The combination of Big Data and security is adding up for Splunk. The enterprise software company late Thursday reported Q4 earnings that soundly beat analyst estimates. The results came as Splunk gains traction in helping companies better analyze the increasing amounts of information coming from mobile phones, PCs, global positioning systems and other electronic devices. Revenue guidance for the current quarter also beat Wall Street views. Splunk
The Federal Communications Commission approved revised net neutrality rules on Thursday after Chairman Tom Wheeler painted broadband service providers as potential villains that could thwart the Internet’s growth, as critics warned that the agency’s expanded regulatory powers would have the same chilling effect. The FCC voted 3-2 along party lines to regulate ISPs such as Comcast (CMCSA) and AT&T (T) under what Wheeler calls “modernized” Title II
AT&T says that it’s heading in the right direction by investing in Mexico’s telecom market. But expanding in the other direction might not be the right move for AT&T (T) or Verizon Communications (VZ), though Canada’s regulators hope to create a fourth national player to take on BCE (BCE), Rogers Communications (RCI) and Telus (TU). In September 2013, Verizon backpedaled on its interest in going to Canada after sparking speculation earlier that