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.
Salesforce's Benioff Delivers at Dreamforce. Revenue Builders or Social Fodder?
November 19, 2009
Salesforce.com Announces new Social Applications | www.thestandard.com
Salesforce.com announced major initiatives with Computer Associates,Facebook and Twitter all around their new Chatter feature which Mark Benioff calls the greatest changes since Dreamforce.com began 8 yrs ago. But are these additions social fodder or new streams of revenue for the CRM giant?
Bing Challenges Google Again? Don't Hold Your Breath.
October 7, 2009
Google refines search results to counter Microsoft | www.businessweek.com
Microsoft continues to roll out features for its Bing search engine, and Google seems to be able to leapfrog them without a second thought.
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?
Twitter's Problem With the Google Cloud
July 15, 2009
Lessons from Twitter's security breach | news.cnet.com
Regardless of how careful a cloud provider is with security, all it takes is one or two persons with weak passwords to lead critical information. Although blameless, cloud computing in general and Google in particular are likely to suffer from this incident.
A Killer App for Cloud Computing?
July 14, 2009
IBM's Data-Crunching Cloud Plan | www.forbes.com
Cloud computing is already successful in the consumer and SMB market, but still has not penetrated the enterprise market. One or more killer apps could change that. IBM’s move to tie business analytics to the cloud could have a major impact on the SME market.
Nuance Speech Capabilities Can Fend off Microsoft, Google
July 13, 2009
Nuance Communications Acquisition Facing U.S. Probe | www.bloomberg.com
Nuance can expect to continue to grow by acquisition. With Philips, Dragon, and IBM's speech capabilities, they already control a significant swath of language technology. Plenty of acquisition opportunities remain in the application space, however, and there are no antitrust reasons to stand in their way, especially in light of the fact that Google and Microsoft remain potential competitors in everything they do.
June 15, 2009
Brocade Crushing Cisco In High-End Storage Switches | blogs.barrons.com
The repercussions from Cisco’s foray into the server market may be happening somewhat sooner and possibly on a larger scale than anticipated. It’s too soon to draw definite conclusions, but Brocade is taking market share from Cisco for some reason!
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