Kathryn Buford – SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com Extracting the signal from the noise. Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:31:49 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.22 Tech’s best stories for social good: 2019 in review https://siliconangle.com/2020/01/04/techs-best-stories-social-good-2019-review-thecube/ https://siliconangle.com/2020/01/04/techs-best-stories-social-good-2019-review-thecube/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:00:07 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=501386
At its best, technology doesn’t just make society more efficient and economically competitive. It also helps make the world better. Unprecedented steps, such as Google’s 1 Billion Initiative, reflect a continuing and growing trend that links technology with positive social impact. Increasing “tech for good” is paralleled by a broader societal trend that connects business and investing with positive […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2020/01/04/techs-best-stories-social-good-2019-review-thecube/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Inside Dataiku’s data-science, future-proof platform https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/inside-dataikus-data-science-future-proof-platform-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/inside-dataikus-data-science-future-proof-platform-reinvent/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:38:22 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500770
At the risk of becoming irrelevant, many legacy companies are making greater efforts to harness cloud-based technology. Dataiku is a data-science platform that provides a collaborative environment for data scientists and business analysts to design and launch data reports and predictive machine learning models. Whether companies are “born in the cloud” or have been around […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/inside-dataikus-data-science-future-proof-platform-reinvent/feed/ 0 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com How automated reasoning is making enterprise operations more secure https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/automated-reasoning-making-enterprise-operations-secure-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/automated-reasoning-making-enterprise-operations-secure-reinvent/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:30:05 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500602
Automated reasoning is a subfield of artificial intelligence that is as essential and advantageous as AI itself. Amazon Web Services Inc. is optimizing its use of automated reasoning to improve data security and enterprise use. “One of the powerful things about automated reasoning, [is that] it doesn’t need data, or logs, or who has accessed […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/18/automated-reasoning-making-enterprise-operations-secure-reinvent/feed/ 0 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com Saildrone optimizes AWS to crunch massive amounts of ocean data https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/17/saildrone-optimizes-aws-to-crunch-massive-amounts-of-ocean-data-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/17/saildrone-optimizes-aws-to-crunch-massive-amounts-of-ocean-data-reinvent/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:21:02 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500459
The ocean is essential to human livelihood, but oceanographers have not had sophisticated technology to understand its vastness. Building entirely on AWS infrastructure, Saildrone Inc. is gathering massive amounts of data to help organizations like tee National Aeronautics and Space Administration and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The company’s unique technology, known as “saildrones,” are […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/17/saildrone-optimizes-aws-to-crunch-massive-amounts-of-ocean-data-reinvent/feed/ 1 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com Navigating the new data sprawl in a multicloud world https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/navigating-the-new-data-sprawl-in-a-multicloud-world-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/navigating-the-new-data-sprawl-in-a-multicloud-world-reinvent/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:00:41 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500351
“This is not your father’s data ecosystem” is the idea that cloud customers and big providers are still understanding and navigating the emerging world of computing. The days of data-in-a-box are gone. Now, customers are tasked with cobbling together different cloud services to meet their overall needs. “It’s a horror, right? … What’s happening with data is it’s […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/navigating-the-new-data-sprawl-in-a-multicloud-world-reinvent/feed/ 0 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com Finding headroom to lead the next generation of storage https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/finding-headroom-to-lead-the-next-generation-of-storage-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/finding-headroom-to-lead-the-next-generation-of-storage-reinvent/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:00:36 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500353
Those that fly under the radar are the ones flying the fastest. The rise of storage service provider Infinidat Inc. makes it seem that simple. The organization claims technology at the price point of hard drives with the performance capabilities of solid state media, DRAM, and flash. Deploying such services at scale makes Infinidat a stand-out in […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/16/finding-headroom-to-lead-the-next-generation-of-storage-reinvent/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Data security is still everyone’s responsibility https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/data-security-is-still-everyones-responsibility-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/data-security-is-still-everyones-responsibility-reinvent/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:00:44 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500017
As cloud computing has become more expansive and complex, so has the world of hackers. Threats to the cloud have become even more prevalent and difficult to detect. Within just one month, during September 2019, at least 57 malware apps generated around 15 million unique installations on Google Play, according to the “Sophos 2020 Threat […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/data-security-is-still-everyones-responsibility-reinvent/feed/ 0 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com Edge compute creates exciting possibilities for emerging technology https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/edge-compute-creates-exciting-possibilities-for-emerging-technology-reinvent/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/edge-compute-creates-exciting-possibilities-for-emerging-technology-reinvent/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:00:01 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=500078
Edge computing provides groundbreaking innovations to enterprise cloud organizations, including nearly instant code transfer, reduced latency, and enhanced performance. The lightning speed of edge compute is due to the placement of the platform. Unlike public cloud, edge compute is placed as close as possible to the point of interaction with humans, electronics, and various connected devices. Edge compute becomes more and […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/12/12/edge-compute-creates-exciting-possibilities-for-emerging-technology-reinvent/feed/ 0 702-530-4384 www.christianpurdie.com Trust is money in the bank, but most companies are leaving it on the table https://siliconangle.com/2019/11/19/trust-is-money-in-the-bank-but-most-companies-are-leaving-it-on-the-table-coupainspire-womenintech/ https://siliconangle.com/2019/11/19/trust-is-money-in-the-bank-but-most-companies-are-leaving-it-on-the-table-coupainspire-womenintech/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:37:28 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=497347
For large technology companies, the success playbook has definitively changed. It’s not enough that these businesses win; how they win matters more. Unethical practices cost a company in many ways. A significant, but tragically underestimated cost, is damaged consumer trust.  “And so, when the CEO sits there, I have to believe he feels the pain of the […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2019/11/19/trust-is-money-in-the-bank-but-most-companies-are-leaving-it-on-the-table-coupainspire-womenintech/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE From dirty data to healthy companies: SiSense CEO shares the surprising benefit and bottom line of Big Data https://siliconangle.com/2014/12/03/from-dirty-data-to-healthy-companies-sisense-ceo-amit-bendov-shares-the-surprising-benefit-and-bottom-line-of-big-data-analytics/ Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:09:11 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=203323 Big Data analytics skeptics like analyst Rob Enderle suggest that companies too often choose a Big Data strategy simply because the competition does the same. “The sad reality is that most firms selling and buying are focused on the technology, not the problem,” he says. “If you don’t understand the problem that you are trying to […]

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]]> Essential CDO traits: Surprising skills for success https://siliconangle.com/2014/08/26/essential-cdo-traits-surprising-skills-for-success/ Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:48:56 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=197563 Even with great minds, diligent teams and hefty budgets, Big Data had stumped the c-suite. While CTOs and CMOs are continuing to work closely together, even together, they lack the particular expertise to analyze and draw the most profit maximizing, cost-cutting insights from data. The Chief Data Officer is an evolving position combining business savvy […]

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]]> New Alpine Chorus 4.0 simplifies analytics, boosts ROI https://siliconangle.com/2014/07/22/new-alpine-chorus-4-0-simplifies-analytics-boosts-roi/ Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:15:58 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=195328 Today Alpine unveiled Alpine Chorus 4.0, with claims to be the first platform enabling access to all enterprise data, which Alpine Data Labs CMO, Bruno Aziza, explains is no small feat. Other noteworthy Alpine Chorus 4.0 advantages include bi-directional integration between Hadoop and all major data platforms and compatibility with Spark and Cloudera 5. Alpine […]

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]]> The new renaissance Intel and innovative companies support [VIDEO] https://siliconangle.com/2014/05/30/the-new-renaissance-intel-and-innovative-tech-companies-support-video/ Fri, 30 May 2014 18:05:14 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=192003
What will Intel and the next great paradigm-shifting social media platform have in common? They will both recognize that we are in the midst of a renaissance and  capitalize on it’s growth. So, what exactly is this renaissance and why should tech athletes care? According to Patricia Martin, author of “Ren Gen: The Rise of […]

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]]> SiliconANGLE Fastweb prepares for innovation at IBM Edge| #IBMEdge https://siliconangle.com/2014/05/21/fastweb-prepares-for-innovation-at-ibm-edge-ibmedge/ Wed, 21 May 2014 20:52:14 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=191364 Alessandro Perrino and Matteo Frareo Barutti of Fastweb join Dave Vellante in theCUBE. In his ongoing coverage of this year’s Las Vegas Conference, Vellante inquires about Fastweb’s operations. Fastweb is a Fiber Optic Service Operator based in Milan, Italy to residential and enterprise customers. It’s core offerings are Internet Solutions, Telecommunications and Cloud. Fastweb is […]

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]]> How cost-effective IT helps to fight cancer | #IBMEdge https://siliconangle.com/2014/05/20/how-cost-effective-it-helps-to-fight-cancer-ibmedge/ Tue, 20 May 2014 17:51:54 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=191118 In their ongoing coverage of IBM Edge 2014, Dave Vellante and Jeff Frick speak with Tahir Ali, Director of Enterprise Technology for City of Hope National Medical Center. While the gamut of experts, technologists and business leaders, join theCUBE, Vellante says the customers are the only ones who can truly gauge the effectiveness of a […]

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]]> What #NotYourAsianSidekick Meant to Twitter https://siliconangle.com/2014/04/07/nyas/ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:15:58 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=187199 Twitter will stay cool and relevant, not only because of the influencers who make snarky, witty tweets that make us laugh, but, also because of the campaigns that have larger political goals. These progressive users represent the cool that money can’t buy. This is the cool that Asian American feminists harnessed to capture the attention […]

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]]> When a growth hack is not enough: Rana Florida explains the ultimate “Upgrade” #CultureBYTE https://siliconangle.com/2014/03/20/when-a-growth-hack-is-not-enough-rana-florida-explains-the-ultimate-upgrade-culturebyte/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:41:00 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=185869 It’s not surprising that “growth hack” has become a popular buzz phrase for techies. Created by technology startups to drive rapid growth through cost-effective marketing, growth hacking may drive a quick and significant rise in users and revenue. Who wouldn’t want more money and recognition, fast and abundantly? Rana Florida, is the CEO of Creative Class […]

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]]> Why you can’t manage your way to a better bottom line: Simon Sinek discusses “Leaders Eat Last” [Video] #CultureBYTE https://siliconangle.com/2014/03/14/sinekonculturebyte/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:01:12 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=185408 Successful companies don’t necessarily hire the most expert employees. Rather, they employ groups of people that work together the most effectively. Much business literature suggests that teams will perform best with proper management. Yet, the fact is, employees cannot be managed out of a crisis, nor into victory; they can only be led. Many discussions of […]

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]]> Trifacta founder believes data science is sexy and open source is fun| #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/14/trifacta-founder-believes-data-science-is-sexy-and-open-source-is-fun-bigdatasv/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:53:01 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182234 In their ongoing coverage of the 2014 Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California, John Furrier and Jeff Kelly speak with Joe Hellerstein, Founder and CEO of Trifacta. The three discuss future trends in data science, what computer science students are eager to learn and new business models for open source. The most significant change Hellerstein has […]

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]]> Go faster. Spend less. Do more.: Insights from the Hortonworks and Red Hat partnership| #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/13/go-faster-spend-less-do-more-insights-from-the-hortonworks-and-red-hat-partnership-bigdatasv/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:44:08 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182190 John Kreisa, VP of Strategic Marketing at Hortonworks and Greg Kleinman, Red Hat director of strategy for storage and big data join Jeff Frick in theCUBE at the 2014 Strata Conference. Red Hat and Hortonworks have partnered to make it easier to run Hortonwork’s Hadoop Data Platform (HDP) with Red Hat’s JBoss set of middleware, […]

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]]> Strata conference day 2 wrap-up | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/13/strata-conference-day-2-wrap-up-bigdatasv/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:58:57 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182071 John Furrier, Dave Vellante and Jeff Kelly review key trends and insights from day 2 of the  2014 Strata Conference in theCUBE. Most notably, the panelists discuss key data partnerships, the rise of Pivotal and need for more big data apps. Discussing major players like MapR, Cloudera and Hortonworks, Vellante says the industry is like […]

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]]> For Actian, Big Data 2.0 is all about simplicity | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/13/for-actian-big-data-2-0-is-all-about-simplicity-bigdatasv/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 19:31:26 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182069 Time is the new gold standard for big data success. John Santaferraro, Vice President of Solutions & Product Marketing at Actian joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE, discussing the importance of rapid innovation. The co-hosts also explore the progression from Big Data 1.0 to 2.0. “It used to be you could transform yourself every […]

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]]> MapR innovates so that users profit | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/12/mapr-innovates-so-that-users-profit-bigdatasv/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:16:54 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182049 Jack Norris, MapR CMO joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE. In their ongoing coverage of the 2014 Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California, the three discuss new MapR goals and strategies in addition to market innovations, in general. Norris says MapR maintains “a truly focused business model,” providing innovations and advantages that benefit […]

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]]> Data science meets interaction, meets the cloud: Introducing CrowdChat | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/12/data-science-meets-interaction-meets-the-cloud-introducing-crowdchat-bigdatasv/ Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:10:14 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=182011 Dani Ryan, CrowdChat CTO and Co-Founder joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE for their ongoing coverage of the 2014 Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California. CrowdChat is a new platform to host #hashtag chats across multiple social networks. CrowdChat not only provides users a new way to communicate with each other, but web analytics […]

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]]> Microsoft Hortonworks partnership will “bring Big Data to billions” | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/11/microsoft-hortonworks-partnership-will-bring-big-data-to-billions-bigdatasv/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 04:19:11 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=181859 Eron Kelly, Microsoft’s general manager for SQL Server product marketing, and John Kreisa VP Strategic Marketing at Hortonworks join John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE for our #BigDataSV event. Kelly and Kreisa discuss the Microsoft/Hortonworks partnership as Furrier and Vellante inquire about what makes this new collaboration unique and fruitful. Tomorrow, Microsoft will be announcing […]

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]]> What it takes to be a business intelligence leader | #BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/11/andre-boisvert-discusses-what-it-takes-to-be-a-business-intelligence-leader-bigdatasv/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 03:29:32 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=181850 Andre Boisvert, Actian Board Member, and long-time leader in Business Intelligence, joins John Furrier and Dave Vellante in theCUBE. The discussants explore Boisvert’s take on the future and significance of Big Data. Furrier and Vellante also glean insight from Boisvert’s 25 years of executive experience with enterprise leaders like Oracle, Cognos and IBM and his […]

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]]> Actian’s modern technology trumps Microsoft and Oracle|#BigDataSV https://siliconangle.com/2014/02/11/actians-modern-technology-trumps-microsoft-and-oraclebigdatasv/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:38:01 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=181835 Mike Hoskins, Actian CTO, joined theCUBE co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante to kick-off the first day of Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California. Having spent $150 million dollars to acquire assets, Actian has assembled all of the next generation IPs into a single analytics platform, allowing users a level of flexibility in data interaction […]

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]]> ShareBuds’ simple solution for the headphone world https://siliconangle.com/2014/01/10/sharbebuds-simple-solution-for-the-headphone-world/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:34:51 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=177792 We live in a headphone world. From 50 Cent’s new sweat repelling sport earphones to Diamondz rhinestone encrusted headphones recently revealed at the CES 2014 trade show, big brands continue to capitalize on the luxury headphone trend. Average users, not connected to the music industry, are willing pay thousands of dollars for the ultimate listening […]

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]]> Brand publish or bust: Contently’s Shane Snow explains power + profitability of storytelling https://siliconangle.com/2014/01/07/brand-publish-or-bust-contentlys-shane-snow-explains-power-and-profitability-of-storytelling/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 21:14:26 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=177307 In his Adweek mini-manifesto, “Genuine Brand Publishing Needs to Trump Generic Content Marketing,” Contently’s VP of Content, Sam Slaughter states: “A great story told on behalf of a brand isn’t really any different than a story told on behalf of anyone. It has a beginning, a middle and an end. It has characters and a […]

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]]> Chronus Marketing VP Says Big Data Will Have a Bigger Impact on HR in 2014 https://siliconangle.com/2013/12/31/chronus-marketing-vp-says-big-data-will-have-a-bigger-impact-on-hr-in-2014/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:47:01 +0000 http://siliconangle.com/?p=176436 Big data metrics help companies in general, and HR in particular, enhance their human capital, which directly impacts their bottom line. Chronus, a leader in providing mentoring and talent software to a range of clients, predicts 2014 will be an important year for HR and big data will help us interpret its growth. More specifically, […]

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