cloud computing

IBM Closes On Red Hat Acquisition
IBM Closes On Red Hat Acquisition
July 09, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As it looks to bolster its cloud computing business, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat Inc. IBM...

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How FinTech Startups Scale Servers On Demand
How FinTech Startups Scale Servers On Demand
January 10, 2019  |  Startup Check-In

Payments can be very cyclical for clients of FinTech startups – they can be flooded Monday morning after a quiet Sunday. With that sudden rush...

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IBM Ends 2018 With 9.1K Patents Under Its Belt
IBM Ends 2018 With 9.1K Patents Under Its Belt
January 08, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

IBM announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) that it received 9,100 patents last year, marking the 26th year in a row in which it led in terms...

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As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
As Amazon’s Market Cap Takes Hit, Bright Spots Emerge
October 30, 2018  |  Amazon

It was only about two months ago — August, in fact — when the prediction came out: Amazon, the eCommerce operator that had recently made moves into...

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Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
October 09, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Microsoft and Grab, the on-demand transportation, mobile payments, and online-to-offline services platform in Southeast Asia, announced Monday (October 9) a strategic partnership in which Grab...

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Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft, the software giant, is expected to win antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, the coding website. Reuters, citing two people familiar with...

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New Discover CEO Says Amazon Not A Foe
New Discover CEO Says Amazon Not A Foe
October 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Payments company Discover‘s new chief executive officer doesn’t believe that banks should be worried about tech giants like Amazon. “I view them as partners with...

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Blockchain Co Building The ‘Next Internet’ Lands $102M
Blockchain Co Building The ‘Next Internet’ Lands $102M
August 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Dfinity, a blockchain startup that is attempting to develop a decentralized cloud computing network, has raised $102 million in funding. CNBC, citing Dominic Williams, the...

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Amazon Ad Revenue To Surpass Cloud Sales By 2021
Amazon Ad Revenue To Surpass Cloud Sales By 2021
August 13, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) may be the driver of growth for the eCommerce giant now, but Piper Jaffray predicts that in three years’ time, advertising...

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