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Amazon debuts a new generation of x86-based workhorse compute instances
Amazon Web Services Inc. is updating its family of general-purpose EC2 compute instances, adding a new generation of Intel Corp. x86-based compute options into the mix. The new Amazon EC2 M6i instances announced today are intended to provide a better balance of compute, memory, storage and network resources, Amazon said. They’re built on the AWS ...
SAP buys SwoopTalent for its people analytics platform
SAP SE is getting into people analytics after acquiring intellectual property and key talent from a company called SwoopTalent Corp. for an undisclosed sum. SwoopTalent has created platform that automatically connects talent systems and data for analytics, machine learning and migrations. SAP said that following today’s acquisition it’s planning to embed SwoopTalent’s technology with its ...
Sales enablement firm Seismic buys coaching startup Lessonly and raises $170M late-stage funding
Sales enablement technology provider Seismic Software Inc. is expanding into coaching and training after acquiring Lessonly Inc. and landing $170 million in a late-stage round of funding today. Seismic said the Series G round brings its valuation to $3 billion, and will help to fund its research and development efforts and expand its global footprint. ...
Abacus.AI debuts industry-first platform for building, training and running deep learning models
Abacus.AI Inc. today launched what it says is the world’s first enterprise-scale, real-time machine learning and deep learning operations platform today. The startup’s platform enables companies large and small to stream real-time events such as clickstream data, online purchases, social media interactions and media views from websites and “internet of things” sensors. Then, that data can ...
Identity security firm CyberArk posts mixed financial results
Security company CyberArk Software Ltd. saw its stock gain in extended trading today despite posting mixed second-quarter financial results that saw it miss earnings targets. The Israel-based company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of a penny per share on revenue of $117.2 million, up 10% from the same period one year ...
New customers flock to Palantir, driving strong revenue growth
Data analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. saw its stock close up more than 11% in regular trading thanks to solid second-quarter results, a string of new customer deals and strong guidance for the next three months. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 4 cents per share on revenue of ...
Next Pathway automates data validation and testing for cloud app migration
Next Pathway Inc., a provider of automated cloud migration technologies, has added key data validation and test automation capabilities to its toolbox. The new version of Shift Tester, announced today, works by automatically testing what the company says are three core areas that require validation during any cloud migration project, namely data, data quality and ...
Tech giants throw weight behind open-source eBPF to make IT infrastructure more intelligent
A group of big tech firms is backing a new open-source software effort that aims to make the Linux operating system kernel more programmable. Announced today, the move promises to help information technology infrastructure become more intelligent, scalable and feature-rich without adding any complexity. The likes of Google LLC, Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Netflix Inc. ...
IBM and Verizon announce first testbed for 5G-enabled industry apps
IBM Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. are making progress on a partnership announced last year that will see them create 5G-enabled “internet of things” technologies for the industrial sector. The companies announced the launch today of a 5G Industry 4.0 Testbed at IBM’s Industry Solution Lab in Coppell, Texas, that customers will be able to ...
Weak outlook sends Rackspace stock down in extended trading
Cloud computing services provider Rackspace Technology Inc. took an after-hours beating today after posting a weak outlook, despite besting expectations with its second-quarter financial results. The company reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 24 cents per share on revenue of $744 million, up 13% from a year ago. Wall Street had ...