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Cloudera’s Olson sees innovation flourishing amid consolidation

By Paul Gillin Apr 19, 2016

With Pivotal Software Inc.’s announcement that it is formally abandoning Hadoop development in favor of standardizing on Hortonworks Inc.’s platform, the field of active competitors in the Hadoop market has been culled to just…

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Takipi bags $15M to help DevOps teams catch their mistakes faster

By Maria Deutscher Apr 19, 2016

Out of all the tiresome and time-consuming chores involved in application development, troubleshooting bugs is perhaps the most tedious. And the more complicated a project is, the harder it can be to identify the cause…

Microsoft to offer Talon distributed storage through StorSimple cloud service

By Paul Gillin Apr 19, 2016

Distributed storage vendor Talon Storage Solutions, Inc. scored a coup by gaining Microsoft’s endorsement of its CloudFast cloud-based file-caching software as a joint offering in the Azure Marketplace with Microsoft’s StorSimple hybrid cloud storage…

Can DNA stave off an impending storage crisis?

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2016

The amount of data that exists in the world is growing at such a rapid rate that it doubles every two years, according to a a 2011 EMC Digital Universe study. It’s an impressive thought,…

Illumio wants to toughen up your data center

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2016

For those tasked with defending their data centers from security threats, they need to know more than just what those threats are. They need to understand how those threats work, and, more importantly, the…

Get the most out of iOS 9.3 with these 8 features

By Collen Kriel Apr 19, 2016

Apple launched iOS 9.3 on March 21 together with the iPhone SE and iPad Pro 9.7-inch. iOS 9.3 bought Apple users a host of great new features, including Night Shift, two-factor authentications, 3D Touch…

An Apple Original Series: Tech giant secretly schmoozing A-list celebs to drum up talent for slew of shows

By James Farrell Apr 19, 2016

Is Apple Inc. secretly turning up at big movie events, sidling up to A-list Hollywood actors in a bid to get them onside before the tech giant launches a handful of series designed to…

Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure raises $1.2m Series A

By Duncan Riley Apr 19, 2016

Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure (Secure Bitcoin Traders Pvt. Ltd.) has raised $1.2 million Series A in an “ongoing round” where those providing the funding were not named. Founded in 2014, Coinsecure is aiming to…

Teradata doubles down on IoT analytics and hybrid cloud services

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2016

Big Data warehouse giant Teradata Corp. looks like it’s switching its focus to hybrid cloud services and the Internet of Things, likely as part of an initiative to head off declining sales revenues in…

BlackBerry’s John Chen explains why he helped Canada’s cops hack one of its phones

By Mike Wheatley Apr 19, 2016

When the Royal Mounted Canadian Police wanted to take down some bad guys, BlackBerry Ltd., a name synonymous with security and privacy, was only too eager to help out. Unlike its larger phone-making brethren…