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The Hyperscale Cloud: Not Just for Big Enterprise Anymore
Only a small group of global companies have seen their user base grow so large that they require hundreds of thousands of servers spread across dozens of locations to power their services. This list is relatively short today, but SiliconAngle and Wikibon believe this will change in the coming years. Many organizations are pushing the ...
NFL Champions Big Data, Analytics in Professional Sports
In November last year Dr. Jeff Dominitiz, an economist with a lifelong passion for football, came forward with a tale of the how the N.F.L. tried, and miserably failed, to get with the times and make better use of modern analytics tools. An N.F.L. team approached Dominitiz in 2006 and offered him the opportunity of a ...
RIM’s Faith Hangs on BB10 as Software + Services Direct Mobile’s Future
RIM will release the first line of devices that run on its new BlackBerry 10 operating system on the 30th this month. This time around, it’s all or nothing for the company. The Canadian manufacturer has seen demand for its phones steadily decline in the last few years on the back of the Apple and ...
The Cloud Review: Password Sync, SaaS and 0Web-Scale Servers
Several noteworthy updates crossed the wire in the past week, including some good news for mobile workers. Authentication software maker SecureEnvoy and PasswordBanks teamed up to create a password manager for users who access popular services such as Office365 and Salesforce.com from their phones. PasswordBanks’ cloud-based password management solution, or ‘Identity as a Service,’ is ...
Cisco’s Spending Spree for SLI Overhaul: Intel Deal and Virtualization Stock Buy
According to two separate sources, Cisco commissioned Intel to mass produce specialized chips that will be used to power upcoming switches and routers. The new deal represents an extension of the networking giant’s existing OEM relation with the chipmaker. “Cisco has a long-standing relationship with Intel,” said Karen Tillman, a spokeswoman for the San Jose, California-based ...
Mobile Privacy is the Hottest Thing in Washington D.C.
Legislators are barreling down on mobile privacy from multiple angles. SiliconAngle Contributing Editor John Casaretto talked all about this sudden surge in interest during this morning’s NewsDesk session with Kristin Feledy (see full video below). The 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee launched a mobile app ahead of the Monday event to help people find their way to ...
Zettaset Raises $10M to Simplify Hadoop for a Complex Big Data World
Zettaset raised $10 million in a Series B financing round led by HighBar partners. Brocade also participated, as did original backers DFJ and Epic Ventures. HighBar’s John Kim and Roy Thiele-Sardiña have joined the company’s board. Zettaset offers a software solution that simplifies Hadoop deployment and configuration in complex enterprise environments. As far as the ...
Alfresco Names SuccessFactors President as New CEO
Alfresco, a maker of open-source, enterprise grade content management software, appointed Doug Dennerline as its new CEO this week. He is replacing co-founder John Powell, who revealed that the change in management was driven by his company’s ambitions to go public. “We have come to a unique intersection as a company and I couldn’t be happier ...
Meg Whitman Reportedly Considering Bids on HP Assets
Several investment bankers are willing to write Meg Whitman a check in exchange for some of Hewlett-Packard’s underperforming subsidiaries, an anonymous insider tipped off Bloomberg this week. “The company has seen an increase in inquiries after a regulatory filing late last year that said it would consider disposing of businesses that don’t meet goals, said ...
VMware’s Former CTO Stephen Herrod on Software-Led Infrastructure: Fodder for His New Gig
General Catalyst Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage tech startups, nabbed VMware CTO and SVP of research Stephen Herrod. The Stanford-educated executive joined the virtualization giant in 2002, helping to spearhead his company’s development efforts while quickly climbing the corporate ladder. “Over the last 11 years, Steve Herrod has helped to ...
