
Instana Adds ARM-Based Host Support for Monitoring and Tracing PHP Services on AWS Graviton2
First Application Monitoring and Observability Solution to Natively Trace and Profile on ARM-Based Processors Automatically Chicago, December 15, 2020 – Instana, the leading provider of automated Application Monitoring and Observability solutions for cloud-native microservice applications, today announced support for monitoring and tracing PHP applications on Amazon’s AWS Graviton2. The first Instana release to support an […]

Downloads Of Industry-Standard Axe-Core Digital Accessibility Rules Hit 100 Million
Open Source Downloads Grow Tenfold in Under Two Years, Suggesting Expanding Need for Digital Accessibility Testing HERNDON, VA – December 11, 2020 – Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, announced today that axe-core, the most accurate and widely used open source library of accessibility rules, has exceeded 100 million downloads, growing at a rate of more than 4 […]

Bugsnag Announces Inaugural Application Stability Index Report, Reveals Mobile and Web Apps Fall Short of Stability “Five Nines”
Findings illustrate the need for superior application stability for improved customer experience and retention SAN FRANCISCO — Bugsnag Inc., an application stability management pioneer, today announced the results of its Application Stability Index: Are your Apps Healthy? report analyzed the performance of approximately 2,500 top mobile and web applications (by session volume) within its customer base. The report reveals the […]

Hunters Receives Growth Funding from Snowflake Ventures for its Open XDR
LEXINGTON, Mass. and TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 10, 2020 — Hunters today announced that Snowflake Ventures has joined Hunters’ Series A investors alongside Okta (OKTA) and Microsoft (MSFT) M12 venture arm, further endorsing Hunters as a leading startup in Open XDR (Extended Detection & Response). Series A investors also include U.S. Venture Partners, YL Ventures, and Blumberg Capital. Snowflake was one of […]

SwaggerHub Experiences Record Growth as Businesses Rely on Digital During Pandemic
Multiple international standards bodies and ecommerce enterprises are rapidly digitizing and prioritizing API development and adoption SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Dec. 10, 2020 — SmartBear, a leading provider of software development and quality tools, announced record growth in 2020 for its SwaggerHub API development platform as companies accelerated digital initiatives and fast-tracked API adoption due to the pandemic. In the 2020 State […]

Bionic Emerges from Stealth with $17 Million in Funding to Empower Enterprises with Application Intelligence
Battery Ventures and Cyberstarts Leads Investment in Application Intelligence Platform that Helps Enterprises Control Application “Chaos” PALO ALTO, California – December 10, 2020 – Bionic, the application intelligence company, today emerged from stealth with $17 million in funding and an innovative platform that gives enterprises the ability to understand and control the chaos created by […]

Tasktop Enhances Tasktop Viz™ with New Data Analytics and Automation Features
Bridging the optimization gap between software teams and business leadership with real-time visibility and data analytics across end-to-end value streams VANCOUVER, BC., December 9, 2020 – Tasktop, the value stream management company creating the universal integration and visualization standard for value stream management, today announced significant enhancements for Tasktop Viz™, the company’s solution for connecting […]

CLSA Deploys GigaSpaces InsightEdge Across Worldwide Data Centers to Power Their Digital Transformation
InsightEdge Smart Operational Data Store is CLSA’s single source of truth for a full range of algorithmic trading and real-time client facing applications New York, NY — December 9, 2020 — GigaSpaces, the leading provider of in-memory computing platforms that drive digital transformation, announced that CLSA, Asia’s leading capital markets and investment group, has deployed GigaSpaces In-Memory […]

Axellio and Garland Technology Partner to Mitigate Business Critical Vulnerabilities With Complete Visibility
Partnership Provides Packet-Level Insights For Real-Time Data Analysis Colorado Springs, CO/New York, December 9, 2020 — Axellio, a leading innovator in high-performance network packet capture, storage, and analysis solutions, today announced a technology partnership with Garland Technology, a leading provider of network test access point (TAP), packet broker, and cloud visibility solutions. The joint solution is […]

RapidAPI Expands its Enterprise Hub Platform with New Enterprise Management Capabilities
New Platform API, enhanced governance, and advanced customization features enable organizations to move to a next-generation API infrastructure SAN FRANCISCO- December 9, 2020 – RapidAPI today announced new enterprise management capabilities for RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a next generation, white-labeled marketplace that enables developers and enterprises to find, connect to, and manage thousands of APIs. RapidAPI […]

Momentum by Chorus.ai Transforms Deal & Relationship Visibility Inside Your CRM
New capabilities deliver unparalleled Relationship Intelligence to help Revenue teams achieve their goals, faster SAN FRANCISCO – December 9, 2020 – Chorus.ai, the No. 1 Conversation Intelligence Platform for high growth Revenue teams, today announced Momentum Insights, a transformational view into customer relationships, provided natively in the CRM. Momentum Insights harnesses the power of Conversation […]

Nylas Expands Platform to Include Intelligent Workflow Automations for Communications Data, Adds Slack and Twilio Executives as Board Advisors
Developer API platform announces new capabilities to help companies quickly build productivity features in their applications and taps industry veterans for advisory board. SAN FRANCISCO, December 8, 2020 (Business Wire) — Nylas, a pioneer and leading provider of Productivity Infrastructure solutions for software development, today announced expansions to its developer API platform. These additions bring […]

Firebolt launches with $37 million in funding to redesign the cloud data warehouse experience
New cloud data warehouse architecture provides an order of magnitude faster query performance utilizing far fewer cloud resources compared to alternatives Tel Aviv, Israel – December 9, 2020 – Firebolt, the world’s fastest cloud data warehouse, purpose-built for high performance analytics, today unveiled a new class of cloud data warehouse as a service and announced […]

Instana Announces Automatic Distributed Tracing Support for Java and Go on Lambda Serverless Infrastructure
Solution Operates Independent of Serverless Platform APIs, Delivering Native Tracing for Python, Node.jx, Go and Java Across the Entire Environment Chicago – December 9, 2020 – Instana, a leading provider of APM and Observability Solutions for Cloud-Native and microservice applications, today announced the availability of automated tracing for Lambda functions written in Java or […]

Allego Expands Sales Learning and Enablement Market Leadership with Acquisition of Refract
UK-Based Firm Brings Advanced Sales Conversation Intelligence and Sales Engagement Tech to Allego Platform NEEDHAM, Mass. December 9, 2020 — Allego, the leader in sales learning and enablement solutions, today announced its acquisition of Refract, a UK-based leader in sales engagement and multilingual conversation analytics. Refract brings to the merger deep capabilities in revenue intelligence—delivering AI-enhanced content […]

CD Foundation Welcomes Ortelius, Open Source Microservices Management Platform, As New Incubating Project
Ortelius joins CD Foundation Founding Projects Jenkins, Jenkins X, Spinnaker, Tekton, and Incubating Project Screwdriver under the Linux Foundation Umbrella San Francisco, December 8, 2020 – The Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF), the open-source software foundation that seeks to improve the world’s capacity to deliver software with security and speed, today announced that Ortelius has become […]

Gluware 4.0 Empowers Enterprises Through New Cloud-Delivered Intelligent Network Automation with Expanded Access, Flexibility and Performance
New multi-engine architecture automates multi-vendor, multi-domain networks with new SaaS deployment options, pricing tiers, and multi-cloud integration SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dec. 8, 2020 — Gluware, Inc., the leading provider of Intelligent Network Automation, today unveiled Gluware 4.0, its next-generation, cloud-delivered intent-based network automation platform. Gluware 4.0 introduces an expanded feature set and customization to help any […]

SingleStore Announces $80 Million Series E Investment, Global Strategic Relationship with Analytics Leader SAS
New Funding Will Provide Database Innovator With Access to More Than $140 Million in Capital SAN FRANCISCO – DECEMBER 8, 2020 – SingleStore, The Database of NowTM, today announced $80 million in new funding and a partnership with advanced analytics leader SAS. Insight Partners led the Series E round, with participation from new financial investor Dell Technologies Capital and equity participation […]

Adapdix secures $8M Series A funding to accelerate growth of AI-powered automation and control software
Pleasanton, CA – December 8, 2020 – Adapdix Corporation, the digital transformation leader in Edge AI automation and control software, today announced the completion of an $8M Series A funding round, led by WRVI Capital, with participation from Micron Ventures and existing investor X2 Equity. As the first predictive analytics solution based on an industrial-grade data mesh […]

Linux Foundation Exam for Certified IT Associates Available
A while back I wrote about an upcoming certification people receive from passing the Linux Foundation Exam. Now that it is available, I’m circling back as promised with more information. For those unfamiliar, this certification is specifically targeted at people who are newer to their IT career or just launching it. The goal is to […]

Tecton Releases Cloud-Native Enterprise Feature Store for Machine Learning, Raises $35 Million Series B Co-Led by Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia
Tecton Advances the Feature Store Category to Bring DevOps to Machine Learning (ML) Data SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tecton, the enterprise feature store company, today announced the general availability of its production-ready enterprise feature store that is delivered as a fully-managed cloud service. Tecton, which emerged from stealth in April this […]

Sumo Logic Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results
Third quarter revenue grew 28% year-over-year to $51.9 million Raised $342.7 million through initial public offering REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sumo Logic (Nasdaq: SUMO), a pioneer of continuous intelligence, today announced financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2021, ended October 31, 2020. “We delivered strong results in our […]

AppSmart Acquires MicroCorp
Acquisition scales expansion and best-in-class advisor experience SAN FRANCISCO – Dec. 7, 2020 – AppSmart®, the leading source to find, buy, and manage all business technology services, announced today that it acquired MicroCorp, a leading national master agent for telecommunications, data center, security and cloud services, as part of its commitment to strategic expansion. Headquartered in […]