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Hiro Capital puts $2.3M into team sports tracking platform PlayerData — as does Sir Terry Leahy

TechCrunch

Hiro Capital has gradually been making a name for itself as an investor in the area know as “Digital Sports” or DSports for short. based PlayerData uses wearable technology and software tracking to give grass-roots and professional sports teams feedback on their training. It’s now led a $2.3 Edinburgh, U.K.-based

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

CIO

The NBA has also enjoyed a 50% growth in subscribers and 52% increase in viewership this season, the CTO adds, attributing the wins to the NBA’s tight partnership with Microsoft and its three-point action plan that began in earnest three years ago. “We

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Cloud Leaders Sound Off on Key Challenges

Tenable

These are the findings from a commissioned survey including 262 IT and security professionals who have the final decision-making authority for their organization’s cloud infrastructure. Which of the following cloud infrastructural technologies does your organization currently use?

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Beyond Visibility: Proactive Cloud Workload Security in the Real World

Prisma Clud

That number speaks for itself, showcasing the increasing reliance on the public cloud as the infrastructure of choice. As the CTO of Prisma Cloud, I'm thrilled to share our insights and the learnings gained from witnessing the rise of cloud-native technologies and the rapid adoption of the public cloud.

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Bringing the Benefits of Athletics to More Kids—Through Esports

Battery Ventures

Esports fandom already rivals that of traditional sports: In 2019, the League of Legends World Championship Finals ( 100 million unique viewers ) eclipsed Super Bowl 53 ( 98 million viewers) in terms of total viewership! Few platforms exist today to support competition, training, development and coaching for amateur players.

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