Maria Deutscher

Maria Deutscher is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE covering all things enterprise and fresh. Her work takes her from the bowels of the corporate network up to the great free ranges of the open-source ecosystem and back on a daily basis, with the occasional pit stop in the world of end-users. She is especially passionate about cloud computing and data analytics, although she also has a soft spot for stories that diverge from the beaten track to provide a more unique perspective on the complexities of the industry.

Latest from Maria Deutscher

ServiceSource Launches Cloud Application for Cloud Service Providers

ServiceSource sells technology that helps companies manage customer subscriptions and contracts, unveiling a new cloud platform that aims to help tech firms better manage their recurring revenue sources. Renew OnDemand is a suite of applications that covers a lot of ground: there are separate tools for operational activities and direct sales, and another dedicated to ...

TokuDB Update Improves Flash Performance

MySQL solutions maker Tokutek is launching the latest version of its flagship database solution, TokuDB 6.5.  The new release features a number of improvements, including optimization for flash storage environments. For starters, TokuDB has been enhanced to extend the life of flash memory, thanks to tweaks made to Fractal Tree, the company’s proprietary alternative to ...

FalconStor Wraps US Partner Program Rollout with ANZ Launch

Just over a year after rolling out its three-tiered PartnerChoice channel program in the US, data protection firm provider FalconStor is launching the initiative for the Australia New Zealand region. ANZ is the last location on the company’s channel roadmap. “FalconStor employs a 100 percent channel business model, and we believe the PartnerChoice program will ...

Oracle OpenWorld 2011 Recap: Then and Now

Oracle OpenWorld 2012 is just around the corner, and now is a good opportunity to look back on last year’s event and reflect on the direction Larry Ellison’s company has taken since. One of the big highlights from 2011 was Oracle’s Exa line-up: the pre-packaged appliances that investors are now counting on to drive sales ...

HP Lands Storage Deal with NZ Gaming Group

New Zealand’s  SKYCITY Entertainment is in the process of implementing HP Converged Infrastructure to accommodate users across its international network, according to a new case study.  The group operates several casinos in New Zealand and Australia and needed a solution to accommodate usage spikes – it’s now using a combination of HP tech to support this demand. ...

Massive Online Learning: 10gen and MongoDB Teach the World

10gen, a provider of cloud services and consultancy for the MongoDB NoSQL database, is working on training courses that will be available to developers worldwide starting October. The massively open online courses, or MOOCs, will be delivered under the 10gen Education Program, and individuals who want to sign up can already register on the company’s ...

DH2i Virtualization for SQL Comes with Brains

DH2i is launching the 2012R2 release of DxConsole, its application virtualization solution. The main addition is DxSRM, a load balancer that works on the instance-level and introduces a lot of automation to the software. The module is available for Microsoft SQL environments. DxSRM offers a lot of added intelligence in the form of three main ...

What Will Cisco Network Next? Your Car, the New Computing Frontier

Cisco has identified an opportunity beyond the home network and datacenter: the vendor is pursuing the auto industry, with the goal of standardizing the networking equipment that powers your car. The company is funneling resources into a new subsidiary that’s working on developing the next generation in-car network.   The door-locks, radios, sensors and all the ...

Sanbolic Adds AWS after Rackspace Update for Extended SQL Support

It seems Amazon Web Services continues to be an important foundation for a growing ecosystem in the SQL space, with Sanbolic making the latest addition to AWS’s Partner Network.  The goal is to make its AppCluster Microsoft SQL Server platform available to large organizations leveraging the IaaS. AppCluster, which was made available on Rackspace Cloud shortly ...

Trapit Follows Up iPad Release with Developer Edition: Unleash the APIs!

Trapit touts itself as a ‘personal discovery engine’ – an AI-powered RSS service that delivers users content they’re interested in based on browsing history and engagement.   The startup left the beta stage with an iPad app release in July, and now it’s launching a developer version that gives third party vendors access to the underlying ...