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Big-data analytics provider Cloudera Inc. today announced the general availability of Apache Iceberg within its flagship Cloudera Data Platform, giving customers access to a 100% open table format developed by the Apache Software Foundation. CDP is the product suite that encompasses Cloudera’s …
Oracle announces first cloud infrastructure region in Mexico
Database pioneer Oracle Corp. announced the opening of its first cloud infrastructure region in Mexico today, becoming the first major cloud services provider to establish a dedicated cloud region there. The Oracle Querétaro region is the company’s 39th worldwide and will provide …
Snowplow Analytics raises $40M to grow its behavioral data crunching platform
Snowplow Analytics Ltd., a startup that helps businesses collect and own their customer data, said today it has closed on a new $40 million round of funding that brings its total amount raised to $55 million. Today’s Series B round was led …
Helios raises $5M to simplify distributed app development with easier troubleshooting
A startup called Heliosphere Ltd. is hoping to make life easier for developers by simplifying troubleshooting during application development, after closing on a $5 million seed funding round. Today’s round was co-led by Entrée Capital and Amiti VC, and saw participation from …
DataStax launches Astra Streaming for continuous processing of real-time data streams
Database company DataStax Inc. is boosting its offerings with the launch of its Astra Streaming data streaming service in general availability. Astra Streaming, built atop the open-source Apache Pulsar project, is designed to help enterprise customers get more value from their real-time …
Nasuni buys Storage Made Easy to make storage easy for remote workers
Cloud file data services firm Nasuni Corp. is expanding its capabilities to remote workers with the acquisition of Vehara Ltd., which is better known as Storage Made Easy. Nasuni announced the acquisition for an undisclosed price today, saying it will buy the …
Intel announces breakthrough in integrated silicon photonics, paving the way for faster networking interconnects
Researchers at Intel Corp. today announced they have made some noteworthy progress in the area of integrated silicon photonics, paving the way for faster networking between processors. Intel Labs claimed that its research represents “the next frontier” in expanding the communications bandwidth …
Google Cloud expands Earth Engine to help businesses and governments boost sustainability
Google Cloud is doing its bit to help big businesses become more sustainable, making its Earth Engine service available to enterprises and governments today. Announced at the Google Cloud Sustainability Summit today, the tool is said to provide access to more than 70 …
Google Cloud Armor adds rate limiting, bot management, threat intelligence and more
Google Cloud said today it’s adding to Cloud Armor’s capabilities to ward off the growing sophistication and intensity of cyberattacks against its cloud customers. Google Cloud Armor is the company’s main networking defense service, which is used both internally to protect services …
Sysdig adds Drift Control to protect against container modification risk
Container security startup Sysdig Inc. today announced the eneral availability of a new feature called Drift Control aimed at preventing cyberattacks at runtime. With Drift Control, the company said, teams can detect, prevent and speed up incident response for software containers that …