Mark Albertson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Big Data

China, blockchain and chips: Western Digital looks beyond storage

By Mark Albertson Jun 28, 2018

Executives at Western Digital Corp. have a lot on their minds these days. This week, their attention was focused on new additions to the company’s data center portfolio involving object storage, enhanced all-flash arrays…

Big Data

MongoDB engages developers looking to jump from legacy systems

By Mark Albertson Jun 27, 2018

MongoDB Inc. has built a successful business on the promise of open-source database software, and the firm’s latest product announcements show that it wants to bring more enterprise users to its database platform. To this…

Women in Tech

How Apple, Pixar and Polaroid fueled the collective genius of innovation

By Mark Albertson Jun 22, 2018

When Steve Jobs decided to visit Polaroid Corp. co-founder Edwin Land many years ago, the Apple Inc. co-founder probably didn’t realize he was writing a new chapter in corporate innovation. Yet, the lessons Jobs…

Big Data

Hortonworks’ bet on containers, cloud-native and AI in line with partners’ needs

By Mark Albertson Jun 20, 2018

Developers and partners interested in building cloud-native data applications to support analytics had to be pleased with the news out of the DataWorks Summit in San Jose, California, this week. The newly-announced Hortonworks Data…

Big Data

From Big Iron to Big Data: Syncsort takes a fresh look at future applications

By Mark Albertson Jun 20, 2018

Syncsort Inc. has carved out a role for itself as a provider of technology to bring information stored on mainframes into the robust world of big data processing. Now the company is strengthening its…

Big Data

HDP 3.0 is Hortonworks’ latest initiative for modern data architecture

By Mark Albertson Jun 20, 2018

Monday’s announcement by Hortonworks Inc. of a new version for its Hortonworks Data Platform included a number of new features, such as application deployment via containerization, support for deep learning, and enhanced security. One…

Emerging Tech

Harvard professor finds that boards, lack of collaboration hinder corporate innovation

By Mark Albertson Jun 19, 2018

When a group of academic researchers conducted a 2017 study of how corporate boards enable innovation, they found that many directors were struggling with the concept. Reasons ranged from risk avoidance to a bias…

Big Data

Researcher who coined term ‘internet of things’ sees move to mass production

By Mark Albertson Jun 19, 2018

The term “internet of things” came to life more by desperate accident than design. When Kevin Ashton was a junior manager at Procter & Gamble Co., he came up with an idea to place radio…

Apps

It’s nice to be wanted and paid: Twitch helps gamers monetize content

By Mark Albertson Jun 19, 2018

One of the most popular video game streamers on Twitch, the gaming website acquired by Amazon four years ago for $1.1 billion, is Tyler Blevins. He streams his video game sessions on the platform…

Emerging Tech

As PTC pivots toward IoT, partnerships will be key

By Mark Albertson Jun 19, 2018

PTC Inc. got its start in 1985 as the Parametric Technology Corp. selling computer-aided design software. But today the “p” might as well stand for pivot. PTC has embarked on its own digital transformation with…

Mark Albertson

China, blockchain and chips: Western Digital looks beyond storage

MongoDB engages developers looking to jump from legacy systems

How Apple, Pixar and Polaroid fueled the collective genius of innovation

From Big Iron to Big Data: Syncsort takes a fresh look at future applications

HDP 3.0 is Hortonworks’ latest initiative for modern data architecture

Harvard professor finds that boards, lack of collaboration hinder corporate innovation

Researcher who coined term ‘internet of things’ sees move to mass production

It’s nice to be wanted and paid: Twitch helps gamers monetize content

As PTC pivots toward IoT, partnerships will be key

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