Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Cloud

A strong quarter sets up VMware to double down on networking and the cloud

By Mike Wheatley Jan 26, 2017

Virtualization software company VMware Inc. pulled off another strong quarterly showing Thursday, beating Wall Street estimates for both profits and revenues and forecasting slightly better-than-expected revenues in the current quarter. On top of that, the…

Infra

D-Wave Systems has sold its first 2,000-qubit quantum computer for $15M

By Mike Wheatley Jan 26, 2017

Quantum computing company D-Wave Systems Inc. announced Wednesday that its enormous 2000Q Quantum Computer is now generally available, and said has sold its first model for a whopping $15 million. D-Wave claims on its website that its…

Apps

In a twist, Ripper database aims to prevent scamming of cybercriminals

By Mike Wheatley Jan 26, 2017

Cybercriminals are avoiding being scammed themselves thanks to the emergence of a new service called Ripper that aims to prevent fraud on underground cybercrime marketplaces. Ripper.cc, quietly launched back in June, contains information on more…

Infra

IT workers overwhelmingly support net neutrality, survey finds

By Mike Wheatley Jan 25, 2017

An overwhelming majority of information technology workers in the U.S. agree that any moves by the Donald Trump administration to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s so-called net neutrality rules will damage the industry. In…

Infra

Microsoft reaffirms UK data center expansion plans following Brexit import tariff fears

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has published a statement reaffirming its commitment to the United Kingdom, following comments from a senior manager about the impact that potential post-Brexit hardware import tariffs might have on its plans for…

Cloud

Cisco swoops in to buy AppDynamics for $3.7B, just before its IPO

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2017

So much for the first big tech IPO of 2017. Cisco Systems Inc. late Tuesday surprised investors eager to see the return of technology initial public offerings, announcing it has agreed to buy AppDynamics Inc.…

Cloud

Microsoft expands FastTrack support for Windows 10, Dynamics 365 and Teams

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2017

Microsoft Corp. said it’s expanding its FastTrack services to support Windows 10, Dynamics 365 and its upcoming Microsoft Teams collaboration software. The company is hoping that by doing so, it will help its enterprise…

Infra

Platform9 intros new managed services for application containers

By Mike Wheatley Jan 24, 2017

Self-proclaimed “open-source-as-a-service” company Platform9 Systems Inc. is doing its bit to lighten the load of application container developers. The company has just announced the general availability of its Managed Kubernetes offering along with the…

Apps

Microsoft adds support for SUSE Linux in latest SQL Server preview

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has announced it now supports SUSE Linux Enterprise in its latest preview of the new SQL Server. The SQL Server vNext Community Technology Preview (CTP 1.2) has just been released on Windows…

Infra

Gartner says strong growth is coming to the semiconductor industry in 2017

By Mike Wheatley Jan 23, 2017

Analyst firm Gartner Inc. is forecasting a prosperous year for global semiconductor manufacturers, with revenues set to rise by 7.2 percent in 2017 from last year. The market could certainly do with a boost.…

Mike Wheatley

A strong quarter sets up VMware to double down on networking and the cloud

D-Wave Systems has sold its first 2,000-qubit quantum computer for $15M

In a twist, Ripper database aims to prevent scamming of cybercriminals

IT workers overwhelmingly support net neutrality, survey finds

Microsoft reaffirms UK data center expansion plans following Brexit import tariff fears

Cisco swoops in to buy AppDynamics for $3.7B, just before its IPO

Microsoft expands FastTrack support for Windows 10, Dynamics 365 and Teams

Platform9 intros new managed services for application containers

Microsoft adds support for SUSE Linux in latest SQL Server preview

Gartner says strong growth is coming to the semiconductor industry in 2017

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