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ActiveVideo Networks CloudTV – Next Gen TV User Experience? Cloud & Social Going CloudTV
With all the buzz about social TV and cloud based Software-led Infrastrcture (SLI), it’s a no brainer that TV is going to the cloud. Just look at Netflix. A startup is talking next generation TV in the cloud. The company is ActiveVideo Networks. They have announced the launch of its “CloudTV Access™’ developer program, an ...
DataCenterANGLE: Data Center Availability & Safety – Future Requirements
{Guest Post: This is a guest post by datacenter executive Mark Thiele, founder of Datacenterpulse.org and EVP of Switch. Mark is a practitioner and thought leader in the datacenter and cloud marketplace.} Is it safe to build a data center anywhere along the coast? Can you really protect the availability or accessibility of your systems in ...
Samsung Comes To Silicon Valley Big Time
Samsung is coming to Silicon Valley in a big way to try to stay a leader in the consumer electronics game. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, is investing in Silicon Valley by expanding their existing R&D centers and establishing new innovation centers in the Bay Area. Samsung has announced an incubator in Palo Alto recently to ...
Breaking Analysis: Software Defined Networking OpenFlow is positioned to succeed in 2013
By Steve Noble, Principle of Router Analysis We open this final post on the State of OpenFlow 2012 testing with a very specific statement: OpenFlow is positioned to succeed in 2013. The final report, which should be out early to mid January will contain specific information backing this statement past what we talk about here. The ...
Software defined Datacenter Models Threaten Oracle’s Revenue Model
SiliconANGLE has been talking about a new trend called Software-led Infrastructure, also know as software-defined datacenter. It’s now a formal research and editorial topic at SiliconANGLE and Wikibon.org. Software-led Infrastructure is a new phenom that is taking the notion of converged infrastrastructure and modernizing it to add new technologies like flash and new virtualized software ...
Is OpenFlow Where It Needs To Be for 2013?
{Guest Post: This is a guest post written by Steven Noble of Router Analysis (routeranalysis.com). Steven is the main author and contributor to both the Router Analysis and SDN Testing Websites I work very hard to maintain my independence from network equipment manufacturers. This includes software vendors.”} My research firm Router Analysis, Inc. has spent ...
New School VC Costanoa Venture Capital Launches $100 Million Funded Focused on Big Data and Disruption in the Enterprise
Experienced venture capitalist turned venture entrepreneur Greg Sands formally launches Costanoa Venture Capital. Costanoa is a new $100m venture capital fund focused on the early stage of big data and emerging disruptive startups focused on the new modern infrastructure and services. Greg Sands has been building this out for the past year stepping out of a ...
Social Media CEO Nightmare – Netflix Getting Caught in the Net of Anti Innovation
{Update: See at end of the post} The SEC is locking its’ sight on possibly suing Netflix Reed Hastings over some innocuous post on Facebook. Netflix disclosed on Thursday that the SEC put Netflix and CEO Reed Hastings on notice for a so called Wells notices. This a formal notice that the SEC may file civil lawsuits ...
Cloudera Scores Massive $65m Series E Funding – Can They Keep Soaring?
Cloudera, announced that they just closed $65 million series E financing. Majority of the funding will be use to try to continue to expand their lead in the Hadoop market that they pioneered. The working capital will be used to expand their sales and marketing capability and international footprint. According to Cloudera they are ...
Oracle Hires Cloud Startup CEO Scott Genereux to Boost Global Infrastructure Strategy
According to updates posted on LinkedIn, Oracle has hired enterprise cloud storage veteran and cube alumni Scott Genereux as its Senior Vice President of Global Hardware Strategy, Planning and Product Management. Genereux was previously CEO of Nirvanix growing cloud startup. This appears to be a new role, where Genereux will be responsible for all strategy ...