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

Fake cyberattackers rake in over $100,000 with empty threats

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

It turns out you don’t even need to be a hacker to make a nice living from cybercrime. Instead, all you need to do is pretend to be one. An enterprising extortionist appears to have stolen the identity of a notorious hacking …

Cloud control: OpenStack offers first admin certificatication

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

OpenStack works great – but only if you know what you’re doing. To ensure companies can get hold of people with the right stuff, it’s lifting the lid off of a new certification program. Called the Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) exam, it’s …

Security is becoming less of a concern for the software-defined data center

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Many proponents of the software-defined data center (SDDC) believe this is the year that it will gain significant traction on its path to becoming a permanent fixture among larger enterprises. One of the main reasons for this optimism is the belief that …

Fears grow over the size of Dell’s debt once EMC acquisition goes through

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Dell Inc.’s already extremely convoluted acquisition of EMC Corp. could be about to get even more so, according to new reports. According to a Wall Street Journal report last week, Dell may be faced with paying “at least” ten percent interest in …

Google & Microsoft agree to stop squabbling like kids

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Google and Microsoft have finally agreed to stop squabbling about “regulations”, according to a report in The Register. The report notes that the two rivals have been battling it out for years, using proxies and sometimes even direct attacks on each other …

Ceph unveils v10.2.0 Jewel, the “foundation” of its next LTS release

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Red Hat Inc. has just rolled out an important new release of its software-defined object storage software Ceph, which it says will be the “foundation for the next long-term stable release”. The aim of Ceph is to create a totally reliable storage …

Microsoft to plumb the depths with bigger underwater data centers

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Microsoft is stepping up its underwater data center ambitions, following the results of an experiment that saw it sink a small ‘data center pod’ off the coast of California last year, Data Center Frontier reports. Speaking at a conference in New York …

SkySafe lands $3M to hijack ‘rogue’ drones safely

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

A new industry niche in “drone security” looks set to emerge after U.S. authorities recently passed legislation that would allow them to legally intercept or shut down drones that fly too close to airports and other hazards, the BBC reports. Startups are …

Bigger snowballs + updates galore: AWS wants more of your data

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Amazon Web Services announced a host of new updates at its Chicago Summit this week. The new offerings and solutions are aimed at helping companies better deal with their Big Data. The headline acts are two new Elastic Block Store service volume …

Microsoft teases IT folks with free cloud training goodies

NEWS By MIKE WHEATLEY11 YEARS AGO

Microsoft is trying to tempt IT folk to get themselves up to speed with the latest cloud computing skills by offering a bunch of freebies that could help them advance their careers. The freebies include free trials of Azure and Office 365, …

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Mike Wheatley

Latest from Mike Wheatley

Fake cyberattackers rake in over $100,000 with empty threats

Cloud control: OpenStack offers first admin certificatication

Security is becoming less of a concern for the software-defined data center

Fears grow over the size of Dell’s debt once EMC acquisition goes through

Google & Microsoft agree to stop squabbling like kids

Ceph unveils v10.2.0 Jewel, the “foundation” of its next LTS release

Microsoft to plumb the depths with bigger underwater data centers

SkySafe lands $3M to hijack ‘rogue’ drones safely

Bigger snowballs + updates galore: AWS wants more of your data

Microsoft teases IT folks with free cloud training goodies

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