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Blockchain startup Fluree PBC today shipped the first production release of its FlureeDB blockchain “graph database” following a successful beta testing period. FlureeDB is at root a graph database, which uses graph structures for semantic queries with nodes, edges and properties to represent …
Microsoft extends its lead in fast-growing software-as-a-service market
Software as a service keeps growing like a weed, with Microsoft Corp. extending its lead in the key cloud computing market. That’s according to Synergy Research Group latest research published Tuesday. SaaS refers to a software licensing and delivery model in which software is …
HPE adds container service tricks to its OneSphere hybrid cloud manager
Software containers have emerged as a useful tool to build cloud-native applications that can be built just once and run anywhere, while Kubernetes software has zoomed to prominence as the way to deploy those apps at large scale. But those tools both …
Amazon claims better price performance with its new ‘burstable’ T3 instances
Always looking to stay ahead of its rivals, Amazon Web Services Inc. has updated its “burstable general-purpose instances” for its Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud service in order to provide better performance for next-generation software applications. Amazon’s new T3 instances are the successor …
C3 IoT’s industrial ‘internet of things’ platform lands on Google’s cloud
Industrial “internet of things” startup C3 Inc., usually known as C3 IoT, is teaming up with Google LLC to deploy its platform-as-a-service on Google’s public cloud infrastructure. Founded in 2009 by Chairman and Chief Executive Thomas M. Siebel, C3 IoT offers an …
After landing $17M round, Robin Systems launches first hyperconverged Kubernetes platform
Container-based cloud infrastructure provider Robin Systems Inc. is marking a new round of funding with a major new product release focused on the Kubernetes orchestration tool. The company today announced what it says is the industry’s “first hyperconverged Kubernetes platform.” It enables …
Gartner says AI and biohacking will shape the future of tech
Artificial intelligence and “biohacking” will be among the key trends guiding the future of technology, according to one of Gartner Inc.’s most eagerly anticipated reports. The report, released Monday, is based on Gartner’s famous “hype cycle,” which plots the lifespan of new …
Google intros Cloud HSM encryption key management service module
Google LLC is updating the Cloud Key Management Service for its Google Cloud Platform with an easier-to-implement and lower-cost option that allows customers to protect workloads without worrying about the operational overhead. Available in beta test mode starting today, Cloud HSM (pictured) is …
Survey highlights AI’s growing importance in tech infrastructure
Digital operations infrastructure company OpsRamp Inc. is highlighting the growing trend toward using artificial intelligence to help monitor information technology operations, a practice that’s often referred to as “AIOps.” The company early Monday posted the findings of a survey showing AIOps has …
Intel buys deep learning portability startup Vertex
Intel Corp. made another artificial intelligence acquisition Thursday, buying a company called Vertex.AI that sells tools for developers to add deep learning capabilities to their applications. Vertex, a three-year-old startup based in Seattle, leads the development of the open source PlaidML platform. …