Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Amazon acquires Facebook’s satellite internet experts to boost broadband plans

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Amazon.com Inc.’s space ambitions got a big boost today with the news that it acquired more than a dozen satellite internet experts from rival Facebook Inc. The talent acquisition was completed in April but…

Big Data

SAS Institute decides against selling itself to Broadcom after all, reports say

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Data analytics firm SAS Institute Inc. has reportedly backed out of talks with Broadcom Inc. over a possible sale, following a change of heart by its owners. SAS Institute’s valuation has been a topic…

Big Data

Zoho announces new business intelligence and data preparation tools

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Software-as-a-service business tools provider Zoho Corp. today announced a new business intelligence platform that combines its new data preparation application with an enhanced version of its analytics application to help companies gain better real-time insights…

Big Data

MongoDB 5.0 release adds time-series data and serverless instances into the mix

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

MongoDB Inc. is updating its namesake document-oriented database, adding key enhancements such as time series support and a preview of serverless database in the cloud version of its platform. In addition to the MongoDB…

Cloud

Cloud video surveillance platform startup Cloudastructure raises $28M

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Cloud-based video surveillance infrastructure provider Cloudastructure Inc. said today it has secured $28 million in funding through the somewhat unusual route of a Regulation A+ offering. The company also said it has secured $21…

Big Data

Amperity gets $100M later-stage funding to grow its customer data management platform

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Customer data management company Amperity Inc. has joined the unicorn startup club after raising $100 million in a late-stage funding round that takes its market value to more than $1 billion. HighSage Ventures led…

Cloud

Impact, which helps companies manage partnerships with influencers and affiliates, raises $150M

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Global partnership management platform provider Impact Tech Inc. is looking to expand after raising $150 million in funding. Today’s private equity funding round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Providence Public, bringing Impact’s…

Security

Arctic Wolf raises $150M for its security operations platform that blends software with human experts

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Security operations startup Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. has raised an additional $150 million in a late-stage funding round that takes its value to $4.3 billion. Viking Global Investors and Owl Rock, a division of…

Cloud

Dialpad integrates Meetings with its main app for more consistent, unified communications

By Mike Wheatley Jul 13, 2021

Business communications-as-a-service provider Dialpad Inc. has revamped its voice-over-internet-protocol-based UberConference videoconferencing product. The new Dialpad Meetings product announced today adds new features and is meant to serve as a unified communications platform for companies…

Infra

PC market braces for a decline as pandemic-driven sales boost fizzles out

By Mike Wheatley Jul 12, 2021

Demand for personal computers appears to be running out of steam, with analysts saying today they predict a steady decline in shipments for the rest of the year. The PC market got a huge…

Mike Wheatley

Amazon acquires Facebook’s satellite internet experts to boost broadband plans

SAS Institute decides against selling itself to Broadcom after all, reports say

MongoDB 5.0 release adds time-series data and serverless instances into the mix

Amperity gets $100M later-stage funding to grow its customer data management platform

Arctic Wolf raises $150M for its security operations platform that blends software with human experts

PC market braces for a decline as pandemic-driven sales boost fizzles out

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