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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

While Google just launched its LA hub, Microsoft has operated a cloud region in Southern California for a while, and started wooing Hollywood last year at the National Association of Broadcasters conference, according to Tad Brockway, a general manager for Azure’s storage and media business. We open these doorways.”

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USC's Silicon Beach Awards and Presentations (Discount Code)

SoCal CTO

More info on the conference and the venture competition at [link] To register at the discounted price use the promo code: FriendOfCTM 1. We will also recognize the next generation of innovators as we award over $50,000 to participants in the USC Silicon Beach Awards venture competition. To join us, register at https://siliconbeachusc-2013.eventbrite.com/

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Silicon Beach at USC 2013 | Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Tech Zulu Event

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. The conference itself was focused on innovation, technology, and startups. The conference was filled with a several panels.

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Los Angeles’s Secret to Startup Success

Tech.Co

For three years now, Cornerstone OnDemand has been using this conference to celebrate the successes of local startups and to look to the future of technology. s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. Tech Summit is a great example.

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The Evolution of the App Stores

Xconomy

At their annual developer conferences, Google I/O, held last month, and Apple’s WWDC, last week they both announced updates to their development platforms. There were also areas in which the focus of the two conferences diverged. In many ways, Apple and Google are following similar paths.

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The Launch of Ultraviolet: Perceiving Digital Film

Tech Zulu Event

Hollywood and Silicon Valley converged over coffee at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in West Los Angeles for the Digital Hollywood conference to find out what studios and techies are all buzzing about. The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech.

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Has Facebook Achieved What AOL Could Have A Generation Ago?

Tech Zulu Event

But when I really look at Instant Articles, and the other new updates I’m sure that they’ll announce today at their F8 conference , I’m asking myself one question: Has Facebook been able to achieve what AOL could have a generation ago? It’s up to you to test and figure out what works best for you. By that I mean: Let me explain.