Elizabeth Kays

Elizabeth is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE's roving news desk team theCUBE. She covers theCUBE events worldwide, spanning expert commentary on the hottest trends in IT. Got news? Tweet it to @siliconangle.

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Is open cloud architecture the future of Hybrid Cloud? | #CrowdChat

Is open cloud  the next generation for hybrid IT architecture? IBM’s Open Cloud Architecture (OCA) Summit, which took place in Seattle on June 22, brought together a number of industry leaders to discuss “Learning to Love Open Hybrid Cloud” – and learning to avoid some of the risks involved in transitioning to open source. A CrowdChat ...

Data under scrutiny: True tales from data swamp survivors | #CrowdChat

The promises of Big Data are repeated constantly throughout the tech world – it saves money; it improves customer experience – but becoming “data-ready” is proving more of a challenge than many companies expected. In a recent CrowdChat about how trends in cloud, Master Data Management (MDM) and Big Data are powering business, participants and hosts from ...

OpenStack experts on misperceptions, telecom adoption and cloud | #CrowdChat

In a preview of OpenStack Summit Austin 2016 earlier this year, a number of hosts from theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, joined tech enthusiasts and experts worldwide to discuss OpenStack’s past, present, and future. Changing Expectations Brian Gracely, lead cloud computing analyst at Wikibon and theCUBE cohost, spurred one of the most active discussions with the question, ...

The robot revolution: Driverless cars, IoT, AI and personal security | #CrowdChat

Mobile technology is becoming the path by which everyone – and everything – gets connected at all times and in all places, dramatically altering predictions for the future and presenting unique opportunities for mobile providers. In a survey by Gemalto NV, 1,200 people between the ages of 18 and 30 around the world were quizzed ...

The future of cloud: Can ‘true private’ compete with public and hybrid? | #CrowdChat

The future of cloud – true private, public or a hybrid – is yet to be decided, but Wikibon research indicates that “true” private cloud is making inroads into the market. In order for IT departments to deliver business value more quickly in a tech-driven world, it is becoming necessary for enterprises to look to ...

How to fix IoT: Experts talk cost, security and scale

The fantasy of the Internet of Things (IoT) versus reality: Industry experts weigh in on the challenges and opportunities facing IoT’s legacy leaders and maverick startups. IoT is changing the face of application development, data analysis, and even storage as the amount of data generated by inanimate objects increases almost exponentially. Sensors can be programmed to ...

GE leveraging scale in its industrial cloud offering | #GEDigital

GE is at the forefront of creating the Industrial Internet of Things. Bill Ruh, SVP and chief digital officer at General Electric Co. (GE) and CEO at GE Digital, spoke with Jeff Frick, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during GE Innovation Day about his vision for the technology, especially GE’s Predix cloud, and how ...

Optimizing the human element in the Internet of Things | #GEDigital

Human interaction is a crucial, though often neglected, component of the Internet of Things (IoT). So Young Kim, lead scientist of UX/human factors at GE Global Research, explained to Jeff Frick, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during GE Innovation Day how GE is filling in the gaps as the Industrial Internet continues to ...

GE “powers up” Big Data for big results in water and power | #GEDigital

How are the benefits of the Industrial Internet and Internet of Things (IoT) playing out on the ground in basic utilities? Ganesh Bell, CDO and GM of software and analytics for GE Power, told Jeff Frick, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during GE Innovation Day that it’s about meeting customer needs efficiently. ...

The art of Big Data | #GEDigital

As the mountain of digital data continues to grow exponentially, simplicity and necessity are becoming core values for many companies as they develop their Big Data strategies. Dave Bartlett, chief technology officer of GE Aviation (a subsidiary of General Electric Co.), shared how his company is making strategic data collection choices during an interview with ...