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

In a reversal, security is now driving enterprise cloud adoption

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

For a long time, security was the Achilles Heel of the cloud, preventing many companies from making the leap. Now, in a stark reversal, many enterprises are embracing the cloud precisely because of its security benefits. That’s according to a new survey …

Legendary engineer James Gosling, the ‘Father of Java,’ joins Amazon Web Services

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Amazon Web Services Inc. today pulled off a minor coup with the announcement that it’s hiring legendary engineer James Gosling, the so-called “Father of Java,” as a distinguished engineer. Gosling, who created the popular Java programming language that is used today in …

Skyport Systems moves to secure hybrid clouds at the network edge

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Skyport Systems Inc. is adding secure cloud application policy management capabilities to its server infrastructure through a new Hybrid Cloud Edge offering. Skyport Systems emerged from stealth back in May 2015 with an infrastructure platform that simultaneously runs and secures business critical …

GitHub opens the doors to its developer marketplace

APPS By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

Software development platform GitHub Inc. introduced an official marketplace aimed at making it easier for developers to find the tools they need and fine-tune their workflows. The company said in a blog post Monday that the new GitHub Marketplace will help users …

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

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 of high-profile backers. SoftBank announced the creation of …

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

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 an average of 5 percent, while losing between …

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

INFRA By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 its memory business up for auction in order …

Neurala fights poaching in Africa with AI-powered drones

EMERGING TECH By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 poaching in several African countries, the statistics remain …

SignalFx delivers new monitoring capabilities for cloud operators

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 that could indicate potential problems. SignalFx Inc., a …

Microsoft to open Azure Cloud data centers in Africa in 2018

CLOUD By MIKE WHEATLEY9 YEARS AGO

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 Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, in a …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Legendary engineer James Gosling, the ‘Father of Java,’ joins Amazon Web Services

GitHub opens the doors to its developer marketplace

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

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