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Data management startup Immuta Inc. today announced it’s updating its platform, enabling data scientists using the widely adopted data processing software Apache Spark to build algorithms that adhere to strict policies on governance and privacy. Immuta’s data management platform focuses on preparing data …
There’s no stopping Samsung as memory chips drive profits up 58 percent
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is set to top analysts’ projections for its earnings once again. In a preliminary earnings forecast issued early Friday in Korea, the company said it’s expecting a greater than 50 percent jump in its fiscal …
Microsoft will let technology partners own rights to joint innovations
Microsoft Corp. is telling partners that it works with on new products that they don’t need worry that it might one day decide to compete against them. In a blog post Wednesday, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that companies with which it works …
Google adds private-cloud logs feature to boost network transparency
Google LLC is adding a new service to its cloud that gives enterprises deeper, real-time visibility into their networks. The idea behind Virtual Private Cloud Flow Logs is that customers can gain more insights into what’s going on with their networks in …
Nexenta intros a software-defined storage platform for the AWS cloud
Software-defined storage company Nexenta Systems Inc. is pitching a new cloud-native storage solution for customers using Amazon Web Services Inc.’s public cloud. NexentaCloud for Amazon Web Services is based on the company’s original NexentaStor product, which is an open-source SDS platform for …
IBM brings new startups into its quantum computing network
Hoping to stay at the forefront of the nascent quantum computing field, IBM Corp. said today that it’s welcoming seven startups into its IBM Q Network community. The IBM Q Network is a community of companies and other organizations that are dedicated …
Amazon adds new tools and services to improve security and compliance
Public cloud giant Amazon Web Services Inc. today unveiled a raft of new tools and services designed to bolster security and compliance on its infrastructure platforms. The announcements came during a busy day at the AWS Summit in San Francisco, when Amazon.com …
IDC: Converged infrastructure systems sales grew 9% in Q4
With so many organizations moving to the cloud, it might come as a surprise to know that data center hardware sales are booming. But it’s true if we’re to believe International Data Corp.’s numbers in its latest Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, released …
CockroachDB 2.0 lands just in time to help companies comply with EU’s GDPR regulations
The company behind the highly scalable CockroachDB SQL database has announced its second major release of the platform. Cockroach Labs Inc. said that with the update, CockroachDB 2.0 can now handle ten-times the throughput of Amazon Web Services Inc.’s Aurora database. In …
Apple has just hired Google’s former AI and search chief John Giannandrea
In a big addition to its artificial intelligence efforts, Apple Inc. today said that it has hired John Giannandrea, Google LLC’s former head of search and AI. News of the hire comes just a day after Google said Giannandrea (pictured) was “stepping …