Back in May, SiliconAngle published a note that Rich Pappas was joining DataDirect Networks (DDN).  Last week the company made it official, announcing Pappas has joined the privately held company as VP of OEM and...»

Cisco shares dropped this morning, after a disappointing revenue forecast was released from the company last night. John Chambers, Cisco’s chief executive, heeded of uncertainty around the economy, outlaying revenue that missed Wall Street’s...»

Rackspace may have a lot going on right now—it’s recently launched a massive cloud initiative called OpenStack, for one. To say that Rackspace is growing out its verticals is an understatement, especially as cloud tools...»

I’ve got a pile of work to do today that (unfortunately) has very little to do with writing blog posts directly. I’ve also got a number of “must write” blog posts that are timely and need

One of the biggest surprises this week was the net neutrality announcement from Google and Verizon (Googizon).  The New York Times covers the announcement here and the situation raises significant concerns about

Liking and tweeting. It seems like that’s all social media has boiled down to. For businesses, that could simplify digital marketing and user engagement, offering more direct ways to monetize brand interaction. ...»

I clearly remember back when I first joined META Group in 2000 and was given a company laptop – and IBM ThinkPad as it happens. The tech person in our office told me, “Treat this...»

Clouds are fluffy, airy and quite cheery, more often than not. And as scary as storm clouds can be, they often bring an opportunity for watering new growth and clearing away debris. Perhaps...»

I am a long-time user and advocate of e-books, going back to the advent of PeanutPress (now eReader.com, a division of Barnes & Noble) on the Palm PDA platform more than a decade ago. And...»

Zimbra, the open source email hosting solution acquired by VMware earlier this year, is making its debut as part of the VMware family. It now has a virtual appliance offering designed for...»