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Billion Dollar Unicorns: MarkLogic Making Waves in Enterprise NoSQL
One of the last things that a CIO wants to change in their organization is the database that they deploy. That is one reason why most companies are still using relational databases and haven’t switched to the relatively new NoSQL versions. A 2014 State of Database Technology Survey found that the biggest pie of the
Is Varonis An Acquisition Target?
Recent IDC reports suggest that the global Big Data technology and services market will be worth $41.5 billion by the year 2018, recording a growth of 26.4% annually. The proliferation of smartphones and other connected devices is leading to a significant growth in both structured and unstructured data. New York-based Varonis Systems (NASDAQ: VRNS) is
Billion Dollar Unicorns: The Ride-Sharing Industry Continues to Deliver Unjustifiable Valuations
The global ride-sharing market is seeing skyrocketing valuations. There are several pundits who question these multi-billion dollar valuations. But that hasn’t stopped VCs from continuing to drive valuations upwards – irrespective of the geography in which these companies operate. The lion’s share of the ride sharing market is held by Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Uber.
Duolingo Valuations Skyrocketing While Revenues Remain Absent
Rapid globalization in the recent years has led to an increased interest in learning new languages. While English is the most preferred language to learn, there is a growing interest in other languages like Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. A recent report published by TechNavio projects the global Online Language Learning market to grow at 10%
From E-Commerce to Web 3.0: Flipkart Sees Valuations Rise, Profitability Still a Challenge
Last year, Chinese e-tail giant Alibaba went public on the New York Stock exchange. Alibaba has been the role model of several e-commerce companies. One of their avid followers, India-based Flipkart, is now eyeing an IPO in the US markets as well. The company is already seeing strong growth in its valuation driven by the
From E-Commerce to Web 3.0: Indian E-Commerce Player Snapdeal Eyeing a US IPO
A recent Morgan Stanley report expects the Indian Internet market to grow from $11 billion in 2013 to $137 billion by the year 2020, translating to a 43% annualized growth. Within the industry, e-commerce is expected to grow from $2.9 billion in 2013 to $102 billion by 2020, making India the world’s fastest growing e-commerce market in
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Can Kaltura Be A Public Unicorn?
Recent market reports on the open source software market estimate that there was a 140% growth in the interest in purchasing open source software over the last four years. Overall the market saw $2 billion in open source software sales back in 2013. As interest in open source tools increases, companies like Kaltura are seeing
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Containers Gives Docker Entry into the Club
According to recent research reports, the global open source software market was estimated to be worth $2 billion in 2013. But there is a rapid increase in the adoption of open source tools. Researchers peg the number of open source projects in 2014 to double to nearly 2 million. Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Docker is helping