I'm personally happy to see Microsoft making a clear statement in that they want to focus on driving business analytics from data, and really push cloud and mobility. They have the pedigree, as with SQL and excel,...
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Speaking for the SMBs, its becoming increasingly important that companies look at their internal operations and do the math on how much running their own services is costing. If your core services involve mroe complex...
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Hi Charlie, I wanted to take a second to respond to your post personally. I'm not saying rip down your private cloud, I'm just calling IT's attention to the fact that these services are going to be really hard for...
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The point we're trying to put across in this article is just this: 1. Cloud is attracing the best developers in the world. 2. The majority of new project have a public cloud integration focus. 3. Improvements...
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Hmm... Last I heard cloud providers were estimating a loss of what, around $13 billion in revenues due to Prism. And what is Prism again? A Built-In back door to EVERY cloud provider? So lets talk about security for a second....
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A lot of people didn't understand the challenge that Digital Ocean was going to pose. It was combination of SSDs as standard and the built in following of Ruby developers that first caught my eye. But I don't entirelyh agree...
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From the 'if you can't beat them" files, Linode just announced it's spending $45 million to retool itself as more of a cloud player to better compete with AWS and Digital Ocean. Also adding SSDs, more RAM, Ivy Bridge. Winner:...
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To your point about connecting data sets, the interest among CIOs in BI and data analyis via SaaS options was evident in my conversations at our recent InformationWeek conference. This is a way to win for the business (think...
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Great ! I think Google will buy everything.. well It not sure how much he paid for this but it seems that Google want to rules the internet world. I recentlyl read the blog that Google May Step into Wireless Carrier...
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If Microsoft can move data back and forth between SQL Server and Hadoop in its Analytics Platform System, that's a pretty useful function. Many MySQL users would like to make use of Hadoop, but it's still not easy to get...
In reply to: If SQL Server can do it, MySQL wants to do it too
Nadella calls Excel the most ubiquitous data analytics product in the world -- also likely the top contributor to the multiple versions of spreadsheets problem -- leading to the multiple versions of the truth problem. BI/data...
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Azure Intelligent Systems Service is intriguing to me. It would seem as if Microsoft has been managing adminstration of PC endpoints for years - and so being able to extend that out to embedded systems is a logical step. I...
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Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy and breezy with scattered rain and 75% reduced bitrate this morning, becoming clear and windy with frequent service interruptions this afternoon.
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Right now the expanding market is in the youngest and future buyers segment. They know what they are looking for. Those companies that don't recognized it will lose market participation very soon. Asus has built a rock solid...
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This is a significant step forward. No matter how good a technology is, you need to put it into operation. If it cannot enter stable operation, then there is no chance for it to generate revenue for the enterprise.
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Impressive how Dwight Merriman and Eliot Horowitz & co. are able to drive MongoDB into more sophisticated operations.
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In my interview, Stirman started by discussing all the MMS automation features, even though they won't show up until May and even then they'll be in beta. That suggests to me that system management is the squeakiest wheel...
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While it makes sense that California is the epicenter for Hadoop jobs, don't count out Washington DC/Virginia/Maryland IT hub supporting the federal government. Based on state by state openings as of Apr. 7: MD - 140 VA...
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Sure, the Bay Area will be one of the first spots where an emerging technology like big data will proliferate. But over time that will spread around. Most companies still don't know what to do about big data analytics right...
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@danielcawrey I also thought of food allergies when I read this. It would have to be amazingly advanced, though, to pick up traces of food that aren't even part of the ingredient list. You may have noticed that some products...
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