iPhone 5 Gets Nano SIM, Verizon Hints at Release Date
Rumors about the next iPhone, or iPhone 5 as the media has dubbed it, just keep piling up. Though some seem a bit far-fetched, many are hoping that the next iPhone would look drastically…
NAND Flash Storage: Speeds and Feeds, a Comparative Report
Wikibon analyst, founder and managing consultant at The 1610 Group, and former CIO Scott Lowe has published the first part of a major study of the enterprise-class flash storage market that includes a detailed…
The Best of Pat Gelsinger: VMware’s New CEO Speaks on Just About Everything
Paul Maritz is no longer the CEO of virtualization giant VMware, and it has industry watchers asking lots of questions. Did Maritz step down voluntarily? Did EMC, which owns an 80 percent stake in…
Oracle Ups its Cloud Play with Skire Buy
Oracle’s latest acquisition is Skire, a provider of specialized cloud based software for capital and facilities management. The platform caters to a fairly broad range of industries and supports further customization with templates that can…
MapR Names Kim Williams as VP of Services and Support
MapR, which provides enterprise-grade distribution for Apache Hadoop, has announced the appointment of Kim Williams as its worldwide vice president of services and support. As the new VP, Williams will be responsible for managing…
HTC Devices To Get Android Jelly Bean
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Android Jelly Bean prepping to roll out in some HTC devices; Sony revives Walkman multimedia players; and Apple ‘quiet’ new iPad release in China. HTC devices to get Jelly…
Disaster Recovery in the Age of Virtualization
Over the last several years, the adoption of virtualization has expanded dramatically because of its long list of potential benefits from lowering infrastructure cost to increasing agility. In March 2011, analysts at Aberdeen found…
Big Data and Social Startup 33Across Secures More Funding
33Across, a startup at the intersection of social and big data launched in 2008, has raised an additional $13.1 million in venture capital its third round of funding. The latest cash infusion brings 33Across’…
Google Q2 Earnings Strong As Focus Shifts to Hardware, But It’s Still An Advertising Company
Google reported earnings for the second quarter of 2012 – it’s first earnings statement since the closure of the Motorola Mobility acquisition at the end of May- posting a very strong $2.79 billion, or $8.42 a…
Research Finds Intelligent Racks “No Brainer”, HP Leads the Way
A just-released Wikibon study finds that intelligent rack technology, and specifically the version supplied by Hewlett-Packard, provides compelling business value to the point that all medium-to-large enterprises should convert to the technology. In a…