Docker Acquires Cloud Pioneer Unikernel Systems
Industry consolidation around an emerging application container ecosystem gained momentum this week with Docker Inc.'s acquisition of U.K.-based Unikernel Systems, a developer of lightweight operating systems used to deliver ...Full Article
Hazelcast Platform Targets Cloud, App Container Rollouts
In-memory computing specialist Hazelcast Inc. rolled out the latest version of its "data grid" that includes support for new cloud management and application container deployments along with a higher ...Full Article
Puppet Labs Secures Rainy Day Loan, Plans Expansion
Global economic turmoil is prompting some IT executives to hedge their bets in the new year as they monitor China's slowdown while trying to divine whether stock markets are ...Full Article
‘Social Good’ Startup Captricity Raises $35M to Expand Automation Platform
While most enterprises we cover are focused on scaling their infrastructure and with it their growth, a small but growing number of "social good" enterprises are looking for ways ...Full Article
Tech M&A Frenzy Seen Accelerating in 2016
Two thousand and fifteen was a banner year for technology mergers and acquisitions, and market watchers predict that trend will accelerate in 2016 as buyers look beyond consolidation to ...Full Article
Getting a Handle on ‘Shadow IT’
Shadow IT, the systems and solutions used inside organizations without explicit approval, are becoming a fact of life for most organizations. Indeed, industry studies estimate that nearly 30 percent ...Full Article
IBM Maintains Patent Lead, But Here Comes Amazon
Intellectual property has become the coin of the realm for technology enterprises. Hence, companies like IBM and high-flying global competitors like Samsung tout their growing patent portfolios as market ...Full Article
New Security, Automation Tools Emerge for Containers
New approaches to automating the management of open source software, especially emerging Linux-based application containers, are arriving at a steady pace from key open-source players and startups formed over ...Full Article
Operational Analytics Seen Boosting IT Performance
The case is being made for applying big data technologies to the management of IT infrastructure, especially DevOps and cloud deployments. The concept, also known as "advanced operations analytics," ...Full Article
Factors to Consider When Moving to a Hyper-Converged Enterprise Infrastructure
Chances are, if you’re reading this article, you’re one of the many IT leaders looking at how hyper-convergence can help you better manage your enterprise data center infrastructure. Hyper-convergence ...Full Article
