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Data integration company SnapLogic Inc. is stepping up its game for application developers with new capabilities designed to help automate DevOps processes. The updates announced today include integration with GitHub and support for Mesosphere. They’re aimed at automating elements of continuous integration …
Netifi lands $2M seed funding to help developers build better microservices
Another cloud-native microservices startup emerged from stealth mode today, backed by $2 million in a seed funding round led by Dell Technologies Capital. Netifi Inc. is the startup in question, touting a “next-generation platform” called Proteus that’s designed to enable the development …
HPE builds a new supercomputer for renewable energy research
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado, has chosen Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. to build a new supercomputer it’s planning to use to power its research in energy efficiency. The “Eagle” supercomputer, announced today, will be installed within one of the NREL’s …
IT services company Cloudreach acquires Relus Cloud
Public cloud services providers Cloudreach and Relus Technologies LLC, which does business as Relus Cloud, are looking to join forces in a bid to become more relevant and offer new capabilities to their enterprise customers. Cloudreach today announced its intention to acquire …
Zscaler’s Zero Trust security framework wins U.S. government approval
With remote workers increasingly using cloud networks to access sensitive data, organizations are embracing new security models to ensure that data cannot be leaked. The Zero Trust philosophy is one such model, providing organizations with a way to maintain control of their …
With Azure Stack for Government launch, Microsoft eyes lucrative cloud contracts
Microsoft Corp. today made good on its promise to release a version of its Azure Stack on-premises cloud platform for U.S. government agencies. The initial release of the hardware/software combination stack gives Microsoft an opening into the on-premises government cloud market. That …
Nvidia debuts new Turing chip architecture for real-time computer graphics
Chipmaker Nvidia Corp. late Monday unveiled the next generation of its graphics processing technology based on its long-awaited Turing architecture. The announcement represents a major upgrade from its Pascal chips that were introduced in 2016. Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang (pictured) introduced the new …
Amazon’s Aurora Serverless database is now live
Cloud computing leader Amazon Web Services Inc. Thursday said its Amazon Aurora Serverless database is now generally available after launching in beta test last November at its AWS re:Invent conference. The company said Amazon Aurora Serverless is essentially just a new deployment option for …
VMware buys Dell EMC’s Service Assurance Suite to boost its networking services
VMware Inc. has done some more wheeling and dealing with its parent company Dell Technologies Inc., announcing a definitive agreement Thursday to acquire the technology and team behind Dell EMC’s Service Assurance Suite platform. The Service Assurance Suite comprises software for monitoring …
Dropbox stock jumps, then crashes, as its COO departs
Dropbox Inc.’s stock took a tumble Thursday after initially riding high following a second-quarter earnings report that beat Wall Street estimates. But the company, which provides cloud-based file sharing and collaboration tools, also announced that Chief Operating Officer Dennis Woodside (pictured) will …