…and kept its soul intact in the process Ron Miller 8 hours The traditional startup fever dream goes something like this: You come up with a revolutionary idea for a […]
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Back to news homeThe cybersecurity funding bubble hasn’t burst — but it’s starting to deflate
Last year was record-breaking for the cybersecurity market. Data from Momentum Cyber, a financial advisory firm for the security industry, showed that cybersecurity startups raised a “record-shattering” $29.5 billion in […]
New Red Hat CEO looks to keep things steady while putting own mark on company
Red Hat announced a new CEO last month when it promoted 16-year veteran Matt Hicks, who’s been on the job for several weeks now. His predecessor, Paul Cormier, stepped down to […]
It really does take a village to keep you secure in the cloud
As I walked the halls of the massive Boston Convention Center this week for AWS re:Inforce, the division’s annual security event, I spoke to a number of vendors, and one […]
The biggest story from Big Tech earnings is the sheer growth power of public cloud
When the Big 3 cloud infrastructure vendors – Amazon, Microsoft and Google – reported their earnings this week, it was clear that the cloud is helping keep their overall numbers […]
After several bruising months, industry analysts see Zendesk sale as pressure release
When Zendesk announced it had been acquired by a consortium of private equity firms on Friday for $10.2 billion, it seemed a sudden and jarring end for a company that […]
Red Sox CTO: Baseball teams need modern tech stack as much as any other biz
You know a modern Major League Baseball team like the Boston Red Sox is built on a steady diet of data and analytics — this is true on the field […]
Zendesk punished by investors after vowing to remain independent
The Zendesk ownership saga took several new turns this week, with an external investor, Jana Partners, agitating against the company, a review of its strategic options coming to a close, […]
This is the beginning of the unbundled database era
Ethan Batraski Contributor Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock and focuses on data infrastructure, open source and developer tools. More posts by this contributor Eight trends accelerating the age […]
Re-rethinking Databricks’ valuation in a more conservative startup market
Just how hard will it be for some high-flying unicorns to go public? The question gets more serious and worrisome by the week. To understand how much the late-stage market […]