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Lacework study highlights software container vulnerabilities
New research shows that hundreds of organizations are deploying software containers in the public cloud without securing them first. Software containers, which are used by developers to build applications once that can run in any computing environment, provide benefits such as agility, scaling and rapid response to continuous change. But the scaling of containers in ...
Report: Public cloud infrastructure spending keeps surging
Synergy Research Group today popped out its latest report on the public cloud infrastructure market, revealing a relentless surge in hardware and software spending from the leading service providers. Synergy’s data shows that spending rose by 32 percent in the first quarter from the same period in 2017, following what it said was an “unusually vigorous” start ...
HPE is building the world’s most powerful ARM-based supercomputer yet
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is teaming up with Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop what will be the world’s largest and most powerful supercomputer based on an ARM chip architecture. The supercomputer, called Astra, will be used by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration agency to run advanced models that ...
Cloud tax software company Avalara’s shares jump 87% on first day of trading
Cloud-based tax software company Avalara Inc. beat all expectations with its initial public offering Friday, raising $185 million as its share price jumped by 87 percent. The company priced its shares at $24 after hiking the price from an initial range of $19 to $21. Shares then opened at $35 as trading began, before closing ...
Adobe’s stock takes a knock despite strong earnings
Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. saw its share price take a hit late Thursday despite posting better-than-expected earnings for its second fiscal quarter. The company, best known for its creative design software products such as Photoshop, reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.66 per share on revenue of $2.2 billion, up ...
Google launches its low-code software development tool App Maker
Google Inc. is formally entering the “low-code” software development game with the official launch of App Maker, a platform that allows unskilled workers to build their own apps without any coding skills. App Maker, launched in beta back in 2016, is designed to help software developers build and deploy apps to facilitate business processes and workflows ...
Salesforce integrates Marketing Cloud with Google Analytics
Salesforce.com Inc. has made good on a promise it made last year to integrate its Marketing Cloud with Google Inc.’s analytics platform. The company said at its Salesforce Connections event in Chicago Wednesday that it’s integrating Marketing Cloud with Google Analytics 360, allowing customers to combine data from both platforms into a single dashboard. The idea ...
Oracle’s new Internet Intelligence Map lets you check the health of the web
Oracle Corp. today is making a free tool available that people can use to keeps tabs on the health of the web. Available for anyone to use, Oracle’s Internet Intelligence Map constantly tracks the state of the Internet in real-time, allowing people to see how events such as cyberattacks and natural disasters impact on connectivity in different ...
Samsung NEXT’s Q Fund aims to tackle AI’s toughest challenges
Samsung Electronics Ltd.’s early-stage startup accelerator Samsung NEXT is looking to secure a foothold for its parent company in the emerging field of artificial intelligence, announcing a new fund dedicated to AI startups. Samsung NEXT, launched in 2013 with a focus on emerging technologies, has already invested in a number of AI startups, including deep ...
Strangeworks lands $4M funding to teach developers quantum computing
Quantum computing startup Strangeworks Inc. is hoping to make the potentially revolutionary technology more accessible to developers after landing a $4 million seed funding round. Announced Tuesday, the round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Ecliptic Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Lux Capital, BoxGroup and Amplify Partners. Austin, Texas-based Strangeworks, which was founded only last ...