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The messages coming from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. on the first day of its European conference this week validated where many analysts believe the computing industry is headed — and it’s not all about the cloud. HPE’s focus on placing information technology …
Meg Whitman’s legacy looms large as HPE charts hybrid IT course
As HPE Discover EU kicked off this week in Madrid, Spain, the conference discussion was initially focused on the news that Meg Whitman, chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. would be stepping down in February. The most significant action in her …
Melissa draws up blueprint for data quality management
Just over seven years ago, Pentaho Corp. founder James Dixon famously coined the term “data lake” in a blog post about his company’s first software release built atop open source data management platform Hadoop. A lot of data has flowed over the dam since then, the …
Dell EMC’s power boost moves HPC from back alley to main street
Dell EMC’s recent announcement of a significant boost for its PowerEdge C4140 server is a nod towards increased customer demand for high-performance computing in a growing number of fields. It’s not just for high profile research projects anymore. HPC is expanding into …
Forget chips and beer, how can data get my customer to buy a 4K TV?
Dell EMC wants to democratize high-performance computing. The plan is to provide its clients with the machine learning and deep learning tools to achieve stronger data insights and apply that knowledge to reach higher levels of merchandising success. “Imagine a day when …
Intel paves its way to high performance computing at lower cost
Intel Corp. has patiently built its low-latency, high-speed computing fabric over the past six years and the results, in terms of market penetration, are starting to show. After acquiring Fulcrum Microsystems (technology for Ethernet switches) in 2011, the company also added the …
Speedy data drives racing simulation design at Red Bull sports
In the competitive world of Formula One racing, teams of engineers work around the clock to modify car designs in the never-ending quest for a few more seconds of speed. For Red Bull Racing Ltd., one of the leading Formula One racing …
Why cyborg creators must self-govern security, privacy efforts
Most people probably aren’t aware of this, but the 2016 U.S. Presidential election included a candidate who had a radio-frequency identification chip implanted in his hand. No, it wasn’t Donald J. Trump. It was Zoltan Istvan, a nominee representing the Silicon Valley-based …
How machines can save us from social media suicide
It’s every chief financial officer’s worst nightmare come true. On the night of April 28, 2015, an early and unintended release of Twitter’s disappointing earnings results erased $8 billion in the company’s value over the course of just a few hours. The …
It’s time for multifactor authentication everywhere, says Centrify executive
In an interesting move by Sony that will be closely watched by the security industry, the Japanese technology giant recently filed a patent application that combines multifactor authentication with the blockchain’s extra-secure digital ledger. The concept, as outlined in the filing, is …