Robert Hof

Robert Hof is editor in chief of SiliconANGLE. Email: robhof@siliconangle.com

Latest from Robert Hof

Setting IPO price, Pivotal Software looks to raise up to $592M

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Pivotal Software Inc. a maker of software for building cloud computing applications, today revealed how much it plans to raise in its imminent initial public offering of shares: up to $592 million. Majority-owned by Dell Technologies Inc., Pivotal said in a filing …

In conversation with Box CEO Aaron Levie: ‘We’re now in the real wave of IPOs’

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

A recent surge of initial public offerings of stock by a variety of technology companies has raised hopes that the iconic symbol of Silicon Valley wealth creation is finally on the comeback after years of fitful activity. Aaron Levie, chief executive of …

Shutterfly, Cox Automotive join growing list of new Amazon cloud customers

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced two new marquee customers of its cloud services, image publishing service Shutterfly Inc. and vehicle services firm Cox Automotive Inc. They’re just the latest examples of new customers that Amazon.com’s cloud unit has been trotting out …

Tech IPO momentum accelerates as DocuSign files to go public

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

A week after DocuSign Inc. was reported to have filed confidentially for an initial public offering of stock, the electronic signature company today pulled the trigger. The S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is the latest signal that tech IPOs …

Founder Solomon Hykes leaves software container pioneer Docker

INFRA By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Docker Inc. founder and Chief Architect Solomon Hykes has left the enterprise software provider a year after it hired a new chief executive, former SAP SE exec Steve Singh, to replace Ben Golub. Hykes said in a blog post today that although he …

AI unbound: From data centers to cars, Nvidia aims to cement its deep-learning lead

EMERGING TECH By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Nvidia Corp. has been riding a surging business in recent years as its graphics chips turned out to work really well for a branch of artificial intelligence that has led to breakthroughs in speech and image recognition and self-driving cars. Now, it’s …

Almost human: Google offers text-to-speech technology on its cloud

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

For years, Google has offered the ability to convert text to speech on a number of its services, such as search, Maps and Google Assistant. Now, it’s offering the capability as a service in its cloud. The company today announced other companies …

Amid the stock market storm, tech IPOs offer a ray of sunshine

APPS By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Dropbox’s initial public offering began Thursday evening, just a couple of hours after a stock market rout that slashed more than 740 points off the value of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Uh-oh. Yet when Dropbox’s shares started selling to the public …

Pivotal files to go public in majority owner Dell’s bid to pay down debt

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

Joining the parade of new initial public offerings of stock, Pivotal Software Inc. today filed papers to go public. The move appears to be a way that Dell Technologies Inc., the majority owner of the maker of software for building cloud computing applications, …

After raising $756M in its IPO, Dropbox sees shares jump 36% in market debut

CLOUD By ROBERT HOF8 YEARS AGO

File storage and collaboration service Dropbox Inc. saw its shares jump 36 percent today in the company’s first day of trading after its initial public offering of stock. Shares opened trading this morning at $29 a share after Dropbox priced its IPO Thursday afternoon …

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

Setting IPO price, Pivotal Software looks to raise up to $592M

Tech IPO momentum accelerates as DocuSign files to go public

Founder Solomon Hykes leaves software container pioneer Docker

Amid the stock market storm, tech IPOs offer a ray of sunshine

Pivotal files to go public in majority owner Dell’s bid to pay down debt

After raising $756M in its IPO, Dropbox sees shares jump 36% in market debut

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