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PredictionIO, open-source software for building machine learning apps, gets Apache top-level status
The Apache Software Foundation said today that it’s designating open-source machine learning software first developed by Salesforce.com Inc. as its latest top-level project. The project is called Apache PredictionIO, and is described as an open-source machine learning server that lets developers and data scientists create predictive engines and services to perform machine learning tasks. The idea is to democratize ...
Amazon Web Services adds PostgreSQL compatibility to its Aurora database
Public cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services Inc. has landed another blow against its rivals in the cloud database wars, announcing the general availability of Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility. Basically what this means is that customers who use PostreSQL databases can now choose run them on Aurora, which is a relational database that’s optimized for ...
Microsoft puts Kubernetes at the forefront of Azure Container Service
Microsoft Corp. is hiking support for the open-source Kubernetes project, updating its Azure Container Service to put the software container orchestration manager at the center of that offering. To that end, Microsoft has also started calling the Azure Container Service “AKS” rather than “ACS,” which was the abbreviation it used before. The service is designed ...
GE updates Predix industrial internet platform with new edge capabilities
General Electric Co. is updating its Predix application development platform for the industrial internet with new edge-to-cloud capabilities, enabling customers to make more precise decisions in real-time. Launched in 2015, GE’s Predix is a platform as a service offering based on Pivotal Software Inc.’s Cloud Foundry software, tuned to the unique requirements of industrial applications. ...
Harness lands $20M funding to automate continuous software delivery
Another day, and yet another artificial intelligence-focused startup is launching itself out of the gate. The new company is called Harness, and its goal is to enable continuous software delivery for companies of all shapes and sizes. For the uninitiated, continuous software delivery is a relatively new software development method that sees updates rolled out ...
Linux Foundation creates a framework for sharing open data
The Linux Foundation wants to open up the use of data in much the same way it has helped make open-source software a technology force to be reckoned with. Announced at the Open Source Summit in Prague Monday, the new Community Data License Agreement is designed to cover the use of nonproprietary data, Linux Foundation Director ...
ARM unveils plan to secure the “internet of things” inside the chip
The potential of the “internet of things” grows by the day as more devices and objects are connected to each other. Just one problem: The vast majority of IoT devices appear to be woefully insecure. With that in mind, U.K.-based chip designer ARM Ltd. today unveiled its vision for protecting more than a trillion connected devices, ...
Facebook open-sources RacerD tool to prevent bugs in concurrent programming
Facebook Inc. has open-sourced a new tool for developers that helps them root out hard to detect bugs in concurrent programming. With the snappy name “RacerD,” it’s designed to examine software code for issues known as “race conditions” and find ways to prevent them. Race conditions are known to crop up when programmers try to introduce ...
Cisco snaps up machine learning startup Perspica to boost AppDynamics platform
Cisco Systems Inc. on Thursday made another statement of intent about its future plans, saying it’s planning to acquire a company called Perspica Inc., which uses machine learning to analyze streams of data in real time. The plan is for Cisco to integrate Perspica’s technology with its AppDynamics product. Cisco acquired AppDynamics, which provides network ...
HPE pledges $2.5B share buyback, but it delivers a weak fiscal 2018 outlook
Updated: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Wednesday announced its outlook for its fiscal 2018 year, saying it expects to generate lower profits than analysts had forecast. In addition, the enterprise giant also pledged to return around $2.5 billion to shareholders in the next year, comprised of $2 billion in share repurchases and an additional $500 million in ...