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IBM entry-level flash storage gets update with hybrid cloud and container support
IBM Corp. today updated its entry-level flash storage systems with improved price/performance along with hybrid cloud and container-centric capabilities. The new FlashSystem 5200 is described as offering better performance and capacity than its predecessor, the FlashSystem 5100, at a 20% lower base price. IBM said the unit delivers 66% more maximum input/output operations than its ...
Starburst joins managed service parade with its Presto-based analytics platform
Fresh off a $100 million venture capital infusion that vaulted it to unicorn status, Starburst Data Inc. today announced a managed version of its analytics platform based on the Presto distributed database management system. Starburst Galaxy combines cloud-native features such as rapid deployment and massive scalability with high-powered security features that include multifactor authentication, fine-grained ...
Following successful IPO, Telus International seeks dominance in customer experience
Coming off the biggest initial public offering of a technology company in Canadian history, Telus International Inc. is in a good position to buy its way into new markets. But Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Kanu says the subsidiary of the $11 billion Canadian telecommunications giant Telus Corp. will stick to its knitting of helping clients ...
Ping Identity service uses video facial recognition to verify new customer accounts
Ping Identity Holding Corp., a provider of identity management services, Tuesday launched PingOne Verify, a new cloud service that businesses can use to more quickly verify customer identities for rapid account onboarding, authentication and fraud prevention. The cloud-based service can be embedded into websites and mobile applications and uses facial recognition to confirm identities once ...
Raising $12.2M, vFunction rolls out push-button modernization platform for Java apps
Application modernization startup vFunction Inc. today said it raised $12.2 million in seed funding and unveiled a platform that it said enables organizations to transform software written in the Java programming language into microservices via a scalable and repeatable assembly-line process. The company said its namesake platform combines dynamic analysis, static analysis, data science and ...
With massive $1B infusion, Databricks takes aim at IPO and rival Snowflake
When Bloomberg recently disclosed Databricks Inc.’s ambitions to go public early this year, it noted that the company was aiming for a “significantly higher” valuation than the $6.2 billion it was assigned after closing a $400 million Series F round in late 2019. Databricks got its wish without even having to file the SEC paperwork. ...
IBM Garage’s agile techniques are remaking the company’s services unit
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated deployment of cloud-based projects worldwide and the IBM Corp. Garage is reaping the benefits. The co-creation and agile development unit within IBM’s Global Business Services organization saw client engagements soar from 300 last January to 1,500 this month even as its workforce pivoted to virtual offices. The unit’s grounding in cloud ...
SAP beats sales and earnings estimates atop continued cloud growth
SAP SE provided few surprises in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings announcement early today, which it had previewed earlier this month, as the enterprise resource planning giant notched declines in both revenue and operating profit but beat analysts’ estimates on metrics. The company gave an upbeat account of its aggressive campaign to move customers to the ...
Neo4j outfits its hosted graph database service for enterprise use
Graph database vendor Neo4j Inc. today introduced a fully managed version of its product with what it calls enterprise-grade security and massive scalability. The new Neo4j Aura Enterprise isn’t the company’s first foray into managed services. It launched Aura Professional, a service aimed at developers, in 2019. Although the new offering is functionally the same, ...
Cloud and PCs help Microsoft toast estimates in its first $40 billion quarter
Microsoft stock soared nearly 5% in early after-hours trading as the company trounced lowered revenue and profit expectations for its fiscal second quarter and topped $40 billion in quarterly sales and $15 billion in profit for the first time. Both the cloud and personal computer segments led the growth as surging demand created by the ...