10 Keys for Building Private Clouds
Posted by PCWorld
One of the toughest parts about implementing a cloud strategy isn't choosing the underlying technology to power the deployment; it's having the processes in place to manage an effective migration to the cloud, says Thomas Bittman, a cloud analyst for Gartner.
"While cloud technologies are just now maturing, that's one of the easier challenges to solve," Bittman said during a webinar sponsored by Gartner discussing how to build private clouds.
Embracing the cloud can be a transformational shift in the way IT services are delivered to the business, bringing with it benefits around agility of applications and having IT that is customized to the needs of the business. But getting to that optimum[...]
Continue Reading"While cloud technologies are just now maturing, that's one of the easier challenges to solve," Bittman said during a webinar sponsored by Gartner discussing how to build private clouds.
Embracing the cloud can be a transformational shift in the way IT services are delivered to the business, bringing with it benefits around agility of applications and having IT that is customized to the needs of the business. But getting to that optimum[...]
NASDAQ’s Gamble With Facebook’s Fortune
Posted by TechCrunch
NASDAQ had a choice. When its systems buckled under the titanic volume of Facebook IPO share orders, it could have pushed back trading a day, or at least recommended as much to Mark Zuckerberg and company.
But as the IPO’s scheduled time passed, NASDAQ made a cavalier decision to stumble forth on broken legs, pretending like little was wrong rather than halt trading as brokers asked. There seemed to be no plan for if things went wrong. An error-filled day of trading ensued, and confused investors pulled back. Financials aside, public perception is important for a public company. And when Facebook’s share price sunk, public perception went down with it.
In some ways, Facebook[...]
Continue ReadingBut as the IPO’s scheduled time passed, NASDAQ made a cavalier decision to stumble forth on broken legs, pretending like little was wrong rather than halt trading as brokers asked. There seemed to be no plan for if things went wrong. An error-filled day of trading ensued, and confused investors pulled back. Financials aside, public perception is important for a public company. And when Facebook’s share price sunk, public perception went down with it.
In some ways, Facebook[...]
Kleiner Perkins Partner John Doerr Speaks Out On Lawsuit: “Our Firm Does Not Discriminate Based On Gender”
Posted by TechCrunch
John Doerr, the longtime partner at Silicon Valley venture capital stalwart Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who is perhaps the firm’s most recognizable public face, has spoken out for the first time about the gender discrimination lawsuit filed against the firm earlier this month by partner Ellen Pao (news of which was first broken by TechCrunch last week.)
In a post published on Kleiner’s official website, Doerr wrote that while he is unable to respond fully to the claims because of legal constraints, he could say that an independent investigation by Kleiner Perkins has found the lawsuit’s claims to be “without merit” and expressed confidence that his firm[...]
Continue ReadingIn a post published on Kleiner’s official website, Doerr wrote that while he is unable to respond fully to the claims because of legal constraints, he could say that an independent investigation by Kleiner Perkins has found the lawsuit’s claims to be “without merit” and expressed confidence that his firm[...]
What’s next for Kevin Rose? How about Google Ventures partner
Posted by VentureBeat
Kevin Rose has joined tech giant Google’s venture capital firm Google Ventures as a partner, a spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat today.
Rose is perhaps best known as the founder of community news sharing site Digg as well as his time as news correspondent for the Tech TV/G4TV cable news channel. Some of the companies he’s co-founded have gone on to close large exits, with the latest being the estimated $40 million acquisition of Revision3 by Discovery Networks. Prior to that, Rose’s startup incubator Milk, which previously received a $1.5 million investment from Google Ventures, was purchased by Google back in March. That deal was apparently worth $12 million, according[...]
Continue ReadingRose is perhaps best known as the founder of community news sharing site Digg as well as his time as news correspondent for the Tech TV/G4TV cable news channel. Some of the companies he’s co-founded have gone on to close large exits, with the latest being the estimated $40 million acquisition of Revision3 by Discovery Networks. Prior to that, Rose’s startup incubator Milk, which previously received a $1.5 million investment from Google Ventures, was purchased by Google back in March. That deal was apparently worth $12 million, according[...]
Kayak delays its IPO to avoid ‘the Facebook effect’
Posted by VentureBeat
They say a rising tide can lift all the boats in a harbor. The same logic applies to a sinking tide, and Kayak apparently has no intentions of going down with the ship, so to speak.
Enough of the watery metaphors: Plainly put, the Facebook IPO has been something of a disaster, and it’s causing other recently-gone-public tech stocks to take a hit as well. Kayak was planning on an IPO this quarter with a roadshow starting last week; however, executives have decided to put off the deal until the market stabilizes, Bloomberg has reported.
Around the time Facebook itself was prepping to go public, we heard rumors of a delay for the same reason: tech stocks were taking a beating in the publi[...]
Continue ReadingEnough of the watery metaphors: Plainly put, the Facebook IPO has been something of a disaster, and it’s causing other recently-gone-public tech stocks to take a hit as well. Kayak was planning on an IPO this quarter with a roadshow starting last week; however, executives have decided to put off the deal until the market stabilizes, Bloomberg has reported.
Around the time Facebook itself was prepping to go public, we heard rumors of a delay for the same reason: tech stocks were taking a beating in the publi[...]
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