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AWS public sector boss: Cloud computing unclogging governments everywhere | #reinvent
The government doesn’t exactly have a reputation for staying on top of technology trends, but when it comes to cloud computing, the bureaucratic machine seems to be making an exception. Amazon Web Services (AWS) global public sector vice president Teresa Carlson recently returned to theCUBE to share her firsthand perspective on how the pay-as-you-go model ...
IBM expands mobile device support, endorses Citrix remote access
Continuing its cloud streak, IBM is launching two new services that aim to help both mobile workers and the practitioners keeping an eye on them become more productive. The move underscores a renewed focus on enterprise employees that IBM kicked off with a $100 million investment in user experience that it announced on March. Since then, ...
Massive survey finds worries about online privacy are growing
Privacy may be getting the buzz, but hackers are still what most preoccupies online adults, according to a survey of more than 23,000 people across 24 countries released on Monday. The comprehensive study offers one of the most detailed perspectives yet on how the world has come to perceive the value of the web relative to ...
Host Analytics bags $25 million to bring Big Data to financial pros
Host Analytics Inc. became the latest niche analytics provider to surface on the venture capital radar this week after netting $25 million from a group of prominent investors to accelerate the adoption of its cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) suite. The funding provides a needed boost in a crowded market. Led by database industry veteran Dave ...
IBM targets enterprise developers with latest public cloud updates
IBM is rolling out new enhancements to its emerging public cloud that take direct aim at developers, who are a key focus of mainstream competitors like Amazon Web Services. The highlight of the launch is a dedicated platform-as-a-service option that allows security-conscious organizations to physically isolate their projects from the workloads of other customers. The ...
Security pros optimistic that defenses are getting better
A new study suggests that most security professionals are as confident as ever in their ability to protect their organizations even as breaches continue to proliferate, with the Breach Level Index recording more than 180 million incidents in the last quarter alone. ThreatTrack Security Inc. surveyed 250 practitioners at organizations with more than 2,000 employees in various ...
Salesforce courts SMBs with app store for Desk.com customer support service
Salesforce.com Inc. launched a new application catalog for its Desk.com service that aims to make an unprecedented amount of information available to support-desk employees via its AppExchange platform. The service is aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) customers. The Desk.com App Hub gives customer support representatives (CSRs) access to data in other Salesforce.com apps that can ...
HANA is the glue holding SAP and Amazon together | #reinvent
SAP SE has made no secret of its plan to transition from licensing on-premise software to selling cloud services, an ambitious transformation that relies on partners to provide the groundwork. Rayn Veerubhotla, Vice President of Global Technology Partners for SAP, appeared on theCUBE at Amazon.com Inc.’s recent re:Invent conference to explain how the retail giant ...
AWS mastermind Hamilton tells how Amazon has stayed ahead of the pack | #reinvent
As the person responsible for running the world’s largest public cloud, Amazon.com Inc.’s James Hamilton knows a thing or two about delivering technology services at scale. The industry-renowned engineer returned to theCUBE at the retail giant’s recent re:Invent summit earlier this month to provide a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the global infrastructure ...
How the cloud freed up Workiva to focus on what matters | #gcplive
With more than 2,100 customers around the world including more than 60 percent of the Fortune 500, Workiva Inc. stands out as one of the most influential enterprise vendors to have emerged in the wake of the infrastructure-as-a-service revolution. Dave Tucker, the senior director of platform development at the firm, dropped by theCUBE against the ...