April 30, 2020
News Flashes
Actian, a provider of hybrid cloud data warehousing and data integration, has introduced its Avalanche Real-Time Connected Data Warehouse Solution with support for AWS and Azure cloud platforms. The Actian hybrid solution offers integration capabilities natively built into the product, enabling enterprises to harness diverse data sources for use in high performance analytics.
Alluxio, a developer of open source cloud data orchestration software, is creating a solution in collaboration with Intel that offers an in-memory acceleration layer with 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Optane persistent memory (PMem).
Rapid7, a provider of security analytics and automation, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DivvyCloud Corporation, a cloud security posture management (CSPM) company. DivvyCloud enables deep visibility, combined with automated prevention and real-time remediation of risk to deliver continuous security and compliance for cloud environments.
Think About It
Business and IT have, in the past, used times of crisis to adapt and transform themselves for the better. While the COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably had a devastating effect on business, and life itself, it may also be a catalyst for change, compelling organizations to rethink their long-term operations and spending amidst the short-term crisis brought on by the health emergency. Industry leaders recently discussed what "the new normal" may look like.