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Docker acquires second startup in a week to lure developers
Barely a week after its latest acquisition, Docker Inc. has absorbed yet another startup to bolster its ranks and technology arsenal. The deal shifts the focus back to the developers at the center of the containerization movement. The Ontario-based Kitematic has created an open-source sandbox for running Docker instances, which only work with Linux out ...
VCE has software-defined comeback to hyper-converged challengers
After more than five years of sticking to the same recipe, VCE is finally introducing a new series of converged appliances that will provide the ability to customize the individual building blocks for specific requirements. The launch marks a major evolutionary leap from its current hardware. The tried-and-tested Vblocks have generated more than a billion ...
Facebook donates its latest hardware designs to the Open Compute Project
Facebook Inc. is stepping up efforts to bring hyperscale efficiency into the enterprise with the release of blueprints for two internally developed systems and the related management software to the Open Compute Project. The launch represents its most significant contribution since starting the initiative in 2011. The undertaking has since garnered the support of companies ...
SimpliVity hits $1B valuation on massive $175M infusion
SimpliVity Inc. has landed a massive $175 million in funding from a group of investors that includes one of its top customers to help sustain growth amid increasing competition from other converged infrastructure providers. The deal tops off a record year that saw demand for its platform grow fivefold. The OmniCube combines servers and storage ...
Adobe infuses IoT data into its marketing cloud
Adobe Systems Inc. has hooked up a plethora of new data sources to its cloud-based engagement platform as part of a sweeping update aimed at enabling advertisers to reach deeper into the connected universe. The landmark launch continues the marketing world’s shift toward multi-dimensional analytics. It follows hot on the heels of business intelligence giant ...
What you missed in Big Data: Web-scale analytics for the masses
The web-scale crowd reaffirmed its place at the forefront of the analytics movement last week with the introduction of several new technologies aimed at helping the rest of the industry try to catch up. Airbnb Inc. jumped to the head of the line after open sourcing a homegrown query engine for Hadoop. The framework takes ...
What you missed in Cloud: Where openness meets security
Last week saw cloud computing continue its breakneck evolution as a number of key players stepped up to move the dial on some of the biggest challenges still standing in the way of adoption. Docker Inc. provided the initial push with its first software-defined networking acquisition. SocketPlane Inc. was founded in late 2014 by veterans ...
Attunity buys monitoring outfit for more efficient Hadoop analytics
Data movement specialist Attunity Ltd. has picked up a low-key outfit called Appfluent Technology Inc. to expand its value proposition for organizations adopting Hadoop. The deal brings needed monitoring capabilities to the table that can help track the flow of data into the platform. The addition of the technology to Attunity’s software arsenal couldn’t come ...
The future of mainframes is Hadoop | #BigDataSV
Mainframes mainly come up in the context of migrating the information inside to newer systems nowadays, but the situation is much more nuanced than that. Over half a century after the first computers entered the enterprise, big iron is still the best option for processing many types of transactions. It’s the less time-critical workloads, such ...
Google launches messaging service to match the competition at lower cost
Google Inc. has introduced a much-needed messaging service for its public cloud that aims to take more of the hassle out of running online applications. The addition is the latest milestone in an ongoing effort to catch up with the competition on functionality. The search giant has made up a lot of ground in recent ...