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Startup Kaloom Inc. is trying to upend the software-defined data center market with the launch today of its “Software-Defined Fabric” product for hyperscale and multicloud computing infrastructure environments. Data center fabrics are not a new concept. Essentially they are a simplified system of switches …
Google updates its Cloud Spanner and Cloud BigTable databases
Google LLC is updating two of its most popular managed cloud databases as part of a continuing effort to reduce the operational complexity of using the services. The updates, announced at the company’s Cloud Next conference in London Thursday, affect the Google Cloud Spanner …
New Relic buys CoScale to expand its Kubernetes monitoring tools
Software analytics leader New Relic Inc. today said it has acquired a Belgian startup called CoScale NV, which sells software for monitoring software container environments with a specific focus on Kubernetes. New Relic sells a digital intelligence platform that lets developers, operations and …
Google extends its identity and access management services to developers and legacy apps
Google LLC today extended the identity and access management features of its public cloud computing platform to developers, allowing them to build the same capabilities into their own applications. It’s also bringing those features to more traditional applications, enabling secure access to …
Google updates its cloud with new networking tools
Google LLC is adding new capabilities to its cloud networking portfolio in order to help customers manage, secure and modernize their applications more easily. The new features unveiled at Google’s Cloud Next conference in London early Thursday may not set the world …
Cloud Foundry expands support for Kubernetes-based containers
The Cloud Foundry Foundation today said it’s adopting a pair of open-source projects to help integrate the Kubernetes container orchestrator with its namesake application development platform. The foundation is the governing body that leads the development of Cloud Foundry, which is a cloud …
ServiceNow buys FriendlyData to boost its natural language processing skills
Workflow automation software company ServiceNow Inc. today made another acquisition, buying a startup called FriendlyData Inc. that has built a natural language interface for querying databases. FriendlyData’s interface does what its name suggests, making it easier for business workers without technical skills to …
With a new $100 million fund, Micron plans to invest in AI startups and diversity
Computer chip maker Micron Technology Inc. said today it will throw $100 million at artificial intelligence startups as it seeks to create new markets for its semiconductor technology. The company announced the new fund during the opening day of its inaugural Micron Insight …
CNEX Labs lands $23M funding round to optimize solid-state storage
Storage semiconductor startup CNEX Labs Inc. today said it has landed $23 million in a late-stage round of funding as it presses ahead with the development of a unique architecture for solid-state drive storage controllers that provide better optimization of flash memory. SSD …
Tresata becomes the latest tech unicorn after landing $50M in funding
Big data analytics company Tresata Inc. today said it has become the latest tech “unicorn” after securing $50 million in growth capital investment from GCP Capital Partners, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. Tresata sells what it calls “customer intelligence management” software that …