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Google LLC Tuesday announced the opening of its sixth European cloud region, its 19th worldwide. Located in Zurich, Switzerland, the new region consists of three availability zones, which means it’s made up of three independent data centers. In a blog post, Google …
Report: Uber accelerates IPO plans, hiring more underwriters
Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. is making progress toward its goal of launching an initial public offering, as it has hired a string of underwriters to help lay the groundwork for its IPO, Reuters reported Tuesday. The move will give Uber the flexibility …
AWS launches new Open Distro for Elasticsearch
Updated with comment from Elastic: Amazon Web Services Inc. is boosting its open-source credentials with today’s release of its new Open Distro for Elasticsearch. Elasticsearch is a business-focused search engine for structured and unstructured data based on the open source Apache Lucene project. …
Google Cloud poaches longtime Oracle exec Amit Zavery
Google LLC has poached another key executive from its rival Oracle Corp. as it continues to rebuild its cloud management team under the leadership of its new Chief Executive Thomas Kurian. Amit Zavery (pictured) today was hired to head up Google’s Apigee team …
F5 Networks buys NGINX for $670M to move into app delivery services
Network traffic management company F5 Networks Inc. said today it plans to acquire NGINX Inc. in a deal valued at $670 million, part of a bid to capitalize on the popularity of multicloud deployments. F5 Networks focuses on delivering cloud and security application …
Reports: Nvidia to acquire networking startup Mellanox for $7B
Updated below: Computer graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp. reportedly has won a bidding war to acquire hot Israeli startup called Mellanox Technologies Ltd. that had also caught the eye of Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Bloomberg and Reuters, citing “people familiar with the matter,” …
Tibco Software buys SnappyData for real-time analytics on Apache Spark
Data integration software firm Tibco Software Inc. said today it has acquired a startup called SnappyData Inc. as it looks to boost the real-time analytics capabilities of its platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tibco’s main product is its Connected …
Google launches Rewarded Products to help developers earn on their apps
Google LLC is trying to make it easier for Android developers to monetize application users with a new Google Play service it’s calling “Rewarded Products.” The service, introduced today, enables developers to offer perks for app users such as in-game content or …
Okta buys workflow automation startup Azuqua for $52.5M
Cloud identity management company Okta Inc. today announced the acquisition of “low code” workflow automation startup Azuqua Inc. in a deal valued at $52.5 million. The announcement came as the company posted its fourth-quarter earnings results, beating expectations but coming up short on …
Transposit grabs $12.2M Series A funding to simplify API composition
Startup Transposit Corp. wants to solve developer’s headaches with its new application programming interface composition platform after raising $12.2 million in a new round of funding. Sutter Hill Ventures led the Series A round, with participation from SignalFire and Unusual Ventures. APIs can …