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Qualys buys Layered Insight so it can offer more robust container security tools
Cybersecurity software provider Qualys Inc. has gotten its checkbook out in order to add new container-focused security features to its platform. The company said Tuesday it’s acquiring a startup called Layered Insight Inc., which offers a “SecurityOps” platform that combines DevOps capabilities with container security and compliance tools. Qualys said in an earnings call October 30 it ...
Google adds new features to protect user accounts
Google LLC is taking advantage of a quiet news week to beef up the security of its user accounts. The company today announced four new features that are designed to beef up protection before and after users log in, and also when their accounts get hacked. The updates were announced by Google product manager Jonathan Skelker. ...
Gravitational packages Kubernetes into snapshots for simple on-premises deployment
Cloud infrastructure compliance specialist Gravitational Inc. today announced it’s selling a new packaging tool for Kubernetes that it claims will make it quick and easy to run the container orchestration software inside on-premises data centers. Kubernetes is one of the most popular tools for managing software containers, which are used to build applications that can run ...
Samsung’s memory chips drive another record quarterly profit, but slower times ahead
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. gave its investors plenty to think about today as it forecast weaker-than-expected earnings ahead shortly after posting a record operating profit in the third quarter. Samsung reported an operating profit of 17.57 trillion won ($15.5 billion), up 21 percent from the same period a year ago. That was in line with an ...
Cray announces Shasta, a supercomputer designed for enterprises
Supercomputer company Cray Inc. today unveiled what it says is its first “exascale-capable” machine, one that ultimately will be able to do a quintillion calculations per second. Shasta, as it’s called, is designed for enterprises that need more choice over their compute and networking technologies. It’s also meant to keep things simple by providing a single platform capable ...
Microsoft chooses new chip supplier Xilinx for half of Azure’s AI workloads
Microsoft Corp. is reportedly diversifying its chip suppliers for its Azure cloud infrastructure, using highly specialized semiconductor technology from Xilinx Inc. in addition to those from its chief supplier Intel Corp. Microsoft’s move comes at a time when it’s trying to promote the artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities of its Azure platform, which is ...
Edgeworx touts fog computing platform for IoT deployments at the network edge
Edge computing startup Edgeworx exited stealth mode this week, announcing the launch of its open-source ioFog software that can be used to turn any compute hardware into a secure software platform. The company timed its launch to coincide with a seed funding round led by Samsung NEXT, with participation from Sequoia Seed and CloudScale Capital ...
Iguazio revamps its Nuclio serverless computing platform
Data analytics company Iguazio Systems Ltd. today unveiled a major update to its Nuclio serverless framework for multicloud, on-premises and edge computing platforms. Nuclio is one of the key components of Iguazio’s Continuous Data Platform, which provides real-time intelligence for software applications. Open-sourced in 2017, it’s designed for high-volume data processing, real-time analytics and artificial intelligence ...
Avi Networks simplifies network load balancing for multiclouds
Computer networking company Avi Networks Inc. is making its load balancing controller for multiple public clouds available starting today as software as a service. Avi said it’s trying to overcome the limitations of appliance-based application delivery controllers that are not designed for public clouds, while also providing an easy way for network operators to provision ...
Google updates its reCAPTCHA tool to limit human interaction
Google LLC today rolled out a revamped version of its reCAPTCHA verification tool that’s used to ensure website visitors are humans and not automated bots. With the new version, website visitors will be able to waste less time completing puzzles to prove they’re a real person. Google designed reCAPTCHA in order to provide a way for ...