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TigerGraph adds multiple views, calling it a graph database first
Graph database startup TigerGraph Inc. is coming out with version 2.0 of its platform today, offering what it says is a unique feature that enables multiple users to work on the same graph simultaneously. Graph databases are a type of NoSQL database that represent data as objects rather than in rows and columns. Connections can ...
Survey finds wide gap between practices of cloud leaders and laggards
It probably comes as no surprise that companies that are killing it in the cloud are more disciplined, strategic and accountable than those that aren’t. Now there’s a survey to prove it. The study of 550 senior managers at midsized and large organizations who are involved in cloud operations finds that cloud “leaders” – those ...
HPE toasts forecasts with across-the-board sales and profit growth
Call it Meg Whitman’s parting gift. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today reported stronger-than-expected revenue and profit per share in its fiscal first quarter, fueled in roughly equal parts by improved business execution, a strong sales backlog and acquisitions. Revenue rose 11.6 percent year-over-year, to $7.7 billion, beating consensus estimates of $7.07 billion by 9 percent ...
FileCloud combines remote file sharing with enterprise control
CodeLathe LLC, today introduced an enterprise version of its file-sharing and synchronization platform that enables organizations to manage document distribution and access across multiple shared resources with a fine level of control. FileCloud Enterprise Edition is similar in concept to services such as DropBox Inc.’s DropBox and Microsoft Corp.’s OneDrive, but it works with existing file permissions ...
Red Hat tackles business rules automation with rebranded Decision Manager
Red Hat Inc. is repositioning its former JBoss BRMS business rule management system as a more general decision management tool aimed at leaders looking to automate operational decisions. The rebranded Red Hat Decision Manager 7 is described as a major upgrade of JBoss BRMS that simplifies the development and deployment of rules-based applications and services. ...
Datical database automation enhancements speed application assembly
Datical Inc. today is rolling out version 5 of its platform for automating database releases to keep them in synch with applications. The new release improves collaboration in DevOps environments, in which software developers team directly with information technology operations staff, by enabling developers to manage and rework database code changes continuously in the same ...
SaltStack’s $15.5M Series A funding round is largest ever for an IT automation firm
Information technology infrastructure automation vendor SaltStack Inc. this week closed what it claims is the largest-ever Series A financing round in its market’s history. At $15.5 million, the infusion dwarfs the $2 million and $2.5 million raised by competitors Puppet Inc. and Chef Software Inc. in their Series A rounds, respectively. Both of those companies ...
Adaptive Insights spreads out into business and sales planning
Corporate performance management software provider Adaptive Insights Inc. is branching out from its base with new cloud-based services aimed at business planning and sales management. The company sells analytics-based tools that enable organizations to collaborate on business plans, standardize and streamline financial reporting and consolidate performance information faster and more consistently. Adaptive Insights, which has raised ...
Talend CEO sees gold in big data’s quickening shift to the cloud
The data integration market has long been dominated by giants like Informatica Corp. and IBM Corp., but Talend SA’s cloud-native approach continues to chip away at the stalwarts’ market share, according to its chief executive. On Tuesday, Talend reported a 36 percent surge in revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter, along with a 40 percent ...
NetApp earnings impress, but weak guidance sends shares plummeting
NetApp Inc.’s stock plunged almost 13 percent in early trading Thursday after the company issued only somewhat weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. The shares recovered to fall only 5 percent by the end of the day. Nonetheless, it’s clear investors were unhappy despite the networked storage firm’s better-than-expected earnings for its fiscal third quarter reported Wednesday. Revenue ...