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“Most Dangerous Man in Wireless” Says Apple is Not Key to T-Mobile’s Success
Dropping the f-bomb and critiquing data caps that limit porn viewing on smartphones, T-Moblie CEO John Legere’s last Consumer Electronics presentation could be called reckless. According to Roger Cheng of CNet, this approach is matched by a thorough an aggressive new business strategy that shakes up the industry and makes Legere the “Most Dangerous Man ...
Deal Architect Owner Describes the Future “Revolution” of Digital Enterprise | #HPBigData2013
Vinnie Mirchandani, Owner of Deal Architect joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE during the HP Vertica Big Data conference. The three discuss Mirchandani’s forthcoming book, Digital Enterprise, which discusses the future of technological innovation including the “4th industrial revolution.” The three also review Mirchandani’s take on the future for HP Vertica and the ...
Defining HP Vertica’s Competitive Edge #HPBigData2013
Shilpa Lawande, Vice President of Software Engineering and Customer Support for HP Vertica joined Dave Vellante and Jeff Kelly in theCUBE. In SiliconANGLE’s ongoing coverage of HP Vertica’s Big Data Conference the three discuss the offerings and strategies that make Vertica unique. Lawande also explains how the company plans to grow through internal development. According ...
Screw the Stereotype : Data Scientists are “Sexy” says HP Director | #HPBigData2013
Updated with full video – see below. In their ongoing coverage of the HP Vertica Big Data Conference, Dave Vellante and John Furrier spoke with Debra Ann Braun, Director of Global Information Solutions for HP. In theCube the three discuss new trends in big data analytics and HP’s innovations in the field. Braun begins by ...
For Guess, Big Data Must be Fashion Forward | #HPBigData2013
Updated with full video – see below. Bruce Yen, Director of Business Intelligence for Guess joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCube at the HP Vertica Big Data Conference. Guess has emerged from mainly wholesale to become a global retailer with 1600 stores in 87 countries. In theCube, Furrier, Vellante and Yen discuss Guess’ ...
Giving Never Felt So Tweetable: tinyGive’s Big Fundraising Solution
Everyday charitable organizations are missing out on big funding opportunities online. In our digitally connected world, micro-donations and social media have forever changed fundraising strategies. At the same time, smartphones (now natural extensions of ourselves), are used to pay bills and share everything we experience. In this climate, tinyGive’s co-founders thought it was time to ...
Google Gives San Francisco the Gift of Free Wi-Fi
Beautiful sunny days on a park bench are about to get better for San Francisco residents. City Supervisor Mark Farrell brokered a $600,000 donation from Google to fund the necessary equipment, installation and maintenance for wireless service in outdoor public spaces for two years. Providing Internet access to 31 San Francisco parks, plazas and recreation ...
Nexus for Breakfast: Google’s Sundar Pichai Discusses Latest Tablet, Google Play Additions and Chromecast for TV
Today at 9am PST/12pm EST, Google invited journalists to “Breakfast with Sundar Pichai,” to serve up its latest Android and Chrome developments since Google I/O. A few other Google heads joined Pichai in revealing and explaining Google’s new Nexus 7 Tablet, the latest from Google Play and Chromecast. The latter is a new device that aims ...
Gavroshe CEO Says the Next Frontier in Big Data is Already Here #MITIQ
In their ongoing coverage of MIT Information Quality Conference, Dave Vellante and Paul Gillen speak with Mark Johnson, CEO of Gavroshe. The three discuss the increasing relevance and constraints of data analysis, why the next frontier in big data is already upon us and how the advancement of big data all comes down to human ...
Lockheed Martin Data Architect Discusses Big Data #MITIQ
In their ongoing coverage of the MIT Information Quality Conference, Dave Vellante and Paul Gillin speak with Willa Pickering, Senior Fellow and Information and Data Architect for Lockheed Martin. The three discuss important issues in data management, analysis, quality and risk. Pickering explains that new focus for those interested in data is how to handle ...