HP flings big data at cloud, sysadmins’ faces

Another attempt at ‘your log files can tell you what’s about to go wrong’

Your log files, the story goes, aren’t just a record of every every stray packet that grazes your firewall or every temperature spike inside your servers when someone uses the microwave in the lunch room. They’re really a treasure trove of hidden indicators that can tell you not just how to stop IT breaking at the worst possible moment, but perhaps also show you how to run your data centre more efficiently.…

Docker grabs conductor’s baton, jumps into cluster orchestration

Forget containers – are you ready for a platform?

DockerCon EU  Linux container wrangler Docker rounded out the first day of its DockerCon EU conference on Thursday by unveiling three new services that represent the next steps in Docker’s transition from toolset to full-fledged platform.…

Docker: Here, take the wheel – now YOU can run your own containers

New tool lets you grab your Dockers in the privacy of your own firewall

DockerCon EU  Docker is all the rage among hip startups and early adopters, but Docker the company would like to get its tech into enterprises, too – which is why it’s working on adapting its hosted Docker Hub service into a product specifically targeting large business customers.…

Use Windows software on Android – Microsoft couldn’t be app-ier

Run code anywhere, all the time, just in time for Christmas

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made getting Windows apps everywhere via the cloud a central theme of his tenure at the top and next week the next stage will begin in this process when RemoteApp rolls out as a commercial service.…