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The latest entry into the effort to simplify large-scale analytics has come from MapR Technologies Inc. in the form of new templates designed to automate the implementation of three key emerging use cases for Spark. The release tops off a tremendous show …
Datto extends data protection to new frontiers in massive update
With the enterprise technology conference season now in full swing, Datto Inc. is seizing the moment to join the fray. The backup and recovery powerhouse unleashed a barrage of new updates at its annual partner meeting this morning that extend the reach …
Loggly adds derived fields to cloud-based monitoring service
The battle over machine-generated data is heating up with the introduction of an important new analytic capability from Loggly Inc. that promises to help administrators work faster through the vast and growing amounts of information coming off their infrastructure. It’s designed to …
IBM commits 3,500 engineers to Apache Spark
Between the new features and integrations introduced at its third annual community meetup this morning, Apache Spark is marking a landmark new endorsement from IBM, which has decided to back the project to the tune of over 3,500 engineers who will now …
What you missed in Big Data: Open-source power
The central role of the open-source movement in analytics rose back to the surface last week after LinkedIn Inc. released another one of its internally-developed data crunching technologies under a free license to help promote emerging use cases. And in particular, performing …
What you missed in Cloud: Applications come first
Last week saw the rivalry among the giants of the infrastructure-as-a-service world intensify even further after the release of several new price cuts and features from Amazon Inc., most notably an option for customers to use their own encryption keys for data in its …
Amazon’s new M4 general-purpose instance packs up to 40 cores
For Amazon Inc., infrastructure-as-a-service is not just about chasing Moore’s law. The latest proof of that came this week in the form of a new iteration of its general-purpose instances that propels the core count deep into double-digit territory and upgrades the …
Microsoft adds Linux monitoring to Azure in continued open-source push
Whatever trace of doubt that there may have remained about Microsoft’s commitment to Linux in the open-source ecosystem is now likely gone following the addition of a free monitoring utility to its public cloud for tracking the activity of instances running the operating …
SolidFire beefs up its flash arrays with new data services
Flash arrays may be miles ahead of their disk-based predecessors when it comes to performance, but there’s still a lot of catching-up to do up the stack in the software layer, at least for some of the newer players that haven’t had …
Cisco flaunts new switches and hybrid cloud capabilities at Live 2015
Hot on the heels of the big launches from HP and Nutanix Inc. at their respective events, it’s now Cisco Systems Inc.’s turn in the spotlight with the introduction of new solutions on the second day of its Live conference that bring …