Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

SoftBank raises a record $93 billion to invest in tech startups

By Mike Wheatley May 22, 2017

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. Sunday said its Vision Fund has almost reached its target of raising $100 billion to invest in technology startups, after closing on an initial $93 billion commitment from a number…

Infra

Study: One data breach, and suddenly your company’s worth 5% less

By Mike Wheatley May 21, 2017

The cost of a data breach isn’t just from time spent fixing the issue and dealing with bad publicity. A company that loses customer data to hackers can expect to see its share price fall by…

Infra

Broadcom leads the bidding for Toshiba’s flash memory business with $20B offer

By Mike Wheatley May 21, 2017

Broadcom Corp. is reportedly leading the bidding in an auction of Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory business, having offered to pay $20 billion, Bloomberg reported late last week, but the situation remains complicated. Toshiba put…

Emerging Tech

Neurala fights poaching in Africa with AI-powered drones

By Mike Wheatley May 19, 2017

Deep learning startup Neurala Inc. is applying its technology to a partnership with the Lindbergh Foundation that aims to combat illegal elephant poaching in Africa with artificial intelligence-powered drones. Despite increased efforts to combat…

Cloud

SignalFx delivers new monitoring capabilities for cloud operators

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2017

Effective monitoring of information technology systems becomes increasingly important in the migration to a modern IT architecture such as containers or microservices, but many companies lack the ability to identify trends in their data…

Cloud

Microsoft to open Azure Cloud data centers in Africa in 2018

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2017

Microsoft Corp. is eyeing African customers for its Azure cloud with the opening of its first two data centers on the continent. The company announced on Thursday it’s planning to open two new facilities in…

Cloud

Cloud-native security startup Aporeto lands $11.2M funding round

By Mike Wheatley May 18, 2017

Aporeto Inc., a “cloud-native” security startup that aims to secure untrusted information technology environments, has just raised $11.2 million in a Series A funding round ahead of its product launch later this year. The company said…

Cloud

IBM lands $700M cloud computing contract with Bombardier

By Mike Wheatley May 17, 2017

Troubled Canadian transportation giant Bombardier Inc. has just inked a six-year, $700 million deal with IBM Corp. to use its cloud services as part of a larger restructuring initiative. Last year, Bombardier said it…

Emerging Tech

Google enables location awareness in IoT devices without GPS

By Mike Wheatley May 17, 2017

Google Inc. Tuesday announced it’s teaming up with Internet of Things platform provider Particle Industries Inc. to make devices “location aware” using the Google Maps geolocation application programming interface. Previously, in order to make devices…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft and the UN partner on technology to combat human rights abuses

By Mike Wheatley May 16, 2017

Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that it’s entering into a “landmark” five-year partnership with the United Nations that will see them use advanced new technologies to further the cause of human rights. The company said…

Mike Wheatley

SoftBank raises a record $93 billion to invest in tech startups

Broadcom leads the bidding for Toshiba’s flash memory business with $20B offer

Neurala fights poaching in Africa with AI-powered drones

Microsoft to open Azure Cloud data centers in Africa in 2018

Google enables location awareness in IoT devices without GPS

Microsoft and the UN partner on technology to combat human rights abuses

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