Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Infra

Broadcom ups its bid to acquire Qualcomm to $121B

By Mike Wheatley Feb 4, 2018

Updated: U.S.- and Singapore-based semiconductor firm Broadcom Ltd. doesn’t like taking no for an answer. The company, which recently saw an offer to acquire rival chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc. rejected, Monday said it has…

Emerging Tech

Lightelligence aims to accelerate AI workloads to light speed

By Mike Wheatley Feb 2, 2018

Boston-based startup Lightelligence has just landed $10 million in seed funding as it bids to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads with a new technology based on light. The round was led by Baidu Venture and…

Cloud

Cisco jumps on the Kubernetes bandwagon with its new Container Platform

By Mike Wheatley Jan 31, 2018

Cisco Systems Inc. may have a been a bit late to the software container game, but it’s hoping to make up for lost time with the launch today of its own Kubernetes distribution, wrapped…

Cloud

ServiceNow delivers solid earnings thanks to growing enterprise customers

By Mike Wheatley Jan 31, 2018

Workflow automation and service management software provider ServiceNow Inc. has chalked up another solid quarter, signing up 41 new customers in deals worth over $1 million as it beat analysts’ expectations. The company today reported a…

Infra

Portworx open-sources STORK software to fix issues with data services on Kubernetes

By Mike Wheatley Jan 31, 2018

Software container company Portworx Inc. is unveiling a new open-source project aimed at developers, enabling them to run stateful applications such as databases, queues and key value stores more efficiently on Kubernetes. The STorage…

Infra

Microsoft launches Azure Event Grid for managing serverless computing functions

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Extending its reach in the cloud, Microsoft Corp. today announced its Azure Event Grid service is now generally available. The service is a key part of the company’s strategy for serverless computing, which is…

Infra

Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. saw its share price jump 5 percent early Wednesday in South Korea after posting a record-breaking fourth-quarter operating profit of 15.2 trillion won ($14.15 billion). That’s up 64 percent from…

Cloud

Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Enterprise Linux company Red Hat Inc. today made what’s probably the most significant acquisition in information technology so far this year, announcing a deal to buy Kubernetes-focused startup CoreOS Inc. for $250 million. The move…

Emerging Tech

Conversica acquires Intelligens.ai to teach its sales chatbots to speak Spanish

By Mike Wheatley Jan 30, 2018

Artificial intelligence-based sales automation company Conversica Inc. is eying an expansion into Spanish-speaking markets after acquiring another conversational AI firm called Intelligens.ai. Conversica’s AI-based platform powers virtual assistants, or chatbots, which carry out much of…

Big Data

BigID raises $14M for data protection software to help enterprises comply with GDPR

By Mike Wheatley Jan 29, 2018

Israeli data protection outfit BigID Inc. is prepping for its next stage of growth after landing a $14 million round of funding. The Series A round was led by ClearSky Security, Comcast Ventures and…

Mike Wheatley

Broadcom ups its bid to acquire Qualcomm to $121B

Lightelligence aims to accelerate AI workloads to light speed

Cisco jumps on the Kubernetes bandwagon with its new Container Platform

ServiceNow delivers solid earnings thanks to growing enterprise customers

Portworx open-sources STORK software to fix issues with data services on Kubernetes

Samsung enjoys record profits thanks to booming memory chip business

Upping its bet on software containers, Red Hat acquires CoreOS for $250M

Conversica acquires Intelligens.ai to teach its sales chatbots to speak Spanish

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