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Looker Maintains Rank as an Overall Leader in Annual Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study
Looker retains a perfect ‘recommend’ score from its customers. The Dresner Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence 2018 Report surveys data professionals who rank 27 BI vendors on 33 metrics such as scalability, reliability, technical support, […]
Speaker lineup announced for 4th annual Forbes AgTech Summit
(Contributed) June 12, 2018 — Salinas, CA Speakers include The Honorable Stephen Censky, US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Steve Forbes, Chairman & Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media; Bruce Taylor, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Taylor Farms; […]
Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 12, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA If you’re reading this post, the Internet did not explode when network neutrality control rods were […]
PayStand Expands into Canada to Offer New Domestic Payments Infrastructure
(Contributed) June 12, 2018 — Scotts Valley, CA • Expansion into Canada brings new era of digital, Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) technology to domestic commercial payments • PayStand built an entirely new infrastructure to support Canadian B2B […]
Four Tech Startups Chosen to Compete for $250K in Inaugural Ag Automation Competition
(Contributed) June 7, 2018 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Western Growers and Radicle Growth have selected the four finalists who will be competing in the inaugural Radicle Automation Challenge for a minimum of $250,000 in […]
Hartnell College MakerSpace: Creativity at Work
By Esmeralda Montenegro Owen Hartnell College Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 7, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Guests check out robots at the opening of the dirty lab at Hartnell College. Contributed) […]
Santa Cruz Tech Beat celebrates FIVE years!
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 7, 2018 (Photo above: Amanda Rotella, left, Economic Development Coordinator with the City of Santa Cruz, interviews Santa Cruz Tech Beat Founder, Sara Isenberg, […]
‘Soundscaping’: Plantronics offers escape from office noise
By Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Water cascading down glass panels creates a visual and sound effect of a waterfall at Plantronics, where they’ve developed a […]
Inboard: Welcome to The Artist Series
(Source: Inboard blog) June 4, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The folks at Inboard have something new to share. We’re collaborating with a handful of artists to produce a series of exclusive, custom-designed M1 decks, […]
Watch: Best Electric Skateboard For Traveling
(Source: YouTube) June 5, 2018 — Israel e-longboard.ch travels to Israel with the Inboard ###