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AMD announces next-generation EPYC data center chips and big customer wins
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today announced the launch of its second generation of EPYC processing chips for data centers, adding some new big-name customers including Google LLC and Twitter Inc. The company’s 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors are built using new technology from contract manufacturers that delivers better performance while using less power than its previous-generation ...
Salesforce to acquire field service software provider ClickSoftware for $1.35B
Customer relationship management software giant Salesforce.com Inc. said today it will buy ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. for $1.35 billion in cash and stock. ClickSoftware sells what’s called field service software, which is used to keep track of company employees that perform maintenance tasks and provide other services “out in the field” for customers. Salesforce already sells ...
Broadcom reportedly close to $10B deal to buy Symantec’s enterprise business
Computer chipmaker Broadcom Inc. is about to acquire cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp.’s enterprise business for about $10 billion, according to separate reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters late today that cite people familiar with the matter. The companies are reportedly at the “advanced talks” stage, and a deal could be confirmed as early as this week, ...
Google extends zero-trust security model with context-aware access for virtual machines
Google LLC is making new context-aware access capabilities in its cloud-based Identity-Aware Proxy service generally available today as it tries to encourage wider adoption of its BeyondCorp, or “zero-trust,” security model among its enterprise customers. The zero-trust security model is a framework that involves shifting access controls from the perimeter to individual devices and users, allowing ...
Debugging software startup Rookout lands $8M funding
Israeli debugging tools provider Rookout Inc. is hoping to get a bit more traction after raising $8 million in a new round of funding. Announced today, the Series A round was led by Cisco Investments along with existing investors TLV Partners and Emerge. Also participating in the round were GitHub Inc. Chief Executive Nat Friedman, LaunchDarkly Chief ...
Microsoft and Informatica team up to ease cloud data warehouse migration
Microsoft Corp. is teaming up with data integration software company Informatica LLC in a bid to tempt more enterprises to use its cloud-based Azure SQL Data Warehouse service. The companies are working together to make it easier for potential customers to migrate their data analytics processes to the cloud, John ‘JG’ Chirapurath, general manager of ...
Neocortix launches edge-based cloud services for web testers
So-called “Cloud at the Edge” startup Neocortix Inc. will launch its cloud infrastructure services at the DevOps World/Jenkins World conference taking place in San Francisco next week. Its main advantage is giving companies that need to run large websites and monitor information technology assets a significant price advantage over traditional, data center-based cloud services. Neocortix can do this ...
New Relic stock crumbles on lower-than-expected earnings guidance
Updated: Application and DevOps monitoring company New Relic Inc. was left reeling today after its stock lost almost a fifth of its value in after-hours trading thanks to a weak second-quarter outlook. The collapse came despite a reasonably decent first quarter, beating expectations on earnings and saw revenue fall in line with estimates. The company ...
Sysdig adds machine learning-based runtime profiling to improve Kubernetes monitoring
Container security company Sysdig Inc. is beefing up its Kubernetes monitoring system with a couple of new capabilities that leverage its latest advancements in machine learning. They include runtime profiling as well as a new user interface called Falco Rule Builder that makes it easier to create runtime security policies. Sysdig adheres to what it calls ...
Google pledges to use recycled materials in all of its hardware products
Google LLC is stepping up its efforts to help the environment with a pledge to use recycled materials in all of its “Made by Google” hardware products by 2022. Google’s hardware product portfolio is quite substantial. It includes its Pixel phones, Pixelbooks, Google Home smart speakers, Chromecast devices, Nest thermostat and accessories such as phone ...
