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The networking industry is banding together once again to create an open-source routing framework envisioned as the linchpin for the software-defined environments of tomorrow. The initiative completes the last missing piece of an effort to standardize the paradigm that started two years …
ProsperWorks lands $7.5 million to inject its CRM magic into Google Apps
The market for customer relationship management (CRM) in the cloud got a little more interesting today as ProsperWorks Inc. announced that it has raised $7.5 million to boost its CRM technology that integrates tightly with Google’s suite of productivity apps. ProsperWorks seeks …
What you missed in Big Data: Tapping the connected universe
The analytics discussion shifted from the data coming off connected devices to the data stored inside those devices last week after Realm Inc. raised $20 million in a second round of funding for its embedded object store. The landmark investment tops off …
Survey says Hadoop isn’t replacing data warehouses
There is a reason why Hadoop has become the center of the analytics discussion. The framework can process more kinds of information and faster than traditional data warehouses at a fraction of the cost, yet a new study reveals that organizations are …
Here’s how Canonical plans to become a force in network virtualization
Canonical Ltd. is moving into network virtualization through a broad alliance with Ericsson aimed at extending the reach of its popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. The move is the latest milestone in a multi-pronged strategic expansion that has ramped up considerably over recent …
NoSQL pioneer’s startup takes aim at scalable software-defined storage
There is no shortage of platforms promising to help organizations address the rapid growth in data volumes more efficiently, but Hedvig Inc. believes that it has a better idea. The startup roared out of stealth this week to try to carve out …
ProtectWise exits stealth to throw more data at the network security problem
After nearly two years of work, ProtectWise Inc. is finally moving into the public light with a new cloud-based service that promises to address one of the greatest operational challenges for the modern enterprise: Understanding the corporate network. Organizations have no shortage …
Localytics gets $35 million in SAP-led funding to inject more data into mobile apps
The analytics bandwagon arrived at the mobile universe this week after Localytics Inc. closed a $35 million investment from venture capitalists to help drive the adoption of its data-driven targeting service. The funding follows a record year that saw revenue more than …
EMC draws on its federation for integrated Big Data framework
EMC is kicking off the week with the introduction of a reference architecture for Big Data analytics that combines disparate components from its federation of subsidiaries into an integrated data lake. The platform is the culmination of a controversial strategy that has come …
Joyent’s new service promises to make on-premise containers a reality
Joyent Inc. hopes to speed the adoption of containers with a new service that promises to remove the main barriers to mainstream acceptance in one fell swoop. The launch is the culmination of a several-year investment in the lightweight virtualization format that …