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Google fires up its Firebase app development framework
Google LLC is launching multiple updates to its Firebase mobile and web application development framework as it strives to make developers’ lives easier and sway more of them to its platforms. Firebase has seen a steady stream of updates since it was launched as a full-fledged mobile app platform in 2016, as part of Google’s effort ...
Cloud infrastructure spending tops $21B in first quarter
Analyst firm Synergy Research Group’s latest numbers on public cloud infrastructure spending shows that enterprises just can’t satisfy their voracious appetite for hosted services. Spending on cloud infrastructure jumped by 42% in the first quarter of 2019 from a year ago. Synergy, which calculates cloud infrastructure spending using earnings data from the main cloud providers, ...
ServiceNow partners with Google Cloud as it targets $10B in annual sales
Fast-growing information technology services management company ServiceNow Inc. today said it has secured a strategic partnership with Google Cloud. The partnership is designed to expand the footprint of its software platforms as it bids to hit $10 billion in annual sales. ServiceNow, whose cloud automation platform is used for IT service and other tasks, announced the ...
Microsoft expands Azure capabilities to help developers build more intelligent apps
Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud is one of the most popular platforms around for application developers, and also one of the central talking points at the company’s Build developer conference today. The bulk of today’s Build announcements were focused on improving productivity, but Microsoft is also intent on helping developers build more intelligent apps on Azure. ...
At Build, Microsoft focuses updates on collaboration and productivity
Helping workers to be more collaborative and productive is always one of the key areas of focus at Microsoft Corp.’s developer-focused Build conference, and this year is no different. Kicking off the three-day conference today in Seattle with a keynote by Chief Executive Satya Nadella (pictured), the tech giant added a host of new productivity-related ...
Carbon Black pulls another successful quarter out of the bag
Cybersecurity firm Carbon Black Inc. is riding high today after once again beating expectations on revenue. The company, which has beaten expectations on each of its earnings calls since going public last year, reported a first-quarter loss before certain costs such as stock compensation of 22 cents per share, in-line with estimates. Revenue came to $58.6 million, ...
Tableau stock rises despite revenue miss and lower guidance
Big-data company Tableau Software Inc. saw its stock rise almost 4% in after-hours trading today after posting financial results that beat expectations on earnings but fell just short of revenue forecasts. The company, which sells data analytics software that helps enterprises obtain useful insights, reported first-quarter earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of ...
Ahead of Build conference, Microsoft adds AI and blockchain services to Azure cloud
Microsoft Corp. is trying to build up some excitement ahead of its annual Build developers conference, launching several new tools and services designed to help software makers use artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies more easily. Build takes place next week in Seattle, and the company intends to use the event to demonstrate the capabilities of ...
InCountry lands $7M in seed funding to help companies comply with data residency laws
Startup InCountry is exiting stealth mode today with $7 million in seed funding as it launches its first data-residency-as-a-service offering, designed to help companies adhere to rules requiring personal data to be stored in the country from which it originates. Caffeinated Capital and Felicis Ventures led the seed round, with participation from Ridge Ventures, Bloomberg ...
Puppet’s new release eases app developers’ infrastructure headaches
DevOps automation company Puppet Inc. is adding new features and integrations designed to help information technology teams deliver modern software applications more easily and deploy them at scale. Puppet has emerged as one of the most popular automation platforms around, offering a range of services that automate the delivery and optimization of modern software applications. ...
