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Breaking Analysis: HP Shareholder Fireworks – Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch Sends Another Open Letter
Last fall, Hewlett-Packard surprised the world when it told Wall Street that it was posting a $8 .8 billion write off charge from the overpriced Autonomy deal. SiliconANGLE was the first to report the accounting issue, which quickly became a huge firestorm. Now Autonomy drama is back, with former CEO Mike Lynch sending another open letter to ...
Why Andy Rubin is Quiting Android
Last week Google revealed Android chief was stepping down. At that time, I posted the following on my Facebook Silicon Valley Network site: “Google Puts Android and Chrome Under One Boss – Focuses on Operating System of the Future.” Andy Rubin was the senior vice president in charge of Android, Google’s mobile operating system. He ...
No More White Boards: Smart Board Innovated White Boards Now Introduces Smart Rooms for Business
SMART Technologies, makers of the innovative SMART Board system which made white boards interactive, announces the SMART Room System. The SMART Room was introduced today at Enterprise Connect. I talked with Mike Piha the founder and CEO of In2Change, Silicon Valley’s leading enterprise office designer about the innovation from SMART. “This is a “Game-Changer” in the ...
Oracle Acquires Nimbula – Now Part of OpenStack ?
Oracle announced it has agreed to acquire Nimbula, a provider of private cloud infrastructure management software. When megatrends heat up Oracle has no problem stepping up to the plate and buying their way into the market. Here public and enterprise grade clouds are what the customers want. With Nimbula’s technology Oracle can offer managed infrastructure ...
Breaking Analysis: EMC VMware Lays out the Pivotal Initiative – EMC’s Silver Lining Playbook: EMC Owns 69% – VMware Transfers 500 Employees
There is an old saying “there is a silver lining in everything.” Well Joe Tucci and team found it, with the Pivotal Intiative spin out. One thing about Joe Tucci that I’ve come to admire in my interactions with him is his competitiveness. Joe Tucci is a competitor. EMC is a company that keeps on ...
Actifio Scores $50M at $500M Valuation in Series D to Take On EMC and IBM and Go IPO
Actifio just announced a new round of financing for another $50 M for a total greater than $100M in funding. Actifio, Massachusetts based technology firm, is taking advantage of two of the biggest mega trends in the technology business Software-led Infrastructure (SLI) and Big Data. This explosion of big data and virutalization is creating new business ...
Microsoft Adds Android Support for Azure Cloud
Microsoft is announcing support for Android for Windows Azure. This is good news for developers who need to have both a reliable system and distribution support across all leading mobile platforms. Microsoft promised that it would deliver first-class support for developers building Windows Store, Windows Phone 8, iOS and Android apps. Now Windows Mobile ...
Management of Big Data Systems Conference on Autonomic Computing
Top industry engineers and developers creating the big data industry are gathering for a conference in June to explore the innovation around practical examples of how to effectively manage big data systems. The event is the 10th International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC) and it will be in San Jose on June 26-28th. The panel ...
Big Data Insights from Silicon Valley #strataconf – Strata Conference 2013
SiliconANGLE and Wikibon teamed up again on another successful theCUBE live multiday broadcast at O’Reilly Media Strata Conference. Four days of non-stop, continuous coverage all week covering the show, as well as two major Big Data announcements early in the week. Here is a summary of the top insights in case you missed the action. ...
Skyhigh Networks -Bringing “Shadow IT” Out Into the Light
“Shadow IT” can be a real security risk, it can also present a significant support pain, even when your IT doesn’t endorse any of it. Enterprise shops have been dealing with this forever as computing and applications become increasingly commoditized and easy to take on. Web services is one of those risks and an emerging ...