All Cloud & edge computing articles – Page 6

  • audi.automotiveIT
    Feature

    Audi CIO: "A bit faster is always a bit better"

    2017-09-16T13:12:00Z

    Matthias Ulbrich has overseen an increase in agile working methods and a growth of the IT staff at Audi as the carmaker undertakes a growing number of digital projects.

  • vw.automotiveIT
    Feature

    Volkswagen R&D chief: "We are reworking our entire development process"

    2017-09-06T10:01:00Z

    Ulrich Eichhorn heads up Volkswagen Group’s R&D operations, and discusses impacts for vehicle development from artificial intelligence and electrification, and explanins how digital tools and data are changing engineering processes.

  • toyota.automotiveIT
    Article

    Toyota in partnership to handle connected-car data

    2017-09-05T14:05:03Z

    Automotive data traffic is expected to grow 10,000 times in the next 8 years (Photo: Denso)Toyota Motor has formed a partnership with Denso, Ericsson, Intel and NTT to better handle the huge data volumes that are expected to move in and out of tomorrow's cars.The carmaker also said it ...

  • intel.automotiveIT
    Article

    FT: Intel mulling sale of security unit

    2016-06-28T12:43:39Z

    Intel bought McAfee in 2010 (Photo: Intel)Intel is talking to banking advisers about possibly selling its antivirus software division, according to a report in Britain's Financial Times newspaper.According to the FT, no decision has been made. The California-based technology group declined to comment.Intel, which for decades depended on growing ...

  • reply.automotiveIT
    Article

    Reply to start European data-scientist training program

    2016-06-20T19:05:32Z

    Industry 4.0 featured prominently at the Munich Reply Xchange (Photo: Arjen Bongard)MUNICH -- Reply SpA has signed an agreement with The Data Incubator to bring more data-analysis expertise to European companies.Reply, which operates a network of companies focused on developing new, connected technologies and business models, said it will ...

  • emc.automotiveIT
    Article

    EMC poll: Independent IT divisions could disappear by 2019

    2016-04-19T12:11:05Z

    (Graphic: EMC)Independent IT divisions could be gone in three years, according to a majority of IT executives polled by EMC.The cloud computing specialist in February interviewed 2,741 IT decision makers and business managers across companies in 13 countries. One of the key findings was that 58 pc of CIOs ...

  • here.automotiveIT
    Article

    Reuters: Amazon, Microsoft may acquire stake in Here mapping company

    2016-04-04T14:14:23Z

    Digital maps capture billions of 3D points to model road surfaces (Photo: Here)Months after Audi, BMW and Daimler acquired Here from Nokia for 2.5 billion euros, the three carmakers are in talks with Amazon and other companies about a broader ownership structure for the digital mapping company, according to ...

  • Cloud.automotiveIT
    Article

    Worries grow over security of cloud data transfers

    2015-08-25T14:41:02Z

    Surveys show that many IT managers are unhappy about breakdowns in data transfers to and from the cloudEnthusiasm was high at the outset, but now a survey shows that companies are beginning to have second thoughts about relying on cloud-based architectures. Many experts, for example, are increasingly questioning whether ...

  • salesforce.automotiveIT
    Article

    Salesforce raises ambitions in Europe

    2015-07-02T18:35:03Z

    CEO Marc Benioff is the main speaker at the Salesforce World Tour sessions (Photo: Salesforce)MUNICH - With 7,100 guests registered to attend the German part of its World Tour, Salesforce.com is sending a clear signal that it aims to grow its presence in Europe.The San Francisco-based business software group ...

  • EMC.automotiveIT
    Article

    EMC study: Companies struggle to adapt to digital future

    2015-04-29T15:28:13Z

    The EMC survey shows how companies are adapting their businesses to changing customer demands (Photo:EMC)MUNICH - Companies are introducing new digital technologies, mining more data and getting a better handle on changing customer demands, but their executives feel  progress is slower than required to meet changing market demands.That's ...

  • iot.automotiveIT
    Article

    Deutsche Telekom, Cisco, Intel to help IoT startups

    2015-03-11T18:02:48Z

    The internet of things means that, by 2020, 50 billion devices are likely to be connected (Photo: Beecham Research)Deutsche Telekom, Intel and Cisco have launched a joint program to help startup companies develop internet-of-things projects. The three IT groups said, in a joint press release, that they will provide ...

  • (Photo: IBM)
    Article

    IBM adds data centers to offer companies more local storage

    2014-12-18T10:47:59Z

    IBM, which wants to solidify its position as a leading provider of cloud-based services, has expanded its global data center network through the addition of 12 new locations. Nine of them are operated by partner Equinix, while the US-based software group is opening new data centers of its own in ...

  • t-systems.automotiveIT
    Article

    T-Systems to offer more SAP Hana cloud solutions

    2014-06-18T13:59:28Z

    T-Systems is expanding its partnership with SAP to make it easier for customers to try out the business software maker's SAP Hana in-memory database products before full-scale implementation.The business services division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom said customers can conduct "proof of concept" deployments of SAP Hana to see what benefits ...

  • big data.automotiveIT
    Article

    Big-data market expected to soar in Germany

    2014-03-07T08:40:02Z

    Big Data analysis makes sense of large amounts of information (Photo: Wikimedia)The German market for big-data analysis is set to jump 59 pc to 6.1 billion euros this year, according to a study by  Crisp Research. The consultants see the market growing to 13.6 billion euros by 2016.The ...

  • cloud.automotiveIT
    Article

    German cloud growth slows amid NSA concerns

    2014-01-30T17:51:42Z

    Bitkom says the cloud can also protect companies (Photo: T-Systems)Corporate use of the cloud is growing at a slower pace than before in Germany, as companies worry about the extent of US surveillance of private data. According to a study by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom, cloud use grew 3 ...

  • yamaha.automotiveIT
    Article

    NTT to deliver cloud platform to Yamaha

    2013-10-21T12:46:02Z

    Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles and other power products (Photo: Yamaha)NTT Communications Corporation will deliver a cloud computing platform to Yamaha Motor, as the Japanese motorcycle and power products group moves to streamline global IT operations.In a press release, NTT said the platform will let Yamaha operate mission-critical systems in ...

  • salesforce.automotiveIT
    Article

    Dreamforce - San Francisco

    2013-10-11T09:10:16Z

    Salesforce expects 100,000 attendees at its annual Dreamforce gathering (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce expects as many as 100,000 participants at its annual Dreamforce convention, which is held in San Francisco November 18 through 21.The business software group, which bills Dreamforce as "the biggest cloud computing event of the year" will stage ...

  • continental.automotiveIT
    Article

    IAA: Continental, IBM cooperate on connected vehicle technology

    2013-09-10T20:17:38Z

    Continental expect partially automated driving to start in 2016 (Photo: Continental)FRANKFURT ”“ Continental and IBM will jointly develop connected-vehicle technologies for the auto industry. The two companies announced their joint plans at a press conference at the Frankfurt auto show (IAA) Tuesday."Step-by-step development of future mobility is highly complex ...

  • ibm cloud.automotiveIT
    Article

    In new cloud move, IBM to acquire SoftLayer

    2013-06-05T10:30:09Z

    IBM and SoftLayer will target new customers (Photo: IBM)IBM has signed a definitive agreement to buy SoftLayer technologies in a bid to strengthen its cloud-based services offering.The US-based IT group said the acquisition will help speed business adoption of public and private cloud solutions. "With SoftLayer, IBM will accelerate ...

  • data security.automotiveIT
    Article

    Study: German companies investing more in IT security

    2013-05-29T17:43:38Z

    Hacker attacks and random cloud computing are seen as the biggest data security risks (Photo: AVG)Companies are investing more in IT security and data protection, according to a recent study.Most companies polled by Germany's National Initiative for Information and Internet Security  (NIFIS) expected to significantly increase their spending ...