Category Archives: Extra Crunch

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→

Amid shift to remote work, application performance monitoring is IT’s big moment

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In recent weeks, millions have started working from home, putting unheard-of pressure on services like video conferencing, online learning, food delivery and e-commerce platforms. While some verticals have seen a marked reduction in traffic, others are being asked to scale to new heights. Services that were previously nice to have are now necessities, but how […] Continue reading Amid shift to remote work, application performance monitoring is IT’s big moment→

Startups are helping cloud infrastructure customers avoid vendor lock-in

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For much of the history of enterprise technology, companies tended to buy from a single vendor because it made managing the entire affair much easier while giving them a “single throat to choke” when something went wrong. On the flip side, it also put customers at the mercy of said vendor — and it wasn’t […] Continue reading Startups are helping cloud infrastructure customers avoid vendor lock-in→

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→

Chargebee offers free subscription billing to Extra Crunch members for up to $100K in revenue

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Extra Crunch is excited to announce a new community perk from automated subscription billing startup Chargebee. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch can receive free subscription invoicing until $100,000 in revenue is reached. You must be new to Chargebee to claim this offer. Chargebee helps you succeed with subscription billing. Chargebee replaces […] Continue reading Chargebee offers free subscription billing to Extra Crunch members for up to $100K in revenue→

Annual Extra Crunch members can receive $1,000 in AWS credits

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We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Amazon Web Services for annual members of Extra Crunch. Starting today, qualified annual members can receive $1,000 in AWS credits. You also must be a startup founder to claim this Extra Crunch community perk. AWS is the premier service for your application hosting needs, and we want […] Continue reading Annual Extra Crunch members can receive $1,000 in AWS credits→