CITUS

sdxcentral | January 25, 2019

Microsoft snapped up another open source startup this week — Citus Data, which specializes in big data and analytics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Citus Data was founded in 2010 by Umur Cubuku, Ozgun Erogan, and Sumedh Pathak. It is headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Turkey. To date it has raised over $13 million in funding. Its most recent funding came from a $9.5 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures.The startup develops an extension for the open...

cloudpro | January 28, 2019

Microsoft has acquired database business Citus Data in the hope it'll be able to offer customers access to scalable databases on PostgreSQL.The company said it wants to offer developers access to more scalable and flexible systems to deal with larger data volumes in a faster fashion. It says the integration of Citus Data’s software into its platform will allow for more advanced data-led insights.Citus Data is an open source extension to PostgreSQL that transforms the technology into a ...

infosecurity-magazine.com | January 13, 2020

The verdant city of Seattle is to host a new three-day event dedicated to cybersecurity and the cloud.CSA SECtember will feature in-depth training sessions, networking opportunities, and the chance to interact with a score of global experts. The event is the brainchild of global non-profit the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which is headquartered in Seattle. The organization is known around the world for its popular cloud security provider certification program, the CSA Security, Trust & Ass...

cloudcomputing-news.net | January 13, 2020

Now that we are a few weeks into 2020, we should consider what lies ahead in the ever-evolving world of cloud governance. What seems certain is that when it comes to IT governance there is still the same need to balance the benefits of agility and speed which come from decentralisation, against key business risks be they security and/or cost management. In fact, what is meant by cloud governance really depends on where you sit within an organisation. Microsoft has produced some interestin...