JOIN 2019 conference details released
Friday, September 13, 2019 by Richard Harris
Looker has announced details for JOIN 2019, its annual three-day conference designed to offer a unique opportunity to explore the latest in practical data skills, network with fellow data enthusiasts and engage with leaders across the data community. In-depth sessions will be led by industry experts from companies including Slack, Namely, Chicago Cubs, WW...
Snowflake bursting at the seams as Netflix hops on
Thursday, February 14, 2019 by Richard Harris
Snowflake Computing announced another year of exponential growth - but it comes alongside some interesting numbers for cloud adoption as well. The company’s 2019 financial year, which ended January 31, delivered a multitude of successes and recognition from its customers, venture capital firms and industry experts.
Snowflake’s unique cloud-built arch...
Google releases new Cloud IoT Core service
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 by Richard Harris
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has released their new service called Google Cloud IoT Core. Cloud IoT Core makes it easy for you to securely connect your globally distributed devices to GCP, centrally manage them, and build rich applications by integrating with our data analytics services.When used as part of a broader Cloud IoT solution, Cloud IoT Core gives you access to...
Building a Modern Growth Stack
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 by Janice Ryan
At the onset of building out any startup there are a number of challenges to face. Founders must focus on everything from raising capital and finding the right team members to identifying what to build versus what to outsource or who partner with to bring a product to market. Attention to these important first steps can either make or break a company in the short term a...
Usermind is expanding its platform to orchestrate partner journeys
Thursday, December 8, 2016 by Richard Harris
Seattle-based Usermind, a new enterprise software company that integrates apps and data systems to orchestrate customer journeys, has expanded its flagship product to encompass partner journey orchestration capabilities. Many companies sell their products and services through third-parties and now, and systems critical to the partner experience - such as partner portals...
Looker Expands Supported Data Warehouses to Now Include Presto and Spark SQL
Thursday, February 11, 2016 by Richard Harris
Looker has expanded its list of supported data warehouses to now include Presto and Spark SQL, as well as making updates to its support for Impala and Hive. Looker allows enterprises to describe, define and analyze the data where it lives, significantly eliminating the time, expertise, and the cost burdens of moving the data. The Looker platform speeds up data anal...
IBM's Bluemix PaaS Provides New Analytics Capabilities
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 by Richard Harris
IBM has released a new set of services for its Bluemix platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that provides developers with new analytics capabilities into cloud-based applications.The new IBM Cloud tools are designed to help developers broaden the capabilities of their applications to give users a more robust cloud experience that enables integration of data analytics and visual...
AWS Creates Competency Program for Third Party Mobile Services
Monday, August 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
As part of its AWS Partner Network (APN), AWS has recently launched a new APN Mobile Competency designation which recognizes partners that have demonstrated experience and competency with mobile development in helping AWS customers build, test, analyze, and monitor mobile apps.APN is a tiered program comprised of consulting and technology partners, who graduate through ...
