The use of genomics for drug discovery and personalized treatment has allowed scientists to develop more targeted therapies. It has also created enormous quantities of data. One human genome sequence produces approximately 200 gigabytes of raw data, and 100 million sequenced genomes will ultimately account for 20 billion gigabytes. Cloud computing has become an important ...

Two years of a global pandemic brought an acceleration of businesses to the cloud, followed by another important wave of digital transformation. The move to the cloud has also been accompanied by a need to leverage data even more effectively in the enterprise. Cloud provider Amazon Web Services Inc. is in prime position to observe ...

After years of hearing “it’s coming” from numerous industry vendors, 5G is finally arriving for consumers and enterprises alike. With Cisco’s entry into private 5G, the networking giant is seeking to gain a foothold in a 5G infrastructure market that grew 39% in 2021, according to Gartner Inc. In the original 1984 “Ghostbusters” film, the ghost-catching ...

For many years, the database market was a staid, sleepy part of the information technology landscape, occupied by a few large companies that generated infrequent innovation. Times have changed. Oracle Corp.’s recent announcement of enhancements for its MySQL HeatWave database marked the third time the company has added new capabilities to the offering in just ...

Even the largest companies in the world are struggling to deliver on a data strategy. This conclusion was among the findings of a 2021 survey jointly conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Databricks Inc. Over 350 organizations earning at least $1 billion in revenue were surveyed, with only 13% reporting data strategy success. ...

Why would entrepreneurs start a company to train salespeople, and why are sharp investors pouring millions of dollars into this business? Part of the answer was supplied by Sales Impact Academy Ltd. this week as the company announced $22 million in new funding to accelerate growth and development of its sales, customer success and marketing ...

With over 2,000 customers and nearly $3 trillion in cumulative spend under management, Coupa Software Inc. offers an intriguing glimpse into how companies will manage spending in the future. Coupa’s payment management software and analytics platform for managing supply chains and business expenses will be the central focus during coverage by theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s livestreaming studio, ...

Hybrid and edge computing environments are expanding, which is leading to new distributed cloud models for IT. As hybrid and edge ecosystems expand, enterprises must deal with a wide range of compute resources in an operating model that has become significantly more complex. Cisco Systems Inc. made several recent announcements to address this issue by ...

Oracle Corp. is adding more wood to the MySQL database fire that it started in 2020 with the introduction of HeatWave. The company released details today of several new enhancements for its MySQL HeatWave database technology. In an exclusive interview with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming video studio, Nipun Agarwal (pictured), senior vice president of MySQL, ...

The volatile price of bitcoin and the fluctuating fortunes of overnight millionaires grab the headlines, but the real story in the cryptocurrency world is far less sensational. Entire new industries and business opportunities are being built on the blockchain, and the pace of activity appears to be quickening. Gartner Inc. forecasts that business value generated ...