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Taming Big Data: 12 Best Practices for Analysts
Now that IBM has sunk its teeth into the big data market, it wants companies to start using its technology correctly in order to get the most out of their raw information. The vendor’s latest infographic outlines 12 best practices that users should take into account in order to realize this goal. Big Blue places management ...
VMware’s Newest Acquisition: Staying Ahead of a Doubting Market
Every tech firm is in the midst of a massive transition right now, as new developments in datacenter architecture redefine the way we store, manage, access and secure data. For VMware, the shine of innovation has eroded, revealing a company that’s determined to maintain the head start earned with its revolutionary approach to virtualization. Wikibon ...
Broadcom’s Tiny New Modem: Small but Mighty Part of the Package Deal
This morning Broadcom announced the industry’s smallest 4G LTE modem. The product ships with a set of advanced capabilities that offer improved support for high end phones and tablets, which leverage the newest networking technologies on the market. It’s an important development for Broadcom as the chip maker takes advantage of the booming mobile market ...
Market Shifts May Open New Doors for VMware
VMware made a strategic acquisition yesterday, perhaps in hopes of regaining investor faith after cutting expectations for 2013. While VMware reported record earnings for the last quarter, the virtualization market leader cut its guidance for the first quarter of 2013. The firm has acknowledged that the competition is finally starting to bite away at the ...
WANdisco Releases Free Hadoop Distro
WANdisco, a Silicon Valley firm that specializes in data replication software, announced the launch of its very own Hadoop distribution. WANdisco Distro (WDD) is available for free download from the company’s site. The release comes less than three months after the company finalized its acquisition of Hadoop-specialist AltoStor. WDD is pegged as the “first fully ...
Dell’s Gotta Sell a “Complete Package” to Win with $50 PC
Last month at CES, Dell unveiled Ophelia, a 3.5″ x 1.5″ WiFi thumb computer priced under $100. Wikibon co-founder David Floyer discussed the upcoming product and its potential impact on the consumer electronics space on an earlier episode of our NewsDesk show with Kristin Feledy (full video below). Floyer regards Ophelia as an interesting development, a device ...
SDN, Brazil Make Headlines This Week in the Cloud
This past week, two software-defined networking startups announced multi-million dollar funding rounds, and several vendors unveiled new cloud solutions in an attempt to expand into new markets. Big Switch Networks received $20 million from Intel Capital. The startup sells network virtualization software that serves both as an abstraction layer and as an application framework for ...
Python-Powered Analytics + New Age Ads: This Week in Big Data
This week was an exciting stretch for big data. One emerging player raised nearly $30 million in funding after implementing a new way of analyzing consumer trends; DARPA bought a stake in the future of Python; and IBM strengthened its already massive analytics line-up with a strategic buy. First up is the Boston-based DataXu, receiving $27 ...
Big Data Pimpin’ : Pentaho Sticking Its Analytics in More BI Tools
Big Data is full of promise, but the optimism wanes when you start factoring in new infrastructure changes. That can be costly, but as the ecosystem builds around Big Data for the enterprise, the infrastructure is being modified accordingly. The latest is a team up from Pentaho and Xyratex to create a big data offering that ...
Dell Privatization Won’t Hamper Innovation
With Dell returning to the private sector, some rivals quickly put forth the idea that Dell won’t be able to afford the necessary R&D and M&A to remain competitive or innovative during this industry shift away from consumer PCs. But Dell is a cash-heavy firm, despite the debt racked up from its pending stock buyout, and with ...