Mike Wheatley
Latest from Mike Wheatley
Cisco’s latest network switches promise higher bandwidth using less power to support data center sustainability
Computer networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. took the opportunity at this year’s Open Compute Project Global Summit to showcase a host of updates to its portfolio of network chips and switches for cloud operators. The new innovations on display today promise to help “redefine the economics of the cloud,” the company said, bringing customers closer ...
Prenuvo raises $70M in early-stage funding to make preventative MRI scans more accessible
Healthcare technology startup Prenuvo Inc. said today it has raised $70 million in an early-stage funding round that will go some way toward helping it achieve its goal of reinventing the traditional physical health check and bringing preventive care to more people. Today’s Series A round was led by Felicis and saw participation from a ...
Tableau Software updates focus on helping new users and building better dashboards
Salesforce Inc.’s data visualization platform Tableau Software is introducing a major update that promises to help customers unlock more data insights, build better dashboards and make more accurate predictions using artificial intelligence. The new updates were announced today with the Tableau 2022.3 release, with the headline feature the new Data Guide for Tableau dashboards. As ...
Microsoft drops Office branding in favor of Microsoft 365
Microsoft Corp. is dropping the iconic Office branding for its suite of productivity tools after more than 30 years, renaming it Microsoft 365. The change doesn’t mean applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint will disappear, but they will instead be lumped under the Microsoft 365 umbrella, as opposed to the Office branding. The ...
AWS partners with BMW on cloud-based vehicle data platform to power a new generation of connected cars
Amazon Web Services Inc. is looking to play an expanded role in the development of connected vehicles. The company said today it has partnered with BMW Group to create an entirely new and customizable cloud software offering that helps to simplify the way data is distributed and managed from millions of connected cars. The new ...
Matillion unveils new Data Productivity Cloud with low-code user interface
The well-funded British data integration startup Matillion Ltd. today announced the launch of a new, low-code platform that comes complete with its own ecosystem of third-party tools to help enterprises get critical information ready for business in rapid time. Matillion hit the headlines in September 2021 when it closed on a $150 million late-stage funding round that ...
At Ignite 2022, DevOps and ransomware protection are the focus of Microsoft’s security updates
As always, security was at the forefront for Microsoft Corp. today at Ignite 2022, with its extensive range of product updates coming alongside multiple new capabilities aimed at helping companies to provide better safeguards for their data and applications. The main focus of the software and cloud giant’s security updates today was Microsoft Defender for ...
Microsoft’s Edge browser gains shared tabs and more security features
Google Chrome remains far and away the most dominant web browser in use today, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft Corp. from doing everything possible to persuade more people to try its Edge browser instead. In fact, Microsoft continues to add new features to its flagship browser even today. At Microsoft Ignite 2022, it announced new ...
Microsoft adds OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generation tool to Azure Cognitive Services
Microsoft Corp. is pushing to become a more important player in artificial intelligence development, leveraging its partnerships and expertise to offer customers tools for building more advanced models. One of the most impressive new offerings comes from Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Falling under the umbrella of Azure Cognitive Services, it provides access to an array ...
Microsoft to offer premium Teams features with more personalization and intelligent feedback
Microsoft Corp. is betting that enterprise users will be willing to pay extra to enjoy a more personalized, intelligent and secure experience within its Teams collaboration software suite. The new Microsoft Teams Premium add-on will provide greater benefits and functionality for webinars, virtual appointments and one-on-one video chats. It provides dozens of extras, such as ...