edera Edera Raises $5M to Rebuild Container and AI Security From Scratch Edera secures $5 million in seed funding to tackle unsolved Kubernetes multi-tenancy security challenges using a custom-built hypervisor written in Rust. The startup leverages older virtualization concepts to isolate modern AI and container workloads without relying on hardware virtualization.
truefoundry Former Meta Engineers Raise $2.3M for Rapid ML Deployment Platform TrueFoundry, a startup founded by ex-Meta engineers, raises $2.3 million to automate machine learning deployment. The cloud-agnostic platform reduces production timelines from weeks to just hours for enterprise data teams.
ai Deep Learning Advances to Early Adopter Phase in 2021 AI Trends The August 2021 InfoQ trends report highlights deep learning's transition into the early adopter category and notes emerging challenges in edge deployment. The report also covers growing automation in machine learning pipelines and the steady evolution of commercial robotics platforms.
ai Industry Experts Forecast Major Shifts in AI and Data Science for 2021 Leading technology companies predict a massive shift toward containerized deployments and the convergence of machine learning frameworks as enterprises move away from traditional Hadoop data lakes.
cortex labs Cortex Labs Simplifies Machine Learning Model Deployment for Data Scientists Cortex Labs provides open-source tooling that helps data scientists easily deploy machine learning models into production without needing infrastructure expertise. The startup eventually plans to offer a multi-cloud managed service to compete with AWS SageMaker.
mirantis Mirantis Takes Over Docker Enterprise in Major Shift for Container Pioneer Mirantis acquires Docker's Enterprise platform and team, leaving Docker to focus solely on developer tools. The deal marks a significant retreat for the once-dominant container company.
nvidia Nvidia Pushes GPU Chips as Foundation for New 5G Networks Nvidia unveils new software toolkits and partnerships with Ericsson, Microsoft, and Red Hat to convince telecom companies to power 5G networks with its chips.
vmware VMware Spends $4.8 Billion on Carbon Black and Pivotal VMware acquires security firm Carbon Black for $2.1 billion and cloud platform Pivotal for $2.7 billion to modernize its enterprise offerings.
kubernetes Inside the Surprising Rise of Kubernetes as the Cloud Standard Kubernetes dominates modern software infrastructure as the fastest-growing open-source project, evolving from a struggling internal Google initiative into the undisputed king of container management.
palo alto networks Palo Alto Networks Buys Container Security Firm Twistlock for $410M Palo Alto Networks acquires container security startup Twistlock for $410 million and serverless security startup PureSec to enhance its modern development security tools. The purchases reflect the growing industry need to secure rapidly evolving container and serverless technologies.
vmware VMware Acquires Bitnami to Simplify Application Deployment Across Clouds VMware purchases Bitnami to give customers an easy way to deploy over 130 packaged applications in any format across public and hybrid clouds. The acquisition supports VMware's ongoing transformation into a comprehensive cloud services and application delivery provider.
microsoft Microsoft Build 2019 Unveils New Developer Tools and Azure Updates Microsoft reveals Windows Terminal, WSL updates, and Kubernetes integrations at its annual Build conference. The company also rolls out Microsoft Search and updates to its PowerApps platform.
openstack OpenStack Stein Release Doubles Down on Kubernetes Integration The 19th version of the OpenStack cloud infrastructure platform focuses heavily on Kubernetes integration and telecom networking features. The update reflects a major shift toward practical, real-world use cases as container adoption grows.
google cloud Google Cloud Next 2019 Reveals Anthos Hybrid Platform and Open-Source Partnerships Google unveils Anthos, a new hybrid cloud platform that manages applications across Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure from a single dashboard. The company also integrates major open-source databases directly into its cloud console.
google Google Dominates Cloud Native Open Source Contributions, Data Shows New data from Stackalytics reveals that Google accounts for over half of all code commits to CNCF projects, maintaining its lead even without Kubernetes.