Apache Hadoop, the open-source-based software used for storing, processing and analyzing big data, has taken its share of lumps over the past year based on its integration complexity and concerns about data governance. Yet, the news that IBM Corp. and Hortonworks Inc. will be teaming up to infuse combined data management platforms with machine learning and ...

Following the adage that two heads are better than one, speakers from Hortonworks Inc. and IBM Corp. unveiled more details today about their partnership to combine data management platforms with data science and machine learning capabilities. The companies’ presentations were delivered during the opening keynote session at the DataWorks Summit in San Jose, California. The news ...

Five years into what Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman has termed the largest corporate transformation in history, the company has retooled its technology services organization to accelerate transformation for others. Launched in March, Pointnext is HPE’s answer to questions about its services business, with a focus on helping customers with intelligent ...

When it comes to managing data, enterprises are increasingly looking for more options, where applications can be accessible at any time and any place. Sensing the growing demand for this “always-on” platform, Veeam has focused its business model on delivering solutions for the multi-cloud future. And that focus is beginning to pay off for Veeam ...

There are plenty of stories about information technology solutions involving large enterprises. But what about a small chemical plant with pumps, tubes, pipes and data all under the control of one lone contract IT specialist? This was the situation for Texmark Chemicals Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer located on the outskirts of Houston, Texas. It ...

When Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. acquired Nimble Storage Inc. earlier this year, it gained a predictive analytics platform called InfoSight. As HPE has learned, that platform is being eagerly adopted by businesses who are clamoring for new tools that can analyze issues across their entire install base, according to Rod Bagg (pictured, right), vice president of analytics ...

During an address to attendees at the Discover 2017 event in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman made it clear that the firm’s future will be based on success in bringing products to the market for hybrid information technology. Whitman’s point was further reinforced when HPE announced an agreement with ClearCenter Corp., an ...

It remains one of the most advanced malware attacks ever seen. The Stuxnet virus, launched against an Iranian nuclear plant in 2010, destroyed critical hardware inside the facility while making everything inside the control room seem normal. Until this week, the cybersecurity community was doubtful there was any defense against Stuxnet, a sophisticated joint U.S.-Israel ...

In demonstrating terabyte-level persistent memory at Discover 2017, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is driving home the point that customers increasingly want their applications to run faster than in traditional storage systems. The big story here is speed, with 20 times faster database restore operations and 27 times faster application checkpoint processes, according to HPE. “I ...

There are a lot of moving parts right now with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. as the company that was formed near the end of 2015, after HP split in two, seeks to establish itself as a key player in hybrid information technology. For HPE’s executives, this means shaping industry trends in storage, data protection and ...