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Swimming with the shark: Can startups stay alive with Amazon eating the world? | #reInvent
This may be the best of times and the worst of times for technology startups. Cloud infrastructure as a service is making it easier and cheaper than ever for entrepreneurs and developers to set up shop and roll their products out to market. Amazon Web Services provides practically everything a company needs to run their ...
Can CSC spin-merger help HPE strike the infrastructure-services balance? | #HPEDiscover
It can be difficult for a company with deep hardware roots to be seen as an equal contender in software-led solutions, with all the new services-only companies springing up. Customers may see a company like Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s foray into services as simply a ploy to follow the money. But HPE says that it ...
Going deep: HPE on why infrastructure still matters in software services | #HPEDiscover
With the trendiness of IT delivered as a service, bare metal infrastructure is looking less sexy to vendors and consumers alike. But lest anyone forget, infrastructure is still the bedrock of it all. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. is hoping its methods for fusing hard infrastructure with as-a-service gratification will renew interest in the IT often hidden under ...
The future-proof data center: Why Dreamworks stays with HPE | #HPEDiscover
One downside to innovation’s hectic pace is the challenge for enterprises to choose the right infrastructure partner. Sure, one partner may have the technology needed today, but what if market disruption looms ahead? Will they be there with tools to enable an adaptable enterprise? Kate Swanborg, head of Technology Communications and Strategic Alliances at DreamWorks Animation LLC, ...
The surprisingly simple secret to Talend’s success in the data integration market | #theCUBE
In the arms race for the most talented developers, fanciest offices and catchiest slogans, tech vendors may neglect one crucial ingredient for success: the voices of customers. We spoke to a VP of sales who said his company owes its impressive growth to its willingness to stay close to customers and humbly listen to their opinions. Talend ...
Where are all the mid-market data tools? | #theCUBE
A mid-range cloud tool in a market of extremes may seem too good to be true, but one company may have achieved the right mix of cost and value. Talend’s blend of scalability, interoperability and cost has earned the respect of Karim Bahai, senior data engineer at Direct Vet Marketing Inc. (Vets First Choice). He ...
Comparing popular data integration tools’ bang for buck | #theCUBE
In the Digital Era, growing companies increasingly find themselves amassing great data stores. The size and diversity of these data sets can result in sprawl and confusion for IT teams. Bringing in a vendor to integrate and organize them can be costly; we spoke with one technologist about the pros and cons of available options. ...
Can cross-pollinating data and security block the new cyber-hacking threat? | #theCUBE
These days there is a lot of talk about migrating up the stack; businesses are abandoning data centers and moving to cloud to focus on applications higher up the stack; vendors want to get out of plumbing and into up-the-stack software as a service. Some smart vendors don’t just want to move up the stack, but ...
Show me the money: selling inexact data science to tight-fisted investors | #CDSUSA
What industry takes risk management more seriously than finance? Corporate and personal investors want a gold-embossed sure thing when they sink their cash into a venture. So techies who come to them with an untested data analytics toy will likely find them tough customers. Some folks in the finance world are out to dispel anxieties ...
The Gawker effect: Can deep learning go deep enough to write tomorrow’s headlines? | #CDSUSA
When now-defunct Gawker revealed its use of analytics in content decisions, many old media types shook their heads; algorithms must not replace human judgement in journalism, they warned. But some believe a happy medium is possible: Data can be sourced and analyzed to inform content writers while leaving them with the final say on what ...