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4 Major Downsides to Cloud Computing for the Enterprise
The cloud has become an abstract but revolutionary concept for the enterprise, empowering end users with software and widespread access to the tools and information they need to do their jobs, and more productively at that. But implementing cloud services at the enterprise level can be a frustrating maze of infrastructure requirements, interface demands and ...
With NeuroSky Mind Control Could be the Future of Gaming
Cost-effective chips that can amplify and record brain signals have apparently been a thing for a while now, but the technology only started gaining steam recently after a few venturous startups that took it upon themselves to popularize silicon-powered telekinesis. One of these companies is NeuroSky, a San Jose-based maker of commercial brainwave handsets that ...
Rackspace Acquires MongoDB Startup ObjectRocket, Hails NoSQL
Rackspace just announced this morning that it has snatched up ObjectRocket, an emerging Database-as-a-Service provider. Terms of the deal, which is set to close later today, were not disclosed. ObjectRocket offers developers a cloud-based environment that’s built to run MongoDB, a popular NoSQL database developed by a company called 10gen. The service is available on-demand ...
Day 1 @ Strata: New Hadoop Distros, and Cloud Convergence
The Big Data whales are circling around each other at this week’s Strata conference. Three vendors announced new Hadoop flavors, and two major solution providers unveiled products that can help enterprises realize a return on their analytics software. All about Hadoop Greenplum introduced a new distribution called Pivotal HD, a near real time analytics engine ...
The Real-Time Advantage of Cassandra Over Hadoop: Insight vs. Unworthy Data
Tim Moreton, the chief technology officer of Acunu Analytics, hopped into theCube yesterday afternoon at this year’s first Strata event to talk about his startup, and explain the value of real-time analytics for the enterprise (full video below). Acunu created a real-time data crunching engine for Cassandra, an increasingly popular distributed database available under the Apache ...
SAP Snaps Up SmartOps, Optimized for the Mainstream Retailer
SAP acquired inventory optimization specialist SmartOps for an undisclosed sum. SmartsOps is a Pittsburg, PA-based firm that has been developing supply chain software since the year 2000. Its solutions include a demand sensing platform that analyzes shopping patterns to predict how long inventory will last, and a supply chain optimization module that is compatible with ...
Co-Browsing is Part of Salesforce’s New Package Deal for Mobile Cloud
Salesforce introduced a new application that allows help desk representatives to directly interact with users regardless of the platform they are using, whether it’s a PC, handset or a tablet. Service Cloud Mobile, as the app is called, is a subscription-based bundle designed for use by consumer facing companies such as banks and retailers. Features ...
DDN’s hScaler is the “Best Appliance for Hadoop So Far” – Breaking Analysis
There’s plenty of Hadoop fun to go ’round at this week’s Strata conference, as Big Data comes into its own and companies find they’re ready to execute on years of research and exploration. DataDirect Networks is joining the party with its latest storage solution, which it says runs Hadoop faster and more efficiently than commodity ...
Big Data Search + Sentiment are Key to Dell’s Latest Analytics Offering
Dell cooked up a surprise for the attendees of this week’s O’Reilly Strata Conference. The technology vendor unveiled a new version of its Kitenga Analytics software platform today, and it’s already showing off the new features. This latest development is just a small part of Dell’s ongoing efforts to retool its core product portfolio for ...
Cloudera Makes Hadoop More Enterprise-Ready than Ever
Cloudera launched the newest edition of its flagship product this morning at the O’Reilly Strata Conference, which kicked off this morning in Santa Clara, California. Cloudera Enterprise, which consists of the company’s open-source Hadoop distribution and its commercial management software, now ships with two additional tools and plenty of upgrades. The release includes Cloudera Manager ...