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IBM CEO And Friends Open Up About Open Source: ‘Everything That Can Be Open Source, We'd Prefer To Be Open Source’

by Joseph Tsidulko

Moderating a panel of industry and foundation thought leaders at the IBM THINK 2019 conference, Ginny Rometty probed how open source is revolutionizing software development, and why large companies need to play a role in sustaining that innovation

Databricks Raises $250M In Funding As Market Valuation Hits $2.75 Billion

by Rick Whiting

Big data software developer attributes growth, in part, to its Microsoft alliance and the jointly developed Azure Databricks cloud service.

Microsoft Acquires Education Data Management Platform DataSense

by Kyle Alspach

Microsoft says the integration Platform-as-a-Service is popular among education-focused solution providers.

SAP Plans Restructuring That Includes 4,400 Job Cuts

by Rick Whiting

Company reports 9 percent sales growth in Q4, but shift to cloud software continues to pressure profit margins.

Vella Named New Information Builders CEO, Promises 'Channel-Centric' Approach

by Rick Whiting

Founder and long-time CEO Gerald Cohen to remain as chairman and senior advisor.

Alation Raises $50 Million In Financing, Vows Accelerated Development Of Its Data Catalog Technology

by Rick Whiting

Channel partners are leading the way in expanding the potential use cases for the Alation Data Catalog software.

AG Nominee Suggests Greater Antitrust Scrutiny Of Tech

by Joseph Tsidulko

‘I think a lot of people wonder how such huge behemoths that now exist in Silicon Valley have taken shape under the nose of the antitrust enforcers,’ William Barr told senators at his confirmation hearing.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Sees $3 Million Total Pay Hike In 2018

by David Harris

The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant reveals that Cook reported more than $15 million in total compensation in 2018.

5 Companies That Came To Win This Week

by Rick Whiting

For the week ending Jan. 4, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.

Cloudera And Hortonworks Complete Their Merger, Creating Big Data Platform Powerhouse

by Rick Whiting

The new Cloudera now faces the task of rationalizing the two companies' product lines and streamlining the combined operations to achieve profitability.

Big Data Platform Developer AtScale Secures $50 Million In Funding

by Rick Whiting

AtScale is hiring a channel executive and plans to launch a new partner program and expand its channel efforts in 2019.

Rising Big Data Star Looker Raises $103 Million In Series E Funding

by Rick Whiting

Looker, a rising star in the business intelligence and data analytics platform arena, says it will use the additional financing to maintain its rapid growth and accelerate product development efforts.

Former Autonomy Executives Indicted On Criminal Conspiracy And Fraud Charges

by Rick Whiting

Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and Finance VP Stephen Chamberlain allegedly engaged in fraudulent accounting practices to boost the company's value prior to its acquisition by HP in 2011.

Microsoft Acquires FSLogix In Move To Extend Office 365 Virtualization Capabilities

by Rick Whiting

The acquisition follows the launch of Windows Virtual Desktop in September, meeting the growing demand for desktop virtualization services on the Azure cloud platform.

CRN Exclusive: Collibra-Immuta Alliance Gives Data Governance Enforcement A Boost

by Rick Whiting

The integration of Immuta's data management platform for data scientists with Collibra's data governance tools will provide the channel with opportunities to sell a more complete data governance solution.