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The expanded use of the cloud and microservices resulting from the rise in hybrid information technology infrastructure is leading to greater demand for automation in areas such as compliance, according to a new study. DevOps specialist Chef Software Inc. said its poll …
Microsoft announces Apache Spark connector for Azure database
Microsoft Corp. wants its Azure cloud to be the go-to platform for big data services. To that end, on Wednesday it made available a new Apache Spark connector for its DocumentDB database. The announcement was one of several the company made at …
Cloud wars: Amazon hits back at Google with more flexible pricing
Google Inc. reignited the cloud price wars last week at its Next cloud conference when it announced “committed use discounts” for customers that commit to a one- or three-year contract to use its virtual computers. A quick study by RightScale Inc. had found Google’s …
Docker open-sources its container core to the Cloud Native Computing Federation
Fulfilling a promise made last December, Docker Inc. on Wednesday donated containerd, a core piece of the Docker runtime engine, to the Cloud Native Computing Federation. The containerd runtime is used as a method to boot, run and manage external interfaces for …
Lenovo launches new server-based storage appliance
In an effort to stem a decline in server sales, Lenovo Group Ltd. is taking another crack at software-defined storage with a new appliance that leverages its server platform, storage virtualization software and storage area networking software from partner company DataCore Software Corp. …
Intel’s Clear Containers project adds support for Docker Swarm and Kubernetes
Intel Corp.’s Clear Containers software, which is a part of its larger Clear Linux project, has just received a major update that adds compatibility with the Docker Swarm and Kubernetes orchestration tools. Intel’s Clear Containers bears the hallmarks of virtualization giant VMware …
Iguazio speeds up big data delivery with continuous analytics platform
Data platform-as-a-service company iguazio is having a crack at the highly competitive big data analytics business with the launch of a new “continuous analytics” platform. The company said the idea behind its new platform, to be introduced today at Strata + Hadoop World …
Cloudera aims to make data science easier with new self-service ‘workbench’
Big data company Cloudera Inc. wants to lift the burden off data scientists’ shoulders with a new solution that allows them to use a variety of open-source big data tools while ensuring they remain in compliance with corporate governance regulations. The new …
Report: Citrix hires Goldman Sachs to scout possible buyers
Cloud computing and networking firm Citrix Systems Inc. is reportedly working with The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to find itself a buyer. Bloomberg cites anonymous sources in its story, which claims the company has hired Goldman Sachs to sound out possible buyers. …
Apple’s Swift becomes 10th most popular programming language
The open-source Swift programming language first pioneered by Apple Inc. has risen to become the 10th most popular of all languages, according to an analysis by TIOBE Software BV, a company that specializes in assessing and tracking the quality of software Swift, …