Author Archives: Ron Miller

Microsoft introduces Customer Voice, a real-time customer feedback tool

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At Microsoft Inspire today, the company made several Dynamics 365 announcements, including Dynamics 365 Customer Voice, a real-time customer feedback tool that could compete with Qualtrics, the company SAP bought in 2018 for a cool $8 billion. Microsoft General Manager Brenda Bown says that as more customers move online during the pandemic, it’s more important […] Continue reading Microsoft introduces Customer Voice, a real-time customer feedback tool→

In the cloud era, building on platforms you don’t own is normal

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When Salesforce launched Force.com in 2007, it was the culmination of years of work to bring together a way to customize Salesforce and eventually to build applications on top of the platform. By using a set of Salesforce services, companies could take advantage of work that SFDC had already done, speeding up building time and […] Continue reading In the cloud era, building on platforms you don’t own is normal→

Puppet announces $40 million debt round from BlackRock

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Puppet, the Portland, Oregon-based infrastructure automation company, announced a $40 million debt round today from BlackRock Investments. CEO Yvonne Wassenaar says the company sees this debt round as part of a longer term relationship with BlackRock . “What’s interesting, and I think part of the reason why we decided to go with BlackRock, is that […] Continue reading Puppet announces $40 million debt round from BlackRock→

Qumulo scores $125M Series E on $1.2B valuation as storage biz accelerates

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Qumulo, a Seattle storage startup helping companies store vast amounts of data, announced a $125 million Series E investment today on a $1.2 billion valuation. BlackRock led the round with help from Highland Capital Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Kleiner Perkins and new investor Amity Ventures. The company reports it has now raised $351 million. CEO […] Continue reading Qumulo scores $125M Series E on $1.2B valuation as storage biz accelerates→

Sumeru Equity Partners buys majority stake in SocialChorus with $100M investment

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SocialChorus, a startup that helps distribute communications internally in a similar way marketers reach customers externally, announced a $100 million investment today led by Sumeru Equity Partners. With this investment, the firm has bought a majority stake in the company. As part of today’s deal, Sumeru will be adding three members to the SocialChorus board. […] Continue reading Sumeru Equity Partners buys majority stake in SocialChorus with $100M investment→

Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599

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Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it’s still a struggle for many employees to set up the equipment and the software to run a meeting effectively. The company’s answer is an all-in-one communications appliance with Zoom software ready to roll in a […] Continue reading Zoom introduces all-in-one home communications appliance for $599→

Recurrency is taking on giants like SAP with a modern twist on ERP

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Recurrency, a member of the Summer 2020 Y Combinator cohort, was started by a 21 year old just out of college. He decided to take on a highly established market that is led by giants like SAP, Infor, Oracle and Microsoft, but instead of taking a highly complex area of enterprise software in one big […] Continue reading Recurrency is taking on giants like SAP with a modern twist on ERP→

New Acquia platform looks to bring together developers, marketers and data

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Acquia, the commercial company built on top of the open source Drupal content management system has pushed to be more than a publishing platform in recent years, using several strategic acquisitions to move into managing customer experience, and today the company announced a new approach to developing and marketing on the Drupal Cloud. This involves […] Continue reading New Acquia platform looks to bring together developers, marketers and data→

Analog Devices to acquire rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated for $21 billion

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Analog Devices didn’t waste any time kicking off the week with a bang when it announced this morning it was acquiring rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products for $20.91 billion (according to multiple reports). The company had a market cap of $17.09 billion as of Friday’s close. The deal, which has already been approved by both […] Continue reading Analog Devices to acquire rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated for $21 billion→

UIPath reels in another $225M as valuation soars to $10.2B

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Last year, Gartner found that Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the fastest growing category in enterprise software. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that UIPath, a leading startup in the space, announced a $225 million Series E today on an eye-popping $10.2 billion valuation. Alkeon Capital led the round with help from Accel, […] Continue reading UIPath reels in another $225M as valuation soars to $10.2B→