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Netflix's problem is everyone's problem now: How to eliminate database trade-offs

Netflix's problem is everyone's problem now: How to eliminate database trade-offs

“A lot of cloud databases have turned into a compromise vote..."

Eliot Beer avril 15, 2022

In which we stumble into the nascent Metaverse, ask "will this really fly?"

In which we stumble into the nascent Metaverse, ask "will this really fly?"

As enterprises ponder the metaverse, is it any use?

Eliot Beer avril 14, 2022

A million Microsoft machines exposed to a zero click, CVSS 9.8 bug

A million Microsoft machines exposed to a zero click, CVSS 9.8 bug

Over a million Microsoft machines appear potentially exposed to a wormable critical new vulnerability, CVE-2022-26809 in Microsoft's ubiquitous remote procedure call (RPC) runtime library. (RPC is as an inter-process communication mechanism for data exchange and functionality invocation in a different process -- a process which can be on...

Edward Targett avril 14, 2022

Rogue script leaves Atlassian users fuming as outage drags on

Rogue script leaves Atlassian users fuming as outage drags on

Company blames a maintenance script gone wrong for outage.

Eliot Beer avril 12, 2022

Kaseya's Datto buyout creates a dumpster fire of bad sentiment

Kaseya's Datto buyout creates a dumpster fire of bad sentiment

MSPs complain, as Kaseya threatens a partner over Reddit comment.

Eliot Beer avril 12, 2022

Puppet's dreams of an IPO were a chimera -- blame a shift from VMs

Puppet's dreams of an IPO were a chimera -- blame a shift from VMs

Configuration management firm bought by Perforce.

The Stack avril 12, 2022

SLC inks £178m deal with Tata as it keeps spending on troubled IT setup

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SLC inks £178m deal with Tata as it keeps spending on troubled IT setup

TCS joins Atos and Capgemini as SLC strategic partner

Eliot Beer avril 12, 2022

Co-op Insurance wins £80.6m from IBM for failed IT project

Co-op Insurance

Co-op Insurance wins £80.6m from IBM for failed IT project

From user testing until termination, 1,784 defects were recorded...

Eliot Beer avril 11, 2022