Cloud Computing and That Utility Analogy…
I was in a Twit-based cloud discussion last week about the role of the “cloud” term and how it has essentially replaced or should be renamed (or reverted) to the term “utility.” There are…
Comcast’s impending Regulatory Hurdle: Simple Motives behind a Dream – NBC-Universal
By Len Grace
Since announcement of the Comcast/NBC-Universal merger consummated the deal creating subsequent analysis and conjecture about how the new venture will be structured, with its impact on programming distribution and fears of dominance, and anti-trust…
Nevermind the iPad, What’s Next for Apple?
By Alex Calic
Now that the long-rumored Apple tablet has finally been unveiled as the iPad, we can turn our attention towards figuring out what Apple’s next big product launch might be. Based on the evolution of…
Metaswitch Has New CEO Kevin DeNuccio – A Networking Industry Veteran
By John Furrier
Metaswitch Networks today signaled its ambition to become a major telecommunications vendor, with the appointment of successful industry executive Kevin DeNuccio as chief executive officer. Timing is great in that Cisco is in the…
Juniper Fires At Cisco – Juniper Posts Some Killer Speeds for Core Routing
By John Furrier
Juniper Networks (JNPR) is announcing some product news around their high end product that delivers 250Gbps and up to 4 Tbps total capacity to release the pressure for providers experiencing rapid grow in their…
Bad Sales Tactics: Crocodile Salesman
By Mark Suster
When I worked in London there were a ton of Aussies. I love working with Aussies because their outlook on life seems very similar to what I grew up with in California. Pretty laid…
Massive Retrenchment and Salesmanship Give Cisco Earnings Bounce
By John Furrier
After what some in Silicon Valley have been calling a ” Cisco Lock Down” – term used to describe the rabid focus to reduce expenses, travel restrictions to visit customers, systematic layoff of employees,…
Federal Courts Meet Social Media Challenge
[Editor’s Note: Glenn brought to our attention last month a Supreme Court first regarding social media. We now have more judicial news regarding social media in the courts. –mrh] Well, it took a little…
Build-a-Beard Founders Help You Conquer Pogonophobia
By socialnerdia
Every so often I stumble into an interesting + funny blog with the potential to stick around for a while. The moment I heard about Build-a-Beard, I knew I had to find out more…
Attention Journalism Entrepreneurs: Twitter is Changing the Nature of News Media and Business
By John Furrier
I’ve written on countless of times (and being correct of course) that Twitter (and social media) is massively disrupting many industry ecosystems. Today, NY Times writes a great post that completely validates the impact…