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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.

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.