Cloud Computing Articles
CAST is launching a new capability for CAST Imaging which improves cloud migration; now able to detect "cloud blockers," CAST Imaging leverages an advanced, living knowledge base of these applications' inner mechanisms to drive business responsiveness, development efficiency, and accelerated onboarding with interactive blueprints.
Posted April 27, 2023
Appvia is debuting Appvia Wayfinder, a solution designed to empower application and platform teams while enhancing business efficiency. Appvia Wayfinder provides self-service infrastructure and cloud resources to application teams, centralized control to platform teams, and, ultimately, increased developer productivity for businesses, according to the vendor.
Posted April 27, 2023
Airbyte is announcing the launch of the Airbyte API, a developer-friendly interface that enables data and software engineers to manage large deployments more efficiently, as well as integrate Airbyte Cloud with other tools and utilize Airbyte functionality for data movement automation.
Posted April 26, 2023
LogicGate, a risk and compliance platform for cybersecurity teams, is introducing new solutions aimed at transforming business risk into a strategic advantage. "Today's business environment is more digital, more complex, and faster moving than ever, and these trends are only accelerating," said Jay Jamison, president of product technology at LogicGate.
Posted April 26, 2023
SAP is introducing GROW with SAP, a new offering to help midsize customers adopt cloud ERP that enables speed, predictability, and continuous innovation. GROW with SAP customers get the same best practices powering the world's industry leaders, while benefiting from rapid deployment and frictionless updates, according to the company.
Posted April 26, 2023
Henkel and SAP are partnering to drive digital co-innovation by leveraging a combination of future-ready software, technology, and ecosystem, to further boost Henkel's digital transformation journey. Two significant changes will be executed in a tailor-made approach: implementing the cutting- edge software SAP S/4HANA and fully transitioning into the cloud. As part of the partnership, Henkel will benefit along the entire value chain from increased data-driven decision making in real time, and faster time-to-market through leaner and more sustainable processes.
Posted April 26, 2023
Alloy Technologies, Inc. announced that its Alloy.ai solution is now available in the SAP Store and is part of SAP's industry cloud portfolio for the consumer products industry. Alloy.ai brings consumer products customers that leverage SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP) for Supply Chain visibility to consumer demand and inventory across their supply chains.
Posted April 26, 2023
Logpoint is updating its Business-Critical Security (BCS) solution for SAP SuccessFactors, enabling real-time security and compliance monitoring of SAP SuccessFactors, which is a Human Capital Management (HCM) application. Through log extraction, continuous monitoring, and cross-correlation of data, BCS for SuccessFactors provides holistic, landscape-wide threat visibility in the Logpoint Converged SIEM platform or any other SIEM solution, according to the vendor.
Posted April 26, 2023
Inc. magazine revealed that RDM Infinity landed a spot on the third-annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Rocky Mountain list, a prestigious ranking of private companies based in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. RDM achieved a median revenue growth of 195% between 2019 and 2021, earning it a coveted place among just 59 other regional businesses recognized for their tremendous growth in a challenging economic climate.
Posted April 26, 2023
Zumasys is introducing its Rover Business Suite, launching 8 new products aimed at helping to modernize MultiValue applications. According to the company, this major announcement signifies Zumasys' commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers and the MultiValue community.
Posted April 26, 2023
In mid-2020, I got a chance to work with several government tourism agencies. Their mandate was to promote local attractions and offer support to partners such as hotels, resorts, and other organizations. As you can imagine, things weren't going well for these agencies. I remember looking at their data reports and seeing unprecedented drops in volume. With every country imposing restrictions and lockdowns, no one was traveling. One agency stood out; it was completely frozen by the situation. It couldn't decide on anything. Even publishing the latest COVID numbers was difficult.
Posted April 26, 2023
EnterpriseDB (EDB) is introducing the EDB Guaranteed Postgres Migration program, designed to empower qualifying organizations to transition from legacy Oracle databases to Postgres with both ease and efficiency.
Posted April 25, 2023
Pureinsights, an independent search technology and services company, is partnering with MongoDB to help customers deploy search-based applications on the cloud-based MongoDB Atlas platform. With deep expertise in building applications on the latest search, AI, and data platforms, now including MongoDB Atlas Search, Pureinsights is uniquely positioned to help enterprises modernize search application infrastructures in the cloud, according to the company.
Posted April 25, 2023
Laminar is announcing expanded support for major cloud service providers (CSPs) and data warehouse environments within the cloud-native Laminar Data Security Platform—including Google Cloud Platform and Snowflake—as well as a series of new capabilities that enable organizations to achieve enterprise readiness in the realm of data security.
Posted April 25, 2023
Semgrep, a code security solution designed for engineering-centric security programs, announced it is receiving $53M in Series C funding, enabling the company to extend its application security platform to cover the entire modern development process, all built on top of the Semgrep engine.
Posted April 24, 2023
Swimlane, the low-code security automation company, is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring the power of security automation to AWS environments. The company also announced Swimlane Turbine is now a cloud-native platform, helping customers automate responses to security data that results in greater visibility, reduced risk, and faster response times.
Posted April 24, 2023
A new global IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study, "The ESG conundrum," of executives and consumers found that while an increased focus on environmental sustainability remains a top priority for consumers and business executives, inadequate data is a key challenge for both groups when it comes to achieving personal and corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals.
Posted April 24, 2023
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and IBM announced an agreement under which Moderna will explore next generation technologies including quantum computing and artificial intelligence to advance and accelerate mRNA research and science.
Posted April 24, 2023
IBM is releasing new single frame and rack mount configurations of IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4, designed to enhance flexibility and sustainability for the modern data center while still delivering the highest levels of reliability in the industry, according to the vendor.
Posted April 24, 2023
Cycode, a provider of software supply chain security, is releasing Cycode Application Security Orchestration and Correlation (ASOC), providing security teams consistent visibility into the various AppSec tools that are used in modern software delivery pipelines.
Posted April 21, 2023
Normalyze, a provider of data-first cloud security solutions, is expanding the Normalyze Cloud Platform to track data in motion and analyze lineage to allow data and security teams to continuously identify cloud-resident sensitive data. Normalyze Cloud Platform 2.0 introduces new dynamic interactive graphs that show teams how sensitive data flows between access points, users, and applications across the network and cloud.
Posted April 21, 2023
MariaDB the second gen cloud database service, is extending the coverage of its enhanced observability feature to MariaDB Community Server deployments.
Posted April 21, 2023
Low-code and no-code development has become a critical component of enterprise technology landscapes. Gartner predicts that within the next 3 years, developers outside IT departments will account for at least 80% of the userbase for low-code development tools, up from 60% in 2021. Low- and no-code offers opportunities to offload coding and integration work to business users, relieving burdened IT departments.
Posted April 20, 2023
Do you think of your IoT projects in maturity curves? If yes, I applaud you for it. Thinking in maturity curves helps organizations to reduce complexity and to navigate through the unknown. It is a natural behavior and a sound strategy; it is the answer to how to eat an elephant.
Posted April 19, 2023
Aerospike is releasing Aerospike Database 6.3, delivering operational, quality, performance, and stability improvements. Aerospike Database 6.3 adds support for OpenSSL 3, which means that it runs well on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL) and its many clones, as well as Ubuntu 22.04. The release continues to support RHEL and Debian-compatible Linux distributions that come with OpenSSL 1. One caveat is that support for Debian 10 on ARM64 hardware has been discontinued, however, server 6.3 still runs on Debian 10 on x86_64.
Posted April 19, 2023
Oracle and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. are expanding their partnership to support faster, easier, and more effective telehealth services. By connecting telehealth capabilities with Oracle Cerner Millennium, Oracle and Zoom can enable providers around the world to join patient appointments more quickly and easily with the relevant patient electronic health record (EHR) at their fingertips.
Posted April 19, 2023
Oracle today is offering a free version of Oracle Database 23c to meet growing demand from developers and organizations worldwide to access the newest features in Oracle Database 23c "App Simple." Developers now have access to innovative Oracle Database features that simplify development of modern data-driven applications, getting them ready for the planned release of Oracle Database 23c, the next long-term support release.
Posted April 19, 2023
Oracle is introducing new capabilities to make it easier to migrate to Oracle CIoud Infrastructure (OCI), secure critical workloads, and distribute content, along with new Oracle database features that help simplify the development of modern data-driven applications, and new expanded machine learning (ML) capabilities in Oracle MySQL HeatWave.
Posted April 19, 2023
Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, and Genpact, a global professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform businesses, are forming a strategic alliance to help organizations accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives. Dataiku's Everyday AI platform, combined with Genpact's technology-agnostic MLOps and Responsible AI framework, will provide a differentiated solution that addresses major challenges faced by organizations in the implementation of AI, such as data governance, model management, and compliance requirements, according to the companies.
Posted April 18, 2023
Impossible Cloud, a cloud provider that offers decentralized, multi-service cloud solutions, is releasing the general availability of its enterprise-grade, native cloud storage solution which delivers all the capabilities of traditional cloud storage along with the key benefits of decentralized web3 technology. Impossible Cloud's services can be procured using fiat currencies, and does not require tokens or cryptocurrency—eliminating a critical roadblock that has slowed B2B adoption of web3 technologies, according to the company.
Posted April 18, 2023
StackHawk, the company making web application and API security testing part of software delivery, is introducing new enterprise capabilities that offer advanced optimization, scalability, and governance controls to address the needs of large-scale customers. StackHawk's enterprise features are designed to provide visibility, control, and consistency across multiple teams and applications through scalable and automated application security testing, according to the vendor.
Posted April 17, 2023
Databases contain valuable business assets; ensuring this information is secure is paramount. SQL Compliance Manager by Idera can protect those assets and help address your industry's strict regulatory compliance requirements with confidence, providing HIPAA-compliance, GDPR-compliance, and more.
Posted April 14, 2023
Experts joined DBTA's webinar, "Database Management in the Cloud: Adapting to the Changing Landscape," to explore database strategies and skills that will inevitably bring about successful cloud environments.
Posted April 14, 2023
Cybersyn is announcing its recent financial milestone, having reached $62.9 million in Series A funding led by Snowflake, concurrent with its emergence from stealth.
Posted April 14, 2023
Obsidian Security is releasing its latest suite of SaaS security solutions designed to address a widening gap in appropriately securing SaaS applications while managing its security posture configuration, according to the company.
Posted April 13, 2023
Process orchestration company Camunda is releasing Camunda Platform 8.2, offering several integration and user experience updates that enrich the entire process development lifecycle. These new features make it possible to accelerate end-to-end process orchestration and drive new digital initiatives, according to the company.
Posted April 13, 2023
Delinea, a provider of solutions that extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), announced the latest release of Server Suite, part of its Server PAM solution, securing and consolidating identity access to servers. Enhancements include new authentication options for organizations using Active Directory (AD), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and IBM AIX Unix systems to further improve security for identities requesting access to critical systems.
Posted April 13, 2023
Are we finally seeing the democratization of artificial intelligence (AI)? New research out of OpenAI and the University of Pennsylvania suggests that generative AI, thanks to open and widely available tools such as ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) models and GPT-4, will be part of the jobs of at least 80% of occupational groups.
Posted April 13, 2023
Just a few years ago, no one would have imagined running their SQL Server databases on anything other than Windows Server. Now, with companies requiring data-driven capabilities for a range of needs, the idea of running SQL Server on a non-Windows platform has become almost commonplace—whether on open-source operating systems or in the cloud.
Posted April 13, 2023
Organizations often force the DBA to take on the job of data modeling. That does not mean that DBAs are well-trained in data modeling, nor does it mean that DBAs are best suited to take on this task. The data administration (DA) team is best suited for modeling data. This is because data modeling requires knowledge of the business aspects of data resource management.
Posted April 13, 2023
The biggest technology news of the year so far has undoubtedly been the release of the OpenAI ChatGPT technology. ChatGPT is a chat-bot style AI that can generate amazingly knowledgeable and human-like conversations. ChatGPT can also generate essay-type answers to exam questions, write halfway decent song lyrics, or even generate computer code. I was going to explain how ChatGPT works, but instead, I'll let ChatGPT tell you.
Posted April 13, 2023
2022 was a big year for observability. Many businesses made concerted efforts to gain a better understanding of its value. Leading technology research firms applauded its potential impact to simplify increasingly complex IT environments, with Gartner featuring observability in its "Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends" report. Analysts predicted a bright future for the technology, with some suggesting observability adoption would increase at a compound annual growth of 8.2%.
Posted April 13, 2023
Startups continue to emerge this year, addressing challenges and leveraging opportunities in innovative and novel ways. The landscape is constantly changing, and 2023 is no different. These companies bring fresh approaches to accelerating digital transformation, expanding what's possible with AI and analytics, breaking down silos, enhancing security, improving data observability, becoming a part of data fabric or mesh, and more.
Posted April 12, 2023
The 10th annual Data Summit conference will be held May 10-11, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Boston, with pre-conference workshops taking place on May 9, 2023. Whether your interests lie in the technical possibilities and challenges of new and emerging technologies or using Big Data for business intelligence, analytics, and other business strategies, Data Summit 2023 has something for everyone.
Posted April 11, 2023
Kyligence is announcing the general availability of Kyligence Zen, a low-code, centralized metrics platform to define, collect, and analyze enterprise-grade metrics.
Posted April 11, 2023
Alation Inc., a provider of enterprise data intelligence solutions, is expanding partnerships with Databricks, the lakehouse company, and dbt Labs, a provider of analytics engineering, to extend knowledge, collaboration, and trust across the modern data stack. Joint customers can now easily integrate rich metadata from Databricks Unity Catalog and leverage a new connector that provides support for dbt Core and dbt Cloud in Alation. As a result, users have a better understanding of their data landscape and can view underlying data changes and transformations to power data intelligence, according to Alation.
Posted April 11, 2023