Equinix and Data Center Earnings Kickoff
February 9, 2011
Investors should find a modest return to growth this year and going forward. There will be laggards, but Equinix and Digital Realty Trust will be leading the pack. We expect a great call today.
There's no Bust, but Data Center Market is in not Booming
July 1, 2010
Analysts: Demand Still Outpacing Supply | www.datacenterknowledge.com
It's difficult for anyone to get a good read between supply and demand in the data center industry. However, when you look at the facts, the story for unending demand and increasingly limited supply doesn't hold water.
Cloud, Colocation & Data Center Real Estate Growing Strong
December 14, 2009
Economy Boosts Colo but... | www.datacenterknowledge.com
The cloud, colocation and data center segment is here to stay and growing strong. The Gartner survey highlights a common preference among IT managers for control. The stats suggest strong growth for the segment overall.
Cisco's advantages and challenges. Comparisons to Juniper, ProCurve, Brocade.
August 5, 2009
Cisco’s Sales Will Drop as Much as 17%, Chambers Says | www.bloomberg.com
Cisco's strengths and challenges for their first fiscal quarter and beyond can be further defined when we compare them to their competition. Juniper, HP ProCurve, Avaya, Brocade (Foundry), Nortel, 3COM are vendors that can help us define and understand Cisco. Cisco's success may very well be due to the weakness of their competition versus the strengths of Cisco. In addition, with $30 plus billion of cash they are better positioned than most.
Carriers running scared of Google (voice)
July 28, 2009
Apple Silences Google Voice On the iPhone | theappleblog.com
Carriers are running scared of Google entering their market with Google Voice. They are trying to block the Google Voice app for the iPhone but they don't seem to bother with the Android phones or the blackberries. Why is this?
Misleading Equinix (Data Center) Statistics
July 28, 2009
Upward Trend in Colo Revenue: Equinix Making $200 More Per Cabinet | www.datacenterknowledge.com
Revenue growth at Equinix and in the data center business is strong, but are you sure it's not just increasing power and cooling consumption? How do you know?
As the Twitter security breach and Sarah Palin's email account show: passwords are evil!
July 16, 2009
Lessons from Twitter's security breach | news.cnet.com
Passwords are evil: they are either easy to guess or the password recovery service allows the hacker easy access, as was shown by the Twitter "security breach" and the break-in into Sarah Palin's yahoo email address. But there are companies out there solving this problem, one of them is a stealth start-up called FortKnock.
Why has Yahoo allowed themselves to become the RC Cola of search?
July 16, 2009
Chrome vs. Bing vs. You and Me | www.nytimes.com
Companies providing only Internet search do not have a long lifespan. Microsoft's main interest in acquiring Yahoo was not their Internet search technology but rather to use them in their fight against Google.
Less desktops being sold but more netbooks/laptops being sold, what is going on?
July 14, 2009
Desktop PC Sales Decline For the First Time Since 2001 | gizmodo.com
PC desktop sales in Q1 2009 declined 8.1% compared to Q1 2008. And this is not due to the recession because sales of notebook PCs (laptops and netbooks) are up 11.7% for the same quarter. So what is going on?
US and Europe joining to fight cyber crime?
July 13, 2009
U.S. and Europe Jointly Establish Cyber-Crime Force | online.wsj.com
From the headline in this article it sounds like the US and Europe are joining in a anti cyber crime task force. However if you read the details then it become clear that this is not really a giant project that will "prevent identity theft, computer hacking and other computer-based crime".
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011