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Microsoft releases PowerShell on GitHub to court Linux and Mac users
A decade after its initial release, PowerShell is going open-source. Microsoft Corp. this morning published the code for the popular Windows configuration management tool on its GitHub page along with ports for Linux and Mac. The move is part of an ongoing effort by CEO Satya Nadella to target multi-platform use cases that started with ...
Nutanix brings its software to Cisco’s UCS servers without official backing
The competition in the hyperconverged infrastructure market is taking on new dimensions. Nutanix Inc., which was recently named as the top provider in this segment by Forrester Research Inc., is making its management stack available on Cisco Systems Inc.’s UCS servers today without its official blessing. In fact, the networking giant is actively working to ...
FullContact buys business networking startup Conspire to supercharge its address book
A week after securing a $25 million funding round from investors, FullContact Inc. is already putting the capital to use. The address book management specialist today acquired a fellow startup called Conspire Inc. that runs a professional social network designed to help workers make new connections. Its value proposition is similar to LinkedIn’s on the ...
EventBoard raises $13M to make office meetings less of a chore
Organizing an office meeting is simple enough in theory, but it’s much easier said than done when multiple teams need to share a limited number of conference rooms. A startup called EventBoard Inc. hopes to take the hassle out of the task with a cloud-based scheduling tool that attracted $13.5 million in funding from investors ...
LinkedIn releases {py}gradle to simplify code builds
While Python developers have access to numerous packages and frameworks that can help ease their work, there are few options out there when it comes to build automation software. The default choice is a community-developed plugin known as Setuptools that doesn’t lend itself particularly well to large-scale application projects. Fortunately, LinkedIn Inc. has come up ...
HPE wants to bring modern storage to SMBs with new entry-level arrays
Thanks to the growing competition in the storage market, small and midsized companies have more arrays to choose from than ever. The latest vendor to turn its attention towards this segment is Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is launching two entry-level systems that provide many of the same features included in its more expensive gear. The ...
Khosla leads $61M round into fast-growing data protection startup Rubrik
Data protection is emerging as a key focus area for Silicon Valley’s top investors. Khosla Ventures joined the fray today by leading a $61 million funding round into backup startup Rubrik Inc. with help from existing backers Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners and a number of prominent tech executives. The reason why the startup is ...
Industrial giant Honeywell reportedly looking to buy JDA Software for $3BN
Honeywell International Inc. is in the midst of a major strategic shift. The industrial giant is scaling back operations in historically core markets such as aerospace and chemicals while aggressively expanding its IT business, an effort that is now reportedly set to kick into high gear. An anonymous insider told the Wall Street Journal over ...
IBM and Workday ink 7-year cloud deal
Less than two weeks after landing a long-term professional services agreement with Vodafone Group plc, IBM Corp. is marking another major customer win. The vendor announced this morning that it has been entrusted by Workday Inc. to host its application development and testing environment for the next seven years. Big Blue didn’t share the financial ...
What you missed in Big Data: Real-time insights
The analytics ecosystem is constantly churning out new products and services designed to help companies make better use of their data. Last week saw Amazon Inc. join the fray by launching Kinesis Analytics, a managed stream processing engine for extracting insights from fast-moving information such as sensory transmissions and social media interactions. The service sets itself ...