Ampere announces availability of eMAG for hyperscale cloud computing
Ampere, which is developing an Arm-based server platform for the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing, today announced availability of its first generation Armv8-A 64-bit processors for data centers. Already selected by Lenovo and several ODMs, the Ampere eMAG processors deliver excellent total cost of ownership (TCO) value, high-performance compute, high memory capacity, and rich … continue reading
Chef Automate Incident Creation Receives Application Certification from ServiceNow
SEATTLE – September 11, 2018 – Chef, the leader in Continuous Automation, today announced it has received certification of its Chef Automate Incident Creation application with ServiceNow, available now in the ServiceNow Store. Certification by ServiceNow is only granted to apps available in the Store and signifies that the Chef Automate Incident Creation app has … continue reading
Equus Compute Solutions introduces the WHITEBOX OPEN™ R2660 servers
Equus Compute Solutions announces the release of its WHITEBOX OPEN R2660 and R2660 NVME servers, part of the Equus portfolio of custom cost-optimized open-hardware server and storage platforms. Incorporating dual Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs and new open-hardware features, the R2660 servers are high-performance compute solutions for demanding applications such as content delivery, cloud services, business applications, … continue reading
Maxta introduces Hyperconverged “(Un)Appliance” for Red Hat Virtualization
Maxta Inc., a leading provider of hyperconvergence software, today introduced a Hyperconverged “(Un)Appliance” for Red Hat Virtualization, a pre-configured system of Red Hat Virtualization software and Maxta Hyperconvergence software bundled together on Intel® Data Center Blocks hardware. This joint solution provides all the advantages of appliance-based hyperconvergence without any of the disadvantages – there’s no … continue reading
AppViewX 12.4 takes low-code network automation to the next level
AppViewX, a global leader in network automation, today announced the launch of AppViewX 12.4 at the F5 Agility event. With the new version of the platform, NetOps and SecOps teams can leverage low-code automation on an enterprise-ready platform. The AppViewX 12.4 release will include more pre-packaged automation workflows and elements to enable speedy and efficient … continue reading
Twistlock secures $33 million in funding
Twistlock, the leader in container and cloud native cyber security, today announced it raised $33 million in Series C funding, led by ICONIQ Capital. In addition to ICONIQ, existing investors YL Ventures, TenEleven, Rally Ventures, Polaris Partners and Dell Technologies Capital all participated in the round, which brings Twistlock’s total funding to $63 million to date. This funding will … continue reading
MapR Academy offers new course on application containers and Kubernetes
MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry’s leading data platform for AI and Analytics, today announced a new, free on-demand course from MapR Academy on application containers and Kubernetes. Application Containers and Kubernetes explains how Kubernetes enhances application containers and makes them a viable solution for deployment on an enterprise level. This course is ideal for business … continue reading
BlackBerry launches a new ransomware recovery solution
BlackBerry Limited today announced its next-generation BlackBerry Workspaces content collaboration platform, featuring a new ransomware recovery capability that allows organizations to quickly recover from cyberattacks. Despite even the best precautions an organization can take, ransomware attacks will still happen. Ransomware attacks were the most common type of malware in 2017,1 and it’s projected that, by the … continue reading
Gigamon acquires security start-up ICEBRG
Gigamon Inc., the company leading the convergence of network and security operations to help organizations improve their security stance, today announced the acquisition of ICEBRG, a Seattle-based security company. The combination of network traffic visibility from the market-leading Gigamon platform and the next-generation approach that ICEBRG employs for the detection and triage of threats, will … continue reading
CloudShare introduces CloudShare for Support: A cloud service that helps enterprises solve more customer issues in less time
CloudShare, a specialty cloud provider that helps software companies replicate complex on-premise IT environments in the cloud for training, sales enablement, and sandboxing for testing and support, today announced its new CloudShare for Support offering that helps technical support teams significantly speed up time to resolution and increase productivity. The time required to recreate customer … continue reading
Storage Made Easy announces the “SME” Juju Charm
Storage Made Easy (SME) today announced the availability of the Storage Made EasyTM Enterprise File FabricTM charm through Canonical’s Juju charm store. The store provides access to a wide range of best practice solutions which can be deployed to public clouds such as AWS, Google Cloud and Azure as well as private clouds such as … continue reading
Vertiv to Acquire Geist, Expand Global Rack PDU Portfolio
Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has reached an agreement to purchase Lincoln, Nebraska-based Geist, a privately owned manufacturer of Rack Power Distribution Units (PDUs) and associated data center products. Geist is a market leader in Rack PDU products and has a broad portfolio of data center power, cooling, monitoring, and infrastructure management products that complement … continue reading
Tigera raises $10M from Madrona, NEA and Wing
Tigera, a company delivering solutions for secure application connectivity for the cloud native world, today announced that they raised an additional $10M in funding to accelerate their mission to simplify and secure application connectivity across all cloud environments. The most recent round was led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) … continue reading
Five information technology trends to shape data protection in 2018
Asigra Inc., a leading cloud backup, recovery and restore software provider since 1986, today announced five information technology trends expected to impact data protection infrastructure and business outcomes in 2018. Like other technology segments, data protection has not been sheltered from the evolution of technology which is evolving as cloud computing, new regulatory requirements and a rise … continue reading
