In the last several years, hordes of new enterprise-IT upstarts have popped up in Silicon Valley, with some drawing lofty valuations from investors. They’re driven by new, more-advanced technologies i…
Time Is of the Essence—Time-Series Data, That Is
We’ve all heard how big, unstructured data is being generated at an unprecedented pace today, and about the tremendous value that can be generated by capturing insights from big data–whether fro…
Podcast: The Open-Source Software Development Culture at Capital One
Welcome back to the Battery Ventures Open Source podcast. Today’s podcast is drawn from Battery’s recent Open Source Summit. The event–which drew 140 technology executives, investors and others to Pal…
Open-Source Software: Show Me The Money
It’s no secret that open-source technology — once the province of radicals, hippies and granola eaters — has gone mainstream. According to industry estimates, more than 180 young companies that give a…
Seven Enterprise IT Trends to Watch in 2016
Worlds created entirely of clouds. “Unicorns” racing through new landscapes. Data moving faster than the speed of light. For those of you who don’t work in enterprise technology, this may sound like a…
Is Big Data Delivering Big Value…Yet?
There has been tremendous buzz around “Big Data” fueled by the exploding volume, variety and velocity of data from mobile devices and social networks on one hand, and the ability to crunch…
The Third Wave: Enterprise-IT Opportunity in the Age of Mobile Apps, Hyperscale Cloud and Big Data
I am excited to join the Battery Ventures team this week to double down on our enterprise-infrastructure practice and West Coast presence. More broadly, I believe there could not be a more exciting ti…