Cool Connected Toys for All Ages
This week’s SmartDevice roundup features cool toys that will give you hours of play and entertainment. Sphero 2.0 The days when kids get excited to go outside and play seem long gone, sacrificed…
Scribd Emulates Amazon and Apple to Make E-book Subscriptions Mainstream
By Saroj Kar
Scribd, the document sharing service for the Internet, announced a new subscription service for digital books, in a model similar to Netflix (movies and TV) and Spotify (music). Through a monthly fee, the user…
For Microsoft CEO: Marissa Mayer, not Alan Mulally
Alan Mulally has an outstanding track record from Ford Motor and Boeing , but most likely wouldn’t be the right guy to lead Microsoft to success. Rather, what Microsoft needs to become relevant in…
IBM + The Economics of Data : #dataeconomy CrowdChat
By Ryan Cox
In partnership with IBM yesterday, SiliconANGLE held a #dataeconomy CrowdChat on the economics of data. The goal was to discuss how data value is contributing to organizations. Specifically, they discussed how to measure value,…
ADP Says “Splunk is Critical” to Its Success | #splunkconf
Jigesh Saheba, the CTO, VP and Chief Architect and Mobile Strategist at ADP, was interviewed by theCUBE co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante, live at the Splunk.conf 2013 in Las Vegas. Because many people…
Here’s Two Silk Road Alternatives Where You Can Still Score Drugs
The Deep Web was shook to its core last night when news of the FBI’s operation to shut down the notorious online black marketplace Silk Road hit the headlines. The feds announced that following…
Systems Engineer Excited for Splunk 6: “Sky’s the Limit” | #splunkconf
Jeff Kelly and Dave Vellante, theCUBE co-hosts for this segment, welcomed Ant Lefebvre, a senior systems engineer with Middlesex Hospital, to talk in depth about his application of Splunk in the healthcare business at…
SAP Launches $650 Million Startup Fund
The frontier of Big Data innovation, startups have become a key focus for business intelligence giant SAP. The company’s independent investment arm recently launched a $650 million direct investment fund, SAP Ventures Fund II,…
Splunk is Tailoring New Trends in Retail | #splunkconf
Aleem Cummins, Release Manager with John Lewis, joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante inside theCUBE, during day two of the Splunk.conf13 in Las Vegas, describing how a huge UK department store with a major online…
The Lavabit Story: The Real Reason Why The Private Email Provider Was Forced To Shut Down
Ever wonder what really happened to Lavabit, the private email service provider that shut down last August? You might have heard of Lavabit, as the service was famously used by Edward Snowden, the NSA…