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Box’s Aaron Levie says it will take creativity and focus to get through this crisis

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The COVID-19 virus is touching every aspect of our lives and having a profound impact on individuals, businesses and society at large. Box’s Aaron Levie has built a successful business from dorm room to IPO and beyond. He spoke to TechCrunch today about the level of creativity and focus that it’s going to take to […] Continue reading Box’s Aaron Levie says it will take creativity and focus to get through this crisis→

AWS, IBM launch programs to encourage developers solving COVID-19 problems

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As society comes to grips with the growing worldwide crisis related to the COVID-19 virus, many companies are stepping up in different ways. Today, two major tech companies — Amazon and IBM — each announced programs to encourage developers find solutions to a variety of problems related to the pandemic. For starters, AWS, Amazon’s cloud […] Continue reading AWS, IBM launch programs to encourage developers solving COVID-19 problems→

Google cancels I/O developer conference in light of COVID-19 crisis

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Google announced on Twitter today that it was canceling its annual I/O developer conference out of concern for the health and safety of all involved. It will not be holding any online conference in its place either. “Out of concern for the health and safety of our developers, employees, and local communities — and in […] Continue reading Google cancels I/O developer conference in light of COVID-19 crisis→

Even in the age of COVID-19, you need to stay focused on the customer

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It’s easy to think, as we find ourselves in the midst of a truly unprecedented situation, that the rules of building a successful business have suddenly changed. While the world may be topsy-turvy at the moment, keeping your customer at the center of your business strategy is more important than ever. That means finding creative […] Continue reading Even in the age of COVID-19, you need to stay focused on the customer→

Storj brings low-cost decentralized cloud storage to the enterprise

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Storj, a startup that developed a low-cost, decentralized cloud storage solution, announced a new version today called Tardigrade Decentralized Cloud Storage Service. The new service comes with an enterprise service level agreement (SLA) that promises 99.9999999% file durability and over 99.95 percent availability, which it claims is on par with Amazon S3. The company has […] Continue reading Storj brings low-cost decentralized cloud storage to the enterprise→

Big opening for startups that help move entrenched on-prem workloads to the cloud

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AWS CEO Andy Jassy showed signs of frustration at his AWS re:Invent keynote address in December. Customers weren’t moving to the cloud nearly fast enough for his taste, and he prodded them to move along. Some of their hesitation, as Jassy pointed out, was due to institutional inertia, but some of it also was due […] Continue reading Big opening for startups that help move entrenched on-prem workloads to the cloud→

Chinese cloud infrastructure market generated $3.3B in Q42019

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Research firm Canalys reports that the Chinese cloud infrastructure market grew 66.9% to $3.3 billion in the last quarter of 2019, right before the COVID-19 virus hit the country. China is the second largest cloud infrastructure market in the world, with 10.8% share. The quarter puts the Chinese market on a $13.2 billion run rate. […] Continue reading Chinese cloud infrastructure market generated $3.3B in Q42019→

Slack introduces simplified interface as usage moves deeper into companies

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When Slack first launched in 2013, the product was quickly embraced by developers, and the early product reflected that. To get at advanced tools, you used a slash (/) command, but the company recognizes that as it moves deeper into the enterprise, it needed to simplify the interface. Today, the company introduced a newly designed […] Continue reading Slack introduces simplified interface as usage moves deeper into companies→

Spectro Cloud launches with $7.5M investment to help developers build Kubernetes clusters their way

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By now, we know that Kubernetes is a wildly popular container management platform, but if you want to use it, you pretty much have to choose between having someone manage it for you or building it yourself. Spectro Cloud emerged from stealth today with a $7.5 million investment to give you a third choice which […] Continue reading Spectro Cloud launches with $7.5M investment to help developers build Kubernetes clusters their way→

Addapptation snares $1.3M seed to build a better UX for Salesforce

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Addapptation, a startup that wants to build a practical design layer on top of Salesforce and other enterprise tools, announced a $1.3 million seed investment today. 2048 Ventures led the round with participation from East Coast Angles, The Millworks II Fund and additional angel investors from New Hampshire, where the firm is located Co-founder Sumner […] Continue reading Addapptation snares $1.3M seed to build a better UX for Salesforce→