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Analysis: Google-Wiz deal sparks questions about cloud security strategy at AWS and Microsoft

GeekWire

Google Clouds ad on the Las Vegas Sphere, overlooking Amazon’s re:Invent conference in November 2023. Earlier this month, Google announced plans to acquire Israel-based Wiz for the nearly jaw-dropping price of $32 billion (yes, with a b). Googles move on Wiz is very similar to its acquisition of Mandiant in 2022 when it paid $5.4

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Former Google CEO blames work-from-home policy for company lagging behind OpenAI

TechSpot

Schmidt served as Google CEO from 2001 to 2011 and was executive chairman until 2015. He recently took part in a discussion led by Professor Erik Brynjolfsson and students at Stanford University, where he made his feelings on remote work clear. Read Entire Article

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Ready…Set…Start Your Containers

CIO Business Intelligence

Containerization originated in 2001 as a project that allowed several general-purpose Linux servers to run on a single box with autonomy and security. Google launched its container orchestration platform Kubernetes (K8s) in 2014, announcing the launch of over 2 billion containers weekly. How we got here.

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Goodbye, Android: Why I’m switching to Apple’s iPhone after more than a decade with Google

GeekWire

I stayed with Android because it had a better camera; deeper Google/Gmail integration; and more customization options with home screen widgets, folders, etc. Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Maps, and other Google apps I rely on are solid on iOS. But the iPhone’s camera is arguably now supreme.

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Eric Schmidt quietly left Google parent Alphabet in February

TechSpot

Schmidt was recruited by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to lead the company way back in 2001, first as chair of the board of directors then as CEO later that summer. The executive remained in that role through 2011 when he transitioned to executive chairman, paving the way.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

White, a 2001 Morgan State University graduate with a bachelor’s in computer science, speaks from experience: He had two pivotal internships that propelled his professional career. Teqwon Norman, Morgan State University Morgan State University “It was extremely challenging, it was taught by Google engineers, it had mentorship.

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Software Development's Magic Triangle : spf13.com

SPF13

Longhorn (eventually shipped as Windows Vista): Announced in 2001 to distract from the lack of anything dramatically new in Windows XP. Facebook, Twitter, Google and many more subscribe to the montra, â??Ship by Steve Francia. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. s an old adage â??Fast,