Network World on Start-ups

Cloud computing: what it will take for start-ups to succeed

2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

With Google's recent launch of its App Engine, and with the likes of IBM and Amazon having staked claims, cloud computing is clearly a major development in the IT landscape. The benefits are obvious, enabling enterprises to scale rapidly with a level of performance previously available to only the largest companies — all without adding equipment, software or staff.

Storage start-up boasts speed of 1,000 disk drives in one small package

Jon Brodkin — 2008-03-31T00:00:00Z

A storage start-up called Fusion-io that claims it can deliver speeds 1,000 times faster than a single disk drive is making its first product generally available on April 7 and has secured $19 million in venture capital.

Making it as a management start-up

Denise Dubie — 2008-02-18T00:00:00Z

Management technology is an ever-changing mainstay in enterprise IT shops. Network and systems management tools - whether commercial, home-grown or open source - have been put in place to: monitor device and system status and health; ensure network, systems and applications remain available; and guarantee overall IT services continue to perform as expected.

Investors wary of networking start-ups

Jon Brodkin — 2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

Venture capital money is scarce for networking start-ups, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Report.

Like it or not, Web 2.0 is heading for your network

Julie Bort — 2008-01-16T00:00:00Z

The inevitability of Web 2.0, how to attract VC money and if the iPhone will always be cool are topics discussed by DEMO's Chris Shipley in a recent Network World Chat.

What does it take to manage virtual servers?

Denise Dubie — 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

Server virtualization technology from vendors such as VMware and Xen is causing IT managers to address management challenges related to server provisioning, patch management and disaster recovery.

Data encryption’s adoption grows

Cara Garretson — 2007-10-25T00:00:00Z

Data breaches and regulations are pushing enterprises to look at encryption more seriously, as vendors attempt to make the technology less expensive and easier to use.

Top 10 venture capital deals of Q3

Cara Garretson — 2007-10-22T00:00:00Z

Of the nearly $750 million that investors poured into the top 10 venture capital deals of the third quarter, only $124 million went into start-ups building enterprise IT products, according to MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by Thomson Financial.

Start-ups: The bad and the truly ugly

Steve Taylor,Jim Metzler — 2007-10-11T00:00:00Z

Last time, we started looking at the good, the bad, and the ugly of working with start-ups. And, by the way, our definition of a start-up could include companies that have been in business in some cases up to at least five years. In the prior newsletter, we mentioned that these companies often provide excellent opportunities to sample innovative technologies well ahead of the normal curve. But this time we’re going to look at the other side of the picture.

Dealing with small start-ups: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Steve Taylor,Jim Metzler — 2007-10-09T00:00:00Z

Over the past two or three decades, both of us have spent a lot of time dealing with start-up companies. In the next couple of newsletters, we will deal with what we see from our side of the buying cycle as the good, the bad and the ugly of dealing with these companies. We’ll also eagerly await to hear from you about your experiences.