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Getting started with the IBM Cloud, Part 2: Build an advanced Cloud Foundry app on the IBM Cloud platform

See how to develop and deploy advanced Cloud Foundry applications in the IBM Cloud. Doug Tidwell shows you how to create a globally available app that uses a cloud-hosted NoSQL database.




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Scale single sign-on with App ID for your Node.js cloud apps

In this tutorial, you will learn about implementing scalable Node.js applications when you are using the App ID service. This IBM Cloud service allows you to add authentication to your mobile and web apps and protect your APIs and back-ends running on IBM Cloud. App ID provides authentication with email/password through a scalable user registry or you can add social login, so that users can sign in with their Facebook or Google credentials. With App ID, you can also host user profile info that you can use to build engaging experiences.




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IBM i ILE RPG cloud integration sample with IBM Cloud

In this article, you can learn how to connect your ILE RPG programs from cloud applications such as Node-RED on IBM Cloud by using the REST web service call functionality of the integrated web services server.




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Getting started with the IBM Cloud, Part 3: Doug Tidwell demos how to work with containers on the IBM Cloud platform

See how to develop and deploy advanced Cloud Foundry applications in the IBM Cloud. Doug Tidwell shows you how to create a globally available app that uses a cloud-hosted NoSQL database.




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Configure multifactor authentication for IBM Cloud Node.js applications

Passwords are not a complete security solution; they can be stolen or shared. In this tutorial, you learn how to use a random string delivered by email as a second authentication factor. I also discuss several methods for risk analysis, which is used by the application to decide whether a second factor is warranted.




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Getting started with the IBM Cloud, Part 4: Learn how to use serverless computing with the IBM Cloud Functions platform

See how to use IBM Cloud Functions to make the most of serverless computing. Doug Tidwell shows you how to generate code that manages a cloud-hosted NoSQL database.




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Getting started with IBM Cloud Node.js applications, Part 1: Create a front-desk visitor log with Node.js

In this article, you learn how to use the IBM Cloud to write a Node.js application for an organization’s front desk, which needs to log visitors in and out. Along the way you will learn how to use Node.js, the Express HTTP server library, and a Cloudant database. You will learn how to do this in the highly available IBM Cloud. This is a basic introduction to Node.js programming on the IBM Cloud platform.




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Getting started with IBM Cloud Node.js applications, Part 2: Create a front-desk visitor log with Node.js

In the first article in this series, you learned how to build a Node.js application on the IBM Cloud. However, that application was not very responsive or visually appealing. In this article you learn how to use the Bootstrap theme for your application to look better, and how to use the AngularJS library to make it more responsive.




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The Loudness of Unsaid Things with Hilde Hinton





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Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Don't forget your tissues for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - the tale of an odd and hurting 10 year old boy searching for meaning and connection after the death of his father on September 11





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Can cloud brightening protect the Great Barrier Reef?

Using a device like a snow cannon to shoot microscopic saltwater droplets into the air, scientists are hoping to reduce heat on the reef and slow the impacts of coral bleaching.




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Cloudburst

Briony Kidd reviews Cloudburst.




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'UFO clouds' create spectacle in skies over Tasmania

A series of UFO-shaped clouds spotted in the skies over Tasmania this week have shutterbugs working their cameras overtime, but there's a scientific explanation for why they're a more common sight in Australia's island state.




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Internet of Things rain gauge sends climate data to the cloud

An rain gauge that uploads real-time climate data to the internet from remote locations could save farmers time, money and help them keep better records.




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Calls for a water trading exchange much like the ASX get louder in hopes to improve Murray-Darling

While the competition watchdog investigates Australia's water market, those pushing for a central exchange for water trading say it could solve many problems.




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Cloud desktop accessibility: A look at how assistive technologies work in the cloud and virtual desktops

As cloud technology evolves to seamlessly configure, integrate and deploy applications, IT of the future will be able to focus higher up in the software stack to deliver business value. This article explores what we know thus far with how assistive technologies work in this environment, As cloud technology evolves to seamlessly configure, integrate and deploy applications, IT of the future will be able to focus higher up in the software stack to deliver business value. This article explores what we know thus far with how assistive technologies work in this environment.




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James v. J2 Cloud Services

(United States Federal Circuit) - Reversing the dismissal of a claim for correction of inventorship and state law claims for lack of jurisdiction in the case of a man claiming to be the sole inventor of a patent for accepting incoming messages over a circuit switched network and transmitting it over a packet switched network because the assignment of the patent did not necessarily preclude the plaintiff from retaining ownership rights over the patent that would support the suit.




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Estonian Singer-songwriter NOËP Releases Debut EP 'Heads In The Clouds'

NOËP Releases Debut EP ‘Heads In The Clouds’, On His Own Label Noep Music OÜ, Alongside Its Vinyl Pre-sale




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NetEase Cloud Music Sign Distribution Partnership With B2 Music

Chinese Music Streaming Service To Release Billboard "Best Of Asia" Album Series






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Cloud of Death




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Cloudburst




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Platform.sh + Lando: local dev in perfect sync with the cloud - platform.sh

Platform.sh removes a major pain point for developers: having to invest time in managing servers, virtual machines, or containers. Instead, Platform.sh enables developers to focus 100% of their time on their code. Since the beginning, Platform.sh has provided instant cloning capability, so dev teams can work on perfect copies of their production sites in the cloud for every Git branch. Now, in partnership with Lando, we’re extending that capability to the desktop.




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Looking for a new IT gig? Here are vacancies around the world for developers, cloud engineers, infosec analysts, Jira admin, and more

Advertise your open positions here for free, no catch, and find opportunities within

Job Alert This week we've got job openings from all over the globe to tempt you, your friends or your past colleagues back into work, or indeed into new ventures.…




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Keeping up with the Joneses: Cloud hosting biz UKFast's founders sell up

Secarma may be next for Inflexion buyout

Cloud hosting biz UKFast's founders, Laurence and Gail Jones, have "exited the business" as a private equity firm ups its stake – all as UKFast itself starts eyeing up Jones-owned infosec biz Secarma.…




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Faurecia Drives Digital Transformation with IBM Cloud

IBM today announced that Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, has selected IBM Cloud as a support of a major business transformation designed to accelerate digital manufacturing.




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IBM Watson and Sesame Workshop Introduce Intelligent Play and Learning Platform on IBM Cloud

IBM and Sesame Workshop today announced that Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools, one of the nation’s top urban school districts, has completed an initial pilot of the industry’s first cognitive vocabulary learning app, built on the IBM and Sesame intelligent play and learning platform. The new platform, powered by IBM Cloud, enables an ecosystem of software developers, researchers, educational toy companies, and educators to tap IBM Watson cognitive capabilities and Sesame Workshop’s early childhood expertise to build engaging experiences to help advance children’s education and learning. The cognitive vocabulary app is one of the first of many cognitive apps, games, and educational toys that will be built over time on this new platform, as a result of the two companies’ collaboration announced last year.



  • IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT)

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Army Re-Ups with IBM for $135 Million in Cloud Services

IBM announced today that the U.S. Army’s Logistics Support Activity awarded IBM a contract to continue providing cloud services, software development and cognitive computing, constituting the technical infrastructure for one of the U.S. federal government’s biggest logistics systems.



  • IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT)

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IBM sets new record for magnetic tape storage; makes tape competitive for cloud storage

IBM Research scientists have achieved a new world record in tape storage – their fifth since 2006. The new record of 201 Gb/in2 (gigabits per square inch) in areal density was achieved on a prototype sputtered magnetic tape developed by Sony Storage Media Solutions. The scientists presented the achievement today at the 28th Magnetic Recording Conference (TMRC 2017) here.




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Acrow Formwork & Scaffolding selects IBM Cloud and Mobile platforms for IT Refresh

IBM announced today that Acrow, one of Australia’s leading suppliers of scaffolding and formwork for the construction industry, has selected IBM and IT Easy , to implement a total infrastructure refresh built around IBM Cloud, mobile, and network technology.




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IBM to Deliver Personalized Fan Experience Through the IBM Cloud at Atlanta’s New Mercedes-Benz Stadium

IBM today announced that it will help deliver a tailored fan experience through the IBM Cloud at Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, scheduled to open later this month.




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New IBM Flex Systems Allow Clients to Build Larger Clouds in Smaller Data Centers

IBM today unveiled a number of major additions to its Flex System portfolio. The offerings combine the latest server technology with new virtualization, networking and management tools, allowing clients to consolidate their existing IT infrastructures and reduce operating costs. This will help clients use smaller data center environments to quickly deploy, manage and secure increasingly larger clouds.




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IBM Teams with Eurobank to Deliver First-Ever Cloud-Based Digital Experience for International Trade

Today IBM and Eurobank announced the first cloud-based digital platform for online international commercial trading. Using IBM's industry-leading Digital Experience software, with advanced cloud capabilities and social offerings, Eurobank is uniting exporters and importers from around the globe to enhance international trade operations and increase transactions.




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Vissensa Selects IBM Enterprise Cloud System to Improve Performance and Deliver New Services for Customers

IBM today announced that Vissensa, a UK-based managed service provider (MSP), has taken delivery of the IBM Enterprise Cloud System, which will help the company offer new and improved cloud services to its customers.




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Clarient Global Adopts IBM Cloud, VMware for Enhanced Private Cloud Capabilities

IBM today announced that Clarient Global LLC (“Clarient”), a joint venture established to transform client data and document management in the financial services industry, has selected VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud to continue to enhance its existing SoftLayer private cloud implementation for its Clarient Entity Hub platform.




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IBM and Box Forge Global Partnership to Transform Work in the Cloud

IBM and Box today announced a global partnership that will combine the best-in-class technologies and resources of both companies to transform work in the cloud. Together, the companies plan to integrate their existing products and services and develop new, innovative solutions targeted across industries and professions ranging from medical teams working on complex cases to individuals negotiating consumer loans by mobile phone to engineers and researchers identifying patterns in patents, reports and academic journals.



  • IBM Social Business

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IBM, Hootsuite Team to Advance Cloud, Social Integration

IBM and Hootsuite announced plans to integrate several of their respective cloud and social technologies as well as expertise, to provide Hootsuite clients a fast and reliable social experience.



  • IBM Social Business

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Mammoth Resorts Turns to IBM Cloud and Watson Customer Engagement To Bring Personalized Offers to Vacationers

IBM today announced that Mammoth Resorts, the leading four-season mountain resort operator in California, is using Watson Customer Engagement solutions on the IBM Cloud to create customized offers that are helping to drive record numbers of visitors to the resort every year.




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Fusion Genomics Turns to IBM Cloud to Help Support Advances Designed to Conquer Global Pandemics

IBM today announced that Vancouver-based company Fusion Genomics selected IBM’s cloud capabilities to help advance Fusion’s ability to detect pandemics before they happen. Fusion Genomics has developed disruptive DNA and RNA technology that it believes can positively identify infectious diseases and enhance the surveillance of emerging pathogens like MERS, SARS, avian flu, and swine flu.



  • IBM Cloud Computing

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IBM and Dream Payments Expand Payment Services on the Cloud to U.S. Financial Institutions

IBM today announced it is teaming up with Toronto-based FinTech company Dream Payments to bring new revenue generating mobile payment offerings to financial institutions and merchants in the United States via the IBM Cloud.



  • Banking and Financial Services

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IBM Brings Cloud-native Environment to Private Clouds

IBM today announced a new IBM Cloud Private software platform to help companies unlock billions of dollars in technology investment in core data and applications and extend cloud-native tools across public and private clouds.



  • Banking and Financial Services

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Mediacorp Adopts IBM Hybrid Cloud Solutions for Broadcast Operations at its New Offices

IBM announced today that Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest media company, has completed a digital transformation of its broadcast operations using IBM Hybrid Cloud solutions as part of the move to a new office building in Singapore’s one-north district. The Mediacorp broadcast operations team can now more quickly, seamlessly and efficiently deliver video and audio content to consumers across different platforms, including new mobile apps, interactive televisions and other connected devices.



  • Services and solutions

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IBM lidera iniciativa Global ‘Call for Code’ para utilizar Cloud, Data, IA y Blockchain para mitigar el impacto de desastres naturales

IBM y organizaciones aliadas lanzaron la iniciativa global 'Call for Code', el esfuerzo más grande y ambicioso para reunir a desarrolladores del sector académico y empresarial, para resolver uno de los problemas más acuciantes de la sociedad de nuestro tiempo: prevenir, responder y recuperarse de desastres naturales.




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IBM Verse, el mail social, combina tecnologías Cloud, Social, Analytics e innovación en diseño para transformar la forma en que trabajamos

IBM (NYSE: IBM) reinventa hoy el correo electrónico empresarial con una nueva oferta de colaboración social freemium que utiliza la tecnología de analítica integrada para dar a los empleados una nueva forma de conversar, encontrar a las personas y la información correcta rápidamente, y hacer su trabajo de manera eficiente. IBM Verse es el resultado de una inversión de US$100 millones en diseño e innovación, y reúne las plataformas líderes cloud, analytics, social y de seguridad de la compañía para transformar el futuro del trabajo.




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IBM contribuye a la reinvención de la fuerza de trabajo en América Latina, beneficiando a más de 370.000 estudiantes con acceso a conocimiento en IA, Cloud y Blockchain

IBM (NYSE: IBM) anunció hoy que está trabajando con más de 300 universidades y más de 400 instituciones educativas en toda Latinoamérica para respaldar la inminente necesidad de desarrollar habilidades asociadas a los requerimientos de la transformación digital, ya que el 60% de los ejecutivos se esfuerza hoy por mantener las habilidades de la fuerza laboral actualizadas y relevantes frente al rápido avance tecnológico.




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IBM Unveils zEnterprise EC12, a Highly Secure System for Cloud Computing and Enterprise Data

IBM today announced the zEnterprise® EC12 mainframe server, the most powerful and technologically advanced version of an IBM system that has been the linchpin of enterprise computing for 48 years. The new enterprise system features technologies that demonstrate IBM’s ongoing commitment to meet the growing need to secure and manage critical information with the System z mainframe.




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New Zealand Ministry of Health selects IBM Cloud

IBM announces agreement to move the New Zealand Ministry of Health to IBM Cloud Managed Infrastructure for New Zealand Government.