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Seattle data management startup Igneous lays off staff, citing ‘difficult economic environment’

GeekWire

Igneous , a Seattle startup that helps companies manage unstructured data across a variety of systems, has laid off staff. Founded in 2013 by veterans of Isilon Systems and NetApp, Igneous’ platform provides visibility and storage for unstructured data, or information that isn’t easily categorized, both in the cloud or on-premise.

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Prioritizing AI? Don’t shortchange IT fundamentals

CIO Business Intelligence

As the cost of data storage has fallen, many organizations are keeping unnecessary data, or cleaning up data that’s out of date or no longer useful after a migration or reorganization. The same issues were revealed when Microsoft launched Delve, and before that when the FAST integration brought powerful search to SharePoint in 2010.

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NAS Network Storage for the Home and Advice for Device.

Social, Agile and Transformation

NAS Network Storage for the Home and Advice for Device Manufacturers. I expect that there will be a boom in storage device and services for the home market over the next couple of years. With larger storage needs, backing up onto CDs or DVDs becomes more cumbersome. In my case, I just needed more storage. ► 2010.

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What’s The Best Device For Your Workplace: Laptop, Tablet, Or Mobile Phone?

The Accidental Successful CIO

As the person with the CIO job, the world that you occupy when it comes to trying to decide how best to equip the company can be confusing. When you take a look at how many desktop and laptop computers companies have purchased over the past decade you’ll discover that the number just keeps on growing. The Numbers Don’t Lie.

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

GeekWire

These once elusive creatures of the corporate world — privately-held companies valued at a $1 billion or more — certainly are plentiful these days. And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Founded : 2010.

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Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics

Data Center Knowledge

Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics. Storage Wars: Dispelling the Myth of Flash Economics. Director of Field Marketing at Virident , a performance leader in flash-based storage-class memory (SCM) solutions. Storage Causes the Bottleneck. We must dispel a myth about storage costs, particularly for flash.

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

GeekWire

None of the companies have female co-founders or CEOs. In fact, GeekWire reported this week on a little-known enterprise software company that just joined the unicorn ranks. Spoiler alert : Before reading any further, take a moment and see if you can name all 10 startup companies valued at $1 billion or more in the Seattle area?

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