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- Data Center Optimization: Federal agencies must increase server utilization and energy efficiency as they squeeze more computer processing into fewer data centers. We explore how the Army, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and others are doing that.
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5 Cloud App Trends To Expect In 2013
January 02, 2013
We'll see more mobile options and embedded analytics, of course, but surprises will include growth in financial apps and big-data insights.
Amazon Outage Scrooges Netflix, Heroku
December 27, 2012
Amazon Web Services suffers a second holiday services disruption and the fourth outage of 2012.
Oracle Q2 Results: Ellison Spins On Sun
December 19, 2012
CEO Larry Ellison talks up Oracle's Sun acquisition even as hardware sales slide 23%. Software sales rise.
Salesforce.com Motivates Sales Teams With Work.com
December 18, 2012
Cloud vendor's sales apps are the first to gain new social recognition, reward and performance-management capabilities.
Oracle Upgrades NoSQL Database, Big Data Appliance
December 18, 2012
Oracle NoSQL Database 2.0 gains management features, while the Oracle Big Data Appliance gets new software, more powerful Intel chips.
Research: 2013 Analytics & Info Management Trends
December 14, 2012
Companies of all sizes are embracing data visualization, self-service BI and big data analysis, our survey finds. Advanced analytics is of particular interest to our respondents: 62% say they’re using these technologies to optimize business operations, while 44% aim to identify business risk and another 44% hope to predict promising new business opportunities. This report explores use cases in higher education and insurance, and shows how emerging analytics techniques are achieving breakthrough results.
Oracle Acquires DataRaker For Utility Analytics
December 13, 2012
Big data deal gives Oracle a cloud-based platform for analyzing vast datasets generated by electric, gas and water utilities.
Couchbase Broadens Its NoSQL Database
December 13, 2012
Couchbase challenges 10Gen's MongoDB grip on document-oriented applications, adds JSON support to its key value store database.
Big Data Revolution Will Be Led By Revolutionaries
December 12, 2012
Why "old-guard" vendors didn't make our list of big data vendors to watch in 2013.
13 Big Data Vendors To Watch In 2013
December 11, 2012
From Amazon to Splunk, here's a look at the big data innovators that are now pushing Hadoop, NoSQL and big data analytics to the next level.
Amazon Redshift Leaves On-Premises Opening, Says ParAccel
December 06, 2012
Amazon's new Redshift data warehousing service is billed as a game changer, but the supplier of its underlying database says lots of customers won't go for the cloud service.
Boston Taps SAP To Measure City Services
December 05, 2012
SAP performance scorecards help Beantown track initiatives, meet goals and fix potholes faster.
Big Data And Analytics Expertise: Beg, Borrow Or Steal?
December 05, 2012
Demand for big data and analytics experts is on the rise, but it will take years for the supply to catch up. Here's how to cope.
Microsoft Dynamics App Updates: What's Missing
December 04, 2012
Microsoft's latest Dynamics AX, GP and CRM upgrades pack plenty of new features, but promised cloud, mobile and marketing options have been delayed.
Big Data Debate: End Near For ETL?
December 04, 2012
Extract, transform and load processes are the backbone of data warehousing, but with Hadoop on the rise, some see a new way to transform data. Two experts share opposing views.
SAP Clings To A Dated Cloud Apps Strategy
December 03, 2012
As cloud vendors Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Workday look toward larger companies, SAP courts small and midsize firms.
SAS Acquires rPath Assets To Boost Cloud Services
November 30, 2012
Analytic vendor SAS buys automation technologies, hires key staff to bolster its rapidly scalable cloud delivery capabilities.
Workday Posts Strong Start As Public Firm
November 29, 2012
Workday post-IPO financial results exceed expectations and it sets lofty goals for market share gains against Oracle and SAP.
Amazon Debuts Low-Cost, Big Data Warehousing
November 28, 2012
Amazon Redshift service promises ten times faster query performance than conventional on-premises data warehouses, at one-tenth the price.
Former Autonomy Chief Challenges HP Fraud Allegations
November 27, 2012
Former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch rejects HP allegations of impropriety. HP says questions will be answered in court.
Salesforce.com Revenues Surge, But Should You Ignore Losses?
November 27, 2012
Why cloud application vendors are held to a different standard when it comes to profitability.
10 Cities Raise Tech IQs In IBM Challenge
November 27, 2012
IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge helps 100 cities around the globe improve education, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. Look how 10 winning cities are tackling tough problems.
Big Data Debate: End Near For Data Warehousing?
November 19, 2012
Some Hadoop advocates say this new platform will unseat the relational data warehouse from its dominant role in BI. Database champions say 'not so fast!' Share your opinion.
Intel CEO Otellini To Step Down
November 19, 2012
Intel's Paul Otellini, president and CEO, is retiring as Intel stares down a post-PC era favoring mobile chips.
Analytics Gets More Accurate, More Accessible
November 19, 2012
Advanced analytics' predictive capabilities combined with big data are driving a new age of experimentation.