Author Archives: Ron Miller

DoD Inspector General report finds everything was basically hunky-dory with JEDI cloud contract bid

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While controversy has dogged the $10 billion, decade-long JEDI contract since its earliest days, a report by the DoD’s Inspector General’s Office concluded today that, while there were some funky bits and potential conflicts, overall the contract procurement process was fair and legal and  the president did not unduly influence the process in spite of […] Continue reading DoD Inspector General report finds everything was basically hunky-dory with JEDI cloud contract bid→

Pinpoint releases dashboard to bring visibility to software engineering operations

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As companies look for better ways to understand how different departments work at a granular level, engineering has traditionally been a black box of siloed data. Pinpoint, an Austin-based startup has been working on a platform to bring this information into a single view, and today it released a dashboard to help companies understand what’s […] Continue reading Pinpoint releases dashboard to bring visibility to software engineering operations→

Frame AI raises $6.3M Series A to help understand customers across channels

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Frame AI, a New York City startup that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help companies understand their customers better across multiple channels, announced a $6.3 million Series A investment today. G20 Ventures and Greycroft led the round together. Bill Wiberg, co-founder and partner at G20, will join Frame’s board under the terms of […] Continue reading Frame AI raises $6.3M Series A to help understand customers across channels→

Stackery releases slew of updates to simplify serverless app deployment

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Stackery, a 4-year old Portland startup, wants to help development teams deliver serverless resources on AWS more easily, and today it announced several enhancements to the platform. With serverless applications, the development team outlines a set of trigger events and the cloud infrastructure vendor — in this case AWS — provides the exact amount of […] Continue reading Stackery releases slew of updates to simplify serverless app deployment→

How Adobe shifted a Las Vegas conference to executives’ living rooms in less than 30 days

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Adobe was scheduled to hold its annual conference in Las Vegas two weeks ago, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the company to make alternate plans. In less than a month, its events team shifted venues for the massive conference, not once, but twice as the severity of the situation became clear. This year didn’t just […] Continue reading How Adobe shifted a Las Vegas conference to executives’ living rooms in less than 30 days→

Incoming IBM CEO Arvind Krishna faces monumental challenges on multiple fronts

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Arvind Krishna is not the only CEO to step into a new job this week, but he is the only one charged with helping turn around one of the world’s most iconic companies. Adding to the degree of difficulty, he took the role in the midst of a global pandemic and economic crisis. No pressure […] Continue reading Incoming IBM CEO Arvind Krishna faces monumental challenges on multiple fronts→

Free tool helps manufacturers map where COVID-19 impacts supply chain

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Assent Compliance, a company that helps large manufacturers like GE and Rolls Royce manage complex supply chains through an online data exchange, announced a new tool this week that lets any company, whether they’re a customer or not, upload bills of materials and see on a map where COVID-19 is having an impact on their […] Continue reading Free tool helps manufacturers map where COVID-19 impacts supply chain→

Mozilla names long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker as CEO

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Mozilla Corporation announced today that it has chosen long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker to be CEO, replacing Chris Beard who announced he would be stepping down at the end of the year last August. Baker represents a logical choice to lead the company. At a time of great turmoil in the world at large, she brings […] Continue reading Mozilla names long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker as CEO→

Mozilla names long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker as CEO

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Mozilla Corporation announced today that it has chosen long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker to be CEO, replacing Chris Beard who announced he would be stepping down at the end of the year last August. Baker represents a logical choice to lead the company. At a time of great turmoil in the world at large, she brings […] Continue reading Mozilla names long-time chairwoman Mitchell Baker as CEO→

Box adds automated malware detection to Box Shield security product

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With more folks working at home than ever, and many on machines outside the purview of IT and security teams, it’s becoming increasingly imperative to find creative ways to protect them from harm. Today, Box announced it was adding automated malware detection tools to Box Shield, the security product it announced last year. Aaron Levie, […] Continue reading Box adds automated malware detection to Box Shield security product→