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5 Ways To Get Big Data Plans Moving

May 24, 2013 -- By Shankar Ranganathan

Are your analytics efforts getting bogged down in all the data streaming in from social, apps, surveys and other channels? Here's how to get unstuck.

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How Server Vendors Can Compete In Storage

May 23, 2013 -- By George Crump

Imagine if every server you bought already included all the storage capacity and performance you needed. Here's how server vendors could make it...

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Why Young IT Pros Should Consider Higher Ed

May 23, 2013 -- By Keith Fowlkes

In the battle for tech talent, small colleges and universities have a lot to offer Gen Xers and Millennials.

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Windows 8.1 Timing All Wrong

May 23, 2013 -- By Mike Feibus

Windows 8.1 should be coming out now. Here's why Microsoft can no longer afford to target the fall for new releases.

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Google's Amit Singh To Talk Enterprise Focus At E2

May 23, 2013 -- By Fritz Nelson

Amit Singh, president of Google Enterprise, will give the opening keynote at the upcoming E2 conference. We'll drill down with him on enterprise...

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Art And Computer Literacy Overcome Challenges At NYC School

May 22, 2013 -- By Ellis Booker

Many of its students are disadvantaged and living in temporary housing, but this New York City school’s computer lab is making strides.

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Software-Defined Storage Vs. Traditional Storage Systems

May 22, 2013 -- By George Crump

Here's why software-defined storage won't drive established storage companies out of business.

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Hadoop 2.0: New Big Data Possibilities

May 22, 2013 -- By Doug Henschen

Hadoop 2.0 will move beyond batch processing to support interactive, online and streaming applications. But don't let warnings about YARN tie you...

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SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI

May 21, 2013 -- By Cindi Howson

SAP's renamed Lumira visual module, mobile upgrades and the Hana platform are uniting the customer experience.

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Google Compute Engine: Too Little, Too Late?

May 21, 2013 -- By Charles Babcock

Google must convince enterprise IT managers that its infrastructure-as-a-service offering is a good fit. I am doubtful that Google is ready.

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