VMware salutes VMwomen | #VMworld
VMware, Inc. looked at its gender diversity numbers last year and knew it could do better. With VMwomen, a business-led initiative for a more diverse and inclusive environment, VMware is becoming a more inclusive…
Trends in hyperconvergance | #VMworld
The intersection of storage and compute is taking over the data center world. Ron Nash, CEO of Pivot3, Inc., talked with Wikibon Cloud Computing Analyst Brian Gracely, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team,…
Microsoft’s new app should take some of the pain out of organizing meetings
The latest experiment coming out of Microsoft’s Garage – what Microsoft calls its “after-hours idea factory” – is Invite, a simple app that makes organizing meetings and setting up events on the go easy.…
CSC & AT&T team up to transform hybrid cloud management
Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) has teamed up with AT&T Inc. on a new solution that promises to revolutionize workload management across hybrid cloud networks. The two companies have just unveiled the AT&T NetBond® with…
How to transfer content from an old iPhone to iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus
By Collen Kriel
The big day has arrived! If you are one of the lucky who pre-ordered a new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus and took delivery of it today (or maybe you also camped out in…
Economic data-gatherer Premise Data raises $50 million
There’s been a lot of talk about the staggering growth of Big Data in the world, with some experts saying the amount of data stored on servers across the globe is increasing at an…
Coming soon: Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Apple iPhone 6s
By Collen Kriel
Forget for the moment that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has four current premium devices – the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note5 – to compete with Apple’s new iPhone…
Cloud-based CAD SaaS firm Onshape raises $80m Series D
By Duncan Riley
Cloud-based CAD startup Onshape, Inc. has raised $80 million Series D in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz that included existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Commonwealth Capital Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners.…
MemSQL just made it super easy to deploy Apache Spark
MemSQL Inc., builder of the fast, in-memory MemSQL database for transactions and analytics, has taken the wraps off of an integrated Apache Spark solution to give enterprises an easy way to access real-time analytics.…
Unicorn test: Pure Storage chasing $16-$18/ share on $3-$3.33b valuation in November IPO
By Duncan Riley
Enterprise storage makers Pure Storage, Inc. is looking to sell 25 million shares at a range of $16 to $18 when its initial public offering (IPO) hits the New York Stock Exchange next month,…