Collen Kriel

Collen Kriel is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE covering consumer technology with a focus on mobile. He has a passion for words, the Internet, the Web and all things tech. He endures a minor fascination with people who define themselves by the brand of smartphone they own. Prior to writing for SiliconANGLE he worked as an account executive in the IT industry, directly for, or in association with companies like Mimecast, IBM, VMware and Micros. He is an avid traveller currently making his way around South East Asia

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Watch live: cognitive computing trends at IBM InterConnect 2017

CLOUD By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

One of IBM Corp.’s showcase annual events, IBM InterConnect 2017, is underway at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, to demonstrate IBM’s latest efforts in cognitive computing for enterprise cloud. Running through March 23, InterConnect will explore a variety of cloud topics, …

Samsung Galaxy S8 to launch on Mar. 29: latest rumors about this flagship device

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is set to unveil its 2017 flagship in less than two weeks. After a rocky 2016 with the exploding Galaxy Note 7 scandal, Samsung will be looking to impress with the Galaxy S8. As the launch date approaches, …

New features for IBM’s enterprise social network, Connections

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

IBM Corp. announced new features for its enterprise social network, Connections, that will be available for users on March 28. IBM Connections, which was first released in 2007, is a collaborative tool that provides enterprise users with a single interface for social networking …

How to get started with the latest enterprise chat tool, Microsoft Teams

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Teams is now generally available in 181 markets and in 19 languages, following a four-month beta. In the enterprise chat tool market, Microsoft Corp. will be taking on Slack, Hipchat, which recently launched an integration with Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa voice assistant, …

Watch live from BigData SV: Has Hadoop fizzled out?

BIG DATA By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

How is the enterprise monetizing new technology trends in big data? Who’s turning Spark into a service? Kicking off today to answer those and other questions, Big Data Silicon Valley, hosted by theCUBE, will run through March 16 in San Jose, California. …

Watch live: taking cloud to the edge with fog computing

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The “Taking the Cloud to the Edge With Fog Computing” event, brought to you by theCUBE and Western Digital Corp., takes place this evening in San Jose, California. The number of connected “things” in the Internet of Things is expected to reach …

Watch live: SXSW 2017 trends for artificial intelligence’s social impact

CLOUD By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

The annual South by Southwest Conference starts today in Austin, TX, and runs until March 19. The 31-year-old event has become increasingly technology focused, and this year is no different with recurring themes for the SXSW technology sessions focusing on personalization, Artificial …

Team Drives for G Suite enterprise users: How administrators can get started

APPS By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. announced the availability of Team Drives at its Cloud Next conference Thursday in San Francisco. The feature makes it easier to share files across an organization and gives administrators of Google’s G Suite of productivity applications greater control and security. Since …

Geneva Motor Show 2017: autonomous flying cars, self-driving tech, more

EMERGING TECH By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

After two press days, the 87th Geneva Motor Show officially opens up to the public today and runs until March 19. One of the biggest events in the European automotive calendar, the Geneva Motor Show is attended by the biggest manufacturers to …

Watch live: Google Cloud Next ’17 analysis, exclusive interviews

CUBE EVENT COVERAGE By COLLEN KRIEL9 YEARS AGO

Can Google Inc. get its cloud act together for enterprise solutions? That’s a top question on analysts’ minds as the search giant wades deeper into enterprise information technology. Going up against Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, Google takes on the challenge …

Collen Kriel

Latest from Collen Kriel

Watch live: cognitive computing trends at IBM InterConnect 2017

Samsung Galaxy S8 to launch on Mar. 29: latest rumors about this flagship device

How to get started with the latest enterprise chat tool, Microsoft Teams

Watch live from BigData SV: Has Hadoop fizzled out?

Watch live: SXSW 2017 trends for artificial intelligence’s social impact

Team Drives for G Suite enterprise users: How administrators can get started

Geneva Motor Show 2017: autonomous flying cars, self-driving tech, more

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