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Database company MongoDB Inc.’s stock took a hit today even though the company posted first-quarter earnings that beat expectations and saw strong growth in its subscription and services revenue. The company, which sells a document-oriented database of the same name that’s used …
Cloudera hits a wall as its CEO retires after revenue miss
Updated: Big-data company Cloudera Inc.’s stock took a battering today after it revealed Chief Executive Officer Tom Reilly (pictured) is retiring. The company announced Reilly’s departure, effective July 31, at the same time that it posted its first-quarter financial results, missing expectations …
Google adds new pricing options for its Compute Engine service
One of the biggest complaints of enterprises that move their software to the public cloud is the associated costs of doing so, which often add up to more than they’d first anticipated. That can be a problem, since one of the main …
Google meets its 100% renewable energy target again
Google LLC said today it has managed to achieve its goal of buying enough renewable energy to match the electricity use of its data centers for the second year running. In a blog post, Neha Palmer, Google’s director of operations, energy and …
Investors dump Pivotal Software on poor outlook
Software development company Pivotal Software Inc. was hung out to dry by investors today after slashing its revenue targets for its second quarter and fiscal 2020, blaming what it said were “sales execution” issues and a “complex technology landscape.” The company’s stock …
Data warehouse firm Snowflake Computing adds a marketplace for third-party data
Cloud data warehouse company Snowflake Computing Inc. is making it easier for users to access different data sources with a new service it announced today at its Snowflake Summit event in San Francisco that runs through June 6. The extremely well-funded San …
Snowflake brings its popular data warehouse service to Google Cloud
Big-data company Snowflake Computing Inc. today made its cloud-based data warehouse software available on Google LLC’s cloud platform, which means its customers can now choose among all three of the major U.S. cloud infrastructure providers. Founded in 2012, Snowflake offers a data warehouse …
Amazon and Google race to sign up new cloud customers
Public cloud infrastructure providers Amazon Web Services Inc. and Google LLC both announced new marquee customers today as they step up their battle capture big name clients. AWS says it has agreed a deal with the National Association for Stock Car Auto …
IBM brings its Db2 database into the modern AI-driven era
IBM Corp. is adding artificial intelligence capabilities to its Db2 relational database management system that should help make the 36-year-old software more useful in today’s data-driven world. Introduced in 1983, Db2 is the world’s sixth most popular database and therefore the relational …
Box takes another battering after lowering revenue guidance
Cloud storage company Box Inc. took a real battering today, with its stock falling almost 14% in after-hours trading. The reason for the drop was an updated full-year revenue outlook that fell well short of analysts’ estimates. Box actually did quite well …