Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Microsoft unleashes its first NoSQL database into the cloud

By Mike Wheatley Aug 22, 2014

Microsoft has just shipped out its first-ever non-relational database on Windows Azure, which also happens to be its first database product of any kind since releasing its legendary SQL Server. Called “DocumentDB”, the database…

Deadly Docker: Why containers are a threat to cloud virtualization

By Mike Wheatley Aug 22, 2014

Few technologies have more disruptive potential than Docker. Although the company and its namesake technology are barely two years old, almost every major cloud vendor has, or is in the process of, providing support…

Twitter’s Big Data crunching ‘BotMaker’ muscles in on spam

By Mike Wheatley Aug 22, 2014

If you’re an avid Twitter user, you might have noticed a significant drop in the amount of spam messages and tweets bugging you. That’s because Twitter’s introduced a new anti-spam system called BotMaker that’s…

SDN? How about $$$DN? IDC predicts $8bn sales by 2018

By Mike Wheatley Aug 22, 2014

The future of software-defined networking (SDN) is looking very rosy indeed, with the market segment set to rake in a healthy $8 billion by 2018, well up from the current pittance ($960 million) it’s…

PernixData gets a $35M funding boost in Flash storage race

By Mike Wheatley Aug 21, 2014

Flash virtualization startup PernixData has grabbed another $35 million in series C funding. It’s yet another big bet on the impending disruption in enterprise storage as technology moves towards cloud services and virtualization. What…

VMware gobbles up CloudVolumes for real-time app delivery

By Mike Wheatley Aug 21, 2014

VMware has just gobbled up a pre-VMworld 2014 snack, adding to its desktop virtualization stack by acquiring real-time application delivery firm CloudVolumes. The company kept schtum on how much money it shelled out, but…

Google’s cloud adds Mesos clusters + Docker containers

By Mike Wheatley Aug 20, 2014

Mesosphere, Inc. has announced that its Mesos clusters are now available on the Google Compute Engine, allowing Google Inc.’s cloud users to abstract basic devops, which simplifies the data center to look more like a…

“Friendly” activist investor Blue Harbour bites into Rackspace

By Mike Wheatley Aug 20, 2014

An apparently “friendly” activist investor has increased its stake in OpenStack leader Rackspace Inc., ahead of a possible sale. The Wall Street Journal reports that Blue Harbour Group LP., has slowly but surely accumulated…

MongoDB now offers support for Community Edition of its NoSQL database

By Mike Wheatley Aug 19, 2014

NoSQL database king MongoDB Inc., is wooing customers that want to run the Community Edition of its software in production environments with a new support option. “Our Production Support offering is now available as…

Gartner’s Hype Cycle: Big Data’s on the slippery slope

By Mike Wheatley Aug 19, 2014

Gartner has just released its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, and it shows some interesting moves for two of the most important enterprise technologies – Big Data and the cloud. Organizations that make…

Mike Wheatley

Microsoft unleashes its first NoSQL database into the cloud

Deadly Docker: Why containers are a threat to cloud virtualization

Twitter’s Big Data crunching ‘BotMaker’ muscles in on spam

SDN? How about $$$DN? IDC predicts $8bn sales by 2018

PernixData gets a $35M funding boost in Flash storage race

VMware gobbles up CloudVolumes for real-time app delivery

Google’s cloud adds Mesos clusters + Docker containers

“Friendly” activist investor Blue Harbour bites into Rackspace

MongoDB now offers support for Community Edition of its NoSQL database

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