BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow, has revealed how the implementation of a centralised data management tool has helped it save millions of pounds.
If you think the storage systems in your data center are out of control, imagine having 450 billion objects in your database or having to add 40 terabytes of data each week.
We live in a world fuelled by data, and PCs and modern digital gadgets need to store their data somewhere. Data is stored inside a PC, laptop or similar device, and is often expanded with external storage for backups or simply to expand on internal capacity.
RainStor today announced the general availability of its updated database repository, which is optimized to store and serve up machine-generated data, such as user logs and OLTP data sets.
Rapidly growing sores of structured and unstructured data are prompting IT executives to turn to open source Hadoop technology for storage and analysis efforts.
Two major Silicon Valley venture capital firms -- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) -- have invested $135 million in data management product vendor OSIsoft LLC.
In my last blog, I introduced the concept of the data services engine (DSE), a modular building block of hardware and software that provides all the core functions for data management within an optimized data center.
With so many people now carrying personal iPads into the workplace you might be thinking about directly supporting it for business use. Approach with caution or you could be overwhelmed, warns Bill Hewitt, CEO of Kalido, a provider of data management and governance tools.
NAS appliances remain easy to operate, but their roles and capabilities have expanded immensely. Here are some tips for picking the right one for your business.
CRM features are important for users, but what matters to IT -- and the health of the business -- is the quality, validity, and usability of the data held in the customer-related systems.
IBM on Wednesday announced it has acquired PSS Systems, a privately held company whose software is designed to help large organizations manage electronic documents required to meet legal obligations.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PSS Systems was founded in 2004 and is based in Mountain View, Calif.
Many of today's cost-conscious food shoppers buy store brands -- like Costco's Kirkland or Stop & Shop's Nature's Promise -- rather than national brands. Industry figures show that nearly 1 out of 4 products bought in U.S. supermarkets last year was a private-label brand.