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iPad Air Hits Stores Nov. 1 : New Retina Display + Free Software
Apple’s fifth generation tablet is finally here. Unveiled today at a special company event in San Francisco, the brand new iPad Air squeezes a powerful processor into a tiny package that represents the company’s slimmest and arguably sleekest contribution to the mobile universe. At 7.5 millimeters, the iPad Air is thinner than a pencil ...
An Insider Take on Using Analytics to Ask Big Questions
Data holds the answers for many of the critical questions faced by decision makers today, with the quality of the query determining the accuracy the result. Indeed, many CIOs are recognizing that the ability to ask the right questions can be transformative for their organizations, but the shortage of skilled data scientists is proving to ...
Microsoft Going After Google with its Own Twist on Smart Eyewear
Microsoft’s plan for the Internet of Things may center on a device similar to Google Glass, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. According to “people familiar with the matter,” the software titan is prototyping multiple web-connected eyewear designs in an effort to catch up on Google in the wearable tech arena. Microsoft has reportedly ...
#BigDataNYC Preview : Best of Big Data on theCUBE [Playlist]
Hosted by SiliconANGLE and Wikibon, in partnership with Hortonworks and WANdisco, the first-ever #BigDataNYC 2013 gathering will bring together 200 industry heavy-hitters to rub shoulders and talk shop on theCUBE. With the summit rapidly approaching during Big Data Week in the Big Apple next week, we thought we’d give you a little taste of what ...
Sqrrl CEO Exclusive : Plans Talent + Ecosystem : Bags $5.2M for Big Data Security
Pushing its vision to make Hadoop more viable for the enterprise, Sqrrl has raised $5.2 million in Series A financing to promote Big Data security, a booming market opportunity as CIOs and cybercriminals alike recognize its value. Much like CIOs, hackers are increasingly recognizing the value of Big Data. While organizations are tapping into new information sources ...
Nike FuelBand vs. Jawbone Up : Sporty vs. Functional
The rising tide of connected devices that we at SiliconANGLE have been covering in the past year signals a shift in consumer interest from smartphones to wearable gadgets. Representing the next evolution of the wireless world, this emerging sub-segment of the Internet of Things is pitting big name brands against each other in a battle ...
Splunk Success Story: Facilitating E-Commerce in Brazil | #splunkconf2013
Companies around the world are starting to recognize that machine data analytics is not just for IT anymore. Connected devices, from servers to mobile phones, produce large volumes of information that contain valuable insights into user behaviors, service levels and other important factors that affect the bottom line. Leading this trend, Splunk is supplying enterprises ...
Homes.com Development Director : Splunk + User Engagement | #splunkconf2013
Speaking to theCUBE hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante at the recently concluded Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference, Robert Osborne, the director of application development and systems at Homes.com, remarked that Big Data has transformed the online real estate market. The fifth largest portal for home listings, his website is riding this trend into uncharted territory. ...
Machine Data Analytics Gets a Boost from Glassbeam’s Cutting Edge SCALAR Software
Glassbeam is hoping to carve out a slice of the Splunk-dominated machine data analytics market with a new cloud-based service for tapping operational data. Dubbed SCALAR, the software brings structure to the Internet of Everything with a proprietary language that helps engineers describe information in large-scale data warehouse environments. SCALAR runs Glassbeam’s Semiotic Parsing Language ...
VMware Spices Up Cloud Wars with DaaS Buy, New Software Releases
At the VMworld 2013 in Barcelona, Pat Gelsinger’s VMware showed that it’s serious about moving beyond the hypervisor and into value-added services that utilize virtualization to help customers drive tangible business value. The company kicked off the event with the acquisition of Desktone, a Chelmsford, MA-based provider of VDI-as-a-service that is credited with pioneering the ...