• WHIR Networking Event: Chicago, IL

  March 12: ¡AY CHIWOWA!, Chicago, IL

• Uptime Institute Symposium 2014

  May 20-22: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA

• Piston Integrates OpenStack, Other Technologies for Private Clouds

  Piston Cloud Computing released a new version of Piston OpenStack, for those looking to turn their individual servers into a private OpenStack cloud. The new release provides a platform for complete private cloud environments on an enterprise's existing commodity hardware.

• Tilera Unveils Many-Core Appliance for Security Apps

  At the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week Tilera launched several security products and solutions with partners to highlight the power and speed of its many-core processor portfolio.

• Oracle Acquires BlueKai Marketing Cloud

  Oracle acquires marketing cloud provider BlueKai, Pivotal is joined by industry leaders to establish an open governance model for Cloud Foundry, and VMware launches its vCloud Hybrid Service in Europe.

• Microsoft Azure Now Available in 2 Japanese Regions

  Microsoft has expanded Windows Azure to Japan. Japan East (Saitama Prefecture) and Japan West (Osaka Prefecture) went live this week.

• Intel Broadens Strategy for Mobile and Internet of Things

  At Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona, Intel (INTC) expanded its portfolio of communication assets for the smallest of devices to the most complex mobile networks.

• CenturyLink Boosts Cloud Offerings With Flash, Beefier Instances

  CenturyLink (CTL) is introducing a high performance compute and flash storage service, and will be expanding its public cloud data centers from nine locations to 13 in the first half of 2014.

• 7 Tips for Successful Governance of a System Integration Project

  System integration projects that leverage new social, mobile and cloud capabilities risk becoming overly complex, lengthy and expensive. By adopting a reasoned approach to IT governance of system integration projects, your chances for success will increase dramatically, writes Glenn Johnson of Magic…

• Forsythe Enters Data Center Development With Chicago Project

  IT infrastructure integrator Forsythe Technology is entering the data center development business. The company plans to build a 221,000 square foot facility in the suburban Chicago market in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,

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• Quick guide to CRDTs in Riak 2.0

  Quick guide to CRDTs in Riak 2.0 : Joel Jacobson provides a quick intro to using the new CRDT counters, sets, and maps in the Riak 2.0 preview: Riak Data Types (also referred to as CRDTs) adds counters, sets, and maps toRiak – allowing for better conflict resolution. They enable developers…