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Oracle’s is in Big Trouble : Big Data is to Blame
In Wikibon’s March newsletter, analyst Jeff Kelly takes a look at the factors that have transformed the database market into a fiercely competitive ecosystem where small startups are standing up to legacy vendors – and winning. It wasn’t always like this. Up until recently, Larry Ellison’s Oracle dominated the database market with an appliance-led business ...
Latest Windows 8 Update is Bitter-Sweet for Business Users
This week Microsoft rolled out more user-friendly versions of its Mail, Calendar, and People apps for Windows 8 and RT. In addition, the company delivered some bad news to users who rely on Google Calendar to manage their schedule. Mail now features client-side folder management, which includes the ability to create, rename, and delete folders ...
Forget Math PhDs – Predictive Analysts Replace Old Roles, Push New Markets
Pre-cognition. It was the basis of Minority Report, an oft-cited sci-fi film that outlined an enlightened era where we can anticipate future actions. But unlike the Tom Cruise flick, predictions in today’s world benefit from the compounded knowledge of Big Data. It’s an important topic discussed in this fifth episode of the Big Data Deep Dive, a joint ...
BlackBerry Earnings : Optimism Wanes Despite 115% Stock Growth
BlackBerry, formerly known as Research in Motion, is set to report its quarterly earnings before the opening bell tomorrow. Analysts are not expecting an immediate turnaround from the Canadian manufacturer, but there is hope of a performance improvement that might just signal the start of a long-term recovery. Analysts’ consensus forecast is that the company ...
Sqrrl Breaks Down the Big Data Market : 11 Segments of Opportunity
Sqrrl, an emerging Big Data security startup founded by the NSA engineers who created Apache Accumulo, published a brief blog post that outlines its position in the market. The author attempts to define his company’s role the industry by first breaking the Big Data market down to 11 clearly defined sub-segments. It’s a helpful overview ...
BlackBerry’s Mystery & Mozilla’s Strategy In The Smartphone Wars
SiliconAngle’s Kristin Feledy went over today’s biggest consumer tech and enterprise news on this morning’s NewsDesk segment, discussing the latest updates from Spotify, Yelp and others. Spotify partnered with Microsoft and Echo Nest to launch Mixshape, a data-driven tool that enables users to manipulate their playlists visually. There’s also rumor of another offering, an upcoming video streaming ...
Platfora Launches BI Platform for Hadoop, Befriends Top Distros
After a six-month private beta, Platfora’s BI solution of the same name is now generally available. The platform eliminates need to use data warehousing and ETL software in conjunction with Hadoop by taking a “fundamentally different approach to Big Data analytics” that makes it possible to extract insights within hours rather than days. Platfora partnered ...
AWS Users: There’s a 98% Chance You’re Doing it Wrong
CloudCheckr says that the overwhelming majority of AWS subscribers have failed to address at least one major configuration issue in their deployment. The cloud management solutions firm reached this conclusion after conducting a survey that compared assessments of 400 client accounts with over 125 internally used best practices. According to the study, 98 percent of ...
Mirantis Open-Sources OpenStack Deployment Library
Mirantis, one of the largest OpenStack systems integrators, just released an extensive library that it has been using internally to speed up deployment at client sites. The startup used the package, called FUEL, to configure and implement OpenStack for PayPal, WebEx, NASA and a number of other high-profile organizations. “At PayPal, we are committed to ...
Confused by the Mixed Storage Vendors of Gartner’s Latest Magic Quadrant?
Every business looking to get ahead could use some magic. In an article published this morning, Wikibon chief analyst Dave Vellante discussed the significance of the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for General-Purpose Disk Arrays. He talked about the new format and detailed how it reflects the transition that the storage market is undergoing on this ...