Author Archives: Frederic Lardinois

Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15

Posted on by

Microsoft today announced that its Chromium-based Edge browser will be generally available on January 15 and that the release candidate for Windows and macOS is now available for download (and that it features a new icon). The development of the new Edge has progressed pretty rapidly and the latest build has been very stable, even […] Continue reading Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15→

Microsoft launched Endpoint Manager to modernize device management

Posted on by

Ever since the days of Windows NT, the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (better known as ConfigMgr) has allowed companies to manage the increasingly large number of devices they issue to their employees. Then, back in 2011, the company also launched Intune, its cloud-based endpoint management system for corporate and BYOD devices. These days, most […] Continue reading Microsoft launched Endpoint Manager to modernize device management→

Microsoft Azure gets into ag tech with the preview of FarmBeats

Posted on by

At its annual Ignite event in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft today announced that  Azure FarmBeats, a project that until now was mostly a research effort, will be available as a public preview and in the Azure Marketplace, starting today. FarmBeats is Microsoft’s project that combines IoT sensors, data analysis and machine learning. “The goal of FarmBeats […] Continue reading Microsoft Azure gets into ag tech with the preview of FarmBeats→

Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts

Posted on by

Chances are you mostly think of Samsung as a consumer-focused electronics company, but it actually has a very sizable B2B business as well, which serves over 15,000 large enterprises and hundreds of thousands of SMB entrepreneurs via its partners. At its developer conference this week, it’s putting the spotlight squarely on this side of its […] Continue reading Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts→

Google launches TensorFlow Enterprise with long-term support and managed services

Posted on by

Google open-sourced its TensorFlow machine learning framework back in 2015 and it quickly became one of the most popular platforms of its kind. Enterprises that wanted to use it, however, had to either work with third parties or do it themselves. To help these companies — and capture some of this lucrative market itself — […] Continue reading Google launches TensorFlow Enterprise with long-term support and managed services→

Zoho launches Catalyst, a new developer platform with a focus on microservices

Posted on by

Zoho may be one of the most underrated tech companies. The 23-year-old company, which at this point offers more than 45 products, has never taken outside funding and has no ambition to go public, yet it’s highly profitable and runs its own data centers around the world. And today, it’s launching Catalyst, a cloud-based developer […] Continue reading Zoho launches Catalyst, a new developer platform with a focus on microservices→

Autify raises $2.5M seed round for its no-code software testing platform

Posted on by

Autify, a platform that makes testing web application as easy as clicking a few buttons, has raised a $2.5 million seed round from Global Brain, Salesforce Ventures, Archetype Ventures and several angels. The company, which recently graduated from the Alchemist accelerator program for enterprise startups, splits its base between the U.S., where it keeps an […] Continue reading Autify raises $2.5M seed round for its no-code software testing platform→

Databricks brings its Delta Lake project to the Linux Foundation

Posted on by

Databricks, the big data analytics service founded by the original developers of Apache Spark, today announced that it is bringing its Delta Lake open-source project for building data lakes to the Linux Foundation and under an open governance model. The company announced the launch of Delta Lake earlier this year and even though it’s still […] Continue reading Databricks brings its Delta Lake project to the Linux Foundation→

SAP’s Bill McDermott on stepping down as CEO

Posted on by

SAP’s CEO Bill McDermott today announced that he wouldn’t seek to renew his contract for the next year and step down immediately after nine years at the helm of the German enterprise giant. Shortly after the announcement, I talked to McDermott, as well as SAP’s new co-CEOs Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein. During the call, […] Continue reading SAP’s Bill McDermott on stepping down as CEO→

Bill McDermott steps down as SAP’s CEO

Posted on by

SAP today announced that Bill McDermott, its CEO for the last nine years, is stepping down immediately. The company says he decided not to renew his contract. SAP Executive Board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein have been appointed co-CEOs. McDermott, who started his business career as a deli owner in Amityville, Long Island and […] Continue reading Bill McDermott steps down as SAP’s CEO→