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Facial Analytics: What Are You Smiling At?
Emotient's API provides "real-time emotional analysis" for use in focus groups and other consumer applications.
Apple iPhones Could Thwart Attackers
Apple patent application suggests the company is looking to add personal security features to its mobile devices.
Paytronix Proves SMBs Can Do Big Data Analysis
Running a Cloudera Hadoop cluster on Amazon Web Services, Paytronix gains insight into customer behavior it couldn't tease out of a database.
NYC Mayor Needs Analytics In His Corner
Mayor de Blasio needs more than public support to advance his plans for jobs, education, and public safety. He must harness big data.
What 24's Jack Bauer Can Teach Federal Agencies
The true value of mobility, big data, and the cloud emerges when agencies combine all three to help employees work more effectively.
Internet in 2025: 5 Intriguing Predictions
How will the Web evolve over the next decade? Technology experts weigh in.
IBM Analytics Improve BMW Auto Quality
BMW takes a predictive look at sensor data to eliminate flaws in new models before they go into production.
Can We Control Our Digital Identities?
The web and cloud need an identity layer for people to give us more control over our sprawling digital identities.
Bad Winter Weather Meets Big Data Prediction
The Weather Company is moving to a NoSQL-powered platform to gather some 20 terabytes of weather data per day. What's the biggest challenge?
Real-Time Acoustic Processing Has Big Data Potential
Ready for a wearable that listens to your snoring -- or your stomach? Meet audio machine-learning tech.
Drones In Action: 5 Non-Military Uses
Government agencies, universities, and a few private companies won authorization to use drones in the US. Take a peek at the drones on the job.
2014 State Of Database Tech: Think Retro
Conventional databases from Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM still dominate the enterprise, say respondents in our newest research. What will it take for NoSQL, DBaaS, and distributed systems to break through?
Facebook's WhatsApp Deal Under Fire
Privacy advocates file FTC complaint to block Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp, calling it unfair and deceptive.
In-Q-Tel Invests In Data-Prep Platform Paxata
Cloud-based platform offers analysis tools, data sharing, and full governance, providing significant productivity gains for data analysts.
IBM Watson Goes On Silicon Valley Grand Tour
IBM execs tout Watson-as-a-Service, venture funding to tech startups in California.
Hadoop Jobs: 8 Resume Do's And Don'ts
Here's what hiring managers look for when vetting resumes for Hadoop-related positions -- and what prompts them to hit the delete button.
Internet Of Things: What About Data Storage?
The Internet of Things presents a new set of data storage and protection challenges. Here's how to tackle those issues.
Feds Grapple With Big Data Vs. Privacy
Government study focuses on how privacy-enhancing technologies and large-scale analytics will shape the future of big data.
Two Approaches To In-Memory Database Battle
In-memory options from IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle aren't the same as SAP's all-in-memory Hana platform.
Big Data Meets Threat Detection
Security practitioners are getting a lot smarter about using security analytics and big data to identify threats in real-time. But there's a still a lot to learn.
Big Data Progress Requires Better Development Tools
The big data community needs better app development tools, not more Hadoop whizzes, says Continuuity's CEO.
Office 365 Gets Personal
Microsoft Office 365 will soon become more collaborative, focusing on relevant content to provide a more personalized work experience.
Wearables At Work: Hello Big Brother?
Employers must tread carefully with activity trackers and devices like Google Glass. Wearables could take real-time personal data collection to unnerving new heights.
Hadoop Jobs: 6 Recruiter Tips
Tech recruiter shares insights and advice for IT pros with Hadoop skills looking to land a new gig.
In-Memory Databases: Do You Need The Speed?
IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP are ramping up the fight to become your in-memory technology provider.
In-Memory Technology: The Options Abound
The software giants might have the inside track, but there's no shortage of innovative, alternative providers.
MIT Research Looks To Extend Moore’s Law
For years the semiconductor world has waited for Moore's Law to reach its limit. However, new research from MIT shows how manufacturers can shrink geometries past 20 nm cost-effectively.
Why Smart Cities Need Cloud Services
As municipal needs get more sophisticated, more cities turn to cloud services.
IBM Confirms Layoffs Amid Hiring
IBM cuts workers even as it hires for cloud computing and Watson initiatives.
Digital Strategy Test: Can You Gain Competitive Advantage?
Tech leaders worldwide are jazzed -- and worried -- about the chance to get an edge with digital business, author finds.
Why You Should Be Excited About Future Tech
Sure, robotics, the Internet of Things, data analytics, and other disruptive trends are intimidating, but they will improve our lives.
Workday Beats Forecasts, Buys Analytics Startup
Workday wraps up fiscal 2014 with 71% gain, buys HR-oriented predictive analytics company.
DataStax Brings In-Memory To NoSQL
Apache Cassandra vendor DataStax joins Microsoft, Oracle, and others adding in-memory features to their database management systems.
Business Apps Are Becoming Disposable
The ease with which software applications can be created and connected to corporate systems has changed the nature of business software development.
CenturyLink Pursues Big Data, High Traffic Workloads
Adds new set of Hyperscale servers equipped with SSDs to address most ambitious public cloud users.
Gartner BI Magic Quadrant: Winners & Losers
Tableau and QlikTech move up. See who moves down in Gartner's ranking of business intelligence vendors.
And The Winner Is: Big Data Oscar Picks
This year's Best Picture will be 12 Years A Slave, according to Academy Award prognosticators at Farsite. Will big data get it right?
Is Your Company Really A Digital Business?
Or does it just look like one? Here's how to tell the difference.
Dell Takes NetSuite Under Its Wing
Dell boosts its services and consulting business through a partnership with cloud ERP vendor NetSuite.
IBM Buys Cloudant, Eyes Amazon's Turf
IBM's planned Cloudant buy will advance cloud-based database services, but can the underlying database compete against Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB, Couchbase, and DataStax?
IBM BlueMix: PaaS Play, Explained
With BlueMix, IBM gives customers a cloud path for legacy apps. Here's how SoftLayer, Cloud Foundry, and WebSphere tools fit in.
Real-Time Analytics At Work Inside Telcos
What can real-time analytics reveal? A mobile provider in New York City recently realized that 10% of its capacity was being consumed by a single application.
Mobile World Congress: Are Wearables More Fragile Than Fun?
Mobile health apps and wearables on display at MWC are cool and beneficial, but privacy issues lie in wait.
Big Data Hiring: 5 Facts From The Field
Consider this creative advice for big data job hunters and hiring managers from EMC and Pivotal execs.
What Google Glass Can Teach IT
Google Glass and other easy-to-use wearable devices underscore the importance of user-friendliness in the enterprise.
Google Powers Forest Protection Effort
Using Google's map technology and cloud platform, Global Forest Watch can track tree use, abuse, and regrowth.
Facebook's WhatsApp Buy: 10 Staggering Stats
Let's put the $19 billion purchase price of messaging service WhatsApp in perspective using some added figures.
Intel's Big Data Play: 5 Facts
Intel ruled the PC era. Can it do the same in the age of big data and the Internet of Things?
Facebook Acquires WhatsApp: 3 Key Benefits
Facebook's $19 billion deal to buy messaging service WhatsApp may raise eyebrows, but it's a smart move. Here's why.
Think Today's Data Is Big? Wait 10 Years
If a petabyte won't qualify as big data, what will? Cleversafe's founder explains.
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