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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 ...
Matt Schvimmer on ServiceNow HR service automation
I recently had a chance to sit down with Matt Schvimmer of ServiceNow to talk about the news of their HR Service Automation application. The conversation was about how their Service Automation platform can deliver an HR application that makes it easier for organizations to automate HR case management. This new application from ServiceNow manages the ...
Todd Bashor on Instant Mobility from ServiceNow @theCUBE Conversation
I had a chance to sit down with Todd Bashor, Director Platform Product Management of ServiceNow, to talk about their new instant mobility solution that they just announced. ServiceNow announced that ServiceNow users across the enterprise can access services from any mobile device. SiliconANGLE.tv New Video Playlist: Data Enhanced Social Video Player Youtube link: http://youtu.be/cyZj1_aLISo ...
Matt Schvimmer on ServiceNow HR service automation
I recently had a chance to sit down with Matt Schvimmer of ServiceNow to talk about the news of their HR Service Automation application. The conversation was about how their Service Automation platform can deliver an HR application that makes it easier for organizations to automate HR case management. This new application from ServiceNow manages the ...