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Synergy Research Group today popped out its latest report on the public cloud infrastructure market, revealing a relentless surge in hardware and software spending from the leading service providers. Synergy’s data shows that spending rose by 32 percent in the first quarter from the …
HPE is building the world’s most powerful ARM-based supercomputer yet
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is teaming up with Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop what will be the world’s largest and most powerful supercomputer based on an ARM chip architecture. The supercomputer, called Astra, will be used …
Cloud tax software company Avalara’s shares jump 87% on first day of trading
Cloud-based tax software company Avalara Inc. beat all expectations with its initial public offering Friday, raising $185 million as its share price jumped by 87 percent. The company priced its shares at $24 after hiking the price from an initial range of …
Adobe’s stock takes a knock despite strong earnings
Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. saw its share price take a hit late Thursday despite posting better-than-expected earnings for its second fiscal quarter. The company, best known for its creative design software products such as Photoshop, reported earnings before certain costs such …
Google launches its low-code software development tool App Maker
Google Inc. is formally entering the “low-code” software development game with the official launch of App Maker, a platform that allows unskilled workers to build their own apps without any coding skills. App Maker, launched in beta back in 2016, is designed to …
Salesforce integrates Marketing Cloud with Google Analytics
Salesforce.com Inc. has made good on a promise it made last year to integrate its Marketing Cloud with Google Inc.’s analytics platform. The company said at its Salesforce Connections event in Chicago Wednesday that it’s integrating Marketing Cloud with Google Analytics 360, allowing …
Oracle’s new Internet Intelligence Map lets you check the health of the web
Oracle Corp. today is making a free tool available that people can use to keeps tabs on the health of the web. Available for anyone to use, Oracle’s Internet Intelligence Map constantly tracks the state of the Internet in real-time, allowing people to see …
Samsung NEXT’s Q Fund aims to tackle AI’s toughest challenges
Samsung Electronics Ltd.’s early-stage startup accelerator Samsung NEXT is looking to secure a foothold for its parent company in the emerging field of artificial intelligence, announcing a new fund dedicated to AI startups. Samsung NEXT, launched in 2013 with a focus on …
Strangeworks lands $4M funding to teach developers quantum computing
Quantum computing startup Strangeworks Inc. is hoping to make the potentially revolutionary technology more accessible to developers after landing a $4 million seed funding round. Announced Tuesday, the round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Ecliptic Capital, GreatPoint Ventures, Lux …
VMware announces new Network Functions Virtualization platform for edge computing
Bidding to become a major player at the heart of telecommunications infrastructure for edge computing, VMware Inc. today announced the launch of its new vCloud NFV-OpenStack Edition 3.0 infrastructure platform. Aimed at network carriers, the new platform is designed to facilitate 5G …