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Cloud computing is consolidating, raising the risk of customer lock-in
Barely a decade into the cloud revolution, consolidation is already setting in, and the implications for customers aren’t good. That’s according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. The three areas of greatest consolidation are currently in the base-level computing and storage known as infrastructure as a service, desktop applications delivered via the cloud and customer ...
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Quantum leap: Obstacles remain, but a revolution in computing is almost here
Salesman Tom is about to hit the road for a monthlong journey to visit customers and sales prospects, a trip that will take him to 50 destinations across the United States. Tom needs to optimize the trip by three priorities. He must first maximize the time he spends with each client. Second, he must complete ...
CloudVelox extends cloud-moving toolset with on-premises options
Cloud automation software provider CloudVelox Inc. is expanding its migration scope into the data center with release 5.0 of its One Hybrid Cloud software. Announced today, the new release enables three new migration scenarios, including between data centers, racks and cloud to data center. The software now also supports migrations to VMware Inc. virtual environments. ...
Supply chain tops list of Oracle Cloud Applications enhancements
Oracle Corp. wants you to know that it’s serious about supply-chain management. The database giant today is introducing release 13 of its Oracle Cloud Applications suite, anchored by improved user experience, mobility and significantly enhanced supply-chain management features in the form of six new products. “We are jumping into the deep water of supply chain with ...
Proov raises $14M for its proof-of-concept marketplace
ProoV Inc., which offers startups what it calls “pilot as a service,” has raised $14 million in a series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $21.1 million. The company says its cloud service solves a fundamental problem for startups: how to get to the proof-of-concept stage to show that an idea has merit. The ...
Teradata revenues plunge, but brightened outlook cheers investors
Teradata Corp., the company that helped to invent big data, is continuing to struggle to come to terms with big data’s success. The data warehousing vendor today reported a steep drop in revenue, to $513 million in the second quarter, down 9 percent from adjusted revenues of $564 million a year ago and 14 percent from ...
AMD pleases investors with earnings upside thanks to strength in data center chips
Buoyed by the success of its Ryzen line of Intel Corp. x86-compatible processors and initial favorable reviews of its new Epyc line of chips for the data center, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. knocked its second-quarter results out of the park. Results topped analysts’ expectations on revenue and profit, and AMD raised its outlook for full-year revenue growth. That ...
Looker and Segment hook up to improve marketing automation performance
Data segmentation and analytics firm Segment.io Inc. has joined forces with rising business intelligence star Looker Data Sciences Inc. on a technology integration that enables Looker users to pipe the results of their analysis into Segment’s data pipeline for purposes such as targeted marketing. The deal unites two of the hottest companies in the data ...
Microsoft blows away earnings forecast and its shares hit an all-time high
Microsoft Corp. crushed analysts’ estimates for sales and earnings in the quarter ended June 30, providing further evidence that it has successfully turned the corner from packaged-software company into cloud services provider. Investors rejoiced, sending the company’s shares to an all-time high of more than $76 in after-hours trading. After languishing for years, Microsoft shares ...
Prey’s device recovery software gets improved enterprise features
Prey Inc., maker of a freemium software suite for tracking and monitoring mobile devices to prevent theft, announced a new version of its enterprise offering with improved anti-theft and multi-device management capabilities. The improved geofencing and file retrieval capabilities help secure devices before they can be lost or stolen. Advanced search, labeling and large-scale management ...
