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Data Analytics Giant SAS Eyes IPO By 2024
by Rick Whiting
Two weeks after reports it was in talks to be acquired, SAS, one of the IT industry’s largest privately held companies, said Thursday that it is taking financial and operational steps in preparation to go public.
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Dremio Targets Data Lakehouse Tasks With Dremio Cloud Debut
by Rick Whiting
Dremio founder Tomer Shiran says the company’s new cloud-based data lakehouse offering will make on-premises and cloud data warehouse systems a technology of the past.
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SAP Sees S/4HANA Cloud, ‘Rise With SAP’ Momentum In Q2 Results
by Rick Whiting
CEO Klein says SAP is gaining market share in cloud software – an apparent rebuttal to Oracle CTO Larry Ellison’s own claims of competitive victories.
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Partners Cheer ‘Substantial’ Microsoft Marketplace Fee Cuts
by Kyle Alspach
Solution providers say Microsoft’s reduction in commercial marketplace fees from 20 percent to 3 percent should result in more interest from partners in offering services and applications via the marketplace.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 365, A Web-Streamed Virtual Desktop Service For Hybrid Work
by Kyle Alspach
The company is pointing to major partner opportunities around Windows 365, which will let users access their Windows desktop from any browser on any device, including Apple and Android devices.
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Broadcom In Talks To Buy Big Data Analytics Giant SAS Institute: Report
by Rick Whiting
A deal to buy data analytics and data management leader SAS, a privately held company with annual sales around $3 billion, could be valued as high as $15 billion to $20 billion.
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5 Things To Know About Microsoft’s Windows 11 Security Strategy
by Kyle Alspach
Microsoft is moving to a zero trust security approach across all of its platforms, including with stringent Windows 11 CPU requirements.
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Microsoft: Some Intel 7th Gen PCs May Support Windows 11
by Kyle Alspach
The same may go for devices with AMD Zen 2 chips, Microsoft says, in a blog post attempting to address the ‘confusion’ that has surrounded compatibility requirements for the operating system.
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Microsoft: Windows 10 Update To Windows 11 Not Until Next Year
by Wade Tyler Millward
The 2022 rollout will happen through the first half of that year, according to a tweet.
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Microsoft Now Says Windows 11 TPM Requirement Is For Version 2.0
by Kyle Alspach
The company has updated its documentation to say that its previous guidance on the minimum TPM security requirements was incorrect, and that TPM 1.2 is no longer considered to be sufficient.
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Microsoft Discloses TPM Chip Requirements For Windows 11
by Kyle Alspach
The company says it’s setting a ‘hard floor’ of TPM 1.2 in order to install the new operating system, though TPM 2.0 is recommended.
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Microsoft Partners: Windows 11 Is An ‘Important’ Update For Security, Productivity, Collaboration
by Kyle Alspach
Solution providers also praised the move to shift Windows 11 to a once-a-year feature update schedule from twice-a-year feature updates with Windows 10.
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Confluent Stock Begins Trading At $44, Setting Market Valuation In The $10 Billion Range
by Rick Whiting
The much-anticipated Confluent IPO marks the latest stock market debut of a big data tech startup, following last year’s blockbuster IPO by data cloud company Snowflake.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows 11 With Direct Teams Integration, New UI
by Kyle Alspach
The new operating system, the successor to Windows 10, will offer a revamped user interface and bring the Teams collaboration app front and center.
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