Tim Hawkins

With 29 years in the engineering world, Tim Hawkins is currently a liveblogger for SiliconANGLE.com. Tim spent 12 years in the defense industry, with tenures at the US Army Corps of Engineers and Northrop Grumman, before shifting focus to the manufacturing sector. Tim served as a product engineer for Abbott Labs, manufacturing engineer for ANS Medical, and as a test engineer for Flextronics, helping those companies to manufacture better products in a more productive and safe way. Tim enjoys hardcore gaming, excessive reading, getting lost on the dark corners of the Internet and being a general introvert.

Latest from Tim Hawkins

What does the HPE enterprise services business spin-off mean for customers? | #HPEdiscover

The Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) recently announced spin off of its enterprise services business, which will merge with Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), has created questions in the minds of customers as to what the future holds for them, and what they can look forward to in the future. To discuss how HPE is addressing customer concerns ...

How is Spark creating seamless cutting-edge data processing? Analysts speak at #SparkSummit

The way in which incoming information is handled by the programs dealing with it has changed drastically since its beginnings 50 years ago.  The Internet of Things (IoT) and the speed of how businesses are operating and interfacing today has made it critical that these applications keep up. Giving an overview of how Spark is combining structured streaming and traditional ...

How Hana Cloud solves complicated application development | #SAPPHIRENOW

SAP’s Hana Cloud Platform has been a big part of the app developer ecosystem since the beginning of OpenStack. However, the media does not always give SAP the credit it deserves. Uddhav Gupta, global VP, SAP Platform Solution Group at SAP SE, sat down with John Furrier (@furrier), cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during SAP Sapphire 2016 ...

How one medical services company is automating to improve productivity | #Know16

Envision Healthcare began using ServiceNow in Human Resources, but after its management team saw the benefit the system could bring them, they decided to expand it into their IT department. Now they are expanding it yet again into other areas of their business. Carlie Bush, director and HR Shared Services at Envision Healthcare, and Wendy Jones, VP ...

How one college leverages automation and mitigates risk | #Know16

Lone Star College is using ServiceNow to automate the various aspects of its organization, including human resources, financial aid and legal departments, and student call centers. The College is presently considering bringing other departments on board as well. Link Alander, vice chancellor of College Services at Lone Star College, sat down with Dave Vellante (@dvellante) and Jeff Frick (@jefffrick), ...

How companies are keeping up with the speed of technology | #SAPPHIRENOW

SAP has been around for years, and many companies still run it on traditional databases. Capgemini North America, Inc. helps customers migrate their SAP platforms to cloud-based systems. Joe Coyle, global CTO and solutions leader of cloud services at Capgemini, sat down with John Furrier (@furrier) and Peter Burris (@plburris), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during SAP ...

Mission-critical mobile: How one company has succeeded with instant digitization | #SAPPHIRENOW

SAP has woven together a network of millions of developers who all use the SAP HANA platform. Innovaptive, Inc. is making use of the platform to help developers work more closely together. Thorsten Leiduck, global VP Platform Ecosystem & eChannels at SAP, and Sundeep Ravande, president and cofounder at Innovapptive, Inc., sat down with John Furrier (@furrier) ...

DSSD is revolutionizing data management | #emcworld

In the very short time DSSD flash storage technology has been on the scene, it has already begun to drastically improve the way database technology operates. John McCool, SVP and GM of DSSD at EMC, sat down with John Furrier (@furrier) and Dave Vellante (@dvellante), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during EMC World 2016 in Las ...

Infrastructure-level innovation is key to creating value | #emcworld

When it comes to database solutions, different customers want different levels of service. Some want a top-down package, while others wish to have flexibility built into the system so they can create their own solutions. Jason Kotsaftis, senior director of database solutions at EMC, sat down to discuss EMC’s approach to these differences with John Furrier (@furrier) and ...

EMC’s Churchward talks Dell-EMC merger, all-flash innovations | #emcworld

From multiple new innovative products launched earlier this year to the pending merger with Dell, Inc., it is clear that EMC is upbeat about its position in the market and their path forward. Guy Churchward, president of EMC’s Core Technology Division, sat down with John Furrier (@furrier) and Dave Vellante (@dvellante), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media ...