Robert Hof, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

At I/O, Google debuts new hardware, but AI-driven services get the love

By Robert Hof May 7, 2019

Pretty much as expected, Google LLC today debuted two new midrange smartphones and a new hub for home devices, but improved services such as a recharged Google Assistant that works much faster got most…

Cloud

Despite cloud growth, slowing revenue at Alphabet sends investors fleeing

By Robert Hof Apr 29, 2019

Updated: Despite posting a better-than-expected first-quarter profit, Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc. today announced a slowdown in revenue growth that sent investors to the exits. In a quarter made murkier by accounting changes announced…

Cloud

Cloud computing again leads the profit parade at Amazon

By Robert Hof Apr 25, 2019

Updated: There’s still a cloud hanging over Amazon.com Inc., but that’s a good thing. Thanks once again to strong growth in its cloud computing operation, the tech and retail giant today reported better-than-expected profits…

Apps

Facebook stock pops on earnings jump, but it takes $3B charge for FTC fine

By Robert Hof Apr 24, 2019

All those controversies over Facebook’s data and privacy practices, fake news and election meddling have finally hit its bottom line. Facebook said today that it expects to pay a $3 billion to $5 billion fine…

Cloud

Analysis: At Next, Google stakes new ground in multicloud computing

By Robert Hof Apr 9, 2019

In his first big public appearance as Google Cloud’s chief executive, Thomas Kurian today sketched a vision of the company as a breath of fresh air for enterprises grappling with how to move to…

Cloud

Google boosts enterprise cloud storage with Elastifile service

By Robert Hof Apr 2, 2019

File storage is a staple for a wide range of computing jobs, from traditional business applications such as SAP SE’s to rendering movies and design electronic components. Today, Google LLC is allying with Elastifile…

Infra

Nvidia surrounds its graphics chips with new computers and AI services

By Robert Hof Mar 18, 2019

With its next marquee graphics processing unit chip not due to debut until next year, Nvidia Corp. today opened its GPU Technology Conference instead with a raft of new machines and services intended to…

Big Data

For Google Cloud and the NCAA, March Madness is all about the data

By Robert Hof Mar 14, 2019

Making sense of massive amounts of data is critical to every organization today — this time of year, no more so than to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. With the March Madness college basketball…

Cloud

With new plan, Google makes cloud data storage more predictable

By Robert Hof Mar 5, 2019

The ability to pay as you go is one of the big selling points for cloud services, doing away with overpaying for servers or enterprise software licenses that may end up underused. But the…

Infra

Newly public Dell cleans up on servers and storage, but investors yawn

By Robert Hof Feb 28, 2019

Updated: In its first quarter as a newly public company, Dell Technologies Inc. today reported marginally better-than-expected quarterly revenue growth but a higher-than-expected net loss. The 9 percent revenue growth was centered in servers…

Robert Hof

At I/O, Google debuts new hardware, but AI-driven services get the love

Facebook stock pops on earnings jump, but it takes $3B charge for FTC fine

Nvidia surrounds its graphics chips with new computers and AI services

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