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ServiceNow scores own digital processes and learns from ‘Coach K’ to drive business
The evolution of ServiceNow Inc. from a company that provided help desk management 10 years ago to a rapidly growing software as a service and cloud powerhouse today, with a $2 billion annual run rate, started from within. A combination of cultural change and management discipline has propelled the firm forward. An important component that ...
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Red Hat Summit: As big customers buy in, open-source software is growing up
Red Hat Inc. went to great lengths on Tuesday to deliver a message of partnership with some of the biggest companies in the world, specifically IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. The theme on Wednesday was more customer-focused with a direct message for the tech community at large: Open-source software is growing up and it is ...
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Red Hat brings IBM and Microsoft to the software container party
The tagline of this week’s Red Hat Summit in San Francisco is, “If you are interested in open-source, you should be here.” It looks like IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. took the advice to heart. Tuesday’s news that IBM and Microsoft would be joining forces with Red Hat Inc. on a set of OpenShift platform ...
Oracle boosts autonomous cloud services and hints at blockchain plans
When it comes to cloud computing applications, Oracle Corp. is all about self: self-repairing, self-securing and self-driving. After rolling out its Data Warehouse Cloud in March, Oracle doubled down today on its autonomous capabilities with the general availability of built-in artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for its analytics, integration and visual builder cloud services. ...
CNCF gladly embraces role as internet’s plumbing software
There are a lot of things in life that most people could do without and not feel the irritation of inconvenience. Plumbing is not one of them, and in many ways the work of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation might fall into a similar category. “I sometimes describe it as the plumbing software for the ...
HPE’s developer program opens doors for software coders worldwide
The new Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Developer Community program officially launched in late November last year. It is already attracting interest among those in the coding community who are seeking ways to collaborate directly with HPE engineers, build cutting-edge apps, and solve problems. “In the last two-and-a-half months, we’ve seen a significant uptick in people ...
Google Kubeflow and Stackdriver add intelligence and visibility to Kubernetes platform
When Google designed Kubernetes and then turned the container project over to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, it could have simply walked away. Yet, as recent announcements indicate, Google Inc. has every intention to stay involved and continue to offer new enhancements. This was amply demonstrated with Google’s recent release of Kubeflow and Stackdriver Kubernetes ...
IBM works to make the data lifecycle like buying a book
From creation to deletion, data has a lifecycle, and IBM Corp. is focused on helping its customers manage that process from end-to-end. The work is not always easy and involves a lot of moving pieces, including discovery, storage, compliance and migration, all over the space of hours, weeks, months or years. Krishna Venkatraman (pictured), vice ...
IFS focus on business pains could give it added clout in competitive ERP arena
Here’s a quick quiz. Name a top Swedish enterprise software company that was founded by a group of students in a tent and today delivers service management solutions to major customers, such as Pepsi Co., SAAB and Motorola Inc. The answer is IFS AB, and the firm has been quietly carving out its own position ...