Developers and partners interested in building cloud-native data applications to support analytics had to be pleased with the news out of the DataWorks Summit in San Jose, California, this week. The newly-announced Hortonworks Data Platform 3.0 will support faster deployment of containerized advanced analytics, making that a key part of its next-generation release. “Hortonworks has ...

Syncsort Inc. has carved out a role for itself as a provider of technology to bring information stored on mainframes into the robust world of big data processing. Now the company is strengthening its portfolio with the release of software to handle enterprise workloads on-premises or in the cloud, while building a new bridge for ...

Monday’s announcement by Hortonworks Inc. of a new version for its Hortonworks Data Platform included a number of new features, such as application deployment via containerization, support for deep learning, and enhanced security. One key takeaway from the release of HDP 3.0 is that Hortonworks is intent on playing a major role in what it ...

When a group of academic researchers conducted a 2017 study of how corporate boards enable innovation, they found that many directors were struggling with the concept. Reasons ranged from risk avoidance to a bias for short-term results. “What we did find is many boards actually are seen as being inhibitors,” said Linda Hill (pictured), Wallace ...

The term “internet of things” came to life more by desperate accident than design. When Kevin Ashton was a junior manager at Procter & Gamble Co., he came up with an idea to place radio frequency identification tags into the company’s numerous products and connect them to the internet. “The challenge I faced as a young executive ...

One of the most popular video game streamers on Twitch, the gaming website acquired by Amazon four years ago for $1.1 billion, is Tyler Blevins. He streams his video game sessions on the platform almost every day and has 250,000 paid subscribers, which earns him $500,000 … per month. If there is any doubt about ...

PTC Inc. got its start in 1985 as the Parametric Technology Corp. selling computer-aided design software. But today the “p” might as well stand for pivot. PTC has embarked on its own digital transformation with a major push into technology for “internet of things.” “It went through a pretty dramatic transformation,” said Dave Vellante (@dvellante), co-host ...

Facebook Inc. is actively courting the game developer community with the launch in January of its Gaming Creator Pilot Program and its more recent announcement of fb.gg, a destination portal for the social media giant’s top gamers. “We’re making it easier for creators to make a living on Facebook,” said John Imah (pictured), global head ...

There are some attendees at last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo gathering in Los Angeles who have been coming to the event for nearly two decades. They have witnessed major changes in the gaming industry, from the days when titles were sold only on disc to a new age where online livestreaming and data analysis dominate the ...

They are commonly known today as hyperscalers, massive technology companies such as Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. that have carved out significant market positions in public cloud and related services. And while cloud dominance is a primary goal, the leading hyperscalers have designs for a much larger prize: developing the world’s technology infrastructure for use ...