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Cloud

VMware COO Sanjay Poonen on the acquisition of Carbon Black and plans to transform security

By Mark Albertson Aug 28, 2019

The acquisition of Carbon Black by VMware Inc., announced last week, did not come cheap. The price tag was $2.1 billion, but one of VMware’s top executives feel strongly that the company got its…

Big Data

ThoughtSpot snags $248M at $1.95B valuation to automate business analytics

By Maria Deutscher Aug 28, 2019

ThoughtSpot Inc., an analytics startup led by former Nutanix Inc. executives, today announced that it has landed a $248 million funding round at a $1.95 billion valuation. The investment was led by Lightspeed Venture…

Security

Homeland Security initiative aimed at fighting ransomware ahead of 2020 election

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

The U.S. government is planning to launch a new program that will focus on protecting voter registration databases and systems from cyberattacks ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Reuters reported Tuesday that the new initiative, to…

Apps

Google Maps now lets users plan mixed modes of travel

By James Farrell Aug 27, 2019

Now you can select multiple modes of travel options on Google Maps to make door-to-destination easier, the company announced Tuesday. Maps has always offered various modes of travel, but until now the app hasn’t…

Security

Imperva ‘security incident’ exposes customer data

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Cybersecurity software firm Imperva Inc. today disclosed a “security incident” involving its Cloud Web Application Firewall product, previously known as Incapsula, in 2017 that appears to have resulted in the theft of customer data.…

Blockchain

Craig ‘Satoshi’ Wright loses $5B in bitcoin to estate of former business partner

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Craig Wright, the man who on several occasions has claimed to be bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is as much as $5 billion in bitcoin poorer after he lost a case with the estate of…

Cloud

Rackspace debuts more managed services for hybrid clouds

By Mike Wheatley Aug 27, 2019

Managed cloud services company Rackspace Inc. today announced new offerings aimed at helping its customers better manage their hybrid cloud deployments. The new services are intended to facilitate the deployment and management of modern applications, the…

Emerging Tech

Microsoft Surface event in October could see debut of dual-screen device

By Duncan Riley Aug 27, 2019

Microsoft Corp. has scheduled a Surface event for Oct. 2, but in a twist on last year’s event that debuted a new Surface Pro, the possible headline launch this year could be a dual-screen Surface…

Cloud

Enterprise cloud software companies show promise for investors

By Mark Albertson Aug 27, 2019

Based on a recent string of billion-dollar exits, cloud monitoring and enterprise software firms in general have been delivering nice payouts. And investors are taking notice. In the month of August alone, cloud monitoring…

Policy

With sanctions yet to bite, Huawei sees strong smartphone sales growth

By Mike Wheatley Aug 27, 2019

China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. somehow managed to increase its share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter after seeing strong sales growth, despite the specter of a U.S. government-led embargo hanging…

the latest

ThoughtSpot snags $248M at $1.95B valuation to automate business analytics

Homeland Security initiative aimed at fighting ransomware ahead of 2020 election

Imperva ‘security incident’ exposes customer data

Craig ‘Satoshi’ Wright loses $5B in bitcoin to estate of former business partner

Microsoft Surface event in October could see debut of dual-screen device

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