Robert Hof

Robert Hof is editor in chief of SiliconANGLE. Email: robhof@siliconangle.com

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New trend from Marc Andreessen: Software programs the world

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

When the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced its fifth fund a month ago, Managing Director Scott Kupor said the theme for the $1.5 billion fund would remain the same as the previous four: Software is eating the world. The notion, articulated …

Big Data software companies battle for mainstream buyers

WIKIBON By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

It’s not clear when or how Big Data software and the companies selling it will cross the chasm into mainstream corporate use.

Google buys video streaming firm Anvato to expand its cloud

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Google added another small piece to its cloud platform today with the acquisition of video streaming company Anvato Inc. Anvato sells software that automates encoding, editing, publishing and distribution of video for companies such as NBCUniversal, Univision, Fox Sports and Media General. Google, whose …

Top HPE tech exec retires in latest reorg by CEO Meg Whitman

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Meg Whitman is tightening the company's executive ranks anew as Chief Technology Officer Martin Fink has announced his retirement.

Hadoop and beyond: A conversation with Hortonworks CEO Rob Bearden

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

As the first big data company to go public, Hortonworks Inc. has been a natural target for both competitors and investors — never more than now. The Santa Clara (Calif.) company sells subscriptions and services for its Hortonworks Data Platform, which is …

Finally, the first venture-backed tech IPO in months – but don’t expect many more just yet

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Twilio goes public in first venture-backed IPO this year, but don't expect many more anytime soon.

Trooly launches faster, cheaper background checks based on AI

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Trooly has raised $10 million to market a faster and cheaper machine learning-driven alternative to conventional background checks.

Buying Magic Pony, Twitter dives deeper into machine learning

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Machine learning, the branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers learn without being specifically programmed, has quickly emerged as table stakes for companies to remain competitive in everything from media and advertising to enterprise computing. Now, it’s apparent that Twitter Inc. aims …

Why Spark is on fire: a conversation with creator Matei Zaharia

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Apache Spark, the open source software framework for distributing computing across many clusters of machines, has caught on like wildfire among companies looking to divine insights from their growing masses of data. Nowhere was that more apparent than at a conference this …

Data services startup Iguaz.io aims to untangle Big Data hairball

NEWS By ROBERT HOF10 YEARS AGO

Two-year-old Israeli startup Iguaz.io aims to untangle the current hairball of ways to store and move big data for analytics.

Robert Hof

Latest from Robert Hof

New trend from Marc Andreessen: Software programs the world

Big Data software companies battle for mainstream buyers

Google buys video streaming firm Anvato to expand its cloud

Top HPE tech exec retires in latest reorg by CEO Meg Whitman

Hadoop and beyond: A conversation with Hortonworks CEO Rob Bearden

Finally, the first venture-backed tech IPO in months – but don’t expect many more just yet

Trooly launches faster, cheaper background checks based on AI

Buying Magic Pony, Twitter dives deeper into machine learning

Why Spark is on fire: a conversation with creator Matei Zaharia

Data services startup Iguaz.io aims to untangle Big Data hairball

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