Alina Popescu

A regular contributor to SiliconANGLE, Alina Popescu is a writer, self-appointed geek, and coffee addict. She has been blogging for over 8 years, covering various topics from tech to marketing and tourism. Find out more about Alina on her website or follow her on Twitter.

Latest from Alina Popescu

Flash: Real-Time Solution for “Shrinking Infrastructure” Says Fusion-IO | #oow13

Gary Orenstein, the EVP at Fusion-io, discussed flash and storage market trends with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Floyer and Dave Vellante, live from the 2013 edition of Oracle OpenWorld. Commenting on the company’s focus at OpenWorld, Orenstein said, “we want to help customers make more transactions, make faster decisions,” all at a lower cost, and flash ...

SanDisk Demos Prototype ULLtraDIMM, Flash on a Memory Module | Live at #oow13

Brian Cox, Senior Director of Marketing at SanDisk, discussed the company’s standing in the flash storage market with theCUBE co-hosts Stu Miniman and Dave Vellante, live at Oracle OpenWorld 2013. SanDisk “pioneered flash memory based storage 25 years ago,” Cox said. “People see their products that take the form of everyday use cards,” camera cards ...

QLogic + Oracle Launch Protocol-Independent Universal HBA | #oow13

David Ard, OEM Marketing at QLogic, discussed the newly launched Oracle Sun Storage Universal HBA and the ongoing fibre-ethernet protocol debate with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Vellante and Stu Miniman, live at Oracle OpenWorld 2013. Longtime partners QLogic and Oracle announced the new Oracle Sun Storage 16 Gb Universal HBA which according to Ard, helps companies “make an investment ...

Analytics Tools Should be like Bicycles for the Brain | #tcc13

Christian Chabot, CEO, Co-founder and Chairman of Tableau Software, discussed the company’s take on data analytics and visualization with theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Kelly and Dave Vellante, live at the 2013 Tableau Customer Conference. ‘Tableau really started with a series with breakthrough research innovations,’ Chabot stated, mentioning his position within the company was powered by his understanding ...

Virtualization Breeds More Agile Businesses | #VMworld

Phillip Reynolds, Data Center Director, Williams & Fudge, discussed their virtualized environment and specific financial sector IT requirements with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Vellante and Stu Miniman live at VMworld 2013. Williams & Fudge is an accounts receivable management firm, working for about 13,000 colleges, universities, and other private financial institutions. It has 400 employees, most ...

Next Level Data Visualization, Automation + Interactivity | #tcc13

Jim Wahl, Sr. Director, Product Management at Aware and Ryan Sleeper, Manager, Data Visualization & Analysis at Evolytics, discussed Tableau’s impact on data visualization and the upcoming Iron Viz competition of the event with theCUBE host Jeff Kelly, live at the Tableau Customer Conference 2013. To be part of this final competition, a prior champion title in a ...

Software-Defined Security : Key To The Future of Cloud | #VMworld

Sean Donaldson, Director of IT Infrastructure at Secure24, talked about his company’s approach to the cloud service market with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Vellante and Stu Miniman, live at the recently concluded VMworld 2013 conference.  See full video below. Discussing the current state of cloud service providers, Donaldson said “cloud hosting can mean a lot of ...

Great IT Operations, Key Aspect of Security #VMworld

David Etue, VP Corporate Development Strategy, SafeNet, provides insights into IT security in the age of virtualized environments in a live interview with theCUBE host Jeff Frick at VMworld 2013. SafeNet has just celebrated its 30th anniversary as a company and focuses on information security and data protection solutions. Commenting on SafeNet’s goals at VMworld, ...

IT Transformation Targets Increased Revenue, Risk and Cost Reduction #VMworld

Ted Newman, Senior Director of Cloud and IT Transformation for EMC Global Services, discussed the company’s take on hybrid cloud and IT transformation in the enterprise with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Vellante and John Furrier, live at VMworld 2013. Exploring cloud trends, Newman said the solution EMC presented in their Monday session at VMworld was designed ...

Service Brokers, the New Role of CIOs #VMWorld

Torsten Volk, Research Director, Server Virtualization, Cloud & IT Automation, Enterprise Mangement Associates (EMA), discussed system management trends and the changing role of the CIO in the enterprise with theCUBE co-hosts David Vellante and John Furrier, live at VMWorld 2013. EMA researches all the aspects of enterprise management, including  network management, systems management, and service level management. Research ...