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Aliro Quantum helps researchers get started on quantum apps and networks
Aliro Technologies Inc. today announced the availability of its cross-platform quantum computing software portfolio that it says can serve as a foundation for organizations hoping to build powerful quantum systems. The company, which does business as Aliro Quantum, aims to democratize access to quantum computing. It announced the launch of its products at the virtual InnovationXLab ...
Oracle launches a cloud-native observability platform for hybrid IT
Oracle Corp. said today it’s getting into the multicloud observability business with the launch of a new, highly integrated monitoring solution that provides visibility and control for applications deployed across various types of computing infrastructure. According to Oracle, its new Cloud Observability and Management Platform helps customers reduce the complexity, risk and costs associated with operating a ...
DigitalOcean launches App Platform service to automate infrastructure management
DigitalOcean Inc., which operates a “developer cloud” that makes it easier for developers to build modern applications, said today it’s launching a new cloud-based platform that automates infrastructure management. The DigitalOcean App Platform enables developers to deploy their application code in production with just a few clicks, and advances the company’s overall mission of simplifying ...
Rancher Labs’ new release enables GitOps at scale for Kubernetes
Container software company Rancher Labs Inc. launched a major update to its Kubernetes management platform today. In particular, it added an easier installation experience and new capabilities such as GitOps at scale for edge clusters, as well as full lifecycle management of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters. The company’s Rancher platform is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution ...
Equinix says its bare metal service Equinix Metal is up and running
Data center infrastructure company Equinix Inc. said today it’s launching a new, fully automated and interconnected bare-metal computing service for its customers, based on the technology it obtained from Packet Hosting Inc. earlier this year. Equinix is a provider of digital infrastructure and colocation services. It owns a number of huge data centers that are ...
Intel and Sandia National Laboratories to collaborate on neuromorphic computing research
Intel Corp. said today it’s expanding its research efforts on future semiconductor technologies with the U.S. government’s National Nuclear Security Administration, signing a three-year deal with Sandia National Laboratories to explore the value of “neuromorphic computing” for scaled-up computational problems. Neuromorphic computing refers to a new method of computer engineering that’s modeled on the human ...
Cisco buys Kubernetes security startup Portshift
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s expanding its reach into container management and DevOps security through the acquisition of Israeli startup Portshift Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Portshift has built a Kubernetes-native security platform that’s focused on securing container applications for DevOps teams, Cisco said. Kubernetes is open-source software that’s used to manage large numbers of software ...
Nokia adds extreme automation to 4G and 5G network slicing
Nokia Corp, said today it’s adding new 4G and 5G network slicing automation capabilities that will make it faster for telecommunications firms to deliver new services to customers. Network slicing is used to optimize the allocation of networking resources to increase efficiency. It works by separating the control plane, which is the part of a ...
IBM sends its open-source space technology into orbit
IBM Corp. is getting into the space race. The company announced two new open-source projects today that are aimed at solving the growing problem of “space junk” and also help startups to build applications for satellite constellations. According to IBM, there are tens of thousands of human-made anthropogenic space objects, or ASOs, whizzing around the Earth, and ...
API infrastructure startup Solo.io raises $23M in Series B round
Cloud-native software company Solo.io Inc. said today it has bagged $23 million in new funding. The Series B round was led by Redpoint Ventures and True Ventures, bringing its total amount raised to $37 million to date. Solo was founded in 2017 and sells software that helps enterprises address the challenge of implementing microservices, which are ...