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The past few years has seen Rackspace Inc. pivot from competing with Amazon Web Services Inc. and the other major cloud players to actively partnering with them in the capacity of a professional services provider. The company now hopes to grow its …
Microsoft wins nine-figure cloud contract with the US intel community
Amid a showdown over a controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, Microsoft Corp. has scored a strategic victory against the other contenders. The company announced on Wednesday that it has landed a six-year cloud deal with …
Intel’s Mobileye will equip 8 million new cars with self-driving tech
Intel Corp.’s Mobileye division is getting closer to its goal of making self-driving vehicles a mass-market reality. According to a Reuters report from this morning, the group has landed a massive deal with an unnamed European automaker to supply autonomous driving technology …
SnapLogic adds new connectors and container support to its integration platform
SnapLogic Inc. is making it easier for enterprises to connect their disparate applications and data sources. The company, which is eyeing an eventual initial public offering, today launched a new iteration of its flagship integration platform with a host of improvements. The update …
Oracle bolsters its cloud business with acquisition of DataScience.com
Oracle Corp. is looking to expand the analytics capabilities of its cloud platform with a new strategic acquisition. The technology giant this morning announced that it has inked an agreement to buy DataScience.com Inc., a venture-backed startup with a platform for powering analytics projects. The …
Report: Microsoft plans a new line of tablets to take on Apple’s iPad
Microsoft Corp. reportedly plans to bolster its Surface device family with a new line of low-cost tablets in a bid to challenge the market dominance of Apple Inc.’s iPad. The models are set to become available as soon as the second half of …
Apttus’ upgraded sales AI can find deal opportunities and give advice
Apttus Corp. is looking to make artificial intelligence a bigger part of how enterprises close deals. The software-as-a-service unicorn, which provides a platform for handling the logistical aspect of large business transactions, today unveiled new AI features designed to automate common administrative tasks. The capabilities are …
HPE to acquire heavily funded networking startup Plexxi
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today announced plans to buy Plexxi Inc., a software-defined networking startup that has raised over $80 million from venture capital firms. The financial terms were not disclosed, but the $267 million valuation Plexxi reportedly received after its last …
Seeking an analytics edge, Google picks up big-data startup Cask Data
In a bid to expand the capabilities of its cloud platform, Google Inc. has acquired Cask Data Inc., a startup that builds tools for the Hadoop open-source analytics framework. Cask founders Jonathan Gray and Nitin Motgi announced the news in a Monday blog …
Google One is Alphabet’s new take on cloud storage
Google Inc. is preparing to roll out a major overhaul of its cloud storage service that will up the ante against the competition in more ways than one. The upgrade, which the technology giant previewed today, is set to launch under the brand Google …