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Data analytics firms join to standardize deep learning on graphics chips
Data analytics suppliers Continuum Analytics Inc., H20.ai and MapD Technologies Inc. said today they’re joining forces to create standards for using graphics chips in analytics. The GPU Open Analytics Initiative aims to develop a community of data science and deep learning workloads running on graphics processing units such as those made by Nvidia Corp. To ...
IBM pushes NVMe solutions to speed up data transfers
IBM Corp. says it’s taking the lead in the development of new Non-Volatile Memory Express solutions that can support faster data transfers. The company said on Sunday that NVMe is well on the way to replacing older protocols for solid state data storage, such as SATA and SAS. These seemingly ancient protocols were introduced back ...
Red Hat enables smoother upgrades in new OpenStack release
Red Hat Inc. is rolling out a new version of its OpenStack platform based on the latest “Ocata” release. A rather low-key release, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 is mainly about the improvements to existing features rather than any revolutionary new capabilities. These include a better management experience through the tighter integration of Red Hat ...
AI startup Neurala claims major breakthrough in deep learning
Artificial intelligence startup Neurala Inc., a company that’s built a deep learning neural network used by NASA among other organizations, today announced a major new breakthrough that it claims will finally make the technology useful for consumers. The company says it has developed deep learning software capable of learning without the need for servers running ...
Cisco acquihires Saggezza’s advanced data analytics team
Cisco Systems Inc. has pulled out its checkbook for the second time in a week, announcing a deal Thursday to buy Saggezza Inc.’s advanced analytics and data science technology assets for an undisclosed fee. The deal comes after Cisco snapped up software-defined networking startup Viptela Inc. for $610 million on Monday. Saggezza is a privately ...
Report: Qualcomm seeks to ban iPhone imports into the U.S.
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. looks set escalate its patent war with Apple Inc. following reports that it will ask a U.S. trade agency to impose a ban on the importation of iPhones to the country. The move is a retaliatory strike against Apple for withholding royalty payments to the chipmaker. According to Bloomberg, Qualcomm plans to ask ...
Dell EMC announces hybrid cloud platform for Microsoft’s Azure Stack
With the long-awaited release of Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Stack offering said to be just months away, Dell EMC is hoping to convince customers to use the platform on its own hardware. It’s doing so with the launch of new offering called Dell EMC Cloud for Azure Stack that’s designed to make it simple for enterprises ...
Report: Oracle set for big sales restructuring to focus on the cloud
Oracle Corp. is reportedly undergoing a major restructuring of its sales teams that could result in a number of layoffs at the end of the month. The software giant has provided no official confirmation of the reports, let alone offered a comment, but The Register cites unidentified sources close to the company as saying the reorganization ...
Taylor Rhodes quits Rackspace CEO role for unnamed cloud company
Rackspace Inc. Chief Executive Officer Taylor Rhodes said Wednesday he’s leaving the company after three years at the helm. Rhodes (pictured) led the company through a strategic transformation that saw it focus on providing managed services for public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure after giving up on its ambitions to ...
Tableau shares spike following mixed earnings call
Data analytics company Tableau Software Inc. reported a mixed bag in its first-quarter earnings report, barely missing estimates on revenue but blowing past expectations on losses. Tableau posted revenue of $199.9 million for the quarter, a 16 percent increase year-over-year. That compared with analysts’ estimates of $200.83 million. However, the company reported a loss after ...