Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

Latest from Mike Wheatley

LinkedIn open-sources Dynamometer, a new tool for testing big-data performance

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp.-owned professional networking site LinkedIn is open-sourcing another new project. Dynamometer is a new tool is focused around stress-testing large Hadoop big-data deployments without using massive amounts of infrastructure. In a blog post today, LinkedIn senior software engineer Erik Krogen said the company built Dynamometer …

Periscope Data adds support for Python and R programming languages

BIG DATA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Data analytics software provider Periscope Data Inc. is updating its Unified Data Platform with support for the Python and R programming languages, as well as the Structured Query Language that’s used for managing relational databases. With the update, Periscope users will be …

Flash memory chip prices to stabilize in 2018 thanks to more production

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Technology firms’ spending on semiconductors rose by 17 percent in 2017 thanks to rising demand for memory chips for data centers and “internet of things” devices, but to the likely relief of buyers, the hot market is likely to cool this year. …

Workday creates $250M venture fund for emerging tech such as AI and blockchain

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Cloud business software provider Workday Inc. has become the latest technology firm to create its own investment arm. The company today announced the launch of a $250 million venture fund that will focus on new technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning and …

Google adds new ways to collaborate on Office files using G Suite

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Google LLC is hoping to steal more enterprise customers from Microsoft Corp. with an update to its G Suite productivity platform that’s designed to make it more compatible with Office documents. The update, announced this morning, relates to G Suite’s commenting feature. …

HarperDB launches new HTAP database for the ‘internet of things’

BIG DATA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Startup HarperDB Inc. is emerging from stealth mode today with a faster database specifically for software developers creating applications for the “internet of things.” Combining traditional SQL for structured data and NoSQL for other kinds of data such as documents or photos, HarperDB is …

Cisco says virtually all data center workloads will be based in the cloud by 2021

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Cloud services are becoming so ubiquitous that they will account for virtually all data center traffic within the next three years, according to a new report from Cisco Systems Inc. The latest Cisco Global Cloud Index published this week says both business …

Startup Pensa delivers new platform for automating software-driven networks

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Intelligent automation software startup Pensa Inc. is adding to its product portfolio with today’s release of Pensa Maestro NFV, a new offering designed to automate the process of replacing dedicated network hardware with software that can run on a variety of server …

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet’s earnings beat expectations

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. gave itself a big pat on the back Monday after posting fourth-quarter earnings results that comfortably beat Wall Street’s forecast. The company, based in Sunnyvale, California, reported a net loss of $29 million for the quarter, or 17 …

Cloud infrastructure giants Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba all gain market share

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services in the fourth quarter of 2017 leaped by 46 percent to more than $13 billion from the previous year, according to a new report released Friday by Synergy Research Group. Synergy attributed the rapid rise in spending to …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

LinkedIn open-sources Dynamometer, a new tool for testing big-data performance

Periscope Data adds support for Python and R programming languages

Flash memory chip prices to stabilize in 2018 thanks to more production

Workday creates $250M venture fund for emerging tech such as AI and blockchain

Google adds new ways to collaborate on Office files using G Suite

HarperDB launches new HTAP database for the ‘internet of things’

Startup Pensa delivers new platform for automating software-driven networks

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet’s earnings beat expectations

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