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VictorOps raises $12.2M to help IT pros react to outages faster
For a modern organization, even a few hours of network downtime can cause millions of dollars in losses and untold disruption to business operations. That’s why there is no shortage of providers that are working to make IT infrastructure more resilient. Some are applying advance mathematics to predict issues ahead of time, while others such ...
SecureAuth’s new security feature aims to protect careless mobile users
Enterprise security teams not only have to keep hackers out of their organizations’ infrastructure, but also do so in a way that doesn’t hinder personnel with authorized access. SecureAuth Corp. is moving to help companies balance the two requirements more easily today by launching a new security feature called Symbol-to-Accept for its popular access management service. ...
HPE targets connected universe with new hardware, management tools
Connected devices are front and center at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s Discover conference in London this week. On top of hosting dozens of sessions dedicated to machine-generated data, the company has unveiled several new products at the event that aim to help organizations better manage the growing number of devices on their networks. The first ...
IBM harnesses Watson’s AI smarts to advance radiology
After successfully applying Watson to diagnosing cancer and predicting blood sugar drops in diabetes patients, IBM Corp. is setting out to conquer yet another part of the healthcare field: medical imaging. At an event organized by the Radiological Society of North America today, the company unveiled a set of new tools that harness its Jeopardy!-winning ...
Birst infuses machine learning into its embedded BI platform
Machine learning is proving increasingly essential for business intelligence providers’ efforts to improve the productivity of their users. Birst Inc. joined the fray today by launching a new version of its embedded analytics platform. It employs the technology to streamline several key parts of the data lifecycle, starting with the initial task of importing records for processing. ...
Cybersecurity services startup Proficio raises $12M to go global
Most of the security startups that raise funding nowadays compete on the software side of the breach prevention market. Proficio Inc. is different. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company provides managed network protection services for enterprises that struggle to deal with the growing volume of hacking attacks on their own. It entered the industry spotlight today after ...
IBM report: Global retailers cash in on online holiday spending
It was a profitable weekend for online retailers both in the U.S. and abroad, according to IBM Corp.’s holiday season spending report released today. The technology giant, whose connection to holiday sales is its claims that its products have helped process $62 billion worth of e-commerce transactions since Thursday, said retailers recorded a 24 percent worldwide ...
Stripe’s valuation reaches $9B thanks to new $150M funding round
Stripe Inc. got an early holiday present today as the payment processing startup announced it has closed a $150 million investment. Led by General Catalyst Partners and Alphabet Inc.’s recently renamed private equity arm, CapitalG, the funding gives Stripe a mammoth $9.2 billion valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. That’s nearly twice the valuation it ...
Ashton Kutcher’s VC firm leads $2.7M round for app analytics startup Apptopia
The app store intelligence market is expanding so rapidly that even Hollywood has taken notice. Sound Ventures, a fund owned by actor Ashton Kutcher and entertainment industry bigwig Guy Oseary, this week led a $2.7 million investment into Apptopia Inc. to capitalize on the segment’s growth. They were joined by Mark Cuban and a half-dozen ...
Cohesity launches cloud version of its hyperconverged storage appliance
Hyperconverged infrastructure startup Cohesity Inc. today launched a new cloud version of its flagship storage appliance. Cohesity DataPlatform Cloud Edition provides a standalone implementation of the software that powers the firm’sappliance. It’s designed to provide a centralized platform for hosting backups, archives and other so-called secondary storage workloads. Organizations are increasingly moving such low-priority information outside the ...