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HP’s Dietch: Far From a Fad, Cloud Computing Is A “Done Deal”
Cloud computing is here and its here to stay. And organizations large and small better get on board now or risk falling by the wayside, according to HP. “This is not a fad,” said Steven Dietch in reference to cloud computing, both private and public. “It’s a done deal … SMBs, enterprise companies are going ...
Informatica and Composite Software Help Hadoop Get Connected
Hadoop, the open source framework for processing Big Data, needs to get connected. That is, most Hadoop installations are isolated from the larger IT infrastructure. Think data scientists working behind the curtain. To gain mainstream adoption, Hadoop must be integrated with existing data management platforms and enterprise applications. That means data integration, and two recent ...
Mobile Apps: C-Level Execs Want Actionable Insight, Not Tiny Charts and Graphs
I wrote yesterday that SAP must embrace and integrate social media and collaboration technologies into its enterprise applications in order to stay relevant. The same goes for its mobile enterprise applications. Let me explain. At SAPPHIRE last month, SAP unveiled Sybase Unwired 2.0, the latest version of the mobile enterprise application platform it acquired when ...
Rampalli: EMC Must “Shift Left,” Create Game-Changing Solutions
For Prasad Rampalli, the link between EMC’s products and its solutions services is clear. “I think the solutions market is the ultimate implementation of value on our core platforms. So if we do our jobs right on our platforms, solutions demand should be insatiable,” said Rampalli, EMC’s Senior Vice President of Solutions Engineering. EMC, like ...
EMC Looks to Bolster its Desktop Virtualization Credentials
Today was record-setting day for EMC’s desktop virtualization team. EMC was able to boot up 1,000 virtual desktops in a record eight minutes with its EMC FAST Suite, which includes EMC FAST VP technology and EMC FAST Cache, according to Dorian Naveh, EMC’s Senior Director of Technology Alliances. “We used flash drives, that’s what was unique,” Naveh told Wikibon’s Dave Vellante ...
Greenplum the “Killer App” behind SilverSpring’s Smart Grid Technology
Imagine trying to make multiple, daily business decisions based on a once-a-month report. You’re not going to get very far. But that’s exactly the scenario most utility companies find themselves in. Traditional energy meters – like the one with the spinning dial on the side of your house – must be read manually, a process ...
Sales Crystal Automatically Pushes Context Aware Data and Docs to Smartphones
Imagine you’re rushing to get to a sales call. You’ve got no time to go digging around your mobile phone for background information. You’re going in cold. But what if all the materials you needed – CRM data, presentation documents, even LinkedIn profiles of everyone attending the meeting – could be sent to your phone ...
HP Aims to Bring Seamless Experience Across All Devices
From desktops to tablets, there is no shortage of end-user computing devices on the market and HP has its hand in just about each one. Just today, in fact, HP released two new zero-clients, the HP t5335z and t5565z Smart Clients, as well as the HP 6360t Mobile Thin Client. The goal for HP is ...
Citrix Systems Stresses Proactive Support, Online Knowledge Sharing
Mike Stringer has been in the support services game for more than a decade and in that time he’s seen a dramatic shift take place. “Service was very tactical at one point,” said Stringer, managing director of support at Citrix Systems. “Something was broken and then afterward you got the call. But that’s expensive.” Stringer ...
Citrix’s Simon Crosby: Proprietary Stack for Mega-Clouds Don’t Exist … VMware Included
If you want to deploy a private mega-cloud — that is, a cloud made up of at least 10,000 servers — don’t look to proprietary stacks, according to Simon Crosby, CTO of Citrix System’s Data Center and Cloud Division. Speaking live in theCube from Citrix Synergy, Crosby told SiliconANGLE founder John Furrier that nobody, not ...