, while search uncovers the details

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 14, 2015 3 mins

Analytics Security

Beware of Oracle’s licensing ‘traps,’ law firm warns

Oracle's aggressive licensing practices have gained it considerable notoriety over the years

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 13, 2015 4 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Tibco jump-starts integration in the cloud with two new tools

One targets enterprises, the other is oriented toward mid-market firms

By Katherine Noyes

Oct 13, 2015 2 mins

APIs Cloud Computing

Xen 4.6 strengthens security and Intel support

The latest version of the open source hypervisor adds deep-seated security measures and now works with key Intel-only hardware features

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 13, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Open Source Software Development

Google adopts single sign-on for more desktop, mobile apps

Google Apps administrators now can use single sign-on for a wider set of Web and mobile apps

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 13, 2015 3 mins

Identity Management Solutions Security Technology Industry

Twitter cuts engineering team, lays off one in 12 employees

Twitter will work better with a "nimbler" engineering team, Dorsey tells staff

By Peter Sayer

Oct 13, 2015 2 mins

IT Jobs Technology Industry Twitter

SAP unveils SaaS analytics platform

SAP Cloud for Analytics combines business intelligence, planning, and predictive analytics into an offering built on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform

By Thor Olavsrud

Oct 13, 2015 4 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing SaaS

Gartner guru ‘shocked’ by corporate reaction to Windows 10

After the debacle that was Windows 8/8.1, enterprises are responding very positively to Microsoft's Windows 10

By Neal Weinberg

Oct 13, 2015 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Adobe teams up with Dropbox as part of Document Cloud upgrades

A massive set of changes levels up Adobe's document management and e-sign platform

By Blair Frank

Oct 13, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Storage Software Development

The future of big data is very, very fast

With In-memory solutions such as Spark and NoSQL databases, systems will optimize themselves so quickly, human intervention may become superfluous

By Matt Asay

Oct 13, 2015 5 mins

Data Management Databases

Node.js adds long-term enterprise support version

Version 4.2.0 of the open source JavaScript tool addresses enterprises' stability needs and support despite incremental updates

By Paul Krill

Oct 13, 2015 2 mins

JavaScript Open Source Software Development

Google loads up virtual reality toolbox for developers

The company is offering updated SDKs and has translated the Cardboard app into multiple languages

By Paul Krill

Oct 12, 2015 2 mins

Development Tools Software Development

4 no-bull takeaways from the Dell EMC/VMware buyout

Meeting of ambitious minds in tech or a circling of old-school business-IT wagons? Here are four insights into the $67 billion deal

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 12, 2015 4 mins

Dell Software Development Technology Industry

Fake LinkedIn profiles lure unsuspecting users

Hackers create fictional people on LinkedIn to engage in industrial espionage and social engineering attacks

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 12, 2015 5 mins

Security Social Engineering Technology Industry

Box’s future lies in developer tools

Developer platform will 'eventually' generate more revenue than storage

By Blair Frank

Oct 12, 2015 4 mins

Cloud Storage Software Development

Dell agrees to acquire EMC for $67 billion

The price tag includes shares in a VMware tracking stock

By Stephen Lawson and James Niccolai

Oct 12, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Storage Technology Industry

How AWS, Azure, and Google import data in bulk

Curious how the major cloud providers migrate data en masse to the cloud? Here's what Amazon, Microsoft, and Google offer

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 12, 2015 3 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management

Dismal PC business contraction continues; no bounce yet from Windows 10

Mac sales may also have shrunk, says IDC, though Gartner disagrees; either way, Mac sales grew as a percentage of the marked

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 9, 2015 4 mins

HP Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

LogMeIn acquires LastPass to beef up identity portfolio

LogMeIn's $125 million buy of LastPass solidifies its position in an increasingly crowded identity and access management market

By Fahmida Rashid

Oct 9, 2015 3 mins

Careers Identity Management Solutions Security

Amazon upgrades container services to keep up with Google, Docker

A distributed registry, a CLI, and slicker scheduling have landed in Amazon's container system to help it keep up with the competition

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 9, 2015 3 mins

Amazon.com Cloud Computing Software Development

US will not seek legislation against encryption

The tech industry had asked President Barack Obama to take a stand against any dilution of encryption

By John Ribeiro

Oct 9, 2015 2 mins

Encryption Privacy

Alibaba sets up second data center in the US in $1B cloud expansion

Launch of a second data center in Silicon Valley enables Internet companies in China to expand their businesses in North America, Alibaba says

By John Ribeiro

Oct 9, 2015 2 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

7 warnings to heed before a cloud migration

Veterans of cloud deployments offer tips about hardware, legacy systems, and staff

By Sharon Gaudin

Oct 9, 2015 6 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

HP, SanDisk partner to bring storage-class memory to cloud

The non-volatile memory technology is expected to be up to 1,000 times faster and offer 1,000 times more endurance than flash storage

By Lucas Mearian

Oct 9, 2015 5 mins

HP Technology Industry

The honeymoon might be over for the gig economy

Services like Uber are cheap and convenient, but debate is heating up whether they are fair to workers and need to be regulated

By Caroline Craig

Oct 9, 2015 4 mins

Careers Technology Industry

Facebook splits React library across Web and mobile

With React .014 upgrade, developers can share components that behave the same across platforms

By Paul Krill

Oct 9, 2015 2 mins

JavaScript Software Development Technology Industry

AWS Mobile Hub streamlines app dev

Amazon introduces Mobile Hub for easier, faster app delivery and adds Python support to AWS Lambda

By Paul Krill

Oct 8, 2015 2 mins

Amazon Web Services Java Web Development

AWS takes IoT beyond data analytics, into management

Amazon dives into the Internet of things with a two-pronged strategy covering both data and devices

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 8, 2015 2 mins

Amazon.com Data Management Technology Industry

SHA-1 hashing algorithm could succumb to $75K attack, researchers say

Researchers say the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, still used to sign almost one in three SSL certificates, should be urgently retired

By Peter Sayer

Oct 8, 2015 3 mins

Careers Security

AWS Mobile Hub streamlines app dev

Amazon introduces Mobile Hub for easier, faster app delivery and adds Python support to AWS Lambda

By Paul Krill

Oct 8, 2015 2 mins

Amazon.com Mobile Development Technology Industry

Jaws takes a bite out of AWS Lambda app deployment

Applications without servers, containers, or infrastructure? The Jaws framework attempts to deliver exactly that for AWS Lambda

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 8, 2015 2 mins

APIs Java JavaScript

IBM chases Intel with new Power-based Linux servers sold over the Web

The servers are aimed at scale-out and cloud deployments running big data workloads

By James Niccolai

Oct 8, 2015 4 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft gets an earful as Office for Mac 2016 users amp ire over crashes

Apple's latest beta of OS X 10.11.1, aka El Capitan's first update, lists Office 2016 as an area of focus, hinting the OS is at least partly responsible

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 8, 2015 4 mins

Microsoft Office Software Development Technology Industry

Microsoft: Go old-school to lock down Office from changes

Microsoft tells businesses to purchase one-time licenses — not an Office 365 subscription — if they don't want to receive constant changes

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 8, 2015 6 mins

SaaS Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

IoT will become a matter of life or death for security pros

The need to move beyond just protecting computer systems is the biggest challenge ever faced by IT, Gartner says

By Neal Weinberg

Oct 8, 2015 2 mins

Security Technology Industry

Survey says enterprises are stepping up their security game

To fight threats, enterprises are increasing information security spending, collaborating on threat intelligence efforts, and turning to cyber security insurance policies

By George V. Hulme

Oct 8, 2015 7 mins

Careers Cybercrime Security