Can Cisco Lead Converged Network Trends?
Convergence was a big topic at the SNW conference earlier this month, and it’s one that puts Cisco at the center of discussion. Convergence solutions for both the network and full stack are becoming…
Breaking the Storage Silo: Convergence and the IT Generalist
The storage industry is notoriously slow at adopting change. So, how does the storage industry continue to innovate while not failing on the mission of storing, protecting and extracting value from data? In my…
Breaking the Storage Silo: Virtualization
Last week, Storage Networking World (SNW), the “World’s Largest Storage, Data Center and IT Infrastructure Conference” brought together a couple thousand people to hear the latest in storage optimization and innovation. With the big…
AT&T Launches a Mobile Commerce Platform, More Deals with Digby
In addition to its retail industry solutions portfolio, AT&T today launched Digby Mobile Commerce, a platform designed to help retailers design, deploy and manage mobile commerce web sites and rich applications optimized for smartphones.…
Square Security Issue Ignites Verifone Words War. Where Does the Mobile Wallet Stand?
By Cherr Aira
As mobile payments become one of the industry movers, companies specializing in this platform will battle it out to the top, whatever it takes. Last week, the bigger Verifone fervently attacked Square and its…
Storify Co-Founder Burt Herman talks about Stories, Curation and Facebook
By socialnerdia
Burt Herman is a co-founder of real-time curation service Storify. I first heard about Storify on this Scobleizer post, and I’ve tested it for Samsung USA at SXSW and for myself at M2C (you can…
Citrusleaf Unveils Real-Time Bidding and Behavioral Targeting Database Technology
By Cherr Aira
Those who are looking to scale their noSQL solutions are now treading the path to Citrusleaf. This startup has wowed the tech community with its new approach to optimal storage and management system for handling…
Google Comes to Terms with Germany over Street Views Privacy
The Germans are strong-willed, and now have come to terms with Google’s Street View services. Google decided that, from today, they will cease the recording of street images in Germany, most likely due to…
Nirvanix Takes the Cloud to Hollywood
By John Furrier
Cloud adoption keeps spreading from industry to industry. Just as we wrapped SNW with the Flash Cube last week in Santa Clara—where cloud was an increasingly hot topic of discussion—today we turned our attention…
Startup Sauna Seeks New Blood in Helsinki
By Cherr Aira
The game is on at the largest and capital city of Finland. Startup Sauna, a program known for tracking potential startups within the Baltic and Nordic region, is bringing its search to Helsinki. Deadline…