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CRN Applications and OS News

Tableau Acquisition Aims To Bring Natural Language Capabilities To Data Analysis

The addition of technology from ClearGraph will make it possible for users to query data using conversational-style search.
Digital Solutions Firm CI&T Acquires Comrade, A Strategy And Design Agency

Comrade, a strategy and customer experience design agency, joins CI&T's team of more than 2,500 strategists, designers and engineers in a deal that closed earlier this week.
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Spiceworks CEO: Artificial Intelligence Will Dramatically Change IT Within 5 Years

AI and automation will leave solution providers "stunned" at how quickly the technology will automate mundane tasks and change their work, Jay Hallberg tells CompTIA ChannelCon.
Salesforce, SAP Execs: Solution Providers Can Make More Money In SaaS By Building Their Own IP

By building business applications that solve customer problems and running them atop CRM or ERP platforms, channel partners can set themselves apart and get better margins for their services, according to a panel featuring SAP and Salesforce leaders.
The 10 Coolest Big Data Products Of 2017 (So Far)

Big data remains one of the most dynamic technology segments, with demand for big data software and services growing more than 18 percent a year. Here are 10 products that caught our attention in the first half of 2017.
SAP: Cloud Software, Services To Generate Up To 75 Percent Of Revenue By 2020

For its second quarter, SAP reported 10 percent sales growth, including 29 percent growth in cloud subscription and support revenue.
The 10 Coolest Open-Source Products Of 2017 (So Far)

Vendors with innovative new open-source products in 2017 have included Red Hat, Docker, Puppet, Mesosphere and Chef.
Emerging Vendors 2017: Big Data Startups You Need To Know

As part of CRN's Emerging Vendors for 2017, here are 26 hot big data upstarts, founded in 2011 or later, that solution providers should be aware of.
Teradata Acquires StackIQ To Boost Deployment Capabilities

StackIQ, a San Diego-based startup, develops open source tools that will be used to accelerate provisioning of servers to run the enterprise vendor's storage and analytics platform.
AtScale Hires Business Development Veteran, Eyes Channel Initiative

Former Pentaho executive Eddie White has been charged with developing the big data startup's channel program and growing its partner ecosystem.
Tatarinov Out As Citrix CEO, COO Henshall Named New President And CEO

Company calls Tatarinov's departure a 'mutual separation decision,' a year and a half after he became CEO.
Microsoft CEO Nadella Touts Partner Opportunities Of New Intelligent Cloud, Intelligent Edge

New integrated sets of products, including Office 365, Dynamics 365, LinkedIn and other offerings were debuted at Microsoft's Inspire partner conference keynote on Monday.
The 10 Coolest Big Data Startups Of 2017 (So Far)

Demand for big data products and services is growing more than 18 percent a year and that's giving rise to a steady stream of startups bringing their big data technology to the market.
Red Hat's New Boston Location Provides Partners, Customers A More Hands-On Experience

Red Hat's new office location in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood offers more room for customer demos and better opportunities to foster collaboration.
AppOrbit Emerges From Stealth With Application Modernization Platform

The venture-backed startup allows apps to be repurposed for modern environments and development processes.
Snowflake Computing Extends Cloud Data Warehouse Service With Data Sharing Capabilities

New "sharehousing" capabilities create opportunities for system integrators and data-as-a-service provider partners.
Hortonworks Expands Streaming Data Capabilities With New DataFlow Release

IBM extends its alliance with Hortonworks and will offer the Hortonworks Data Platform as its distribution of the Hadoop big data platform.
Symmetry-United VARs Alliance Seeks To Accelerate Adoption Of SAP Cloud Software

Symmetry will provide SAP HANA cloud hosting services for United VARs customers in some 80 countries, spurring use of SAP applications in private clouds.
Big Data Startup Tamr Wins Financial Investment From GE Ventures

Both companies are well-positioned to play roles in the nascent industrial Internet of things market.