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Tibco releases IoT integration toolkit to open source
Integration software vendor Tibco Sofware Inc. is getting into the Internet of Things business with an integration engine designed for edge devices that it’s releasing today under an open source license. Tibco claims Project Flogo’s runtime footprint is 20 times smaller than Node.js and 50 times smaller than Java, but it capable of executing application ...
MariaDB beefs up MaxScale database proxy for the enterprise
Open-source database vendor MariaDB Corp. is strengthening its bid to win enterprise customers with a series of enhancement to its MaxScale database proxy that boost availability and security while improving support for streaming data. A database proxy brokers the connection between the client and the database, managing network connections and balancing workloads. MaxScale has a multi-threaded, ...
UK-based hyper-convergence startup bets on ARM processors
Cambridge, U.K.-based startup Kaleao Ltd. is entering the hyper-converged systems market today with a platform based on the ARM chip architecture that it claims can achieve unparalleled scalability and performance at a fraction of the cost of competing systems. The KMAX platform features an integrated OpenStack cloud environment and miniature hypervisors that dynamically defines physical ...
Promapp’s process manager now handles variations from the script
Auckland, NZ-based process management vendor Promapp Solutions Ltd. is adding new features to its Process Variant Management (PVM) software to give companies the ability to control variations in automated processes. Promapp, which also has offices in San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne and London, sells a cloud service that enables organizations to hard-code repeatable processes into software ...
Survey says data leakage by insiders is a growing threat
One in three organizations has experienced an insider cyber attack in the last year, and 74 percent of security professionals say they feel vulnerable to insider threats. Fifty-six percent think insider leaks have become more frequent over the past year. Those are among the findings of a new report by cloud and mobile application security vendor ...
Researchers want your opinions for annual cloud adoption survey
How is your use of cloud computing platforms changing? Which IT functions are migrating most rapidly to the cloud and which are staying put? How much data do you store in the cloud today and how much will you store there two years from now? These are among the questions North Bridge Venture Partners, a ...
Mastercard gives e-commerce developers an API playground
The application program interface (API) economy continues to surge the Mastercard Inc.’s introduction of a new developers platform that provides a single gateway for commerce partners to access a range of APIs in areas such as payments, data and security. Mastercard also announced a “New and Experimental” API category platform that enables partners to try out new technologies ...
Particle links its IoT development platform to the Google Cloud
Internet-of-things (IoT) development platform Particle Industries Inc. is integrating its platform with the Google Cloud Platform to give developers more flexibility in accessing data from physical sources online. The collaboration makes it possible for developers to more easily work with large amounts of data and to tap into machine learning models through Google’s native analytics. Particle, ...
Canonical steps up enterprise courtship with Kubernetes bundle
Continuing its efforts to court enterprise customers, Canonical Ltd. has added a distribution of the Kubernetes container manager to its product offering in public clouds and private infrastructure. The company, which distributes a commercial version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, said it’s focusing on operational simplicity combined with robust security, elasticity and compatibility with the Kubernetes ...
Study says data hoarding rampant even as tough new EU law looms
If you just can’t bring yourself to part with that four-year-old expense report taking up space on your hard disk, or delete those photos from the office party three years ago, you’re not alone. A new study by Veritas Technologies LLC finds that 82 percent of information technology decision-makers admit that they hoard data, meaning ...