The Register has picked up a story about China's adoption of IPv6. This article originally came from the Xinhua state news agency. (China to speed up IPv6-based Internet development). China…
Microsoft offers VMware in baremetal Azure
Microsoft's Azure blog has posted an announcement (Transforming your VMware environment with Microsoft Azure) about how they are managing VMware elements with Azure tools, as well as a full VMware…
Broadcom completes drawn-out acquisition of Brocade
Broadcom has finally achieved completion on its acquisition of Brocade. Announced in November 2016, this deal has finally completed. Brocade disposed of various units, such as the vRouter team to…
TheRegister: Linux to gain longer-term support
El Register reports that the Linux kernel is gaining a longer-term support model. Their article indicates that Greg Kroah-Hartman is planning on a six-year term for the various Linux kernel long-term releases.…
Verizon Sells its private cloud to IBM
IBM's news feed is silent on the aspect, but Verizon have issued a press release on selling the Verizon cloud and managed hosting service to IBM . It states that…
The Register: Bankers to get 1Gbps free Wi-Fi in City of London deal
The square mile is being fitted with both 4G small cell and WiFi to provide high-speed free connectivity. The deal brings Vodafone and Telefonica together, managing the network using Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd (CTIL). CTIL currently manage…
The Register: But… surely every day is world backup day?
The Register is reporting that today is the 7th World Backup Day. I'll bet you didn't know that. It is a good time to dust of the backup/restore procedure manual…
TheRegister: BT hit with £42m fine from Ofcom
The Register are reporting that Ofcom has fined BT £42m for not correctly compensating other providers when high-speed links failed to meet delivery timeframes, by using a process called Deemed…