On Day 2, Will Google I/O Continue to Impress?
Day one of Google I/O was over and the show was profuse. It was a superfluity of statistics and exciting software updates for smartphones and tablets on top of a new movie and music…
Cloud Meets Big Data Meets…Customer Service?
Tech companies have always needed to provide customer service on their products, but the model used to be simpler: You sold the product and told the customer the best way to contact you if…
AndreessenHorowitz Shakes Up VC Business Model, Cashes In On Skype
The traditional venture capital business model of investing in start up companies fairly early, acquiring a large stake in the company for a relatively small investment and then guiding it to growth in preparation…
The Single-Purpose Network: Myth of the Good-Enough Network
By Michael Rau
Editor’s Note: This is a post by Michael Rau, Vice President, CTO for the Borderless Network Architecture Cisco. Did you know that by 2015, there will be nearly one mobile-connected device for every person…
Google, Apple May Remove DUI Apps, Senate Hearing Called a Witch Hunt
By Isha Suri
Following the data collected by Apple and Google through their location tracking services, both companies are now facing legal actions and questioning against them. Just yesterday, both of them faced lawmakers at a Senate…
Brocade’s Michael Klayko Sits with theCube: Talks Networking, Cloud
Brocade’s Michael Klayko just sat down at theCube with Dave Valente for a live interview during EMC World 2011, where he discussed his company, and the future of networking and the cloud in his…
SnapLogic Releases New “Snap” for EMC Greenplum Database
SnapLogic, a maker of cloud data flow platforms, has released its latest “snap” designed for the EMC Greenplum database. SnapLogic developed the EMC Greenplum Snap in a team-up with the storage giant, which acquired…
Pageonce Raises $15m in Personal Finance Space
Pageonce, a personal finance company which operates the Pageonce Money & Bills mobile service, announced it has raised $15 million in a fresh round of funding. The round was led by Morgenthaler Ventures, with…
SAIC Helps Small Utilities Modernize with Smart Grid-as-a-Service
“One of the best ways of reducing the cost of electricity is to get customers in their houses to moderate their electrical usage during peak demand hours by doing things like turning off their…
Schmarzo: EMC Greenplum Customers Need to Think Different, Embrace Big Data Possibilities
The era of Big Data requires a new way of doing business, according to Bill Schmarzo. “We’re going to see a total revamping of the architecture that supports the decisions that users are trying…