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IBM Takes On SAP, Oracle with Latest Buy
Big Blue is taking on SAP and Oracle with the acquisition of Kenexa, a provider of HR consultancy and services that plays in the same pond as Success Factors. IBM agreed to pay $46…
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It’s Official: Avamar In, vSphere Data Recovery Out
Earlier this month sources in the channel leaked that EMC and VMware will make a move to align their data center software agendas by integrating the storage vendor’s Avamar DR software with the 5.1…
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Savvis Collaborates with the Channel to Offer Wider Range of Services
Savvis is launching its new Enterprise Cloud Ecosystem Program today, which provides third party vendors with the tools they need to integrate their solutions with the company’s own line-up. Savvis is a cloud infrastructure…
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Symantec, OpsCode Integrate with VMware @VMworld 2012
Security software maker Symantec and cloud automation provider OpsCode both announced tighter integration with VMware’s data center virtualization solutions today, just as the company’s annual event is kicking into higher gear. Symantec’s update is…
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Nirvanix Teams Up with TwinStrata, Rounds Out Storage Offering
Cloud storage startup Nirvanix has aligned itself with TwinStrata to create an integrated solution that is more accessible for enterprises. The Nirvanix-CloudArray couples Nirvanix storage with Twin Strata’s CloudArray, a solution that makes it…
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iA Writer for iPad Tops This Week’s Tablet Business Apps
Quite a few interesting apps made it to this roundup this week, including two new launches and one writing app that’s set out to draw it’s own path. iA Writer is a steal for…
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This Week in Big Data: Cheaper Hardware, A New Hadoop Alternative and Funding to Go Round
Another week of stand out big data updates. The first one comes from a European firm named Compuverde, which unveiled new software that makes analytics more viable for enterprises. Organizations want the level of…
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This Week in the Cloud: OpenStack, Backup and AWS Glacier
A lot of updates from the cloud crossed the wire this week, including one big advancement for the OpenStack community. Piston Cloud, a distributor of the cloud OS, unveiled a simplified version of OpenStack…
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Flash Memory Summit: From Toshiba’s Comeback to Flash Cache and Consistent Performance
This week’s Flash Memory Summit expo featured a lot of new products, both from industry veterans and less known vendor that are trying to make a name for themselves. Toshiba, the inventor of NAND…
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EnterpriseDB Debuts Multi-Master Replication Feature for Postgres
EnterpriseDB announced a new Multi-Master Replication (MMR) capability that will be available with the 9.2 release of Postgres Plus due this fall. It’s currently available in beta under the name xDB Replication Server with Multi-Master…