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Citing the results of a recent benchmark study conducted by Thumbtack Technology, NoSQL startup Aerospike boasts that its database offering is 10 times more powerful than the leading alternatives on the market today. Aerospike was pitted against Apache Cassandra and MongoDB; Couchbase …
HortonWorks Updates HDP: More Metrics on Hand, Less Manual Monitoring
HortonWorks introduced the latest release of its open Hadoop distribution yesterday morning. Version 1.2 features several major features and improvements, including the addition of Ambari. Apache Ambari is a provisioning and monitoring utility for Hadoop clusters. The web-based tool displays usage and …
Workplace Startup LiquidSpace Bags $6M
LiquidSpace pegs itself as a “professional workplace marketplace” acting as a broker that lets travelers rent cubicles and offices in the same manner they would book a hotel room. The startup operates across 50 locations throughout the U.S., and its catalog features …
CEO Pressure Forces Yahoo Chief to Jump Ship After e-Mail Security Fail
Yahoo chief information security officer Justin Somaini abruptly resigned this week, according to people familiar with the company. AllThingsD reports that the same sources believe his departure is the result of a poorly patched vulnerability in Yahoo Mail that allowed hackers to flood …
Alibaba Founding CEO + Board Drop Out, Make Room for New Talent
Jack Ma, a former English teacher, is one of the richest men in China. The 49 year old entrepreneur is the mastermind behind Alibaba Group, a company that operates six of the most popular sites in China including Alibaba.com, Taobao Marketplace and …
Dell Follows HP in PC Recovery Tactics: Aggressive Spending in Product Development
According to a Taiwanese research firm, Dell overtook Acer as the third largest PC manufacturer by revenue in the fourth quarter. The spot was previously held by Acer, which experienced a 15 percent sales decline in the same period. “Citing Digitimes Research, …
Brocade Taps Former Juniper COO as Chief Executive
Brocade abruptly appointed Lloyd Carney to the position CEO today. He is replacing Michael Klayko, who served as the networking solutions maker’s chief executive since 2005. “After a thorough and robust search process, the Board believes that Mr. Carney is the ideal …
HP Creates Converged Cloud Unit for Agility, Support
Hewlett-Packard upgraded the status of its converged cloud business to a full-fledged unit, according to AllThingsD. The newly announced group will be headed by Saar Gallai, the current senior vice president and general manager of converged cloud. Gillai joined HP in 2010 …
The Two Types of Funded Startups that will Survive, or Crash in Our New Economy
We’ve survived the apocolypse and the fiscal cliff, but many still wonder what this new economy means for investments in the tech sector. Venture capitalism is one of our founder’s favorite topics, so if there’s a camera and a microphone around, SiliconAngle …
A Look Back at HP’s Recent PC Strategy + Payoffs
At CES last week we got a chance to see exactly what’s behind the buzz in mobile: every major manufacturer launched at least one smartphone, tablet, phablet or some other mobile device with its own unique branding. But while the personal computer …