Given that 100G solutions are just now hitting the big time, it might seem a little premature to be boosting 400G.
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Amazon, Google, IBM andMicrosoft named leaders in cloud services scorecard Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft have been named as the leading cloud infrastructure services providers, according to new research from analyst firm IHS Markit. The Cloud IT Infrastructure Service Provider Scorecard evaluates the leading o -premises cloud IT infrastructure service providers on “concrete data and metrics” criteria, including direct feedback from buyers, provider market share, market share momentum, financials, brand recognition and reputation for innovation, with providers classified as either leader, established or challenger depending on the overall score given. Ericsson transfers 2g and 3g development Ericsson has announced an agreement with Combitech, a Nordic technology consultancy, to transfer its 2G and 3G development units in Linköping and Gothenburg, Sweden. The agreement, which is due to take place in October this year, will include the transfer of 300 Ericsson sta . Combitech is already a strategic R&D consultancy supplier to Ericsson and will continue to be so after the transfer finalises.
AT&T and IBMunite to bring enhanced Internet of Things to Cloud developers
toolkit for a complete set of IoT tools to start their IoT projects right away. Developers can now use IBM’s open and security-rich Watson Internet of Things (IoT) Platform and Bluemix services together with AT&T IoT Platforms to gain deeper insights from data collected from connected devices. Multiple Watson APIs and other IBM services, including visual recognition, personality insights, tradeo analytics and speech/translation, are available. Watson APIs can be used to break down barriers to including advanced cognitive computing, machine learning and deep learning approaches to help better understand and engage users and tackle the massive growth of data in multiple formats. “From farming to fleets, there are many companies that would benefit from real, actionable IoT data,” said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, AT&T IoT Solutions. “Combining technologies with IBM can advance the developer experience –so they can build comprehensive IoT solutions for businesses. Developers can quickly turn their innovative ideas into cutting-edge solutions.” analysing unstructured data and provide access to powerful capabilities,
AT&T and IBM are working together to help businesses accelerate their Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. The two companies will combine their strengths in cognitive computing and global connectivity to create open standards- based tools on the IBM Cloud to enable developers to more quickly build and implement a wide variety of IoT solutions. Open standards-based tools allow developers to improve their skills and avoid the churn of learning new tools, which helps protect the investments businesses have made in IoT solution development. As demand for IoT solutions grows, so does the demand for skilled IoT developers. According to the VisionMobile 2016 Internet of Things Megatrends report, nearly 10 million developers will be active in IoT by 2020, doubling the estimated 5 million today. As businesses discover the need to more e ciently develop and bring IoT solutions to market, they must invest in developers to stay competitive. commitment and investment in open-source based tools, such as Node-Red, and open standards like MQTT, all essential for creating IBM and AT&T say they are expanding their full
IoT solutions. In addition, developers can now add the power of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing and AT&T’s IoT Platforms like Flow Designer and M2X, and access to its global network. This combination of open standards and IBM’s and AT&T’s unique technologies will result in a new level of IoT possibilities and solutions for developers to leverage well into the future. “We have heard the call from developers and businesses for more tools to make IoT a reality and together with AT&T, we are bringing together powerful platforms and services to drive collaborative innovation,” said Harriet Green, general manager, IBM Watson IoT, Commerce & Education. “This collaboration enables individual developers to tap the power of cognitive computing and combine it with massive amounts of data streaming from billions of connected devices, sensors and systems to create solutions that can help transform businesses and society alike.” AT&T is also working with IBM on a new starter kit to make it easier for developers to get going. Once completed, customers will be able to purchase the combined AT&T and IBM technologies in one
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