Red Hat: UK Leads Europe in IT Automation, But Key Challenges Persist

The U.K.’s position as a financial services hub puts it ahead in enterprise-wide IT automation, says Red Hat. But skills shortages remain an issue for all IT leaders surveyed. Continue reading Red Hat: UK Leads Europe in IT Automation, But Key Challenges Persist

Stonehenge Technology Labs bags $2M, gives CPG companies one-touch access to metrics

Stonehenge Technology Labs wants consumer packaged goods companies to gain meaningful use from all of the data they collect. Continue reading Stonehenge Technology Labs bags $2M, gives CPG companies one-touch access to metrics

Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data

Cribl is developing unified data pipelines, called “observability pipelines,” to parse and route any type of data that flows through a corporate IT system. Continue reading Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data

Salesforce’s Kathy Baxter is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS to talk AI

As the use of AI has grown and developed over the last several years, companies like Salesforce have tried to tap into it to improve their software and help customers operate faster and more efficiently. Kathy Baxter, principal architect for the ethical AI practice at Salesforce will be joining us at TechCrunch Sessions: SaaS on […] Continue reading Salesforce’s Kathy Baxter is coming to TC Sessions: SaaS to talk AI

What Are the Key Challenges Facing IT and OT?

The events of 2020 accelerated many organizations’ efforts to converge their information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments. Now that they’re immersed in this journey, some organizations are finding that it’s not quite as smoo… Continue reading What Are the Key Challenges Facing IT and OT?

IT/OT Convergence or IT/OT Integration?

IT/OT convergence is an oft-repeated term, and maybe it’s the wrong term. From a technology standpoint, IT/OT convergence has been occurring since at least the 1990s when HMI/Operator Stations began running on Windows and when Ethernet began displacing… Continue reading IT/OT Convergence or IT/OT Integration?

Edge Delta raises $15M Series A to take on Splunk

Seattle-based Edge Delta, a startup that is building a modern distributed monitoring stack that is competing directly with industry heavyweights like Splunk, New Relic and Datadog, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures and Tim Tully, the former CTO of Splunk. Previous investors MaC Venture […] Continue reading Edge Delta raises $15M Series A to take on Splunk

Vantage raises $4M to help businesses understand their AWS costs

Vantage, a service that helps businesses analyze and reduce their AWS costs, today announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz. A number of angel investors, including Brianne Kimmel, Julia Lipton, Stephanie Friedman, Calvin French Owen, Ben and Moisey Uretsky, Mitch Wainer and Justin Gage, also participated in this […] Continue reading Vantage raises $4M to help businesses understand their AWS costs

IT Network Attacks Can Impact Your OT Networks, Too

On May 8th, I was at a gas station filling up my car before a trip I was taking when the news about a cyberattack against a large pipeline company broke. The attack led them to halt all operations. Ultimately, the incident stemmed from a ransomware inf… Continue reading IT Network Attacks Can Impact Your OT Networks, Too