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Strata + Hadoop World 2012: Expectations and Trends We’re Watching
October may just be the biggest month of the year for big data. The upcoming Strata Conference + Hadoop World gathering in New York will be co-presented by both O’Reilly and Cloudera, and will provide an opportunity to gain a very comprehensive view of where the industry is situated today. From October 23rd through the ...
Redefining the Xbox, Consumer Cloud with Windows 8
Microsoft is looking to change the status of its Xbox console from a simple gaming platform to a full-fledged home entertainment hub. So far, this initiative is progressing nicely. Here to discuss more on the matter is SiliconAngle founder John Furrier, who says the Xbox represents the new consumer era of cloud, mobile and social, ...
Lawmakers’ Privacy Concerns Will Cost Advertisers a Lot of Money
Big data may be a big buzz word right now, but the underlying developments in this space have large implications on the consumer market. Here to discuss the marketing industry’s use of big data is SiliconAngle’s John Caseretto, who goes through the latest developments in privacy. He looks at ways in which increased scrutiny on marketers ...
OpenStack Downloaded Over 300,000 Times, Powers On
OpenStack distributor PistonCloud recently published an infographic that sums up how much OpenStack grown since its launch in 2010. The initiative is big, no doubt, and the company is offering some specific numbers to back up that claim. OpenStack has been downloaded at least 300,000 times since it became available to developers. It also evolved – ...
Baumgartner’s Space Jump Legitimizes Web Broadcasting
Felix Baumgartner’s recent space jump was a milestone in more than one regard. The Austrian set the record for the highest skydive, and also for the number of people who tuned in to watch in real-time. Here to discuss how the space jump has impacted the web broadcasting sector is SiliconAngle founder John Furrier (full ...
Is the Nation Prepared for Global Cyberattacks?
Cybersecurity continues to be a hot topic for consumers and politicians alike, affecting us at the national and global level. In a News Desk interview earlier today, SiliconANGLE contributing editor Jon Casaretto talked about lawmakers’ recent response to cybersecurity, as well as other updates from this space (full video below). The first thing John tackles ...
Strata 2011 Recap: Did We Meet the Future of Search?
The Strata Conference brings together big data experts from an extremely broad range of sectors and industries. Many of those who’ll be attending next week’s gathering will make appearances in theCube, as they did in 2011, when SiliconAngle got the opportunity to visualize the massive scope of this trend from the data scientist’s point of ...
Apple and Samsung Fight Over Personell, Datacenter
Every industry has its epic battle, and we’re in the era of mobile warfare. The love-hate relationship between Apple and Samsung has a special appeal because of their business partnership, success in the consumer market and tit-for-tat lawsuits. To discuss the latest in the Apple-Samsung case is SiliconANGLE contributing editor John Caseretto, who recently made ...
This Week in Big Data: HortonWorks’ Major Updates, HANA and PureData
A few vendors announced notable big data developments this week. Hortonworks alone had two. On Thursday the big data start-up unveiled a new ODBC driver that allows users to integrate their existing BI applications with Hadoop. Hortonworks’ version of the open database connectivity API supports features support for Tableau, PowerPivot and other analytical apps, in ...
This Week in the Cloud: OpenStack, Analytics and More
This week had a few notable updates, including one from Rackspace. The cloud hosting provider introduced something called OpenStack Fundamentals, a certification course that’s based on material developed for internal use. The material has been around for a year or so, so Rackspace had a lot of time to polish it up before offering it ...