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Hadoop heavyweights Cloudera Inc. and Hortonworks, Inc. were at each other’s throats again this week, as they continued a lively debate around the merits of what the latter company is calling the new “governing body” of Hadoop’s development, the so-called Open Data Platform …
SanDisk shakes up the storage stack with new all-flash storage appliance
SanDisk, a company that’s best known for making consumer thumb drives and SD cards, made waves in the storage world this week by entering the market with a flash array that is claimed to be the first to break the $1/gigabyte barrier. InfiniFlash comes …
IBM steps up mobile enterprise push with 3 new Apple apps
Pressing ahead with an alliance it forged with Apple last year, IBM has just unveiled a fresh crop of enterprise-focused iPhone apps at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, targeting the banking, retail, and airline industries. IBM’s partnership with Apple was initiated …
HP advances hybrid cloud push with Helion updates
Hewlett-Packard Co. has reinforced its commitment to the hybrid cloud model with the launch of an updated version of its enterprise-focused, Openstack-based Helion cloud platform. The biggest news is that HP is restoring Helion’s compatibility with Amazon Web Services, following a decision …
Network Wars: Aruba give HP needed credibility in wireless market
Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday confirmed rumors it wants to buy out Aruba Networks Inc., announcing it would acquire the company later this year in a deal worth almost $3 billion. The acquisition has been approved by the board of directors at both companies …
Drones in the enterprise: How high can they go?
Drones, also called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are undergoing a dramatic transformation as they evolve from expensive toy to critical business tool. Fitted with sensors and miniature cameras, these unpiloted aircraft are being pressed into service in many industries – scanning agriculatural …
3D Robotics raises $50M to build better drones with mobile chips
Drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology startup 3D Robotics Inc. has just raked in a massive $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures, the latest in a flurry of investments going into the industry. The Berkeley, …
Silent Circle targets the enterprise with super-secure Blackphone
Remember the Blackphone? Developed in response to concerns over the US government’s surveillance programs and concerns over web security, the $600+ handset is designed to keep your communications private and your essential data absolutely secure. It was built in cooperation between encrypted …
China adds Apple and Cisco to its blacklist
China’s government has removed any lingering doubts that it’s making life difficult for US tech firms with the removal of Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Ltd. from a list of approved companies. The Reuters news agency obtained a list of the Chinese …
Harmony or Hail Mary? Experts debate need for the Open Data Platform
Will the Open Data Platform (ODP) association bring harmony to the Big Data market or dive a wedge into it? Experts have been debating that point since the blockbuster announcement last week, with the consensus being that, at best, ODP has a …