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IBM: Flash Storage Hits Tipping Point
April 12, 2013 09:06 AM Flash is now cheaper than most spinning disks -- and dramatically speeds up application and database performance, IBM says. What about Hana and Exadata?
Military Plans Multi-Exabyte Storage Cloud
April 08, 2013 04:11 PM Defense Information Systems Agency will spend $45 million on a private storage cloud for intelligence and surveillance imagery.
When Big Data Needs Bare Metal, SoftLayer Fits
April 04, 2013 11:08 AM SoftLayer touts bare metal cloud service for big data analytics, offers MongoDB with the push of a button.
Federal Reserve To Hire Chief Data Officer
March 22, 2013 01:45 PM Appointment would make the Fed another in a growing number of governments and government agencies with chief data officers.
Big Data Strategy Lacking At European Enterprises
March 21, 2013 10:24 AM Interxion study finds that only 25% of large European organizations have developed a business plan for big data. What's stopping them?
IBM Watson's Future: Students Have Winning Ideas
March 15, 2013 11:49 AM University of Southern California students brainstormed novel business uses for the big data-crunching supercomputer; a legal discovery application came out on top.
Cisco CTO: Internet Of Everything Much More Than SDN
March 15, 2013 10:55 AM CTO Padmasree Warrior goes one-on-one with InformationWeek to explain Cisco's larger vision for Internet of Everything.
#BigData100: Vote Now For Big Data Influencers
March 15, 2013 09:30 AM Who are the most influential big data tweeters? Big Data Republic wants to know.
Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop
March 11, 2013 11:51 AM Upcoming Interop workshop will focus on helping organizations see through big data hype and focus on what matters.
Facebook's Futuristic Data Center: Inside Tour
March 07, 2013 11:06 AM Facebook's cutting-edge data center in the high desert of Oregon represents the future. Take a look at the technologies and choices that make it tick.
Government IT Pros See Savings, Challenges In Big Data
February 22, 2013 08:50 AM Big data may cut budgets, fight crime, cure diseases and personalize services, say federal and state IT officials in TechAmerica/SAP survey.
Turning Raw Data Into Smart Data
February 15, 2013 10:38 AM Your organization may have a big data platform in place, but do you have a smart data strategy?
IBM's Big Data Strategy: Combine And Conquer
February 13, 2013 11:28 AM Big Blue is gobbling up big data companies at a steady clip. What's the method behind the madness?
How To Beat The Big Data Disconnect
February 11, 2013 10:46 AM Organizations often hit a roadblock after the initial setup of a big data project. But to get value from unstructured data, keep on driving.
IBM Fights Rivals With Aggressive Power Server Prices
February 05, 2013 08:36 AM IBM entry-level Power 7+ servers now start at $6,000. Netezza analytics platform successor challenges EMC, Oracle and Teradata.
IBM's Watson Finds Home At Rensselaer Poly Tech
January 30, 2013 10:05 AM IBM's cognitive computer will let university do advanced computing research and expose students to big data analytics disciplines.
Big Data Perceptions: Good, Bad And Ugly
January 28, 2013 12:13 PM Depending on the source, big data is still the next big thing, seriously overhyped, or simply too confusing to fathom.
Big Data Profile: Booz Allen Hamilton's Josh Sullivan
January 18, 2013 08:15 AM Dr. Josh Sullivan, VP at consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, talks hiring challenges, big data consortiums, and more.
'Data Animators' Bring Big Data To Life
January 17, 2013 12:07 PM Data scientists who visualize massive amounts of information and make it accessible to everyone are actually 'animators,' says one analytics expert.
Facebook Open Compute Project Shapes Big Data Hardware
January 17, 2013 09:31 AM Big data practitioners like Facebook, Goldman Sachs and Fidelity are setting the standards for cheaper, more efficient servers and systems from the likes of Applied Micro, AMD, Dell and Intel.
By The Numbers
Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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