So much for fears about the flash-storage market. Nimble Storage (NMBL) boomed in its IPO on Friday, rising 60% above its initial public offering IPO price. This morning the

Violin Memory should serve to refresh investors' own memories of the dangers of technology IPO froth. You know what that means -- among the few gems going public, you

A few weeks ago I caught up with Scott Raney, a partner with Redpoint Ventures focusing on IT and consumer technology. He is knowledgable in cloud computing, on-demand software,

With Microsoft drawing closer to the era of its next CEO, it's becoming clear that its Xbox division is coming under closer scrutiny as a potential spinoff candidate.

Stealthy data startup Jut announced last week it has secured $20 million in series B financing. This is an interesting company to watch with an experienced management and investment

There is a lot of hype about "big data" these days. But the data isn't just big, it's fast. And that means different things to different people. It's got

In the tech world, Big Data and Hadoop are all the rage. You can tell the marketing folks aren't really sure what it all means yet, but know they

The flash-storage market is exciting these days, just because it has all the hallmarks of technology bloodbath. Some people will get killed and others will make a killing.

Like most suicidal editors, I've decided to start a new feature: Buzzword Friday. As you know, the business world is filled with fun and colorful cliches. Sometimes people make

One of today's fresh tech IPOs is Violin Memory (VMEM), a Silicon Valley maker of flash-memory storage systems. But Violin's IPO wasn't anything like the FireEye (EYE) and Rocket

SAN FRANCISCO -- Michelangelo "Mike" Volpi, the former Cisco Systems executive who is now a venture partner with Index Ventures, sat across from me in the comfy chairs of

Do people at sports stadiums actually watch the game anymore? Connectivity and social networking is becoming a more integral part of the live sports experience, and stadium owners and

LAS VEGAS -- ITEXPO -- One of the hot technology buzzwords these days is "M2M" -- for Machine to Machine Internet connectivity, also known as the Internet of Things.

VMWorld, for those of you not in the know, is where ever-powerful virtualization technology company VMware (VMW) shows off its stuff, along with many partners (and many parties). This

Yesterday I covered the Rocket Fuel IPO filing. The digital marketing analysis firm plans to raise up to $100 million going public. Even more insightful are the many digital

Internet ad networks are hot. Data science is hot. Therefore, Rocket Fuel, the company that combines ad networks and data science, can go public. And on Friday it filed

A big theme of the Rayno Report is innovation in the connected world. That is, how do our network connections create value. We have seen this over time with

If you track the tech media these days, you would think the Venture Capital (VC) was this sexy, explosive industry with fantastic results and rocket-like growth. You would be

The big news in the tech press this week is Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is reorganizing his company to try to make it good again (or at least boost

I'm back in publisher mode, in the early stages of an overhaul of this website, The Rayno Report. This has led me to look at advertising and sponsorship strategies,

Oracle is hogging the tech press these days, making more headlines yesterday with a new 9-year deal with Salesforce.com . Nine years. Most marriages in Beverly Hills don't last

SDN Start-Ups You Will Hear About In 2013 - Snapshots of Big Switch, Contrail, Embrane and Lyatiss

Little storage player 3Par Data is suddenly the envy of many, as it gets caught up in a massive bidding war between Dell and HP which have caused its

Dell is making a big move into the data storage market with a $1.15 billion all-cash deal for 3Par Inc. It comes at an interesting time, as 3Par's growth