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Seagate-Virident Partnership a Necessary Step Forward, says Wikibon Analyst
Wikibon co-founder and CTO David Floyer discussed Seagate’s $40 million investment in Virident and the alliance that has emerged from the move on this morning’s NewsDesk program with Kristin Feledy (full video below). Floyer says that this update comes as a very big surprise to him, considering the background of the two companies: Seagate is a ...
Broadcom Beats the Street after Thrilling CES Demonstrations
Broadcom reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 yesterday, beating the Street’s estimates on all counts. The networking semiconductor vendor reported earnings of $462 million or 76 cents per share versus a profit of $254 million in the same period 12 months ago – an 81.89 percent year over year increase. Analysts predicted ...
DataGravity Raises $30M to Make Magic of NetApp, EMC + EqualLogic Smarts
DataGravity is a stealth startup that’s trying to make it easier for users to extract the best insight from raw data. The company is keeping a tight lid on the project, but it’s clearly something big, based on the sheer amount of funding it’s raised to date. This morning, the New Hampshire-based firm announced a ...
Exclusive: FalconStor Reportedly Up for Grabs – But Who’s Buying?
A rumor is circling Wall Street that FalconStor is pursuing opportunities to get acquired, according to our sources. But there is no word on who may be represented on the other side of the negotiations table. That hasn’t stopped anyone from speculating, though. FalconStor, a maker of data protection software for data centers, could be ...
FalconStor CEO Pursues Disruptive Vision of Data Protection Services
FalconStor chief executive Jim McNeil revealed his ambitions to replicate Apple’s Time Machine in the data center during a 2012 interview at research firm Wikibon’s headquarters, where the concept was originally discussed several years earlier. In the session, the CEO spoke of the rise of data protection as a service: businesses abandoning the traditional one-size-fits ...
Attunity Brings Scientists Closer to the Data with Fresh Hadoop App
Attunity, a Boston-based enterprise software developer, unveiled a new version of its data replication solution for Hadoop. The update allows for more efficient transfer of information to, and from the analytics engine. Attunity RepliWeb for Enterprise File Replication (EFR) 6.0 features dashboards and notifications that make it possible to monitor large-scale movements from within the ...
Nimble Lands on CRM Watchlist for 3rd Year in a Row
Nimble is among the vendors named market leaders in CRM Watchlist 2013. This year’s edition of the annual study by Paul Greenberg, the president of The 56 Group, surveyed 153 CRM vendors and selected the top 33 on the list. “We are incredibly honored that Nimble was selected for a third consecutive CRM Watchlist recognition,” ...
How Will Europe’s Data Protection Laws Impact US Business?
The Council of Europe is celebrating Data Protection Day, a conference that marks the anniversary of the 2006 Convention 108 on user privacy. Pundits and law makers have gathered in Brussels today to discuss the most relevant topics concerning consumer data, from regulation on public cloud services to the viability of “smart” surveillance systems and ...
QLogic’s Quarterly Results do not Disappoint
Ahead of QLogic’s earnings call three months ago, I wrote about the company’s slacking financial performance and the market’s rather surprising response. The networking equipment maker posted major declines for several consecutive quarters, but many analysts stuck with their view that the firm’s strong OEM relations will be sufficient to reverse the downward trend. QLogic’s ...
Hadoop for Desktop, SAP Earnings Top this Week’s Big Data Roundup
This week Hortonworks introduced a new distribution option for Hadoop, while SAP updates us on the progress it’s made with HANA in the past three months. MapR also grabbed a headline after publishing a list of its top customer wins from 2012. Starting with the aYahoo spin off Hortonworks, on Tuesday the big data startup ...