Matt Weinberger

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Amazon.com’s New Robots and the Limits of IT Services

It was announced this week that Amazon.com is dropping no less than $775 million to purchase Kiva Systems, a company that manufactures robots for use in warehouses (Kiva prefers the term “material handling technology,” but you get the point). On the one hand, …

Moxie and Saba: Has The Next Generation Social Enterprise Arrived?

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Thanks to well-timed announcements by Moxie Software and Saba, I’ve heard no less than three vendors tell me that they’ve prepared the next generation of the social enterprise model in the last week. Salesforce.com makes up the trio. But is social media …

Microsoft Reveals Dynamics to Azure Cloud Transition Roadmap – Sort Of

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Microsoft delivered a much-awaited update on its roadmap for moving its cornerstone Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ERP applications to its Windows Azure cloud at these week’s Microsoft Convergence conference. But that “update” amounts to little more than a hedge, promising that it’s …

IBM Study: Optimize Your Data Center, Spend 50% More On Innovation

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

It seems pretty simple: A better, more efficient data center means a better, more efficient platform for modern IT services like cloud, mobile and big data, which translates to more productivity and more time to innovate. But according to an IDC study …

Google Enterprise Chief Dave Girouard Leaves For New Startup

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Google Enterprise President Dave Girouard used his Google+ page to announce late Friday afternoon that he’s leaving the Googleplex after an eight-year run to helm Upstart.com, a new education-focused startup. “It’s true. After eight wonderful and life-altering years, I’ve decided to leave …

Cloud Services Roundup: Microsoft Slashes Office 365 Prices and More

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Between Microsoft cutting prices for the Office 365 software-as-a-service suite, an ex-Googler explaining why he left the company (hint: it involves Google+), and Salesforce.com launching new social and site-building services, and more, it was a busy week in cloud services. But isn’t …

Accel Big Data Conference Set for May 9th At Stanford University

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Accel Partners has announced that its inaugural Big Data Conference, which promises to “uncover the future disruptive ideas and technology trends in Big Data,” will be held on the Stanford University campus on May 9th. The one-day event will see entrepreneurs, researchers …

How Salesforce.com Deals With Big Data

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

During his keynote session, Salesforce.com CEO and Chairman Marc Benioff brought video game publishing giant Activision’s CIO Robert Schmid on stage. They talked about how the Salesforce Service Cloud enables it to meet unique challenges facing a gaming platform where 5 million concurrent …

Salesforce.com: Social Isn’t Just For Sales and Marketing

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Here at the San Francisco stop of the Cloudforce touring conference, Salesforce.com is extending play to be all things cloud to all people with the introduction of its Salesforce Rypple social performance management and Salesforce Site.com social-backed, CRM-integrated website building tools. It’s all …

Appirio Raises $60 Million In Series D Funding, Acquisitions Incoming

NEWS By MATT WEINBERGER14 YEARS AGO

Cloud integrator Appirio is using today’s Salesforce.com Cloudforce conference here in San Francisco to announce the close of a $60 million round of Series D funding, led by General Atlantic with the participation of existing investors Sequoia Capital and GGV Capital. The …

Matt Weinberger

Latest from Matt Weinberger

Amazon.com’s New Robots and the Limits of IT Services

Google Enterprise Chief Dave Girouard Leaves For New Startup

Cloud Services Roundup: Microsoft Slashes Office 365 Prices and More

Accel Big Data Conference Set for May 9th At Stanford University

How Salesforce.com Deals With Big Data

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