Hashtag Trending – YouTube cuts crowd-sourced captions; Read before you retweet; Future of work
YouTube kills crowd-sourced captions, Twitter is bringing the ‘read before you retweet’ prompt to all users, and…
Canada is on board the Kubernetes train, but still riding coach, says VMware
VMware’s Peter Near says 100 per cent of the executives he’s spoken to in recent months, including the ones in Canada, are planning to make Kubernetes a core part of app development.
Equinix ‘bullish’ about data centre opportunities in Canada, says Equinix Americas president
Equinix, a colocation data centre and interconnect company, in particular, made a strong expansion in Canada by purchasing 13 data centre sites from Bell for CA$1.04 billion in June. John Lin, president of Equinix Americas, explains why this is important.
Hashtag Trending – Google removes Android apps; Uber in London; Amazon Prime Day is set
Google removes 17 Android apps involved in billing fraud, Uber is coming to London, and Amazon has set the dates for Prime Day.
CDN Morning Briefing, September 28, 2020 – Cohesity’s new disaster recovery solution, Hootsuite’s contract with ICE, and more
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Hashtag Trending – Arm looks to dominate; Amazon release new gizmos; Civil Rights group targets Facebook
The core wars are heating up, Amazon releases new gizmos and one of them, in particular, is driving people crazy, and a Civil Rights group mounts an attack against Facebook.
Canadian channel is missing out on deals that it ‘doesn’t know are there’, says Forrester analyst
The fountain of knowledge that is Forrester’s Jay McBain spent 30 minutes with 500 channel chiefs last…
Hashtag Trending – New Microsoft Office; Google Maps COVID overlay; Shopify employees steal data
Microsoft will release a new perpetual Office license in 2021, you’ll soon be able to use Google Maps to keep tabs on COVID outbreaks in your area, and Shopify nabs two employees who stole customer data.
CDN Morning Briefing, September 24, 2020 – Microsoft Ignite news roundup, and Reddit discusses what the cloud means today
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Microsoft Teams updates delivers new modes, background options, new walkie-talkie features, and MUCH more
At Microsoft Ignite, the tech giant unveiled a host of Teams updates including unique video meeting capabilities, calling updates, and admin controls among others.
Hashtag Trending – Tesla’s battery goals; Toronto the startup hub; Climate pledges from the corporate world
Tesla’s new battery goals, Toronto is a global powerhouse for startups, and new climate pledges for some of the world’s largest companies.
Microsoft Canada launches Azure Availability Zones in Canada
Microsoft Canada is launching availability zones in Canada, following through on a promise made in January and competing with similar infrastructure already rolled out by Google and Amazon Web Services.
Hashtag Trending – Microsoft Ignite; YouTube mod sues; virtual classes fail
We sum up the key announcement at Microsoft Ignite, YouTube moderator sues YouTube for mental health damages, and Toronto’s virtual classes started in chaos.
VMware SD-WAN and SASE expand to the Equinix Network Edge
VMware’s VeloCloud SD-WAN offering will soon be available as a virtual network function (VNF) on Equinix’s data centres, the two companies announced this week.
Hashtag Trending – TikTok saga continues; Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media; Hackers leak police data
Trump says no to any Chinese ByteDance’s ownership of TikTok, Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media, and Hackers leak data on thousands of Belarusian police officers.