Brittany Greaner

A graduate of UW – Eau Claire, Brittany Greaner is a SiliconANGLE writer covering live news events with theCUBE. Telling stories has always been her passion, and she has written everything from short stories to haikus. An interest in international issues and human rights drove her to join Americorps VISTA for a year of service, where she worked with a local nonprofit to support refugees and immigrants in Pennsylvania. She has also lived in Japan for a year, where she learned how to shoot a bow like a pro and navigate trains like she wasn’t someone from small-town Wisconsin. Got news? Tweet us @siliconangle

Latest from Brittany Greaner

The agile cloud: Reacting to market demands in real time | #OOW

As many enterprises make the shift to the cloud, others may be left wondering why such a big change is necessary. One of the biggest benefits received by companies that undergo this change is increased agility. “If you see a change happening in marketplace but don’t have a supply to match it, you’ve messed up,” ...

Businesses demand edge apps, flexibility as customer sophistication grows | #OOW

Many argue that technology moves too fast for people to keep up, but this year’s Oracle OpenWorld is proving that this isn’t always the case. Customers are getting more sophisticated each year, taking new technology and making it work for them, noted Ray Wang, principal analyst and founder at Constellation Research, Inc. Oracle hasn’t ignored this trend ...

Transforming data systems to the cloud: Lift, shift, scale and enrich the application | #OOW

With the plethora of service companies out there in the tech market, it’s hard for organizations to decide who offers true value, as well as who can be trusted with their data. During Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Oracle has spoken loud and clear about how it differs from other companies that offer cloud services. According to Dan ...

Investors reveal four key areas of focus in the tech world | #OOW

Oracle is well-known company, and its current portfolio has been boosted by strategic acquisitions over the years. One of these acquisitions, Databrix, was sold to Oracle from Costanoa Venture Capital, a company that invests in enterprises at stages from formation to well-established multi-million-dollar businesses. Most of Costanoa Venture Capital’s energy goes into four key areas that it is focused on: ...

Oracle’s evolution continues to accelerate | #OOW

As a 135,000-person company that’s been working on the cloud for more 10 years, Oracle is going through an evolution, not a revolution, according to Reggie Bradford, SVP of Product Development at Oracle. “The sense of urgency is palpable and continues to accelerate. We have a strong hand and we’ll continue to play that,” Bradford told John Furrier ...

A cultured cloud: Lessons in HR for mobile markets | #OOW

What can North America learn from Asia and the Pacific? Perhaps contrary to the stereotypical image of countries like Singapore or China, or even the self-perception of North Americans themselves as the frontline of technological advancement, today’s guest on theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, can attest to the advanced technology and availability of Wi-Fi in Asia ...

Bringing flexibility and heterogeneity to enterprise platforms | #OpenStackSV

With 70 percent growth in the past year and offices in five different countries, it’s fair to say that Puppet, Inc. is doing well. “We’ve been doing this so long that we know what problems we’re solving, what customers need our services and how to market those services,” said Luke Kanies, CEO of Puppet, Inc. ...

Dispelling hybrid cloud myths | #OpenStackSV

Day one of OpenStack Days saw a fast-paced start to the conference, with plenty of talk about the well-timed market navigation that OpenStack is accomplishing. This momentum is allowing the OpenStack community to thrive and setting a new tone for the direction of the industry. Nowadays people don’t care much about Gartner reports; they care about developers. ...

Mirantis, SUSE detail joint plans to deliver digital transformation for enterprises | #OpenStackSV

A new partnership was announced between SUSE (a Micro Focus Co.) and Mirantis, Inc. today on theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team. A representative of each company sat down to discuss this new partnership and the future of the industry. The partnership was a natural fit, with both companies possessing unique qualities with a similar philosophy. “The ...

OpenStack zigs and zags at the right time, analysts say | #OpenStackSV

The OpenStack community is going through a period of both growth and uncertainty. The community is doing some soul searching to determine where to go next, and how to get there. Today marked the beginning of the OpenStack Days: Silicon Valley 2016 event, a conference developed to support the OpenStack community, as well as to discuss ...