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Last week Appcara unveiled a new solution for managing hybrid cloud environments, Telerik launched a cross-platform development suite for mobile app makers, and Amazon got a green light from the government. Nutanix also got a spot in the limelight after it released …
Big Data Review: Mobile Development and Funding
Last week Appcelerator announced a mobile development platform that taps into Big Data to deliver enterprise-grade functionality, and Orchestrate.io raised $3 million for its data integration API. Alteryx received $12 million for its own analytics solution, a data visualization platform that makes …
Appcelerator Takes Data-Driven Development Suite to the Enterprise
The mobile industry is steadily warming up to Big Data. Developers are seeking out new sources of competitive advantage, and gaining a better understanding of their users and applications is often at the top of their lists. This week, Appcelerator entered the …
VMware Challenges Amazon with IaaS vCloud Hybrid Service – Analysis by Stu Miniman
On Tuesday VMware unveiled its vCloud Hybrid Service, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution meant to hinder Amazon’s expansion into the traditional enterprise market. Wikibon senior analyst Stu Miniman discussed the news in a recent interview with SiliconAngle’s Kristin Feledy. VMware first announced the …
Same-Time Scaling : IaaS + Apps – Appcara Unveils Hybrid Cloud Appliance
Managing workloads in hybrid public environments is more complex than ought it to be, according to cloud computing specialist Appcara. Earlier this week the Santa Clara-based firm pulled the curtains back on a turnkey solution that will help small to medium enterprises …
Cisco and NetApp Team Up for a Big Converged Infrastructure Push
Networking giant Cisco and long-time partner NetApp have expanded their decade-long partnership in an effort to develop a converged stack for modern workloads, namely cloud and Big Data. Cisco chief technology and strategy officer Padmasree Warrior went over the news with NetApp …
Tegile Expands to Europe, Launches Promotional Charity Campaign
This week Tegile announced that it has opened an office in the United Kingdom to strengthen customer ties in the region. Paul Silver will lead the London branch as the company’s VP of Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Silver has worked …
NetApp Taps into Cash Stockpile to Distract Investors from Q4 Decline
NetApp’s fourth quarter earnings failed to meet the Street’s expectations, but its stock price shot up by more than 2.5 percent. This increase reflected the market’s positive response to the news that the company will issue a dividend and spend a sizable …
Orchestrate.io Rethinks Database Architecture, Scales the API Instead
Big Data is getting bigger, and IT departments are having a hard time keeping up with it. Many organizations are leveraging a variety of different databases to store their information, usually Oracle for their traditional workloads and NoSQL for their Big Data, …
David Floyer on Dell’s Decision to Lay Low in the Cloud Services Market
Dell made an interesting move this week. The vendor launched a partner program that will allow customers to buy cloud services through its ecosystem, an important change of strategy that Wikibon co-founder and CTO David Floyer views positively. He explained why in …