Jeff Vance
Jeff Vance is the founder of Startup50.com, a site that discovers, analyzes, and ranks tech startups. Follow him on Twitter, @JWVance, or connect with him on LinkedIn.
How 6 top SD-WAN and SASE vendors are evolving
Cisco, Versa, Fortinet, VMware, HPE, Palo Alto Networks envision new features related to 5G, AIops, automation
3 types of edge-gateway vendors
The vendor battle to own the enterprise edge is taking shape among enterprise incumbents, lower cost alternatives, and startups.
Top SD-WAN vendors and how they got there
Big networking players like Cisco, HPE, and VMware, but also more specialized vendors like Versa and Fortinet, offer different flavors of SD-WAN for varying enterprise needs.
9 enterprise-storage startups to watch
Young storage companies are innovating products that range from storage arrays to mainframe storage management to cloud storage and more.
Nimble tech startups find ways to navigate the pandemic
From remote data-center commissioning to strengthened e-commerce, some tech startups and their investors find opportunity in the COVID-19 global economic disruption.
Inside network automation trends
How to cut costs, boost uptime and streamline data center operations through network automation.
5 hot network-automation startups to watch
Automating network processes can head off issues and speed resolution of problems while cutting the workload on IT pros.
4 tech startup predictions for 2020
Capital markets are in transition, unicorns are falling and geopolitical instability abounds. That adds up to an 'interesting' climate for tech startups.
The year in startups: 3 trends in 2019 offer a glimpse into a wild 2020
Taking a look back at three tech and investment trends that dominated 2019 and may shape 2020.
SD-WAN sector report: Growing with no end in sight
With the WAN in transition, incumbents make their move through acquisitions, while startups continue to innovate at the edge. Insider Pro looks at why SD-WAN is so hot.
9 hot micro-data-center startups to watch
Startups focused on micro data centers could fill a void created by growing demand to process IoT data closer to the network edge.
How to build a startup evaluation toolkit
In the first installment of our startup evaluation guide, we cover five essential tools you need to ensure you are heading in the right direction.
IoT Sector Report: How to prepare for tech’s Wild West
This special bulletin investigates how tech giants are investing their IoT dollars, where VC money is going and risks enterprises must contend with in this chaotic market.
Hyperconverged infrastructure vendors: 10 hot HCI startups to watch
With interest growing in hyperconverged infrastructure, large tech incumbents have been buying startups with HCI expertise, but there remains a lot more startups carving out niches. Here are 10 of them.
10 hot IoT security startups to watch
With the Internet of Things growing unchecked, entrepreneurs are working to build security systems that can protect IoT infrastructure and the data it gathers. Here’s a look at 10 of them.
10 hot quantum-computing startups to watch
Well-funded young companies are tackling hardware, software, algorithms, security, analytics and more as they work to make quantum computing a reality in enterprises.
10 hot data-center virtualization startups to watch
Well-funded startups are streamlining data centers with products such as software-defined servers and software-defined block storage, as well as providing multi-cloud application support and data as a service.
How we selected 10 hot data-center virtualization startups to watch
Identifying an important problem and solving it, assembling a strong leadership team, raising funding and actually selling products to customers all contributed to deciding which candidates became hot data-center virtualization...
How we selected 10 hot business continuity startups to watch
Here's the process used to winnow down the possible candidates for mention in our business-continuity roundup.