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Tintri launches a hyperconverged platform to expand the appeal of its new flash arrays
It’s not the first nor likely the last storage vendor to move into hyperconverged infrastructure, but Tintri Inc.’s jump aboard to the bandwagon is bound to make waves all the same. The integrated platform that it’s rolling out this morning is meant to broaden the appeal of the new arrays debuted in conjunction. The VMstore ...
The Linux Foundation launches a new initiative to foster security in the open-source community
In theory, the more people are involved in a software project, the lower chance of a vulnerability slipping through. But in practice, the open-source community suffers from a fair share of security issues that periodically rise to the surface like the Heartbleed exploit discovered last year, which The Linux Foundation hopes to address with a new initiative ...
The creators of KVM bring meta-virtualization to the hybrid cloud
There’s virtualization, and then there’s Ravello Systems Inc.’s take on virtualization. Its founders have built upon their experience developing KVM, the native hypervisor of Linux, to add an entirely new tier to the application stack that organizations can now leverage to extend their on-premise applications to the public cloud in a matter of minutes. That’s ...
BMC unveils grand new strategy for seizing the IT paradigm shift
Automation giant BMC Software Inc. hopes to capitalize on the rush to trends such mobility and analytics with a new strategy that will focus on streaming the changes in the key areas at the center of the paradigm shift. It’s the culmination of a wide-spanning internal readjustment spearheaded by chief executive Bob Beauchamp. The 27-year ...
Keen IO open-sources its cloud-based analytics service
The best way to drive the adoption of a software product, especially one aimed at developers, is releasing the code for free, which is what Keen IO Inc. has done with its cloud-based analytics service this week. The underlying logic is now available on GitHub for anyone to modify and implement as they see fit. Data ...
Big Switch reboots its software-defined networking stack for OpenStack and VMware clouds
There are about as many flavors of cloud computing as there are of software-defined networks, but Big Switch Networks Inc. only concerned itself with the frontrunners when developing the new iteration of its virtual connectivity platform that debuted this morning. The widened integration with VMware Inc.’s popular management software and OpenStack aims to blur the ...
Apiary raises $6.8 million to empower the human element in API development
A low-key but influential startup called Apiary Inc. is kicking off the week with the completion of a $6.8 million investment meant to help shift the focus from managing the programmatic links that connect applications in the cloud to building them. It’s a key priority that has been overlooked in the broader rush to capitalize ...
Datameer bags $40 million for its Hadoop-powered BI platform
After a few brief weeks outside the spotlight, Hadoop is now back in the center of attention after Datameer Inc. raised another $40 million in funding to further pursue its vision of applying the open-source analytics framework to business intelligence. The investment tops off years of impressive growth in a segment known for its competitiveness. The startup has ...
Platform9 bags $10 million for its VMware-powered OpenStack distro
While some perceive OpenStack as a threat to traditional management paradigms, Platform9 Inc. sees an opportunity to combine old and new in order to provide organizations with the best of both worlds. And it now has $10 million in additional funding to pursue that goal courtesy of Menlo Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. The capital will ...
IBM launches Open Mainframe initiative to breathe new life into big iron
In the spirit of the open-source movement whose achievements it’s trying to harness in order to prep up the adoption of its mainframes, IBM Corp. is turning to the community for help with the endeavour. It’s recruited nearly a dozen other technology heavyweights to a new initiative focused on making big iron more appealing in ...
