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Cisco aims to improve automation and visibility in multicloud environments
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s taking another shot at helping customers connect their multicloud environments to their on-premises data centers. The company announced at its virtual Partner Summit a range of new software services aimed at connecting customers’ distributed applications, automate the infrastructure environments they run on, deliver better insights and generally enable more ...
Microsoft Azure to build its first cloud data center region in Taiwan
Microsoft Corp. said today it’s planning to expand into Taiwan with a new cloud data center region. It will also make a “significant investment” in the territory’s local talent, with the aim of developing the digital skills of more than 200,000 people by 2024. Microsoft said the new cloud data center region will host its ...
Juniper Networks’ stock rises as revenue beats Wall Street target
Computer network equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc. delivered solid third-quarter results today, posting earnings that matched Wall Street’s expectations and revenue that beat consensus. The company reported a third-quarter profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 43 cents per share on revenue of $1.14 billion. Wall Street had forecast earnings of 43 cents per ...
Google updates Firebase app development tools to boost productivity and add insights
Google LLC today updated its Firebase application development platform with various new features that it says will help to accelerate development cycles, run applications more efficiently and customize the platform to better suit individual developer’s needs. Firebase is Google’s primary application development platform, enabling developers to develop iOS, Android and web apps. As well as ...
Twilio delivers strong earnings as revenue doubles but issues light forecast
Cloud communications service leader Twilio Inc. delivered solid third-quarter results today, beating expectations thanks to what it said was strong customer momentum. But the company’s earnings forecast for the next quarter came in light, sending its stock down slightly after hours. Twilio reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 4 cents per ...
NetApp debuts new ‘storageless’ storage platform for Kubernetes apps
Data storage provider NetApp Inc. said today at its NetApp Insight virtual conference that it’s launching a number of new services to simplify and optimize multicloud management for data-rich software applications and help companies better manage the transition to remote work. The most important of the new services is Spot Storage, which the company described ...
SAP lowers its full-year guidance as COVID-19 drags on, stock plunges
Shares of enterprise software giant SAP SE plunged nearly 24% early Monday after it posted disappointing third-quarter results Sunday night and admitted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to drag on for much longer than it first expected. Because of that, the company has revised downward its full-year 2020 business outlook to reflect the reduced ...
Report: Databricks is plotting the next big software IPO
Big data analytics and machine learning company Databricks Inc. is planning to make its stock market debut in the first half of next year, according to a report late Friday in Bloomberg. Unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg that Databricks has already held talks with banks over an initial public offering, though it ...
ServiceNow teams up with Accenture to accelerate enterprise automation
ServiceNow Inc. is teaming up with the consulting giant Accenture Plc to expand its push into the enterprise. The company has formed a new business group with Accenture that’s aimed at speeding up customers’ digital transformation and workflow processes. Called the Accenture ServiceNow Business Group, the new unit will receive a “significant multimillion-dollar investment” from both companies ...
Tibco buys Information Builders in its biggest-ever acquisition
Data integration software firm Tibco Software Inc. said today it’s buying rival business analytics firm Information Builders Inc. Tibco didn’t disclose how much it’s paying for Information Builders, but Reuters cited an unnamed source that said the sale values Information Builders at about $1 billion. In any case, Tibco said the acquisition will be the ...