Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Report: Microsoft Teams to surpass Slack within two years

By Mike Wheatley Jan 11, 2017

A new survey on business chat apps from information technology network tools provider Spiceworks Inc. reckons the number of Microsoft Teams users will surpass that of Slack within just two years. Considering Teams has…

Emerging Tech

Robocop startup Knightscope launches $20M crowdfunding campaign

By Mike Wheatley Jan 11, 2017

Knightscope Inc., which builds security robots that are already out on patrol in malls and hospitals in the Silicon Valley area, is launching a crowdsourced “mini-IPO” in which it aims to raise $20 million…

Infra

Application container market to hit $2.7B by 2020, report says

By Mike Wheatley Jan 11, 2017

The application container market is on the verge of taking off, with one analyst firm predicting it will grow to $2.7 billion by 2020. If that happens, it would see the market size more…

Big Data

Apache Software Foundation announces two more top-level open source projects

By Mike Wheatley Jan 11, 2017

The Apache Software Foundation’s stable of open-source projects continues to grow, with the addition of two more top-level projects in the past 24 hours. They include a Google Inc.-backed unified programming model for batch…

Infra

Virtuozzo puts a lid on container security with new data encryption feature

By Mike Wheatley Jan 10, 2017

Server virtualization firm Virtuozzo, which was spun out of German tech company Parallels IP Holdings GmbH last year, is beefing up data security on its software platform with the addition of a new disk encryption…

Apps

IT pros call for a new security architecture to defend against cyberattacks

By Mike Wheatley Jan 10, 2017

A hazardous cocktail of evolving cybersecurity threats, sprawling information technology infrastructures and increased mobility means that most organizations will need to create an entirely new security architecture in order to safeguard their digital assets.…

Apps

Microsoft adds search features to Dynamics 365 cloud business software

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2017

Microsoft has updated its cloud-based business and customer management service platform Dynamics 365 with enhanced search features that the company says makes it easier for users to find the answers they’re looking for. Dynamics 365…

CEO Marissa Mayer, five others to quit Yahoo’s board post-merger with Verizon

By Mike Wheatley Jan 9, 2017

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer will resign from the company’s board of directors once its planned $4.8 billion merger with Verizon Communications Inc. is completed. Meanwhile, what’s left of Yahoo will be…

Infra

Report: Smartphone maker ZTE to ax 3,000 staff ahead of US exports ban

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Chinese telecommunications equipment and systems company ZTE Corp. is reportedly preparing to lay off about 3,000 of its employees, including a fifth of its smartphone division workforce, according to a report Friday. Citing anonymous…

Apps

Cloud storage firm Bitcasa bites the dust as it shuts down all services

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Cloud storage operator Bitcasa Inc. has bailed out of the game for good, according to a blog post by ex-Chief Executive Officer Brian Taptich. But Taptich’s final message that the company is “no more” is nonetheless…

Mike Wheatley

Report: Microsoft Teams to surpass Slack within two years

Robocop startup Knightscope launches $20M crowdfunding campaign

Application container market to hit $2.7B by 2020, report says

Apache Software Foundation announces two more top-level open source projects

Virtuozzo puts a lid on container security with new data encryption feature

IT pros call for a new security architecture to defend against cyberattacks

Microsoft adds search features to Dynamics 365 cloud business software

CEO Marissa Mayer, five others to quit Yahoo’s board post-merger with Verizon

Report: Smartphone maker ZTE to ax 3,000 staff ahead of US exports ban

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