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• Technology will make government obsolete and that's a good thing - The Conversation CA

  29-11-2017 23:57 via theconversation.com
  The Conversation CA
  Technology will make government obsolete and that's a good thing
  The Conversation CA
  Governments face disruption by the private sector and social unrest unless they embrace new technology. Here, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau meets a robot in Edmonton last May as others look on. ( THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson). Technology will make ...
  
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• Amazon launches bare metal EC2 instances

  29-11-2017 23:20
  Amazon Web Services is giving all users direct access to its underlying hardware with the launch of EC2 bare metal instances, the company announced yesterday.
  
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• Rust language gets direct WebAssembly compilation

  29-11-2017 18:50
  If you use the latest unofficial nightly build of Rust, you no longer need extra tools to compile to the WebAssembly portable code format
  
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• Hyperconvergence gathers speed in 2018

  29-11-2017 18:31
  Hyperconverged systems combine storage, compute and network functionality in a single, highly virtualized solution. Hyperconvergence gained traction in 2017 as enterprises shifted storage spending to software. As the new year rolls in, the momentum will continue.
  
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• Why 2018 will be the year of the WAN

  29-11-2017 15:48
  Software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) technology is sweeping across the industry, growing from an emerging technology in 2017 to become mainstream in 2018. As SD-WAN deployments become ubiquitous for organizations with branch and remote offices, more big changes will accompany it.
  
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• Wi-Fi in 2018: What will the future look like?

  29-11-2017 15:47
  While your enterprise Wi-Fi setup might not change beyond recognition in 2018, the next year is still going to bring some shifts. The basic technology should remain largely the same, but the way you manage it could be very different.
  
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• Hot IoT tech trends for 2018

  29-11-2017 15:45
  Instrumentation is coming – 2018 promises the IoT-ification of a lot of existing technology, plus edge computing, improved analytics and even some security improvements, if we’re reading these tea leaves correctly.
  
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• Five predictions for the hybrid cloud market in 2018

  29-11-2017 15:44
  Despite the public cloud seemingly grabbing the lion’s share of attention in the cloud market, private and hybrid cloud computing markets have been growing robustly as well and experts predict they will only gain importance in 2018 and beyond.
  
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• Hottest IoT applications for 2018

  29-11-2017 15:42
  IoT is going to expand on its current strengths in the coming year, broadening its presence in the industrial, energy and transportation sectors and continuing to see growing usage in fields like healthcare and retail.
  
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• Micro-modular data centers set to multiply

  29-11-2017 15:40
  Edge computing is driving demand for micro-modular data centers, which are prefabricated IT facilities encapsulated in their own protective shell. Climate controls, power distribution and network connectivity are built into the units, along with physical security, fire suppression, shock absorption, and protection from electromagnetic interference.
  
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• What to expect from Cisco in 2018

  29-11-2017 15:37
  As the preeminent networking company shapes its plans for 2018, analysts and users say Cisco is at an inflection point, transitioning from a hardware-based company to an integrated hardware and software-focused one. In doing so, Cisco has plotted the next generation of its network management products in the form of intent-based networking. Meanwhile, as hardware sales growth slows due to workloads shifting to the public cloud, the company eyes the Internet of Things and edge computing as new fro
  
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• $5bn tax crackdown targets multinational technology giants - The Australian

  29-11-2017 14:01 via theaustralian.com.au
  The Australian
  $5bn tax crackdown targets multinational technology giants
  The Australian
  Tax commissioner Chris Jordan will initiate joint forensic tax audits with other countries' authorities, in an unprecedented escalation of his crusade to ensure the world's biggest companies, including Amazon, Google and Facebook, pay their fair share ...and more »
  
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• Mobile operators face profitability squeeze in 2018

  29-11-2017 12:15 via computerweekly.com
  Mobile operators will struggle to balance the twin challenges of rapidly declining revenues and rapidly growing demand for mobile investment, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit
  
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• Norway merges payment systems to combat global competition

  29-11-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  Norwegian banks are merging three payment and identification systems in the face of increased competition from companies inother countries
  
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• DCMS to spearhead review of UK telecoms sector

  29-11-2017 11:45 via computerweekly.com
  The government is to embark on a landmark review of the UK’s telecoms markets to investigate how it can better support investment in future connectivity
  
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• Perth to host robo-taxi trial

  29-11-2017 04:53
  WA motoring services organisation RAC plans to build on its driverless Intellibus shuttlebus trial, unveiling a planto bring on-demand autonomous vehicles to the streets of Perth.
  
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• Amazon launches AR, VR development platform Sumerian

  29-11-2017 02:52
  Amazon Web Services has launched a browser-based development platform which allows users without specialised programming or 3D graphics expertise to create and run virtual and augmented reality applications.
  
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• Victoria Police relying on obsolete tech

  29-11-2017 01:14
  Seventy-nine per cent of the IT systems relied on by Victoria Police to support critical business functions are “obsolete,” an investigation by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has concluded.
  
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