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The open-source answer to big data

Posted May 29, 2012 - 9:00 pm

Open-source source platforms for big data have exploded in popularity. And in the past few months, it seems like nearly everyone is feeling the fallout.
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Oracle prepares to enter PaaS wars

Posted May 29, 2012 - 4:59 pm

Oracle may lay out how it plans to become a player in the burgeoning PaaS (platform as a service) market next week during a webcast event featuring CEO Larry Ellison and co-president Mark Hurd.
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What could cause persistent client disconnects while trying to run Hadoop Zookeeper through a cloud provider?

Posted May 29, 2012 - 2:17 pm

We are trying to set up Zookeeper in a virtual environment through our cloud provider. On a regular basis we are getting client disconnects. Is there a common cause for these disconnects to keep happening?
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Faster, higher, stronger: Big data will get Olympic workout

Posted May 29, 2012 - 8:00 am

Big data will help Olympic officials track athletes, attendees, and security, learn what didn't work, and then apply it to future Olympics.
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How to make PHP apps scale

Posted May 25, 2012 - 6:09 am

The most popular language for Web apps, PHP tends to buckle under heavy loads -- unless you opt for cloud scaling and a NoSQL back end
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McLaren CIO uses SAP's HANA to scale back on ‘expensive PhDs’

Posted May 24, 2012 - 1:40 pm

McLaren CIO Stuart Birrell has said that he is using SAP’s in-memory HANA technology to try and scale back on using “expensive PhD” skills within the group’s Formula 1 teams.
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Banjo plays a big data tune

Posted May 24, 2012 - 11:06 am

A social media aggregation service uses a combination of big data tools to deliver real-time notifications to user that their friends are near.
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Making history: Big data will change the IT org chart

Posted May 24, 2012 - 12:00 am

Taking the helm on a big data project could help make the case that a CIO should report to the CEO, not CFO.
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Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach

Posted May 22, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Besting a record set by Yahoo in 2009, the research arm of Microsoft have deployed a new technique for quickly sorting large amounts of data, called Flat Datacenter Storage (FDS).
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BI careers stuck in doldrums; business ties, big data could put wind in sails

Posted May 22, 2012 - 8:00 am

BI analysts lag behind most other IT professionals in terms of pay, but there's anecdotal evidence that big data can boost careers and wages as projects proliferate.
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Up-and-coming tech jobs

Posted May 21, 2012 - 1:54 pm

Big changes in IT are spawning a new class of tech job titles. Here are a few up-and-comers -- and a rundown of the skills you need to land these positions.
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Red Hat CEO: The nuts and bolts of open source

Posted May 21, 2012 - 1:29 pm

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst lays out a compelling vision of open source's critical place in IT history and its future.
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Silver Peak bolsters virtual WAN optimization software

Posted May 21, 2012 - 12:27 pm

Silver Peak today upgraded the software for its WAN appliance to handle automated optimization for TCP and non-TCP traffic, 512,000 simultaneous connections for 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) infrastructures and support for a bunch of common hypervisors.
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Yahoo's Genome highlights hosted big data analytics trend

Posted May 21, 2012 - 6:11 am

Yahoo joined a growing list of companies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this week.
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Equifax eyes are watching you -- big data means big brother

Posted May 20, 2012 - 7:00 am

As one of three credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax keeps financial data on every adult in America, plus people in 16 other countries. But the company knows much more than just what goes into an old-fashioned credit score.
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Congress takes aim at critical Census survey

Posted May 16, 2012 - 10:11 pm

In the quest for more sources for rich and voluminous data, it would seem more than a little strange to watch a government entity actually hamper one of the most tried-and-true data-gathering organizations on the planet.
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As time goes by: Analytics for the long haul

Posted May 16, 2012 - 1:17 pm

Don't dismiss the value of long-haul analytics. While they may not be as exciting as real-time analytics, they can help predict the future of projects with longer lifespans.
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SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

Posted May 16, 2012 - 10:23 am

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.
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Taking the measure of big data: More is more

Posted May 15, 2012 - 8:00 am

Some believe that 99.9% of big data is worthless, but I disagree. What you might discard as worthless today, may be useful to another analyst tomorrow. It depends on the questions you ask the data, how you ask them, and when.
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Yahoo launches big data analytics tool for online advertisers

Posted May 14, 2012 - 4:09 pm

Yahoo today launched Genome, a new tool that allows online advertisers take advantage of the company's extensive experience with big data analytics.
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Five things CIOs should know about big data

Posted May 14, 2012 - 3:53 pm

#1 You will need to think about big data
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Up next for the cloud: Big data analytics?

Posted May 10, 2012 - 4:59 pm

In an effort to diversify its cloud offerings, NaviSite - a Time Warner Cable cloud computing and managed hosting company - announced plans to offer storage service for customers in what one analyst says could the beginning of service providers looking to offer big data analysis from the cloud.
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What is 'big data'? That depends on who's doing the defining

Posted May 10, 2012 - 11:18 am

Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big?
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In-database analytics: The key to big data performance

Posted May 10, 2012 - 12:00 am

Analytical functions reside inside the database with in-database analytis, so it's no longer necessary for the queries to wait for data to load.
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Big data analytics defining new malware strategy

Posted May 9, 2012 - 8:23 pm

Good intelligence has long been a decisive factor in the battle again malware. But with threats multiplying exponentially, analyzing information may become just as important as gathering it.
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