Alex Williams, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Top 10 Open Source Startups

By Alex Williams Nov 17, 2011

The Momentum Index published its latest report, ranking 96 open-source startups. Out of its rankings, Momentum sees three emerging trends: The freemium pricing models work. Startups that use the model see early proof of…

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Aaron Swartz Gets Indicted on More Charges in Connection with MIT Break In

By Alex Williams Nov 17, 2011

Aaron Swartz, the technology scholar, Internet activist and early Reddit employee, has been indicted on more charges in connection with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) incident this past summer. Swartz, as you may…

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Will the Jive Software IPO Be Next Year or Is an Acquisition More Likely?

By Alex Williams Nov 17, 2011

In August, Jive Software filed its S-1 with the Security Exchange Commission to trade on the NASDAQ as a publicly traded company. Prior to that, there had been word that the company would be…

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Cisco and Vyatta: Competitive or Compatible?

By Alex Williams Nov 16, 2011

Earlier this week, Vyatta raised another $12 million for its virtual network security technology. In an interview with Vyatta executives on Monday I asked about their competitors. Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell said they are…

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Apache Hadoop Gets its First Update in More Than a Year

By Alex Williams Nov 15, 2011

Apache Hadoop has a new release, its first in more than a year. According to the Cloudera blog, the new release, Apache 0.23.0, has a number of new features and improvements, including HDFS federation…

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Hadoop and NoSQL VC Funding Is More Than $350 Million – Up 266%

By Alex Williams Nov 15, 2011

The 451 Group is releasing a report that says Apache Hadoop and NoSQL funding is more than $350 million. Funding has shot through the roof in the past few months with funding for Hadoop…

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Super Size Me – Amazon Web Services Launches “Extra Large” Supercomputer Clusters in the Cloud

By Alex Williams Nov 15, 2011

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has a new high performance computing instance and it’s a big one. In a blog post this morning, Jeff Barr of AWS described an instance that advances the idea of…

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Vyatta Raises $12 Million From HighBAR Partners – Virtual Network Security Provider Showing Big Gains

By Alex Williams Nov 15, 2011

The next wave in cloud computing is the transformation of the network. We’ve seen the virtualization of compute. Storage has since followed and now we are seeing the full virtualization of the network. Vyatta…

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A Gorgeous Time Map Unconcerned About Distance

By Alex Williams Nov 14, 2011

I can care less about the distance when I take the bus across town. I am far more interested in how long it will take me to travel the ten miles from my home…

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A Hadoop Treasure Chest of All You Can Eat Big Data Goodness Courtesy of theCube

By Alex Williams Nov 11, 2011

I am flying back from New York after spending two days at HadoopWorld. On the theCube, we did two days of video coverage, interviewing leaders in the community and discussing the event’s hot topics.…

Alex Williams

Top 10 Open Source Startups

Aaron Swartz Gets Indicted on More Charges in Connection with MIT Break In

Will the Jive Software IPO Be Next Year or Is an Acquisition More Likely?

Cisco and Vyatta: Competitive or Compatible?

Apache Hadoop Gets its First Update in More Than a Year

Hadoop and NoSQL VC Funding Is More Than $350 Million – Up 266%

Super Size Me – Amazon Web Services Launches “Extra Large” Supercomputer Clusters in the Cloud

A Gorgeous Time Map Unconcerned About Distance

A Hadoop Treasure Chest of All You Can Eat Big Data Goodness Courtesy of theCube

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