I am a San Francisco-based writer covering enterprise, education technology, health IT, and venture capital.

Prior to VentureBeat, I worked in public relations representing companies in the Big Data, cloud computing and analytics space. Before that, I worked as a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextWeb and Digital Trends, among others. In 2011, I received a Masters from the Stanford Graduate School of Journalism.

The first thing people usually notice about me is my weird accent. Growing up, I divided my time between the urban sprawls of New York and London. So when I’m not telling stories, you’ll find me embracing everything that the hippie, chilled-out California lifestyle has to offer: yoga, wine and hiking.

Disclosures: I stand behind VentureBeat’s ethics statement. Prior to VentureBeat, I worked in public relations and marketing, but do not maintain any relationships with former clients that would bias my reporting. I don’t own shares in any company in the tech sector. I don’t accept gifts with the exception of the occasional gift bag swag.

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stories by Christina Farr

Juniper Networks said to be raising a PE round to boost its enterprise and security business

With talks falling through to sell off its assets, Juniper Networks is considering raising a private equity round to bolster its enterprise and security business, Reuters reports.

With a $10K server, SiSense claims it can crunch 10 terabytes of data in 10 seconds (exclusive)

A startup called SiSense says it will break computing records today by crunching 10 terabytes of data on a $10,000 machine in a matter of seconds -- all on a single server node.

Kiss your postal mailbox goodbye for $5 a month

Outbox, a startup launching in San Francisco today, is an alternative to the "old system" of mail delivery. Outbox will collect and manage your physical mail for $5 a month, so you won't have to visit your postal mailbox again.

This Kickstarter-backed film just won an Oscar

Kickstarter emerged the people's winner at the 2013 Academy Awards, second only to Jennifer Lawrence, who earned millions of admirers (and several memes) when she tripped on her dress.

Box’s new security features would ‘answer the call’ of large enterprises

Box's new security features may help the cloud storage and collaboration company win over customers in new sectors, including financial services and health care.

Coursera signs on 29 more schools to offer free online courses

Ed-tech startup Coursera has announced that 29 more schools will offer courses on its online platform, bringing its total to 62 schools.

It’s raining ed-tech accelerators

Ed-tech entrepreneurs will be spoiled for choice when it comes to picking an accelerator or incubator program. A deluge of new accelerators have launched in recent weeks, including Kaplan and Pearson's "corporate" offerings.

Storage heavyweights launch PernixData to ‘continue where VMware left off’

PernixData provides software to virtualize server-side flash memory. The first product will be launched in the next three months, and is aimed at large enterprises that use virtualization in their data center.

Bloomberg wages ‘Made in NY’ campaign to boost Big Apple’s startup scene

New York City Mayor Bloomberg, who describes himself as an "entrepreneur" first and foremost on Twitter, is launching a new initiative to support local tech startups.

Dell beats Q4 expectations despite poor consumer sales

Dell announced higher-than-expected revenues for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, which may be the last time it reports its earnings to the Street.

New York University wants to train the next generation of data scientists

NYU will create a Center for Data Science composed of faculty from across the university and will offer a variety of graduate-degree programs to its students.

Kabbage brings its quick fix loans to UK merchants

Atlanta-based Kabbage is experiencing accelerated growth, and it recently beat out hundreds of applicants to be named the winner of our CloudBeat Innovation Showdown competition.

Steve Blank on ‘continuous innovation:’ Tech companies aren’t solving 21st century problems

I called on the serial entrepreneur and father of the "Lean startup" movement for a dose of perspective.