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EMC extends open-source ambitions to the server side with new RackHD project
Although its merger into Dell Inc. is still about a year from completion, EMC Corp. is already starting to redraw the competitive lines of the data center. The company took another step outside its home turf in the storage layer today with the launch of a new open-source project called RackHD that aims to provide a ...
Tintri adds another all-flash array to seize exploding enterprise demand
Against the backdrop of all-flash array vendor Pure Storage Inc. reporting a 167 percent revenue increase in its third quarter earnings call, Tintri Inc. is making a move to seize some of that growth with the introduction of a new low-end entry into the fray that targets budget-minded buyers. The T5040 is the third addition ...
Confluent’s Apache Kafka distro gets a lot more secure
It’s little wonder the open-source ecosystem has developed a reputation for moving fast. Merely three weeks after the latest release of Apache Kafka hit general availability, Confluent Inc. is rolling out an updated version of its commercial distribution that implements all the major features introduced in the new iteration. Standing out in particular are the ...
InterModal Data debuts disaggregated storage platform for hyperscale workloads
The latest startup to have taken up the mission of bringing on-premise enterprise infrastructure up to par with the operational efficiency of the world’s largest clouds is InterModal Data Inc., which is launching a new kind of storage platform this morning that promises to greatly improve resource utilization. It’s inspired by the disaggregated rack architecture ...
SAP HANA SP11 plows through documents and geospatial data
HANA may organize data in rows and columns like traditional relational systems, but that’s not stopping SAP SE from going after customers’ unstructured information with the new release of the in-memory platform that debuted this morning. Service Pack 11 introduces enhanced natural language processing functionality for extracting details from documents and geospatial analytics to help ...
OneLogin takes the single sign-on fight behind the firewall with Cafésoft buy
Reach is the name of the game in the single sign-on market. Hot on the heels of a key competitor expanding to traditional corporate desktops, OneLogin Inc. is upping the ante and extending its namesake authentication service to backend infrastructure with the purchase of San Diego-based Cafésoft Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The outfit originally ...
What you missed in Big Data: The customer is king
With chief marketing officers expected to outstrip the technology spending of their peers in the IT department by the 2017, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that vendors are paying more attention to analytics, which has emerged as one of the hottest items on the shopping list. Microsoft Corp. joined the fray last week with ...
What you missed in Cloud: Developers, developers, developers
The cloud spotlight turned back to developers last week after Atlassian Pty. Ltd. upgraded its popular Bitbucket project hosting solution to allow for code to be deployed on infrastructure-as-a-service platforms directly through the native interface. The enhancement marks what is likely the last major product update from the company before its long-anticipated public offering in ...
Pure Storage posts 167% revenue growth in first post-IPO earnings report
Wall Street’s initial skepticism about Pure Storage Inc. may have been misplaced. Shares of the flash storage vendor are up over seven points from their post-IPO slump in October following the release of its first earnings call since becoming a public company, which paints a markedly better picture than the last report. Revenue increased a massive 167 percent ...
Target’s legal bill from the 2013 holiday season mega-breach tops $300 million
If there’s one retailer that won’t need any reminders about the importance of proper security this holiday season, it’s Target Corporation. The discount chain’s losses from the Black Friday breach that claimed the financial details of more than 40 million consumers two years ago has officially passed the $300 million mark this week after management ...