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Oracle makes new MySQL 8.0 database release candidate available on GitHub
The popular open-source relational database management system MySQL is close to getting a long-overdue makeover with the launch of a new release candidate that’s designed to make the software work better with modern applications. For the uninitiated, MySQL is an open-source RDBMS for creating, updating and administering databases that make use of the Structured Query ...
Splice Machine’s database management platform lands on Amazon cloud
Hybrid database management system provider Splice Machine Inc. hit an important milestone on Monday with the release of its database as a service platform on the Amazon Web Services Inc. Marketplace. Splice Machine’s DBaaS platform is aimed at enterprises that want to build new, next-generation “predictive applications,” the company said. Predictive apps are those that ...
Intel targets high-end gamers with 8th-generation desktop chips coming Oct. 5
Looking to fend off the renewed challenge from rival firm Advanced Micro Devices Inc., semiconductor maker Intel Corp. has just announced the launch of its 8th Generation Intel Core “Coffee Lake” desktop chips that it says are its best gaming processors to date. Intel said Sunday evening that the new generation of processors are designed for ...
Google adds new Nvidia cloud GPUs to accelerate machine learning
Google Inc. is hoping to get more users to run their machine learning and artificial intelligence workloads in its cloud with the launch of new Nvidia Corp. graphics processing units in multiple regions. Specialized cloud GPUs such as those built by Nvidia are designed to accelerate workloads such as machine learning training and inference, geophysical ...
Report: HPE to shed 5,000 jobs, or 10% of its staff, by year-end
Enterprise information technology giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is about to downsize once again, with reports emerging that it’s planning to shed about 10 percent of its workforce, or 5,000 people. Bloomberg, which first reported the cost-cutting measure, citing people familiar with the matter, said the job cuts will begin before the end of this ...
Despite big losses and big competition, database firm MongoDB files for an IPO
New York City-based database company MongoDB Inc. today formally announced its plans to launch an initial public offering. MongoDB, which develops open-source database software including its namesake MongoDB NoSQL database, submitted its IPO plans on Thursday, confirming reports that emerged in August that it was planning to do so. Those reports came after the Wall Street ...
Google offers zero-touch enrollment to simplify enterprise Android deployments
Google Inc. wants to help enterprise information technology administrators roll out its Android mobile platform in a more secure fashion with the launch of a new deployment method called Zero-Touch Enrollment. James Nugent, a product manager at Google, said in a blog post that companies all over the world are using Android as their go-to ...
Puppet acquires startup Distelli to bolster its cloud automation platform
Cloud automation provider Puppet Inc. has snapped up a startup called Distelli Inc., which builds software that helps developers deploy their code more efficiently. Puppet is a fairly well-known company that offers a variety of cloud-native software development tools designed to ease enterprises’ transition to cloud computing. The company’s main offering is its Puppet Enterprise ...
SecureAuth merges with Core Security, raises $200M
Identity and access management provider SecureAuth Corp. has announced plans to merge with cybersecurity firm Core Security SDI Corp., as it bids to become a major player in the world of information security. In addition, the company said today that it has just landed a $200 million funding round led by the private equity firm ...
Immuta adds new tools for anonymizing data and personalized access
Hoping to help data scientists speed up their artificial intelligence and machine learning projects, data management startup Immuta Inc. today is updating its platform with new features that deliver personalized data access and automated differential privacy. Immuta, which was founded by former National Security Agency technologists in 2014, only came out of stealth mode in February when ...