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Microsoft earnings blow everyone away; press angry because Ballmer was right
Microsoft has no CEO and they are killing it in business performance. Looks like Steve Ballmer was right: the company isn’t in bad shape. Maybe it was the dumb press that called for his head. Steve had a smile on his face today as Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $24.52 billion for the quarter ending ...
Bigger iPhone screens coming, reports Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal is breaking news and a story that the iPhone will be coming out with larger screens. from @WSJD (Wall Street Journal Digital) Facing competition from rivals offering smartphones with bigger screens, Apple Inc.AAPL +0.85% is planning larger displays on a pair of iPhones due for release this year, people familiar with the situation said. The people ...
Lenovo buying IBM low end server business for $2.3 billion : PC business is back again – It never left
Today it was announced that Lenovo has agreed to buy IBM low-end server business for $2.3 billion. Not a big surprise to all of us following the industry. My first reaction: finally shake that “thang.” Focus on the high end performance, converged systems, Big Data, and low power (ARM). Check and check. Good move ...
Greylock’s Jerry Chen does first deal as VC : Leads $15M Series B in Docker
I bet Jerry Chen is wearing his “docker” pants today to celebrate his first investment as a venture capitalist. Docker, formerly known as dotCloud, announced today $15 million in Series B cash to build a business around its cloud open source technology, for a total of $26 million since 2011. Is Docker the next VMware? Jerry ...
Internet freedom = innovation : Don’t let anyone tell you differently
Having some “snail paced” bullshit speed for internet connectivity is not viable internet access for innovation. The recent debate on Net Neutrality continues to rage on with the politics of big money and government leaders taking center stage around jargon that the average citizen (Joe Sixpack) doesn’t understand. Let me break it down for you ...
Cloud future is about being invisible : Meshing all services together
Today, CSC announced a strategic partnership with HCL Technologies to help the enterprise market modernize their applications for migration to the cloud. HCL and CSC will create a world-class application modernization delivery network to enable enterprises to shift from legacy technologies to a cloud-enabled platform. The first delivery centers will be launched in Bangalore and ...
Exclusive: MongoDB Gets Huge Endorsement From Risk Management Insurance Company RMS
In MongoDB news today, the company announced with RMS the first cloud-based real time risk management platform ontop of MongoDB. RMS was founded at Stanford University in 1988 and has grown to be a leader in the risk management space. Now they provide the technology to the top insurers for risk pricing, management, and transfer. In ...
Besides Michael Bay at #CES2014 : biggest box office bombs + the VOD apocalypse
After seeing Michael Bay bomb at #CES2014, I’ve compiled my predictions for what will be some of the biggest movie busts in 2014. As we look back on 2013, some of the biggest, costliest misfires in cinema history were released, leading to over half a billion dollars in write-offs for major studios. Led by such ...
Marc Benioff Silicon Valley “Senator” Had the Floor at Dreamforce #DF13 – Marissa Mayer Lovefest
In recent years Silicon Valley has been called everything from a “cess pool” to irrelevant because of the image of a culture of conflicting interests, back room deals, and even women abuse charges of a top valley firms and high profile individuals. Marc Benioff wants to change that image. This week at Salesforce.com Dreamforce conference ...
What’s the next Big Data thing? Answer: Spark
I talk to many pioneers in big data going back many years and the early drivers of great technical trends come from those #techathletes – like Amr Awadallah founder Cloudera, Arun Murthy at Yahoo (now Hortonworks), and many more. The common thread in all big tech trends is that they almost always comes from those ...
