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Analyst report casts a shadow over Hortonworks
Few experts doubt the Hadoop market is an extremely promising one, but that doesn’t necessarily mean all of the major players in the space are going to make the grade. Despite the incessant “hype” around Hadoop, none of the major vendors have yet been able to turn a profit. Those vendors – Cloudera Inc., Hortonworks ...
Databricks updates Spark with support for R and Python 3
Databricks has announced a major new update to the popular data analytics cluster framework Apache Spark, adding support for the R statistical programming language in an effort to make life easier for data scientists. As well as support for Python 3, Apache Spark 1.4 allows R users to work directly on large datasets via the ...
Sungard banks on Google’s cloud to land massive SEC Big Data contract
Sungard Financial Systems is relying on Google’s cloud expertise in a bid to land a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The two firms are working together to build a prototype cloud computing system that can store six year’s worth of financial trading data, as dictated by U.S. law. Sungard is ...
Nutanix may sell its software via subscription
Nutanix Inc., which provides to large enterprises and service providers, is mulling the idea of selling a software-only version of its product, executives said on Wednesday. Even more enticing though is that Nutanix is also considering selling its software to those customers on a subscription, as well as through enterprise licensing agreements, said Sudheesh Nair, ...
Hortonworks touts enterprise-friendly, cloud-agnostic Hadoop
Hadoop vendor Hortonworks Inc. has rolled out an update to its Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for the first time in six months, with the biggest change being that it can now be provisioned automatically in any cloud environment, the company claims. In addition, Hortonworks’ Hadoop is now easier for enterprises to adopt and administer, and ...
Twitter’s Dick Costolo throws in the towel, quits CEO role
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has announced he’s stepping down from his role at the social media site, effective from July 1. He’ll be replaced by Twitter co-founder and current Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who’ll steady the ship as interim CEO until a permanent replacement can be found. Costolo has been under pressure for some time, ...
Cisco steps up cloud strategy with expanded Intercloud alliance
One year ago Cisco Systems Ltd. announced ambitious plans to invest $1 billion in creating a cloud computing platform that would be able to rival Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the undisputed leader in the space. People might have scoffed at Cisco’s ambitions at the time, but the company is pressing ahead ...
Novetta enhances Entity Analytics tool
Analytics technology provider Novetta has rolled out a new version of its Novetta Entity Analytics data processing and analytics service. Version 2.5 of the tool has been upgraded to make it easier for users to access capabilities and configure visualizations from data entered into it, explained Jim Cushman, president of commercial interests and products at ...
SAP dives deeper into data center analytics
SAP SE is set to bolster its analytical tool offerings in the coming weeks, and has previewed a number of upcoming new capabilities aimed at different kinds of enterprises. Earlier this week, SAP unveiled its new IT Operations Analytics tool for IT departments that’s designed to make managing modern data centers easier, reported ComputerWorld. The ...
HP fronts up $100M to settle Autonomy-related shareholder suit
Hewlett-Packard Co. is forking over another $100 million as the courtroom drama over its ill-fated $11.7 billion acquisition of Autonomy Corp. continues In the latest round, HP said it’s decided to cough up the cash to settle class-action litigation tied to the 2011 deal. The company said it had made an agreement with the Dutch pension ...