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CoreOS Inc. has moved closer to its goal of providing “Google infrastructure for everyone” with the release of a new image registry that’s designed to accelerate container builds on its software platform. Container registries provide a way to securely store private container …
OpenStack Newton cloud software lands with better scalability, greater resilience
The open source OpenStack project that wants to become the most popular stack for private cloud deployments has just shipped out its latest release. OpenStack Newton, the 14th version of the open-source software platform that’s used for building OpenStack clouds, comes with a …
Cloud IT vendors rake in $7.7B in second quarter revenues
Global spending on cloud infrastructure hit $7.7 billion in the last quarter, despite the information technology industry going through what International Data Corp. described as a “lull” in the construction of large hyperscale data centers. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker …
VMware will sign deal next week with rival Amazon Web Services
VMware Inc. is set to announce a new partnership around hybrid cloud computing with one of its biggest rivals, Amazon Web Services. Details of the arrangement are sketchy, but a source close to VMware told SiliconANGLE that there is a significant deal that would …
VMware’s AirWatch adds support for enterprise smart glasses
VMware Inc. raised a few eyebrows Tuesday when it announced that it’s adding support to its AirWatch mobility platform for enterprise smart glasses. By adding smart glasses management features to AirWatch, VMware aims to make it easier for organizations to use augmented and mixed-reality devices …
Intel ships its first ARM-based Stratix 10 programmable chips
Intel Corp. has begun issuing samples of its eagerly anticipated Stratix 10 programmable chips to customers, which are designed for use as accelerators in data center environments that specialize in fast compute- and data-intensive workloads. Dan McNamara, corporate vice president and general …
Gartner warns Big Data’s bubble may burst as enterprises cut investment
The big data bubble could be about to burst, with Gartner Inc. warning in a new report that many companies are looking to cut back on their investments in such projects. For many years, big data has been touted as a way …
Salesforce integrates Quip with single sign-on, live data
Salesforce.com Inc. has wasted no time in integrating the word processing and number-crunching app Quip, which it acquired for $582 million in August. Quip offers both a word processing and a spreadsheet app, with features including group editing and messaging built in. It’s …
Qt unveils lightweight developer framework for the Internet of Things
The Qt Company, which offers a cross-platform development framework for enterprises to build their applications once and run them anywhere on any device, is launching a new project that aims to make software development faster and more lightweight. The provider of open-source …
Forrester: Big Data market to grow three times faster than tech overall
Led by newer kinds of databases and software for distributed storage and computing, the Big Data market is set to grow at three times the rate of the entire technology market, according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. Forrester’s report, …