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6 Technology Trends Will Spawn Countless New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. Smartphone penetration in the U.S. The audience is now the actors.

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Cloud Leaders Shrug at IBM’s $34B Red Hat Deal

Xconomy

IBM’s planned $34 billion deal to acquire open-source software maker Red Hat is a hefty price to pay to give its cloud computing business a shot in the arm.

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Future of The Cloud is Bright | Just Ask the Market

Tech Zulu Event

Cloud solution adopters can increase available storage space, increase scalability, reduce administration complexity and slash the costs of personnel, hardware, power, cooling and the inevitable “end-of-life” data center upgrade cycle. The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. Cellphone penetration in the U.S. The audience is now the actors.

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Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California

SoCal CTO

VentureNet – Great annual event by the Technology Council. Southern California Tech Central – Brings together posts from top bloggers around Southern California including John's blog and this blog. They put on great events. Meetup – My personal experience has been mixed with these.

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How to Promote School Network Scalability

Southern California Edison Blog

As student and staff populations grow, teachers rely more heavily on internet-intensive learning tools, and schools should embrace cloud technologies for data storage and access. Even so, schools are increasingly relying on cloud computing to store and handle data in lieu of managing data on local servers.

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Microsoft Venture Fund Aims to Harness Early Stage Innovation

Xconomy

The name of the fund—which will back startups focused on cloud computing, machine learning, and security, with an emphasis on technology that complements Microsoft’s own products and services—is Microsoft Ventures. Microsoft aims to get in front of technology trends earlier with the new investment vehicle.

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