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Venture firm Accel makes another huge Big Data bet

Posted June 19, 2013 - 3:51 pm

Accel Partners Tuesday announced a $100 million fund to back software companies exploiting the technology foundation built by the first wave of Big Data start-ups.
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Federal government wrestles with big data and sequestration

Posted June 19, 2013 - 3:23 pm

Despite the challenges of the budget sequestration that went into effect on March 1, federal agencies are pressing forward with big data initiatives, hoping to squeeze big savings out of more efficient use of their data.
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What GE's cloud computing foray means for big data

Posted June 19, 2013 - 3:20 pm

As if GE doesn't already have enough on its plate, the company entered the cloud computing marketing this week, announcing plans to provide cloud-based analytics services for its industrial customers.
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Deliver Customer Value with Big Data Analytics

Posted June 19, 2013 - 11:45 am

Big Data requires that companies adopt a different method in understanding today's consumer. Read this white paper to learn why Big Data is not just another passing trend.
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Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis

Posted June 17, 2013 - 11:16 pm

The Open Data Center Alliance, a customer group that shares tips about cloud deployments and tries to nudge vendors into supplying the products they want, has added big data to the list of IT topics it covers.
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Cray integrates Hadoop Big Data analytics with supercomputers

Posted June 15, 2013 - 3:17 am

Cray is bringing integrated open source Hadoop Big Data analytics software to its supercomputing platforms.
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10 hot big data startups to watch

Posted June 13, 2013 - 11:11 am

Big Data startups are building viable products that target real-world pain points, and most of these Big Data new ventures are well-funded with solid management teams. Here are 10 Big Data startups to watch.
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HP aims to shrink big data

Posted June 11, 2013 - 3:55 pm

Hewlett-Packard wants to help organizations get rid of their useless data, all the information that is no longer needed yet still takes up expensive space on storage servers.
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You may kiss the bride and tweet a selfie [CARTOON]

Posted June 7, 2013 - 6:00 am

How social media is changing everything, including weddings; plus a wrap up of this week's top tech stories
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Get ready for a flood of new Hadoop apps

Posted June 5, 2013 - 12:06 pm

The latest release of Apache Hadoop code includes a new workload management tool that backers of the project say will make it easier for developers to build applications for the big data platform.
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New York turns to big data to solve big tree problem

Posted June 4, 2013 - 9:20 pm

Trees probably aren't the first thing you think of when someone mentions New York City, but the city has a lot of them. Pruning and maintaining them is a public safety issue, and determining how to prioritize that maintenance is no easy feat. With the help of a nonprofit organization called DataKind, the city's Parks department is leveraging big data analytics for the job.
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Big data surge from federal agencies will drive health IT

Posted June 4, 2013 - 11:15 am

Department of Health and Human Services unleashes new structured data sets as it encourages the developer community to build new health IT applications to improve patient care.
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Should the CIO or the CMO take the lead on big data?

Posted June 3, 2013 - 12:52 pm

Someone must harness the power of real-time data flows. Instead of focusing on their differences and fighting for the same budgets, the CIO and CMO can come together at this critical juncture.
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How top CIOs tackle big data, analytics and cloud security

Posted June 3, 2013 - 12:44 pm

In an increasingly complex IT landscape, leading CIOs seek novel ways to use big data and cloud services to improve business processes. Keeping data secure remains a challenge, though, as does finding the right people to manage it all.
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Unix: How to plan your escape

Posted June 2, 2013 - 1:59 pm

Knowing how and when to use the escape character can make your day, but commands get a little hairy when you first have to escape your escape.
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Content Analytics: Big Data Conquered, Customer Service Elevated

Posted May 30, 2013 - 5:00 pm

For organizations looking to start a content analytics program or improve their existing capabilities, Aberdeen Group and IBM will lay out several recommendations on how to become a best-in-class customer service organization.
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Need $30,000? Try referring a developer to HubSpot

Posted May 28, 2013 - 6:00 am

One company has (way) upped the ante in the search for good software engineers
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The Senate may be interested in how Tim Cook likes his coffee

Posted May 24, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Apple CEO insists that his company doesn’t dodge taxes, but instructions to his personal assistant may suggest otherwise
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Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure for Dummies

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:37 am

Cloud computing, and specifically Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), offers many benefits to an enterprise. Cloud computing has matured into a production grade model for the enterprise.
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Time Savings and Ease of Deployment Comparison Study - Database Appliance vs Microsoft SQL Server

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:37 am

As the amount and importance of corporate data grows, companies of all sizes are finding that they increasingly need to deploy high-availability database solutions to support their business-critical applications.
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NetApp FAS6240 Clustered SAN Champion of Champions

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:32 am

Storage systems today must match agility with diversified I/O performance to satisfy an enterprise's changing needs.
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Harness IT -- An Introduction to Business Intelligence Solutions

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

Learn the key selection criteria required to provide your organization with the capability to address structured data, unstructured data and mobile demands so that employees can view and manipulate data on their own, from virtually any location.
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Business Intelligence Shows its Smarts

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

Today's Business Intelligence (BI) tools provide a new way to think about data with self-service capabilities and user-friendly analytics that can be used by nearly everyone.
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Proactive Planning for Big Data

Posted May 23, 2013 - 10:30 am

Big data is less about the terabytes and more about the query tools and business intelligence needed to make sense of massive amounts of data.
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5 reasons to move to big data (and 1 reason why it won't be easy)

Posted May 21, 2013 - 4:08 pm

Companies of all sizes are beginning to reap the benefits of data analytics technology. If you're not up to speed yet, here are five ways that big data can benefit your business--and one precaution that may well thwart your big data plans.
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