The world of quantum computing is not like traditional computing. It's much quieter. As you reduce the temperature to few fractions of a degree above absolute zero to observe quantum…
IBM Q – The quiet sound of quantum computing
Proof: ADSL does operate on wet string
Given the pervasiveness of the Internet, it's not surprising that there are people out there trying different things. Recently we brought you the intuitive NetValve speed throttling appliance. Now courtesy…
OpenContrail joins Linux Foundation
Juniper is moving their OpenContrail codebase to the Linux Foundation. OpenContrail is Juniper's open-source version of their Contrail SDN orchestrator. Provided as an open-source offering, OpenContrail doesn't have the support…
Marvell has designs on Cavium
Chipmaker Marvell has announced its intention to acquire smaller rival Cavium for $6bn. (Marvell and Cavium to Combine Creating an Infrastructure Solutions Powerhouse.) This deal is dwarfed by the recent…
New secure Quad9 DNS service supports IPv6
Quad9 is a new DNS service that prevents against malware. Previously I would have recommended OpenDNS to provide this service. But OpenDNS doesn't support IPv6 with the malware protection. It…
Frost and Sullivan place VeloCloud first by SD-WAN Global Market share
VeloCloud, after the recent announcement that VMware would buy them, has also been given another accolade. This time analysts Frost and Sullivan have announced that VeloCloud is in first place…
A change to copper in ‘97 still helps chips scale down
According to IBM Research's blog, a change they made 20 years ago is still helping us today. (One big wire change in '97 still helping chips achieve tiny scale). 20 years…
Qualcomm doesn’t like Broadcom’s bid
Qualcomm has firmly rebuffed Broadcom's bid for them. (Broadcom plans $103bn takeover of Qualcomm.) In a strongly worded press-release Qualcomm's Board of Directors have rejected Broadcom's unsolicited bid, and stood…