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Catching up with Dockercon 2015
Docker have released some of the session videos from the recent Dockercon 2015 conference. Session Links Keynotes https://blog.docker.com/2015/06/dockercon-2015-keynote-videos/ Docker, Docker Docker Day 1 Orchestration for Sysadmins Docker Orchestration for Developers Docker Engine Getting started with Docker http://blog.docker.com/2015/06/dockercon-2015-videos-day-1-of-docker-docker-docker-2/ Day 2 Least-privilege Microservices Docker Hub Docker Trusted Registry http://blog.docker.com/2015/06/dockercon-2015-videos-day-2-docker-docker-docker/ Advanced Tech Day 1 Faster, Cheaper and Safer:…
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Learning Fog Networks and the Internet of Things
Princeton University have a course set up on Coursera for learning about Fog Networks and the Internet of Things. This course teaches the fundamentals of Fog Networking, the network architecture that uses one or a collaborative multitude of end-user clients or near-user edge devices to carry out storage, communication, computation, and control in a…
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The R Consortium
The R Consortium has been founded and recently launched under an Open Source Governance and Foundation model. This is in response to the growing use of R and its communities. The initial members of the R Consortium include: Microsoft R Studio TIBC Analytics Alteryx Google HP Ketchum Trading LLC Mango Solutions Oracle The mission statement…
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LiDAR Maps – Open Commercial Use
The UK Environment Agency have been providing free access to their mapping tools for non-commercial means for some time now. This is their LIDAR (Light Detection & Ranging) data. However the non-commercial bit is about to change with the addition of commercial use also becoming free to use in the near future. The release of data will…
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Pen based Productivity Tools – The Chronodex – Part 2
If you have been using The Chronodex (I blogged about this back in January) you will soon be coming to the end of the 6 months in the tool. Patrick Ng has now released the next part for the second half of the year. Download available from here The format of the Chronodex is meant…
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Getting to Grips with Git
If you are new to GIT or want to refresh your skills/knowledge a good way of learning is through the Learning Git Branching simulator with it taking you through the commands and techniques. Welcome to Learn Git Branching Interested in learning Git? Well you’ve come to the right place! “Learn Git Branching” is the most…
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Techdays Online Azure Special
Microsoft are running a Techdays Online Azure Special over the next 3 days Registration is at https://info.microsoft.com/UK-Azure-WBNR-FY15-06Jun-Azure-Techdays-2015-Registration.html June 02, 2015 09:00 AM – TechDays Online Azure Special Day One: Keynotes, IOT, Hybrid and Open Source June 03, 2015 09:00 AM – TechDays Online Azure Special Day Two: Apps, Architecture, Big Data and Machine Learning June 04,…
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Google I/O 2015 Event – Keynote Speech – Notes
Here are some notes from the Google I/O 2015 – Keynote Speech Android Overview Android – Supporting over 400 OEMs and over 4000 Devices Android Wear – 7 Models Supported Android Auto – Supporting 35 Brands Andriod TV – Sony, Sharp, Philips shipping with Android. Many more to come 17m ChromeCast Devices – 1.5B Cast…
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Google I/O Event
Google’s I/O Event kicks off today https://events.google.com/io2015/ Lots of session subjects available being streamed a few minutes behind the actual conference. May 28, 8 PM 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Self-paced Code Labs 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Anyone can do it! Easy ways to evaluate your App’s Accessibility 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Finding success…
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Speedy DevOps
A good talk from DevOpsGuys at QCon 2015 – Slides and Video. Covers trends in why Businesses want it faster being down to: A Companies Lifespan Hyper- Competition Consumer Behaviour Consumer rates of adoption] Technology Enablers Source : http://www.infoq.com/presentations/devops-speed