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Just when it seems things are beginning to settle down in the public cloud, Microsoft has declared that it will dramatically lower prices on Windows Azure in a bid to match the cuts arch-nemesis Amazon unveiled during last week’s AWS Summit in …
Dell builds out mobile security suite, simplifies VPN management
Dell has launched a new version of its Secure Mobile Access solution that allows admins to restrict which applications can connect to the corporate network based on the specific security permissions assigned to individual users and devices. The offering is part of …
HP shells out $57 million to settle investor lawsuit
A nearly three-year-long court battle came to an end this week with HP agreeing to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of shareholders after former CEO Leo Apotheker backtracked on his much-touted vision for webOS in August 2011. The mobile …
HP takes SDN to the cloud with new SMB solutions
Software-defined networking (SDN) is not just for the enterprise anymore. This week at Interop Las Vegas, Hewlett-Packard announced new solutions designed to bring programmable connectivity to small- and medium-sized businesses that don’t have the resources to build out and maintain a sophisticated …
Ushering in Big Data app economy : Splunk brings real-time reporting to Exchange
Although there are compelling operational benefits to be had from moving email to the cloud, most enterprises still maintain at least some part of their Exchange environment in-house. And more often than not, that on-premise hardware will eat up a disproportionate chunk …
Arista Networks files for IPO, ups the ante against Cisco
Arista Networks, a Santa Clara-based maker of programmable Ethernet switches on a mission to dethrone Cisco, has finally filed the paperwork for its long-anticipated IPO. The firm did not disclose the number of shares to be sold or an expected price, and …
What you missed in Cloud : Box readies IPO, PaaS price wars heat up
It’s been a particularly eventful past week in the cloud ecosystem, with Box finally making its IPO filing public nearly three months after submitting the initial paperwork to the SEC. The online storage provider did not disclose the number of shares to …
Big Data Weekly : Social media analytics + (Hadoop) ETL back in the spotlight
The past week saw a number of notable Big Data developments, particularly in the social media analytics markets, which was thrust back into the limelight last Thursday after customer experience management firm Lithium Technologies confirmed reports that it has acquired Klout. Terms …
A finger on the pulse of disruption in cloud and Big Data | #CubeConversations
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of enterprise IT, with two of the industry’s hottest trends each passing multiple milestones on the backdrop of increased competition among the top market contenders. Wikibon analysts Stu Miniman and Jeff Kelly …
SAP reinforces core strategic pillars with Fieldglass buy + new products
Cloud computing, Big Data and mobility constitute the core pillars of the aggressive growth strategy being pursued by SAP, which hit major milestones in all three segments this week as part of its ongoing push to diversify beyond the monolithic, on-premise enterprise …