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Infra

Necessary evil no more, customer service emerges as a key profit driver

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2017

Sales has long been the biggest priority for many organizations, while customer service took a backseat, treated as a necessary evil and given limited resources. But a new report from Salesforce.com Inc.’s research division suggests that…

Infra

Silicon Valley Friday Show: Poor security helped elect Trump. It also could tank the tech industry

By Robert Hof Jan 8, 2017

Silicon Valley companies may be partly to blame for allowing Russia to exert undue influence on the U.S. presidential election, thanks to gaps in data security in a wide range of information technology products…

Emerging Tech

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

By Eric David Jan 6, 2017

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has finally unveiled some of the details of its next-generation Vega graphics processing unit architecture, and the new cards could provide some serious competition for Nvidia Corp., AMD’s chief rival in graphics…

Cloud

FinancialForce taps Salesforce.com veteran Tod Nielsen as CEO

By Maria Deutscher Jan 6, 2017

After a strong year that saw its revenues rise more than 40 percent, FinancialForce Inc. is making some management changes in preparation for the next phase of its growth effort. The enterprise resource management…

Guests of the Week

How can blockchain protect a girl’s best friend? | #GuestOfTheWeek

By Marlene Den Bleyker Jan 6, 2017

When buying a diamond, you look for the four Cs: carat, cut, clarity and color. One company is working to add a B to the equation: blockchain. Everledger, a permanent ledger for diamond certification…

Cloud

Bitglass raises $45M to help companies defend cloud data

By Maria Deutscher Jan 6, 2017

The growing amount of data that companies keep in the cloud represents a major target for hackers, but such information can be difficult to protect since it’s hosted on remote hardware operated by third parties.…

Big Data

Survey finds high satisfaction with enterprise big data initiatives

By Paul Gillin Jan 6, 2017

Barely a year after Gartner Inc. predicted that 60 percent of big data projects won’t get past the pilot stage, a new survey from NewVantage Partners LLC paints a considerably rosier picture. The big…

Emerging Tech

New laptops and all-in-one PCs at CES: Dell Canvas, HP Sprout Pro G2 and Chromebooks

By Collen Kriel Jan 6, 2017

The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Las Vegas. Plenty of manufacturers have already announced new 2-in-1 laptops, smartphones and car technology. Here’s a look at some of the laptops, all-in-one PC’s…

Apps

The man who says he invented email sues owner of tech site that doubted his claim

By James Farrell Jan 6, 2017

Indian-born American scientist Shiva Ayyadurai has taken umbrage with the tech media site TechDirt over a series of stories that attempted to debunk Ayyadurai’s claim that he invented email. Ayyadurai is suing TechDirt’s founder,…

Apps

Microsoft’s SQL Server named best database software in 2016

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2017

Microsoft Corp.’s SQL Server has landed Solid IT GmbH’s database management software of the year award for 2016, beating out Oracle Corp.’s MySQL and the open-source PostgreSQL, which finished second and third, respectively. DB-Engines,…

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Necessary evil no more, customer service emerges as a key profit driver

Silicon Valley Friday Show: Poor security helped elect Trump. It also could tank the tech industry

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

FinancialForce taps Salesforce.com veteran Tod Nielsen as CEO

How can blockchain protect a girl’s best friend? | #GuestOfTheWeek

Survey finds high satisfaction with enterprise big data initiatives

New laptops and all-in-one PCs at CES: Dell Canvas, HP Sprout Pro G2 and Chromebooks

The man who says he invented email sues owner of tech site that doubted his claim

Microsoft’s SQL Server named best database software in 2016

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