CloudBees pockets $11M for enterprise Java PaaS
CloudBees announced this morning that it has secured $11.2 million in a third round of funding led by the investment arm of Verizon, with which it partnered earlier this year. New investor Blue Cloud…
Tableau and Splunk ally for machine data visualization
Tableau Software and Splunk, two of the first pure-play Big Data vendors to have gone public, today announced an alliance, a “joint technology investment” to help customers glean insights from the vast volumes of machine…
Smart home solutions for people with special needs
Efforts in the smart home industry are mostly geared towards making things remotely accessible and manageable for homeowners so they can save on utility bills and monitor for adverse activity, but the technology being…
How to get the ‘power’ back in your bitcoin mining efforts
By Guest Author
There is a lot of confusion about how to be profitable in bitcoin mining. While tools are available, bitcoin mining success relies on two factors: the difficulty level and how much electricity the mining…
The evolution of the data center : Timeline from the Mainframe to the Cloud
By Jack Woods
As mentioned in Wikibon’s “The Data Center: Past, Present and Future” post, “Data centers are at the center of modern software technology, serving a critical role in the expanding capabilities for enterprises.” The concept…
Bitcoin Weekly 2014 March 5th: MtGox continues to crumble, Flexcoin and Poloniex hacked, ZeroBlock gets RTBTC
By Kyt Dotson
In the wake of MtGox becoming an empty, smoking crater, bitcoin value plummeted from the $800 band all the way down to below $500—but it seems now that the news has sunk in, and…
What will you do while your car drives itself? GMS debuts new smart car concepts
The 84th International Geneva Motor Show officially kicks off tomorrow, and attendees and participants are all set at the Geneva Palexpo convention center in Switzerland. The event will span until the 16th of March,…
Server SAN vs. Hyperscale storage
Server SAN is a cost effective method of pooling compute and storage that is managed via a single software-defined interface. It can enable enterprises to effectively tear down silos and operate in an environment…
Data does not equal information | #BigDataSV
Jeff Kelly, Principal Research Contributor with Wikibon, and John Furrier, SiliconANGLE CEO, traveled to Santa Clara last month seeking a clear perspective on the future of Big Data from the best minds in the…
Online TV gets a boost (and you get the bill) with new partnerships + deals
The Internet has drastically changed people’s lives and now, as people are more mobile, it allows them to consume entertainment when they want, even on the go. Because of this, service providers are looking…