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Inflect raises $3M to become the Kayak of data center services
When a company needs to grow its infrastructure footprint, for example when expanding into a new market, one of the first steps is to check what data center services are available in the region and how they can help advance the project. The issue is that obtaining up-to-date provider information tends to be rather difficult. San ...
Microsoft taps AMD’s Epyc chips to power new Azure cloud instances
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is counting on the powerful Epyc server processors that it unveiled in June to challenge Intel Corp.’s long-held dominance of the data center market. Today, the company announced what could prove to be an important milestone toward that goal. AMD said Microsoft Corp., the second-largest player in the base-level infrastructure-as-a-service segment of ...
Intuit to acquire cloud-based time tracking provider TSheets for $340M
Intuit Inc., the venerable provider of cloud accounting tools for companies and individuals, today announced that it has agreed to acquire partner TSheets.com LLC in a $340 million deal. Eagle, Idaho-based TSheets offers a software-as-a-service platform for managing employees’ work hours. It has two main components each designed to handle a different aspect of the task. The most important ...
Kasten launches data management platform to tackle new needs of software containers
As adoption of application containers continues to expand, more companies run up against the challenges involved in deploying the technology on a large scale. A startup called Kasten Inc. exited stealth mode today to tackle one of the biggest obstacles: data management. The issue affects so-called stateful applications such as databases that must store information ...
Phishing prevention startup Ironscales lands $6.5M round
Ironscales Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity provider, this morning announced that it has raised a $6.5 million funding round led by K1 Capital Management to tackle one of the biggest online threats facing enterprises today. The startup develops tools for fending off phishing attacks, which target an organization’s employees with legitimate-looking emails designed to obtain ...
Nvidia brings its GPU Cloud to desktops in bid to democratize AI development
Nvidia Corp. is moving to lower the entry barrier to developing artificial intelligence models. The chip maker, which sells graphics processing units commonly used for running AI applications, today updated its Nvidia GPU Cloud to support everyday desktops. Machines running the company’s consumer-oriented Titan accelerators can now take advantage of deep learning capabilities that were previously available only ...
Eyeing hostile takeover, Broadcom pushes to oust Qualcomm’s board
Three weeks after its record-breaking $105 billion bid to acquire Qualcomm Technologies Inc. was rebuffed, Broadcom Ltd. is escalating its takeover effort. The semiconductor giant today issued a proposal to unseat Qualcomm’s board of directors, which unanimously rejected last month’s acquisition offer for being too low. Broadcom has put together a list of 11 replacement nominees that ...
Following post-IPO declines, Blue Apron CEO steps down
Blue Apron Holdings Inc. has replaced its chief executive officer barely six months after going public. The meal kit provider, a major force in the technology-fueled market dubbed the on-demand economy, announced on Thursday afternoon that Matt Salzberg had stepped down from the top post. Salzberg was one of the co-founders of Blue Apron, which sells ingredient ...
In a surprise move, Google hires top Intel exec Diane Bryant as new cloud COO
Google LLC has recruited one of Intel Corp.’s top executives to help lead its cloud business. The search giant announced today that Diane Bryant (pictured), a 25-year veteran of the chip maker, is coming aboard as the chief operating officer of Google Cloud. Bryant was perhaps the most prominent female executive at Intel, having most recently ...
JPMorgan co-leads $25M round into threat detection startup ReversingLabs
As companies deploy new cyberdefenses to fend off attacks, hackers are adapting their methods. Malware is being camouflaged in increasingly sophisticated ways to avoid detection by breach prevention systems. Tackling this threat is the main focus of Boston-based ReversingLabs Inc., which today announced the completion of a $25 million funding round led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. ...