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Microsoft Corp. today laid claim to what it says is the industry’s first native multicloud security offering following a major update to Microsoft Defender for Cloud. The service now provides native support for Google Cloud environments, with the new capability now available …
Five9’s stock flops in extended trading despite earnings beat
Shares of the call center technology provider Five9 Inc. plunged in after-hours trading today after the company posted its fourth-quarter financial results. Although Five9 beat Wall Street’s expectations on earnings and revenue, its guidance for the next quarter fell short. The company …
NetApp delivers solid earnings, but mixed guidance sends stock down after-hours
Data storage company NetApp Inc. today beat expectations on fiscal third-quarter earnings and delivered revenue in-line with forecasts, but its stock fell 9% in extended trading after it warned that earnings in the next quarter would likely miss analysts’ targets. The company reported …
Aporia raises $25M to grow its AI observability platform
Machine learning observability startup Aporia Technologies Ltd. said today it has raised $25 million in an early-stage round of funding to help enterprises trust the accuracy of their artificial intelligence models. Today’s Series A round was led by the venture capital firm …
StormForge automates cost optimization for Kubernetes apps
Kubernetes resource management software firm StormForge added a new feature to its platform today called StormForge Optimize Live, allowing it to automatically and intelligently improve the efficiency of application’s production environments. StormForge, officially known as Gramlabs Inc., sells a cloud-based performance testing …
NRoad launches Convus AI to help financial services firms squeeze insights from unstructured data
Artificial intelligence startup nRoad Inc. today announced the launch of its Convus platform, which is focused on helping financial services firms obtain insights from unstructured data. The company has declared it’s waging “war on documents,” with the aim of helping organizations overcome …
Zoom makes its Cloud Contact Center platform generally available
The iconic video call software provider Zoom Video Communications Inc. has made good on its promise to enter the cloud contact center market with the launch of Zoom Contact Center today. Generally available now, Zoom Contact Center combines unified communications and contact center …
Dell announces updated PowerVault ME5 storage arrays for smaller businesses
Dell Technologies Inc. today announced an update to its lineup of PowerVault entry-level storage arrays. The new PowerVault ME5 systems are optimized for storage area networks and direct-attached storage and designed to address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses that are …
SambaNova Systems unveils deep learning platform purpose-built for financial services firms
The heavily funded and previously somewhat secretive artificial intelligence startup SambaNova Systems Inc. announced today what it says is the first AI platform that’s purpose-built for the financial services industry. The SambaNova GPT Banking service is designed to enable banks to jump …
Despite earnings and revenue beat, Rackspace’s stock sinks on weak outlook
Cloud computing services firm Rackspace Technology Inc. took a beating in extended trading today, its stock down more than 15% on weaker-than-expected guidance for the coming quarter and full year. That followed solid fourth-quarter financial results that beat expectations on earnings and …