What’s the next step for Docker, one of Silicon’s Valley’s hottest startups? It’s not an initial public offering — at least not this year, apparently. The well-funded, lean company says that it’s in no rush to go public. While buoyed by success among Internet and cloud computing companies, Docker is still improving its “container” software technology. Docker’s software makes it easier to develop business apps for cloud computing services. The
China’s two largest Internet companies — Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group — are moving into e-banking, extending their competition to an industry with big potential in a country registering breakneck growth in Internet use and small businesses hungry for loans. Last year, the Chinese government launched a pilot program allowing private companies to own banks in the country for the first time. China’s closely controlled banking sector has been
Amazon.com likely will continue to outpace rivals Microsoft and Google in the fast-growing and competitive public cloud services market, say analysts, even as its revenue growth slows due to aggressive price-cutting. Amazon.com (AMZN), the No. 1 online retailer, also is the No. 1 provider of cloud infrastructure-as-a-service, with its Amazon Web Services unit. AWS is the preferred vendor for companies looking for easy and cheaper ways to run their