Kathryn Buford
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“Ruggedized” and Simplified: EMC Solutions Marketing VP Explains New Technology and Solutions Trends
In their third day of ongoing coverage of EMC World 2013, John Furrier and Dave Vellante spoke with John Kahn EMC Vice President of Solutions Marketing. In The Cube the three discussed the scope of EMC solutions marketing, the “ruggedized” benefits of VSPEX and the connection between VPLEX and VSPEX. Kahn explained that the general ...
When Data is Literally a Matter of Life and Death: Q&A with Vibrant Data Team on the Urgency of Democratizing Data
When it comes to the sophisticated tracking, monitoring and analyses of individual behavior that big data affords, more than just advertising profits are at stake. Democracy and justice may be compromised with every digital step we take. If, as Allistair Croll’s thoughtful critique of big data analyst practices states, “Big data is our generation’s civil ...
Cracked. Busted. Broken.: The Cost of Damaged iPhones [Infographic]
Many of the people awaiting their iPhone 5 may very well be those who cracked their iPhone 4 or 4s. Americans have spent nearly $6 billion on damaged iPhones according to a recent Squaretrade infographic. Stephanie Mlot of PC Mag notes that the consumer electronics protection plan provider surveyed over 2,000 iPhone users and aggregated ...
The Linux Foundation $10bn Working Group to Make Cars Wireless Devices on Wheels
“From dashboard computing to In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI), automobiles are becoming the latest wireless devices — on wheels.” – Linux Foundation The tech world seems to think Google’s driverless cars are the “next big thing,” with several companies developing apps for the futuristic vehicles. Ingrid Lunden of TechCrunch covered today’s announcement by the Linux Foundation today that ...
Fellow Nagui Halim Discusses IBM Strategy, Partnerships and Acquisitions
John Furrier and Stu Miniman spoke with IBM Fellow, Nagui Halim, as part of SiliconANGLE’s ongoing coverage of Brocade Analyst and Tech Day 2012. The panelists discuss big data, IBM’s approach to AI and machine learning, the advantages of Brocade partnership and acquisitions. Speaking of how his experience with IBM has impacted his perspective on ...
Luke Norris, Peak Colo CEO Discusses Company’s Growth in the Service Provider Space
Continuing SiliconANGLE’s coverage of Brocade Analyst and Tech Day 2012, Stu Miniman of Wikibon.org spoke with Luke Norris, CEO and Founder of Peak Colo. Miniman and Norris discuss new occurrences in the service provider space and transformations in IT. Norris’ experience working with Sun Guard Availability Services was helpful in founding Peak Colo, a service ...
CMO Steve Sommer Explains Why Splunk is “Google of the Data Center”
In SiliconANGLE’s ongoing coverage of the 2012 Splunk conference in Las Vegas, Jeff Frick and Jeff Kelly spoke with Splunk CMO Steve Sommer about Splunk’s innovation in the big data space, emphasis on user experience, marketing strategy and cutting through the hype to ensure Splunk customers get what they need from data. Regarding Splunk’s approach ...
How Google (Sometimes Surprisingly) Spends Its Billions [Infographic]
Targeted advertising and providing search engine capabilities to other companies pays well when you do it as big as Google. So, given its roughly 95.4 percent share of Mobile Ad Revenues, what does Google do with its billions? BestComputerScienceSchools.net’s recent Infographic, “Google Casts a Wide Net,” reports that with over $44 billion, Google leaders spend ...
The Largest Data Industry Will Change Our World: Jose Ferreira of Knewton on Educational Technology’s Global Impact
Whether you look at it from the perspective of hard numbers or abstract impact, education is the world’s largest data industry with incredible potential to change enduring social problems worldwide. Students produce and consume millions more actionable data per year than the average online user. Jose Ferreira explains that we all benefit from a better ...
Why 72% Of Consumers Are Willing to Share Their Personal Data and The Future of Advertising
If you could put a price tag on your privacy, what would it be worth? Dimitri Maex, Managing Director of OgilvyOne New York’s new book, Sexy Little Numbers: How to Grow Your Business Using the Data You Already Have, suggests the value of privacy has changed; “it is no longer a question of consumers’ willingness ...