Elizabeth Kays

Elizabeth is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE's roving news desk team theCUBE. She covers theCUBE events worldwide, spanning expert commentary on the hottest trends in IT. Got news? Tweet it to @siliconangle.

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Fighting Big Data complexity: Future-proofing open source | #HadoopSummit

As open-source and Big Data offerings become more complex, consultants are stepping into the gap to help companies make the right choices for their IT needs. Rishi Yadav, CEO of InfoObjects, Inc., joined Juan Asenjo, lead technology architect for Rockwell Automation, Inc., on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s production team, at Hadoop Summit 2015 to talk about the ...

Do companies really take Big Data seriously? | #HadoopSummit

Businesses are finally getting serious about Big Data, according to Rishi Yadav, CEO of InfoObjects, Inc., who spoke to the theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s Media team, at Hadoop Summit 2015. InfoObjects is optimizing systems so that all data sources can work in concert to achieve business goals. “A year or two back, the case was that somebody ...

Upheaval in the Big Data installation market | #HadoopSummit

The Big Data market continues to undergo dramatic changes. Aidan O’Brien and Chris Harrold, members of EMC’s Solutions Group, sat down with theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s Media team, at Hadoop Summit to discuss these changes. O’Brien, senior director at EMC, said the company is seeing a wide range of consumers with vastly different needs. Confusion in the ...

Big Data: Same song, faster tempo | #HadoopSummit

Let’s face it: Big Data solutions aren’t always enterprise-ready. Joe Goldberg, a member of the Solutions Marketing team at BMC Software, Inc., talked with theCUBE at Hadoop Summit 2015 about how his team is leveraging decades of experience in IT to offer better Big Data options. “BMC is coming at Hadoop or the Big Data ...

Data management is sexy again | #MITCDOIQ

Thanks to the advent of Big Data and on-demand analytics, data management is sexy again. Jamie Popkin, VP & distinguished analyst at Gartner, Inc., joined theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s Media team, at the MIT CDOIQ Symposium to talk about how this new technology is reshaping the role of data in business. “I think that most enterprises recognize ...

Has Hadoop crossed the chasm? The technology speaks for itself | #HadoopSummit

Questions about the viability of open source abound. But during a recent CrowdChat hosted by theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s Media team, in conjunction with theCUBE’s live coverage at Hadoop Summit 2015, these questions were answered by the impressive variety of use cases and solutions that were featured across the event. Has Hadoop finally crossed the chasm into ...

Red Hat, SAP and Intel talk ‘innovative infrastructure’ | #RHSummit

Speakers from Red Hat, Inc., SAP SE, and Intel discussed their collaborations and innovations as part of the open-source community during a General Session at the 2015 Red Hat Summit. In keeping with the open spirit, the session started with highlights from the Enable Project, which designs and distributes open-source, 3D-printed prosthetics at no cost ...

Dell embraces Cloud and community, says Jim Ganthier | #RHSummit

Dell has embraced the innovations of the new digital ecosystem, according to Jim Ganthier, VP and GM of Engineered Solutions and Cloud at Dell, Inc. “The important thing is, we’re putting really good numbers up on the wall and, frankly, doing what we do best, taking that flexible, open, modular, partnership ecosystem and advancing things ...

Red Hat enables container competition by setting standards | #RHSummit

Containers have taken the tech world by storm this year, and Red Hat, Inc. is at the forefront of the revolution. According to Lars Hermann, GM of Containers at Red Hat, this is a longstanding trend that has finally gained traction. “Our customers have been building kind of minimal-footprint Linux variants out of REL forever,” ...

SAP’s commitment to open source is paying off | #RHSummit

SAP SE is dedicated to helping businesses respond to market demands around the clock, according to Steve Lucas, president of Platform Solutions at SAP. Its partnership with Red Hat, Inc. is a key part of its strategy. In an interview with theCUBE at RedHat Summit, Lucas explained further. “As it turns out, Red Hat, from ...