Kristen Nicole

Named by Forbes as a top influencer in Big Data, Kristen Nicole is currently a Senior Editor at SiliconANGLE.com. She got her start with 606tech, a Chicago blog she dedicated to the social media space, going on to become the lead writer and Field Editor at Mashable. Kristen Nicole has also contributed to other publications, from TIME Techland to Forbes. Her work has been syndicated across a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, and MSNBC. Kristen Nicole published her first book, The Twitter Survival Guide, and is currently completing her second book on predictive analytics.

Latest from Kristen Nicole

Yolink Tackles WordPress Search. Whoa!

Yolink is turning WordPress search on its head, launching a new blog platform search tool, with the help of WP Engine. What Yolink set out to do is address the standing issues with WordPress search, which sorts results according to date by default.  There have been several solutions presented for WordPress over the years, from ...

HP Appeals to High-End Clients with New Consulting Services

Hewlett-Packard has big goals for its high-end consulting initiative, along with many other large scale cloud service providers looking to make their product line more of a closed circle.  HP rolled out its Strategic IT Advisory Services suite today, designed to cater to top-paying HP customers.  The long-term plan here is to bolster the company’s ...

Pano Logic Upgrades the Virtual Desktop, Commoditizes Endpoints

The virtual desktop space is an important aspect of the virtualization journey for many works paces, and as businesses seek out more ways to cut costs and increase productivity around IT management, virtualized machines provide a centralized system that can streamline a team or an entire office.  Pano Logic has its own unique take on ...

Pessimistic Outlook for Intel’s Earnings Call Today

Intel’s earnings call is this afternoon, giving analysts an opportunity to herald their expectations.  Q1 will be an important determinant for Intel, especially as investors closely eye the performance of Sandy Bridge and Atom chips.  These two carry significant leads into the mobile realm, an area where Intel’s transition has been tough.  Chip rivals like ...

OpenStack Cactus Release Targets Big Enterprise Cloud Clients

OpenStack, the open cloud intiaitive from RackSpace, NASA and a growing line of high-profile industry supporters, is rolling out its latest version.  Called the Cactus release, OpenStack is going after larger enterprise clients with a focus on stability and reliability for larger-scale cloud deployments.  This is the third major release from OpenStack, barely six months ...

Cloud Extend’s New Salesforce Tool Even Works for Dummies

When it comes to SaaS products, the idea is to make business life easier.  That’s not always the case–sometimes the learning curve behind a new product is just as much of an obstacle as the issue it’s trying to address.  Other times the product itself doesn’t fully solve the issue, but further complicates matters.  And ...

Nexage Brings Real-Time Bidding to Mobile Apps, Web

Mobile ad platform Nexage is partying hard this week, with the launch of its RTB Exchange.  It’s a real-time bidding platform that extends mobile web and application inventory available, marking a new era in ad slot purchasing and exchange.  One of the first in the industry to make mobile and app ads available through a ...

Can Cisco Lead Converged Network Trends?

Convergence was a big topic at the SNW conference earlier this month, and it’s one that puts Cisco at the center of discussion.  Convergence solutions for both the network and full stack are becoming increasingly integrated, with server and desktop virtualization forcing functions for the evolving role of an IT manager. For Cisco in particular, ...

SEC’s Lax Proposal Affects Facebook, Heightens Bubble Talk

The SEC is reviewing some age-old rules on start-up investments, considering ways to make it easier for private companies, namely Facebook, to remain so.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Federal securities regulators are reconsidering current constraints on share issues by private companies, looking to do the following: Raise the limit on the number of ...

Egenera Delivers PAN Manager on HP Blades, Working Its Way Up the Stack

Egenera’s extending its offerings around open converged infrastructure and unified computing, with the added support of HP’s BladeSystem for its PAN Manager Software.  The integration delivers Egenera’s most advanced PAN Manager release with HP’s top server blades, which are based on Intel Xeon multi-core processers and the Virtual Connect FlexFabric module. “HP’s Virtual Connect manager ...