Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile. Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach. Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Salesforce deploys generative AI for personalized marketing campaigns and shopping experiences

Salesforce Inc. said today it’s stepping up its generative artificial intelligence push with the launch of two new applications, Marketing GPT and Commerce GPT. The former is aimed at helping marketers to generate personalized emails and create smarter marketing journeys, while the latter is designed to help companies create more personalized shopping experiences and customized ...

Cisco debuts its Secure Service Edge offering and enhances app security

Cisco Systems Inc. today unveiled a new security service edge offering that it says will help enterprises to securely connect their growing portfolios of edge resources, such as cloud, private and software-as-a-service applications. The new SSE offering comes alongside two additional security updates announced at the Cisco Live! event today, including Cisco Multicloud Defense for ...

Couchbase stock falls on wider loss and soft guidance

Database company Couchbase Inc. beat expectations today thanks to solid revenue growth, but it offered light guidance for the coming quarter that sent its stock down after-hours. The company reported a wider loss for the first quarter of $21.8 million, compared with a loss of $19.8 million one year earlier. Its loss per share before ...

Instabase debuts generative AI tools to help users understand any kind of content

Business application development platform Instabase Inc. is set to announce Wednesday the launch of AI Hub, a new offering that includes a repository of artificial intelligence applications for content understanding and a set of generative AI-based tools. Instabase is a platform for businesses to build customizable apps quickly using a low-code interface. It provides various tools ...

Cloudera creates observability tool to help enterprises manage cloud costs

Big-data company Cloudera Inc. is getting into the observability game with the launch of a new tool that provides insights into the data, applications and infrastructure they operate on-premises and across public clouds. Cloudera Observability is available now for all Cloudera Data Platform users, the company said, enabling them to optimize costs and improve the ...

Data protection software startup Rubrik reportedly planning $750M IPO

Data protection startup Rubrik Inc., which was valued at more than $4 billion when it raised money from backers that included Microsoft Corp. two years ago, has hired a number of banks to assist with its initial public offering, according to a report today by Reuters. The report cites no less than four anonymous sources ...

Solid earnings beat and strong forecast send GitLab’s stock soaring

GitLab Inc.’s stock was riding high in extended trading today after the DevOps company posted strong first-quarter results that topped expectations, offered a strong forecast for the coming quarter and raised its full-year guidance. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of $52.9 million, up from a loss of $26.1 million it recorded ...

Globality’s chatbot Glo now uses generative AI to enhance procurement processes and lower costs

Autonomous sourcing startup Globality Inc. is injecting some trendy new generative artificial intelligence capabilities into its platform “Glo,” which is available to all customers from today. Globality is the creator of an AI-powered enterprise procurement platform aimed at helping companies save money when buying various supplies and services necessary for their business operations. Its platform ...

Elastic grows revenue and expands its customer base, but light guidance weighs on stock

Enterprise search technology provider Elastic N.V. delivered strong fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results today, beating expectations, only for its stock to fall in after-hours trading on the back of soft guidance. The company reported a net loss of $46.7 million, improving from the $65.6 million loss it posted one year ago. Earnings before certain costs such ...

MongoDB’s stock explodes on blowout earnings results and bullish forecast

MongoDB Inc. delivered blowout fiscal first-quarter earnings results today and raised its full-year guidance thanks to a significant number of customer wins, sending its stock through the roof in extended trading. The company reported a net loss of $54 million for the quarter, down from a loss of $77 million one year earlier. Earnings before ...