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Software-defined networking project OpenContrail rebrands as ‘Tungsten Fabric’
Juniper Networks Inc.’s open-source OpenContrail project to create a software-defined network is being rebranded. The project, housed by the Linux Foundation, has been renamed as “Tungsten Fabric” in an effort to encourage more outside developers to contribute. Tungsten Fabric is designed to be a scalable, multicloud platform that provides a single point of control, observability ...
Cisco and Microsoft fight for dominance in enterprise collaboration software
The worldwide market for enterprise collaboration software hit a new all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2017, growing by just under 10 percent for the year, according to new data from Synergy Research Group. Synergy’s latest report, released today, shows that revenue from collaboration software, which encompasses enterprise voice, unified communications applications, telepresence, email and ...
Google adds 3 free application monitoring tools to its cloud platform
Google LLC is making the same software it uses to test the performance of its internal applications in production available on the Google Cloud Platform. The new products, introduced today, are designed to help developers spot any issues with their apps running in production, the company said. Without these tools, Google said, it can be ...
Web hosting firm GoDaddy to go all-in on Amazon Web Services
Always keen to show off its marquee customer signings, Amazon Web Services Inc. took the chance to highlight another big win with the news today that web hosting company GoDaddy Inc. is going all-in on its public cloud. GoDaddy said it intends to move the “vast majority” of its information technology infrastructure to AWS as ...
Data Artisans brings Apache Flink’s stream processing power to the enterprise
Berlin-based big-data company data Artisans GmbH today announced that its dA Platform based on the Apache Flink stream processing framework, is generally available almost a year and a half after it was launched in preview. Apache Flink first came to the attention of enterprises back in 2015 when it was promoted to “Top Level Project” status ...
Atidot pockets $5M to help life insurance firms make data-driven decisions
Atidot Ltd., a provider of data analytics tools for the life insurance industry, is emerging from stealth mode today after raising $5 million in an early-stage funding round. The Series A round was led by Vertex Ventures with participation from existing investors D.E. Shaw Group, Moneta Seeds and Bank Hapoalim. Atidot is something of a ...
AT&T and the Linux Foundation pitch new network operating system
The Linux Foundation has added a new open-source project to its stable that aims to foster greater collaboration with information technology network hardware, forwarding and operating system layers. The Disaggregated Network Operating System, or DANOS, is based on wireless operator AT&T Inc.’s dNOS software framework, and is being pitched as an open, cost-effective and flexible ...
With a new release, Kubernetes software container manager grows up
Developers behind the Kubernetes container orchestration project have pushed out their first major update of the year. The version 1.10 release comes with notable enhancements to its storage, security and networking capabilities. Kubernetes is the most popular orchestration software for application containers, which are used by developers to build applications that can run on any hardware ...
Red Hat delights investors as cloud products gain traction
Open-source software leader Red Hat Inc. had a smile on its face today after posting solid fiscal fourth-quarter financial results that pushed up its share price more than 5 percent in after-hours trading. The company reported a net loss of $12.5 million for the quarter, or 7 cents per share. Like other tech firms that ...
New AppOrbit release enables connectivity across hybrid IT infrastructures
Application modernization company AppOrbit Inc. is adding new networking capabilities to its platform, helping companies to better connect and secure legacy apps across a range of hybrid information technology infrastructures. Founded in June 2015, AppOrbit aims to help facilitate digital transformation initiatives in enterprises by moving their legacy applications to any cloud infrastructure platform. It does ...