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Sponsored Stories Cost Facebook $20M, But No Word on Revenue
Facebook is aggressively pursuing new growth opportunities to boost its revenue, and convince investors that it has the capabilities to monetize over 800 million active users worldwide. One of the company’s attempts is Sponsored Stories, a system that aims to make advertisements more relevant to users by associating them with their contacts. The feature was ...
Another Ego Boost for QLogic: Channel Strategy is Working
QLogic received quote the ego boost from Demartek, an independent research firm that found its 8Gb and 16Gb Fibre Channel offerings outperform that of competitors by a great margin. The results of the recent TPC-H benchmark study were published in the company’s December 2012 Fibre Channel HBA Evaluation report. The report found that QLogic FlexSuite 2600 Series ...
Hello World! ScaleIO Opens Up its SDN Solution
ScaleIO is a young startup that’s still working on getting its name out there, but what it lacks in marketing it more than makes up for with its software. ScaleIO’s flagship product is a scale-out storage system that replaces regular SAN with a virtual parallel that runs on local disks rather than more expansive external ...
HP’s New Single Architecture: The Breakdown for Big Data, Services + DevOps
Hewlett-Packard is competing with EMC, IBM and Dell over the big companies and government agencies that are keeping up with the latest in IT. Throughout the past few months the hardware vendor has been consistently reinforcing its portfolio with new infrastructure solutions that address the three big trends in the market. This week marked a ...
HP Unveils New Big Data Offerings from Vertica, Autonomy
Hewlett-Packard announced a slew of new technology solutions and services at the HP Discover conference held this week in Frankfurt, Germany. The new offerings include sophisticated software, eDiscovery products and training programs aimed at large organizations that are adopting big data analytics. Among these latest additions to HP’s portfolio is the Autonomy Legal Performance Suite, ...
EMC Buys MoreVPR Maker, Boosts Greenplum Line-up
EMC acquired More IT Resources Ltd, according to an official blog post by Greenplum senior director of strategy Mike Maxey. The developer is responsible MoreVRP, a database monitoring platform that allows users to optimize performance and control. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction was likely substantial. The company lists Deutsche Telekom, ...
This Week in the Cloud: Panorama9 and a Strong AWS Proposition
This week’s top developments included the launch of new cloud management software for Mac, as well as several AWS-related updates. Panaorma9, a maker of on-demand IT monitoring tools for small to medium businesses, extended its flagship platform beyond Windows with the newest patch. The update consolidates the management of Windows- and Mac OS-based machines to ...
GE Enters IT Services Market to Save Companies $150BN
Through a partnership with Accenture, GE developed nine technology and service offerings that aim to assist organizations across several verticals to reduce technology overhead and streamline operations in the process. The company’s estimates that its new portfolio, which is primarily targeted at airlines, railroads, hospitals, manufacturers and utilities, could save these companies up to $150 ...
Apple Maps Execs on the Chopping Block: Where is this PR Mess Headed?
Apple is intent on overhauling its Maps application, and for good reason. The consumer electronics giant’s flopped in its attempt to infiltrate the data-driven digital GPS market with a Maps app the trumped Google Maps as the default in iOS 6. Apple’s first step is looking in the mirror and making the necessary internal changes: ...
For Startups on the Leading Edge of BYOD, Panorama9 Brings Cloud Management to Macs
IT automation firm Panorma9 released an update to its flagship platform that empowers admins to manage Windows and Mac PCs from a single pane of glass. The cloud-based patch management service says that the solution can be particularly handy for startups that find themselves on the “leading edge” of the BYOD trend. “Mac and Windows ...