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Hortonworks Inc. is plotting a big expansion into Asia through a team up with Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp., that will see them work together to distribute the Big Data processing platform throughout Japan and other Asian markets. Brian Burns, Hortonworks’ Regional …
Report: A data-driven culture is critical to Big Data success
Organizations have made big advances in Big Data analytics, but there’s still a long way to go even though many are already starting to see a significant impact on their bottom line. That’s the biggest takeaway from a new survey conducted by …
Foreign firms “not ready” to relocate as Russian data laws come into effect
A new Russian law that forces U.S. Internet companies to operate data centers in-country has come into effect today, but a significant number of firms are not ready to comply with the new regulations. Although some Western journalists have voiced concerns over …
VMware, Rackspace build interoperable OpenStack cloud | #VMworld 2015
VMware Inc. and Rackspace Inc. have teamed up together to create a new, interoperable OpenStack cloud platform that was unveiled at #VMworld 2015 yesterday. The new architecture is aimed at helping customers do away with the complexity of spinning up OpenStack clouds, …
VMware intros “Microvisors” in new container embrace | #VMworld 2015
VMware Inc. showed it’s deadly serious about containers during day one of VMworld yesterday, with the launch of two new technology previews that enterprises can use to build and run containerized applications. Containers are becoming increasingly popular among ‘hip’ enterprises as an …
Gartner sees SaaS driving application software sales
Growth in the enterprise application software market is being driven by cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, and will soon reach $150 billion in annual revenues, according to new research from Gartner Inc. The market watcher revealed its revenues forecast last Thursday, saying that …
Lenovo to restructure mobile business around Motorola
It’s no secret that China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. has big ambitions to become a leader in mobile, as its done so in the PC business. But that didn’t stop eyebrows being raised when it made the decision to purchase Motorola Mobility Holdings …
Intel bets big on drones with $60 million Yuneec investment
Intel Corp. has made its biggest investment into drone technology yet, injecting more than $60 million into China’s Yuneec International as it looks for ways to compensate for the declining PC market. The two firms took the rather unusual step of producing …
Enterprise server market beats the odds to grow 6.1 percent
The enterprise server market has defied all the odds to grow by 6.1 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the year before, according to International Data Corp. (IDC)’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Tracker for servers, ethernet switches and routers. …
Here’s why your organization needs a Chief Data Officer
Organizations are more likely to achieve faster growth if they hire a Chief Data Officer (CDO), according to a new report from Forrester Research Inc. That was the conclusion of a survey of 3,005 business and technology decision-makers at companies with 100 …