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Cisco jumps on the Kubernetes bandwagon with its new Container Platform
Cisco Systems Inc. may have a been a bit late to the software container game, but it’s hoping to make up for lost time with the launch today of its own Kubernetes distribution, wrapped up in its new “Container Platform.” The networking giant said the Cisco Container Platform is designed for managing containerized software applications across a ...
ServiceNow delivers solid earnings thanks to growing enterprise customers
Workflow automation and service management software provider ServiceNow Inc. has chalked up another solid quarter, signing up 41 new customers in deals worth over $1 million as it beat analysts’ expectations. The company today reported a fourth-quarter profit after certain costs such as stock compensation of $63.6 million, or 35 cents per share, in line with Zack ...
Portworx open-sources STORK software to fix issues with data services on Kubernetes
Software container company Portworx Inc. is unveiling a new open-source project aimed at developers, enabling them to run stateful applications such as databases, queues and key value stores more efficiently on Kubernetes. The STorage Orchestrator Runtime for Kubernetes, or STORK, works by communicating with storage drivers via a plugin interface so it can help address ...
Microsoft launches Azure Event Grid for managing serverless computing functions
Extending its reach in the cloud, Microsoft Corp. today announced its Azure Event Grid service is now generally available. The service is a key part of the company’s strategy for serverless computing, which is a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider automatically manages the allocation of machine resources. The main promise of ...
Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its share price jump 5 percent early Wednesday in South Korea after posting a record-breaking fourth-quarter operating profit of 15.2 trillion won ($14.15 billion). That’s up 64 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Samsung also said its revenue rose 24 percent, to 66 trillion won, in line with ...
Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M
Enterprise Linux company Red Hat Inc. today made what’s probably the most significant acquisition in information technology so far this year, announcing a deal to buy Kubernetes-focused startup CoreOS Inc. for $250 million. The move is viewed as an attempt by Red Hat to bring in more talent and expertise to enhance its OpenShift software, which ...
Conversica acquires Intelligens.ai to teach its sales chatbots to speak Spanish
Artificial intelligence-based sales automation company Conversica Inc. is eying an expansion into Spanish-speaking markets after acquiring another conversational AI firm called Intelligens.ai. Conversica’s AI-based platform powers virtual assistants, or chatbots, which carry out much of the routine and mundane tasks associated with sales prospects, such as sending confirmations, offers, updates and requests for additional meetings. The ...
BigID raises $14M for data protection software to help enterprises comply with GDPR
Israeli data protection outfit BigID Inc. is prepping for its next stage of growth after landing a $14 million round of funding. The Series A round was led by ClearSky Security, Comcast Ventures and the SAP.iO Fund. Previous investor BOLDstart Ventures also participated in the round, which brings BigID’s total funding to $16.1 million. BigID’s ...
Baker Hughes GE and Nvidia team up on AI for the oil and gas industries
General Electric Co. subsidiary Baker Hughes GE is teaming up with Nvidia Corp. to introduce artificial intelligence and data analytics technology to the oil and gas industries. The initiative aims to make the two energy industries more efficient and predictive by collecting data from drilling operations, seismic activity, sensors and weather patterns. The collaboration will leverage ...
Microsoft updates Teams collaboration tool with new app integrations
Microsoft Corp. today rolled out a major new update to its Teams collaboration tool, which competes with the likes of Slack Technologies Inc. and Facebook Inc.’s Workplace. The update is billed as the “biggest single release of new functionality” since Teams was launched last year, and provides new ways to interact with and share data, ...