Data blending, the process that delivers a quick and straightforward method to extract value from multiple data sources, has continued to grow this year but what lies for the year ahead? Pentaho Corporation Chief Executive Officer Quentin Gallivan predicts that data blending will be bigger than ever next year, along with the Internet of Things ...

In one of the more bizarre examples of tech illiteracy among America’s Presidential wannabees running for a spot in the 2016 Election, Democrat candidate and former first lady Hillary Clinton has called for a “Manhattan Project” between Government (see: spying agencies) and tech firms over encryption. The Manhattan Project, if you’re not familiar with it, ...

Not-for-profit open-source group The Linux Foundation has announced a new collaborative effort that aims to advance the blockchain, the technology that powers bitcoin. The project is aiming to develop a new enterprise-grade, open-source distributed ledger framework based on the existing blockchain with a goal of allowing developers to focus on building robust, industry-specific applications, platforms ...

Media firm Mashable, Inc. may be on the market with a report Friday that the company is actively shopping itself to potential buyers. According to sources quoted by Ken Doctor at Politico Mashable has employed Deutsche Bank to find a potential suitor and is chasing an acquisition sum around the $300 to $350 million mark. ...

Geopolitical security issues have come to the fore in 2015 as Government’s worldwide have rallied against encryption as the rise of The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and similar Islamic terrorist groups have caused ever growing concern. Terror-driven attacks lead security firm Zscaler, Inc.’s Chief Information Security Officer Michael Sutton predictions for the ...

What has the highest ratio of fraud attempts to legitimate purchases online? Surprisingly the answer to that question is “Patagonia cocktail dresses” according to a new report from fraud protection services provider Signifyd, Inc. The report, called the “Cyber Grinch” report in a call-out to the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, is ...

As digital transformation is fast becoming a priority for every company, what changes we will see in the enterprise space in the year ahead? BMC Software, Inc. Senior VP and Chief Architect Bill Platt believes that 2016 will bring a critical stage in the digital evolution that will see companies adapt in order to stay ...

As the price of enterprise-grade storage continues to plummet and what’s available continues to improve as Moore’s law arguably continues apace, what lies ahead in 2016 in the enterprise storage market? SanDisk Corp.’s Senior Director of Marketing and Strategy, Data Center Solutions, Gary Lyng believes that cost will be a defining factor in flash drive ...

Australian equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd Pty., Ltd. has raised AU$2 million (US$1.45 million) through a combination of 30 wholesale investors and through its own crowdfunding service. The money was raised on a pre-money valuation of AU$10 million (US$7.26 million). Along with the news of the new funding, VentureCrowd also announced a new partnership with Melbourne, ...

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally ruled on drone registration, and for hundreds of thousands of new drone owners this Christmas, the news isn’t good: Pilots will need to be registered. Under the new rules announced Monday and to go into effect December 21, owners of any drone or unmanned aircraft weighing ...