Steve Caniano, VP of AT&T’s Cloud Operations dropped in on theCube at VMworld 2012 and shared some insight on what’s going on with their operation and where it’s going.  As a leader of one of the company’s most strategic business operations, Caniano’s insight on customer and consumer trends across the spectrum offers a glimpse of ...

If you looked at Google’s homepage today you might have noticed the Nexus 7 pop up.  A click on the words “The playground is open”   takes you right to the Google Play store where the Nexus 7 is available. The front page of Google is typically ad-free and famously minimalist in design, so this shows ...

Nutanix Co-Founder & CEO Dheeraj Pandey stepped in on theCube at VMworld 2012 to share some perspective on convergence, data infrastructure, and the new era of computing. Nutanix is right at the heart of the exciting convergence space and implements all of the buzzword technology such as cloud, solid-state, Big Data, and so on. By ...

An internal memo regarding the jury verdict in California was released on Samsung’s Global Blog.  The memo reflects the company’s position on the verdict and vows to counter-sue for the protection of the company.  It also indicates that Samsung tried to negotiate with Apple in order to avoid going to court and out of the ...

Continuing with the analysis of a possible cloud-based Xbox platform, we turn the spotlight on Windows Azure. As we last mentioned, we must consider the role of Dave Cutler, lead developer for so many significant products such as VMS, Windows NT, and Windows Azure and how his presence on the Microsoft Xbox team could reveal ...

The Swedish file-sharing bit torrent site, The Pirate Bay reportedly released an ad-supported VPN service today.  Known as Privitize VPN, the service is free and subsidized through the installation of the Babylon search bar, which is adware.  The use of a VPN and one that is purportedly anonymous bypasses ISP blocking that some ISPs have ...

Apple vs Samsung is in the books  (Round 1) – with a victory for Apple and a 1.05 billion dollar damage ruling to boot.  Meanwhile in South Korea, a court there went the split decision route, even banning products from both companiesin the South Korea market and finding infringement on both sides. If you’re a reader ...

Going a bit deeper on a possible upcoming Xbox that operates on the cloud, you have to look at some rather public, yet probably under-analyzed aspects of Microsoft’s past, present and future.  In this second report, we are looking at cues from development news, some leaked details, and the establishment of a new feature-rich dynamic ...

Microsoft’s transformation for 2012-2013 and beyond has been punctuated by the release of a new logo for the company released today.  This is the first time this has happened in 25 years.  The change heralds a wave of product releases and changes across their consumer and professional products.  The new logo reflects the company’s new ...

Xbox meets cloud computing.  Well, that’s hardly a stretch as it’s already happening on today’s Xbox.   The Xbox is already a cloud-enabled device by virtue of having Xbox Live users able to cloud-upload their saved games for access from any Xbox 360 console.  However, a quick look at some strategic factors appears to point to ...