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DocumentDB is Microsoft’s NoSQL database service. NoSQL is an increasingly popular style of database which allows for more flexibility in your data structures and data storage design. As the name … Continue reading DocumentDB, Microsoft’s NoSQL Database Service, Plays Nice with MongoDB
Your domain name represents your business online. A name that matches your business and is easy to remember can lead to more visits and more clients. Here are some tips for … Continue reading Choosing Your Domain Name
Earlier this month, a platoon of self-driving trucks drove from various starting points in Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Germany to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The technology challenge was issued and organized by … Continue reading Platoon of Self-Driving Trucks Crosses Western Europe
If you thought SQL Server on Linux meant Windows was getting cozy with the open-source operating system, now Microsoft is putting Linux tools on its own OS. The Bash shell, a popular command language … Continue reading Bash, Linux’s Popular Command Language Interpreter, Coming to Windows
Early this year in India, costs of solar power dipped below the price of energy from coal. The country’s Power Minister, Piyush Goyal, noted the occasion: Costs of solar power are … Continue reading Solar Power Becoming Cheaper than Coal in India
Microsoft embraces the open-source community again with their latest offering: SQL Server on Linux. SQL Server 2016, the latest version of the database software, will run on Linux now. So … Continue reading Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 Coming to Linux
Financial institutions are finally moving to accept blockchain, a tech originally developed for the controversial digital currency Bitcoin. The technology is simple. Whenever a new transaction happens, the time and … Continue reading What’s a Blockchain? The Witness That’s Always Right
India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority voted to preserve net neutrality in India. That is, telecom providers will not be able to provide enhanced access to certain websites (or slower access to … Continue reading India Votes for Net Neutrality (Against Facebook’s Free Basics)
The Paris Climate Accord from December of 2015 has triggered an old provision in the Clean Air Act (the Act was passed in 1963) that keeps the United States’ air quality … Continue reading In 2016, Expect a Clean Air Act with Teeth
With CES wrapped up, rumors are flying about a device that wasn’t announced at the tech trade show: the Windows Surface Phone. The Surface tablet has long been a popular tablet/laptop … Continue reading Windows Surface Phone Rumors
If information infrastructure forms a critical part of your business — whether that’s your website, email servers, a shopping cart application, databases of customer information, or something more complex — … Continue reading Think Global for 24/7 Uptime
Clicks and links have added a wealth of hard data to online shoppers’ habits. Wouldn’t it be useful to have similar data for brick-and-mortar shoppers? Heat sensors, or thermal imaging … Continue reading Heat Sensors Show Shoppers’ Habits
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