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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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Data discovery firm Waterline Data grabs $14.5M funding round
Data discovery software provider Waterline Data Inc. is setting its sights on “global expansion” after raising $14.5 million in a new round of funding today. The Series C round, led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Jackson Square Ventures, Partech Ventures and Infosys …