Kristen Nicole
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Magic Quadrant Sapped of Its Powers – Storage Market Has a Complex Future
We’re caught in a transition where the datacenter is concerned. The enterprise is reworking datacenter infrastructure from the inside-out, shaking up traditional concepts around software and automation. The same transition must take place for the analysts responsible for contextualizing the IT industry. Given the rapid changes in the storage market in particular, Gartner may have ...
Springpad 4.0 : YouTube + Pinterest Had a Baby
Springpad is in the air, with a seasonable update to its smart notebook service. Version 4.0 of its cross-platform note-taking app comes with a fresh look, improved search, and embeddable notebooks (see ours below). I’ll tell you right now, my favorite new features are the embeddable notebooks and the revamped home page, which makes note-management ...
3 Ways Spotify Can Beat Netflix : Mixtapes + Movies
Though Spotify came on the scene with gusto and rapid adoption, it has yet to fully revolutionize the music industry. Now Spotify could be after the streaming video sector, competing with the likes of Netflix and HBO GO. The streaming music cloud service once set out to make labels dependent on the service, but Spotify ...
A Move into the Modern Web World: NoSQL + the Enterprise
The use of NoSQL databases has grown rapidly over the last 3 years. NoSQL’s advantages over relational technologies in scalability, performance and data model flexibility have been a big reason. Internet and mobile applications developed by Intern companies, defined as company’s whose entire business revolves around the Internet, were the first to adopt NoSQL. Initially ...
Pinfluencer : Worry Free over Pinterest Analytics, Dons New Name in “Startup Utopia”
Right now Pinfluencer is in “startup Utopia,” according to founder and CEO Sharad Verma. But that paradise could be facing storm clouds now that Pinterest is encroaching on its territory. Just days after Pinterest announces its own analytics suite, Pinfluencer, a startup that helps marketers promote their brands on Pinterest, drops the “pin” reference from its ...
6 Best Alternatives to the Dying Google Reader
Seven years is quite a long time in Internet years, but not long enough for Google Reader. One of our favorite tools for RSS management, Google Reader is being sunset by its parent company, a sad development we’ve expected for a while now. Thanks to declining use and the rise of Twitter and other sites ...
Pull Up to My Bumper: EMC Backs Up its Services Strategy
The magic of software is its ability to become smarter over time, achieving new efficiencies and overall making our lives easier. Software services is the glue that can bring together the disparate components of the datacenter, humming along harmoniously. Yes, the services-model seems to solve a lot of problems for IT — except for a few sour ...
Big Data Still Complex, Just Like SXSW Party Plans
The irony of Big Data at SXSW is the lack of overlap. The common denominator amongst Big Data theories is the adaptability of Big Data itself. SXSW has become a catch-all for geeks. The result is an eclectic mix of startups, press, developers, musicians, advertisers, filmakers and gamers. Big Data has its own story in any of ...
How Can We Scale Education-as-a-Service? [CEO Series with Sallie Severns]
I’m not a mom yet, but I wonder how my future kids will be able to leverage the cloud for their education as I’ve been able to do for my career. We’re in the midst of a massive transition for the workforce and education system, both of which can benefit greatly from the technological advances ...
Big Data Buzz Begone. Tim O’Reilly Shows Nerds What’s Next
Big Data: buzzword. Who cares? What’s next? As much as this term has been hyped in recent months, Big Data doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. So as we settle into the Big Data era, it’s time to break it down and put it to work. And that’s exactly what the Strata conference sets ...
