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Google Inc. is continuing to push the envelope for containers with a new native registry service on its public cloud that enables developers to store the software needed for their Docker deployments in a centralized repository to provide for easy access to …
Report: Microsoft to revive Hadoop killer in cloud form
Microsoft’s long-discontinued efforts to kill Hadoop have not been in vain after all, according to a new report from veteran Redmond watcher Mary Jo Foley. The homegrown alternative to the batch processing platform that the software giant developed until 2011 supposedly gave …
What you missed in Cloud: Box IPO draws out competitors
The buzz surrounding the long-awaited public offering of file sharing powerhouse Box Inc. drew out the competition last week, which took advantage of the attention to boost their own visibility. Egnyte Inc. made headlines after unveiling a major upgrade to its rival …
Acquisition of Revolution Analytics is a double win for Microsoft
Microsoft followed up its hologram-studded Windows 10 launch event on Friday with the equally significant acquisition of Revolution Analytics Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The landmark deal addresses two of Redmond’s most important strategic priorities. The eight-year-old Revolution Analytics commercalizes R, a programming …
Goldman Sachs bets $56 million on Antuit to tap Asia’s appetite for analytics
The analytics craze is under way in Asia, with help from one of the most powerful names in Wall Street. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led a hefty $56 million funding round in a low-key number crunching company from Singapore on Wednesday that seeks …
Metamarkets aims to ease marketing analytics with visualization engine
Metamarkets Inc. is attempting to solve one of the biggest challenges facing marketers who are actively incorporating data into their work with a new visualization engine for dissecting multi-dimensional information. The company, which specializes in building real-time analytics platforms for digital advertising, is …
Cloud business is bright spot in otherwise downbeat IBM earnings
IBM is pursuing an aggressive plan to refocus on cloud services and analytics under CEO Virginia Rometty (right), but revenues are not materializing fast enough to offset the massive declines across the legacy businesses that still make up for the bulk of …
Report says security pros fear potential Snowdens more than outside threats
With the recent wave of high-profile attacks against major banks and retailers, cybercrime has come to dominate the headlines in the security world, but a new study from Vormetric, Inc. reveals that it’s not outside but rather insider threats that top the …
Cloud startup goBalto bags $12 million for tools to speed drug trials
Adding to the momentum of cloud services in the health care industry, goBalto Inc. raised another $12 million from investors on Wednesday to help accelerate the development of new drugs. The investment brings the startup’s total funding to $37.6 million, making it …
No, it’s not a typo: Oracle plugs a record 167 security holes
Oracle rolled out a mammoth batch of patches on Tuesday in the first of four annual security fixes for its vast array of enterprise software products. What makes the otherwise routine update stand out is the sheer number of vulnerabilities addressed: a …