Tag: SaaS

PlanGrid, a Sequoia backed company, Finds Success by Throwing Paper Up Into the Cloud

by on July 14, 2017 1:01 am
Tracy Young, CEO of PlanGrid, once walked into a Sequoia Capital conference room, her arms full of bundles of construction plans seeking venture capital funding. Each bundle consisted of dozens of 30″x42″ paper sheets, had the diameter of a small tree, and weighed more than a gallon of milk. Her vision was to throw these… Read more PlanGrid, a Sequoia backed company, Finds Success by Throwing Paper Up Into the Cloud

The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

by on July 9, 2017 11:54 pm
Data storage, as we know it, is primarily in the form of tapes, flash drives, hard disk drives and solid state storage. With data storage being the fastest growing semiconductor technology, the world is doubling storage capacity every 12-18 months [1]. Data storage firms are increasingly trying to push the boundaries of physical storage, with… Read more The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

What is Workday?

by on July 8, 2017 12:08 pm
You may have noticed that both Chris Cruz (CIO & CDT, State of CA) last week and Carl Eschenbach (Partner, Sequoia Capital and Ex-COO, VMware) this week, used Workday as an example of an innovative system. Carl even asked the audience who is familiar with the system and a few raised their hand. In an… Read more What is Workday?

Journey to the Cloud and a Lesson in Shared Responsibility

by on July 7, 2017 9:15 am
Recently Chris Cruz, the Deputy CIO for California, spoke to our Leading Trends in Information Technology class at Stanford. According to Cruz his organization is responsible for overseeing the information technology needs of the 138 entities apart of the California Executive Branch of government. He manages this primarily through the California Statewide Datacenter and manages… Read more Journey to the Cloud and a Lesson in Shared Responsibility