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How to Select the Right Design Agency
By Eric Ressler Cosmic, Creative Director November 7, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Practical steps based on years of experience on the “other side.” One thing we’ve heard over and over again from our clients […]
Students Create Disaster Survival Apps at CSUMB Hackathon Weekend
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 6, 2017 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: The I Am Safe team won First Place at CSUMB’s Hackathon Weekend. Credit: Jan Janes Media) Solutions for […]
Bioinformatics leaders partner to build platform for NIH Data Commons
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz November 6, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Bioinformatics experts see cloud-based computing and data storage as the most effective way to manage and use rapidly growing biomedical […]
Santa Cruz agency to launch fake news rating solution
By Chris Miller Founder, Launch Brigade Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 4, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “Our team has been building out a platform that can provide content ratings in near real […]
Undergraduate biomedical research initiative launches at UCSC
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz November 2, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Students in biologist Jeremy Sanford’s undergraduate research lab work on projects directly connected to his research on disease-causing genetic mutations. […]
Q&A: Monarch Media Celebrates 20th Anniversary
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 1, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA It’s a big deal when a startup turns 20. Claire Schneeberger founded Monarch Media in 1997 with a […]
The never-ending Linux case: SCO vs IBM
By Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica November 1, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published SCO Is Undeniably and Reliably Dead (3/10/16).] SCO says IBM released a “sham” version of Monterey […]
How to build and grow an SDR team
By Sulagna Misra Lattice October 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Looker-istas visit the Mystery Spot. Source: Lattice.com) How does Looker scale its SDR team without losing its helpful and generous culture? Business […]
LitmusBox Brings Telepresence to Downtown Santa Cruz Event
By Carmen Palacios Litmusbox October 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, left to right: Litmusbox president JT Mudge, developer Antonio De Luca, intern Matt Boddy, and project manager Carmen Palacios over telepresence, prepare […]
Cruz Foam: Sustainable Surfing
By Donald Brennan Student, CSUMB October 31, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA With backgrounds in material and chemical engineering, the founders set out to create a sustainable replacement for surfboard blanks. Cruz Foam is aiming […]