The success of Linux in driving down costs in the enterprise while providing the same or better features and quality than proprietary operating systems is a case study for change. The compelling results from this transformation have led to further adoption of open source components in the enterprise stack, such as JBoss middleware and Apache ...

The global volume, velocity and variety of data are all increasing, and these three dimensions of the data deluge—the massive growth of digital information—are what make Hadoop software ideal for big data analytics. Hadoop is purpose-built for analyzing a variety of structured and non-structured data, but its biggest advantage is its ability to cost-effectively analyze ...

My generation learned much of what it knows from the blackboard. Many kids nowadays have never even seen a blackboard – and not even its successor, the whiteboard – in a classroom. For them it seems archaic. Teaching in the modern classroom is built around the projector and computers, with teachers using electronic media and ...

Mark Twain defined a classic as “a book that people praise and don’t read.” I’m concerned that DevOps is becoming a classic, not because it doesn’t add value, but because it is so hard to get right. I don’t know of any company that has transitioned to DevOps without a struggle. But I also don’t ...

The concept of online privacy is coming under attack from all angles. The recent PRISM revelation proved what everyone already suspected: the NSA has a secret back door to the biggest online services on the web, enabling them to spy on users without any judicial oversight whatsoever. This scandal comes as governments around the western ...

by Dheeraj Pandey of Nutanix (@trailsfootmarks) Startups Strike Where it Hurts the Most   The history of enterprise computing is replete with hype cycles. From video servers and object databases to AI and machine learning, fads have charmed media and analysts alike for decades. In contemporary times, four such aspirational buzzwords pepper our vernacular: Software-defined, ...

There’s a lot of talk going around right now about “DevOps,” a so-called marriage of Development and Operations functions. DevOps will change the world, say some, and will supposedly enable enterprises to be more nimble, efficient, and creative. But to get there, those organizations will have to shift mindset, workflow, and in some extreme cases, resources. ...

“Shifting left” in application development offers a faster return on investment by allowing IT to catch errors earlier in the software development life cycle, cutting the time between releases and improving software quality. This article gives a brief refresher on the shift-left concept, describes how service virtualization can help software development organizations put it into ...

Just as you wouldn’t build a house without a door, you wouldn’t launch a new web platform or mobile service without an API. Organizations have now strategically recognized the importance of APIs as a means of giving developers programmatic access. By giving developers access to new data or functionality, organizations get a way to extend ...

This is a guest post written by Afshin Goodarzi, VP of Analytics, 1010data There is a popular view taking hold in the market that warrants a second look, namely, the predicted shortage of data analysts. Rather than focusing on talent supply issues, the industry would be better served by addressing how to remove the needless ...