Ben Kepes
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PitchBook moves to a microservices infrastructure – scaling the business through scalable tech
A good case study in the move from monolithic tech to microservices. → Read More
OwnBackup wants to broaden the backup footprint
Instead of recovering data to allow business continuity, OwnBackup's new solution is about creating a fully populated sandbox for development and testing. → Read More
Augury scoops up cash to power the industrial IoT
Customers are interested in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which means investors are, too. And Augury is benefitting. → Read More
Armis wants to resolve the IoT security issue
Armis' new solution provides an agentless IoT security platform that lets enterprises see and control any device or network. → Read More
Cloud helps Elon Musk further his audacious goals
Elon Musk is perhaps the best modern example of a technology visionary. But that vision requires a heap of resource to execute upon. That’s where the cloud comes in. → Read More
Delivering agility to Paychex with XebiaLabs
Paychex went from following a waterfall development cycle to becoming agile with the help of XebiaLabs products. → Read More
Accounting firms keep the status quo, but disruption looms
Accounting firms of all sizes responded to the idea that their industry will be disrupted by technology. → Read More
News from Epicor’s annual user conference
Here's a round-up of what Epicor announced at its annual user conference, including the new release of Epicor ERP and where it stands with cloud computing. → Read More
The value of metadata – the most Instagrammed tourist attractions globally
Once upon a time, the concept of metadata was a foreign one. Today it enables and empowers almost everything. → Read More
Automation and the end of accounting
While software vendors are approaching the subject with sensitivity, does automation signal the upcoming end of the accounting profession? → Read More
Going interstellar with Microsoft Cosmos
It’s fascinating to watch the thrust and parry of the competing public cloud platforms. Microsoft’s Cosmos is an example of competition-fueled innovation. → Read More
Corvil launches Cara, virtual financial markets security analyst
Some interesting sector-specific news from this European vendor points to some broadly applicable trends. → Read More
Azure Stack and the role of context
A Twitter argument led to some heated discussions among the analyst ranks at Microsoft’s Build conference. Don’t. Feed. The. Trolls. → Read More
BackupAssist takes a step back in time with a SME backup tool
BackupAssist's new version targets SMEs, allowing customers to use their preferred public cloud vendor to store their data. But is it really needed? → Read More
Adobe continues its march to the cloud
Adobe, once known only for its creative suite, has become a huge player in the broader marketing space. I sat down with an exec ahead of their EMEA conference to reflect. → Read More
Suse fronts up -- there’s a method to their (perceived) madness
I’m known for my bluntness and strong opinions. And so it was with HPE’s divestment of Stackato and OpenStack. Suse runs me through their thinking. → Read More
Mirantis scores sweet Vodafone deal. More fuel for the OpenStack fire
Vodafone selected Mirantis to deliver OpenStack as part of Vodafone's network virtualization program—Vodafone Ocean. → Read More
Red Hat rolls out the announcements at its annual summit
News from last week's Red Hat summit, including OpenShift.io, Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes and Container Health Index. → Read More
Catching up with Adaptive Insights and ruminating over the future
No matter how you spin it, Adaptive Insight’s world changed when Oracle acquired NetSuite. → Read More
Wasabi serves up some spicy AWS-killer claims
Wasabi says it is disrupting the cloud storage market, claiming its cloud storage is six times faster than Amazon S3 and cheaper than AWS Glacier. → Read More