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Data processing provider BlueData Inc. today launched BlueK8s, an open-source initiative aimed at making Kubernetes work better with artificial intelligence and analytics workloads. Kubernetes is the leading framework for managing applications built with software containers. The project has grown in significance with …
MarkLogic debuts new cloud scaling service for its NoSQL database
MarkLogic Corp. today introduced a new service focused on enabling its namesake NoSQL database to run more efficiently in the public cloud. The offering, dubbed the MarkLogic Query Service, can automatically scale a cloud-based database deployment up or down in accordance with the …
Iconiq Capital leads $50M round into cloud communications startup Dialpad
Cloud-based communications startup Dialpad Inc. today announced that it has closed a $50 million funding round led by Iconiq Capital, a venture fund that counts Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey as clients. Returning backer Andreessen Horowitz chipped in as well. The investment likely …
Microsoft rolls out HD video calling and other new features for Skype
Microsoft Corp. today released a new version of the Skype desktop app that offers new calling features and sets the stage for an even bigger update that will roll out later this summer. Among the capabilities available today, the most significant is support for …
Salesforce to acquire AI marketing startup Datorama for a reported $800M+
Salesforce.com Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Datorama Inc., a startup with a cloud-based marketing platform used by more than 3,000 organizations. Some of the companies that rely on the service are PepsiCo Inc., IBM Corp. and Unilever …
GE and Microsoft expand their cloud alliance in industrial IoT push
General Electric Co. and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to align their cloud efforts more closely across several important areas, in a move designed to address the rapid spread of connected devices. The push builds on the cloud partnership that the companies struck …
Arrcus exits stealth with an operating system for white box networks
There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about how “white box” networking gear that uses affordable off-the-shelf components could reduce data center costs, but adoption among enterprises remains limited. Arrcus Inc. wants to change that. The San Jose, California-based …
Report: AWS could be moving into the data center networking business
Amazon Web Services Inc. may soon challenge Cisco Systems Inc. and other established network equipment makers by bringing its own switches to market, The Information reported today. The publication cited two people familiar with the matter as saying that the plan is …
Microsoft’s new TextWorld framework generates games to train AI models
Artificial intelligence models have successfully mastered modern video games such as Dota 2 that boast complex three-dimensional environments and controls. Now, Microsoft Corp. wants to up the challenge in a bid to advance AI research. The company on Thursday open-sourced TextWorld, a framework that can generate games …
GitHub courts enterprise developers with new code management features
When Microsoft Corp. announced plans to acquire GitHub last month, Chief Executive Satya Nadella said one of his objectives is to widen the adoption of the service among enterprise developers. Today marked a milestone toward that goal. GitHub this morning launched new …