Maria Deutscher

Maria Deutscher is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE covering all things enterprise and fresh. Her work takes her from the bowels of the corporate network up to the great free ranges of the open-source ecosystem and back on a daily basis, with the occasional pit stop in the world of end-users. She is especially passionate about cloud computing and data analytics, although she also has a soft spot for stories that diverge from the beaten track to provide a more unique perspective on the complexities of the industry.

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Sumo Logic debuts new AWS Lambda monitoring features and cloud integrations

Sumo Logic Inc. today introduced new features to make it easier for enterprises to monitor applications powered by Amazon Web Services Inc.’s AWS Lambda service. Nasdaq-listed Sumo Logic provides an observability platform that helps administrators detect and troubleshoot technical issues in information technology infrastructure. The platform also lends itself to identifying cybersecurity incidents. Lambda, the ...

Quest Software acquired by private equity firm Clearlake for reported $5.4B

Quest Software Inc., a former Dell Technologies Inc. business unit, is being acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group. Aliso Viejo, California-based Quest announced the deal today without disclosing financial terms. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that the sale values the company at $5.4 billion, including debt. The sale will reportedly provide a more ...

Jack Dorsey steps down as chief executive of Twitter

Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., the social network announced today, and Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal is taking the helm.  Twitter also announced a board reshuffle in conjunction with the leadership change. Salesforce.com Inc. Chief Operating Officer Bret Taylor, who has been on the social ...

AWS introduces AWS IoT RoboRunner to ease robot fleet operations

Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced a new service, AWS IoT RoboRunner, aimed at simplifying several of the key tasks involved in managing fleets of robots.  The service made its debut at the cloud giant’s annual AWS re:Invent event running this week. It’s based on technology that AWS parent Amazon.com Inc. uses in its fulfillment ...

Connected device security startup Armis raises $300M at $3.4B valuation

Fast-growing “internet of things” security provider Armis Inc. today announced that it has closed a $300 million investment to expand go-to-market activities and make acquisitions. The investment was led by One Equity Partners with participation from existing investors. Armis is now valued at $3.4 billion, up from $2 billion after its previous funding round in ...

Google and Apple fined in Italy over data collection practices

Italy’s competition regulator has issued €20 million in fines to Google LLC and Apple Inc. over the way the two tech giants collect consumers’ data through their respective services. Each company was ordered to pay €10 million, or about $11.32 million. The sum represents the maximum penalty that can be issued over the type of ...

Google proposes Privacy Sandbox commitments to address UK regulator’s concerns

Google LLC has offered to take steps to address concerns by the U.K.’s antitrust regulator about its Privacy Sandbox initiative. The Privacy Sandbox initiative is an effort by Google to increase online privacy for users of its Chrome browser. Google and the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, disclosed the development today in separate ...

Check Point Software finds four vulnerabilities in MediaTek smartphone chips

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a publicly traded cybersecurity provider, has discovered four vulnerabilities in smartphone chips from MediaTek Inc. that could enable hackers to install malware on affected devices.  Check Point Software’s cybersecurity research unit detailed the vulnerabilities on Wednesday. MediaTek released patches in October.  Taiwan-based MediaTek supplies chips for Android handsets and “internet ...

Space startup Astroscale raises $109M to clear orbital debris

Astroscale Holdings Inc. has secured a $109 million funding round that will support the Tokyo-based startup’s efforts to develop technology for removing debris in Earth’s orbit. The investment, led by Japan’s THE FUND, was announced today. Astroscale has raised $300 million in funding to date including the $109 million investment announced today.  According to NASA, there ...

Apache Kafka startup Conduktor nabs $20M investment led by Accel

Conduktor Inc., a startup that specializes in making the popular Apache Kafka data streaming platform easier to use, on Monday announced that it has closed a $20 million investment led by Accel. Frontline Ventures and Aglaé Ventures participated as well.  Kafka is a software platform used by about 80% of the Fortune 100, as well ...