RSA Applies Big Data to Risk Analytics to Transform Enterprise Authentication

The just-announced RSA Authentication Manager 8 adds a new risk-based authentication option that leverages Big Data analytics to help organizations achieve a higher level of identity assurance in enterprise, cloud, and mobile environments. The new version combines the RSA SecurID one-time password technology with risk-based authentication that analyzes dozens of risk factors to verify end-user access to resources without compromising convenience or productivity. More

RSA Executive Chairman Says Big Data Analytics Will Transform Security

Big Data is transforming the security industry, information technology, business, and society said Art Coviello, EVP of EMC Corp. and Executive Chairman of RSA in his opening keynote at RSA Conference 2013. Coviello talked specifically about how Big Data analytics combined with an intelligence-driven security strategy will help security practitioners regain the advantages of vigilance and time to better detect and defend against advanced threats. More

Vermont Awards $48M Medicaid Agreement to HP

HP Enterprise Services has signed a $48 million contract with the Department of Vermont Health Access to continue its 31-year relationship as the state’s Medicaid fiscal agent. The four-year accord includes services that assist the state in reaching its healthcare reform goals, including relocation of Vermont’s Medicaid Management Information System to a state-of-the-art HP data center and an upgrade to its call center technology. More

IBM Announces Cloud-Based Analytics and Mobile Initiatives to Capture New Markets

IBM has announced a set of global initiatives to help its global ecosystem of business partners embrace cloud, mobile, and Big Data analytics technologies to generate new revenue streams with new buyers such as the chief marketing officer (CMO), chief of police and CFO. IBM is committed to help its business partners build innovative solutions that take advantage of advanced technologies to tackle the next wave of data intensive business challenges. More

The Cheesecake Factory uses IBM Big Data Analytics to Deliver High Quality Customer Experience

The Cheesecake Factory Inc. is using IBM Big Data analytics to deliver a high quality experience to its guests. The Cheesecake Factory generates large volumes and varieties of data daily in its complex, global food supply chain. One of its key challenges is gleaning instant insight from the mass of Big Data to serve its guests better and deliver an exceptional dining experience. Using IBM Big Data analytics built on IBM Power Systems and IBM Business Partner N2N Global’s solution, it has developed the ability to alert restaurant locations quickly to remove any ingredient that does not meet it standards for quality and consistency. More

IBM Announces Network Infrastructure Support for Communications Service Providers

IBM has announced support for virtualization of the network infrastructure of communications service providers to provide the benefits of a cloud delivery model. This will help them meet increasing network traffic demand, decrease costs, and reduce time to deploy new services by separating network functions from purpose-built hardware, a goal of IBM’s Smarter Communications initiative. More

Dell, VMware Deliver Converged Infrastructure for Desktop Virtualization

Dell and VMware have announce a pre-integrate system designed for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) workloads. Build on the Dell DVS Enterprise-Active System 800 with VMware Horizon View 5.2, the system will enable organizations to deploy and provision VDI workloads rapidly and improve efficiencies through resource optimization and increased security. More

NaviSite Announces 2013 NaviCloud Expo with Analyst James Staten

NaviSite Inc. has announced the NaviCloud Expo 2013 cloud computing conference focused on leveraging the latest in cloud technology for innovation, agility, and growth, on April 11-12 in the Ritz Carlton in Charlotte, North Carolina. James Staten, VP and principal analyst with Forrester Research Inc. will deliver the keynote. As the lead for Forrester’s Cloud Computing Playbook, Staten provides insights and best-practice use of cloud computing for both business and technology professionals. More

SAP, Intel Partner to develop Big Data Systems to Improve Competitiveness and Agility

SAP AG an Intel have announced a technical & business partnership to develop and provide Big Data analytics to help customers gain competitive advantage and agile. They plan to build and market a Big Data system for enterprise customers using the Sap HANA platform and Intel Distribution for Apache Hadoop software to integrate innovation and software technologies from both companies and the Open Source community. More

Hortonworks Brings Apache Hadoop to Windows

Hortonworks has announced the new Hortonworks Data Platform for Windows. The 100 percent open source Hortonworks Data Platform is the industry’s first Apache Hadoop distribution for both Windows and Linux, enabling organization to run Hadoop-based systems natively on Windows. The beta release is available for download now from Hortonworks. More