Author Archives: Frederic Lardinois

Microsoft Teams gets breakout rooms, custom layouts and virtual commutes

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Unsurprisingly, Teams has become a major focus for Microsoft during the COVID-19 pandemic and so it’s no surprise that the company is using its annual Ignite IT conference to announce a number of new features for the services. Today’s announcements follow the launch of features like Together Mode and dynamic view earlier this summer. Together […] Continue reading Microsoft Teams gets breakout rooms, custom layouts and virtual commutes→

Microsoft brings new robotic process automation features to its Power Platform

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Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired Softomotive, a player in the low-code robotic process automation space with a focus on Windows. Today, at its Ignite conference, the company is launching Power Automate Desktop, a new application based on Softomotive’s technology that lets anyone automate desktop workflows without needing to program. “The big idea of Power Platform […] Continue reading Microsoft brings new robotic process automation features to its Power Platform→

Microsoft updates its Endpoint Manager with improved macOS support and more

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At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced a number of new features for the Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the company’s unified platform for managing and securing devices in an enterprise environment. The service, which combines the features of the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager with the cloud-based tools of Intune, launched just under a year ago. […] Continue reading Microsoft updates its Endpoint Manager with improved macOS support and more→

Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux in October

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Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux, starting with the Dev channel. The first of these previews will go live in October. When Microsoft announced that it would switch its Edge browser to the Chromium engine, it vowed to bring it to every popular platform. At the time, Linux wasn’t part of that list, but […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Edge browser is coming to Linux in October→

ServiceNow updates its workflow automation platform

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ServiceNow today announced the latest release of its workflow automation platform. With this, the company is emphasizing a number of new solutions for specific verticals, including for telcos and financial services organizations. This focus on verticals extends the company’s previous efforts to branch out beyond the core IT management capabilities that defined its business during […] Continue reading ServiceNow updates its workflow automation platform→

Pure Storage acquires data service platform Portworx for $370M

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Pure Storage, the public enterprise data storage company, today announced that it has acquired Portworx, a well-funded startup that provides a cloud-native storage and data-management platform based on Kubernetes, for $370 million in cash. This marks Pure Storage’s largest acquisition to date and shows how important this market for multi-cloud data services has become. Current […] Continue reading Pure Storage acquires data service platform Portworx for $370M→

Latent AI makes edge AI workloads more efficient

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Latent AI, a startup that was spun out of SRI International, makes it easier to run AI workloads at the edge by dynamically managing workloads as necessary. Using its proprietary compression and compilation process, Latent AI promises to compress library files by 10x and run them with 5x lower latency than other systems, all while […] Continue reading Latent AI makes edge AI workloads more efficient→

Data virtualization service Varada raises $12M

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Varada, a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on making it easier for businesses to query data across services, today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A round led by Israeli early-stage fund MizMaa Ventures, with participation by Gefen Capital. “If you look at the storage aspect for big data, there’s always innovation, […] Continue reading Data virtualization service Varada raises $12M→

Airtable raises $185M and launches new low-code and automation features

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The spreadsheet-centric database and no-code platform Airtable today announced that it has raised a $185 million Series D funding round, putting the company at a $2.585 billion post-money valuation. Thrive Capital led the round, with additional funding by existing investors Benchmark, Coatue, Caffeinated Capital and CRV, as well as new investor D1 Capital. With this, […] Continue reading Airtable raises $185M and launches new low-code and automation features→

Hasura raises $25 million Series B and adds MySQL support to its GraphQL service

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Hasura, a service that provides developers with an open-source engine that provides them a GraphQL API to access their databases, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Previous investors Vertex Ventures US, Nexus Venture Partners, Strive VC and SAP.iO Fund also participated in this round. […] Continue reading Hasura raises $25 million Series B and adds MySQL support to its GraphQL service→