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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.

MapR Seeks Advantage From Cloudera-Hortonworks Merger With New Software Release, Data Assessment Service

by Rick Whiting

Saying the complex merger of its rivals will create customer uncertainty, MapR Technologies has launched the "Clarity Program" to provide a free data assessment service to woo Cloudera and Hortonworks users to its data management platform.

Microsoft Resumes Windows 10 October 2018 Rollout

by Kyle Alspach

The company had paused the rollout following reports of users’ files being deleted after installing the latest update.

Facebook Went Down Again, Along With Its Workplace Collaboration Tool

by Dylan Martin

Users complained that the social media giant’s platform wasn’t functional on Monday, but services bounced back for some users a short time later.

SAP’s $8B Deal To Acquire Qualtrics Comes Just Days After IPO Filing

by Rick Whiting

Qualtrics, an experience management software company, had just filed for an IPO Friday with a potential valuation of $4.8 billion.

Docker Introduces Modernization Program For Legacy Windows Server Apps

by Joseph Tsidulko

With support for Windows Server 2008 ending in 2020, Docker is encouraging enterprises to use the event as an opportunity to modernize apps with its container management platform.

Tableau Reports 35 Percent Q3 Revenue Growth, Surge In Subscription License Sales

by Rick Whiting

Revenue for all of fiscal 2018 is expected to exceed $1 billion and reach $1.33 billion to $1.40 billion in fiscal 2019.

MemSQL Updates Its Next-Generation Database, Readies Partner Recruitment Initiative

by Rick Whiting

MemSQL is also offering limited free use of its in-memory distributed database in a bid to attract new customers.

Accenture Continues Acquisition Binge With Intrigo Systems Purchase

by Joseph F. Kovar

Intrigo Systems, the latest in a string of 10-plus acquisitions to date in 2018, has strong experience in a wide range of SAP technologies.

Microsoft Completes GitHub Acquisition As Partner Shift To IP Accelerates

by Kyle Alspach

The acquisition ‘makes perfect sense because it's the one destination developers of every flavor end up turning to,’ one solution provider tells CRN.

Making A Bid For 'Business Analytics For The Masses,' Tableau Adds Natural Language Capabilities To Its Platform

by Rick Whiting

At its customer and partner conference Tuesday, Tableau detailed an ambitious list of new technologies and product enhancements, including more automated data preparation and modeling tools.