With modern technology, many companies have the ability to collect a vast array of data about their business processes, from the early stages of research and development, to the final stages of sales, as well as everything in between. Big data analytics is invaluable and can help a company improve every aspect its business, but ...

A few weeks ago, HP rolled out a plethora of new security-as-a-service (SECaaS) offerings for its customers. As enterprises move toward outsourcing a greater chunk of their infrastructure, SECaaS may be a natural extension of the managed services movement that could give companies some much needed peace of mind. For physical security, companies have been ...

Backup and recovery systems (BRS) can make or break a business depending on their success or failure, according to two EMC storage experts who spoke on The Cube recently. At Oracle OpenWorld, The Cube host Dave Vellante sat down with Shane Jackson, VP of BRS Marketing, and Mel Shum, Principal Technology Consultant, at EMC. To ...

The Mars Rover has been big news for several weeks, so it is no surprise that it continues to grab headlines even at Oracle OpenWorld this week. The Cube hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante sat down with Vu Nguyen, Infrastructure Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the event. Nguyen revealed some details ...

A move to the cloud may be coming in a big wave for the automotive industry, according to one analyst. Cloud computing will change the industry, just as it has for many others already. Three main areas in the automotive industry are poised for a cloud liftoff, namely: partnerships and integration, manufacturer to dealer to ...

Autodesk is now offering a cloud-based version of its simulation software, and that is happy news for those who found the on-premise version to be too much for their wallets. Simulation 360 cost users around $3,200 a year, a fraction of what they would normally pay for simulation software. Normally, simulation software would cost somewhere ...

Intel has revealed that its new server chips will be designed to address the growing needs of cloud services and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. These new Xeon server chips are not even on the schedule for release, but Intel says they will integrate a converged fabric controller and increase performance for data-intensive operations, such as ...

Cloud storage subscriptions will increase by 25 percent in 2013, according to a report by IHS iSuppli. Subscriptions rose from 300 million in 2011 to 500 million in 2012. The report predicts that in 2013, that number will grow to 625 million. More than ever, private individuals and businesses are finding new ways to store ...

Microsoft recently announced Windows Azure Mobile Services, an app infrastructure stack that will allow mobile developers to focus on developing their app rather than the infrastructure. In doing so, Microsoft is trying out what many startups have attempted: offering a mobile backend as a service to its app developers. The problem with mobile app development ...

Microsoft recently updated the terms for its Windows Live online services, and some of those changes have raised red flags regarding privacy. The new terms of service include a clause that allow sharing of user data across desktop and cloud services. The new Windows Live terms are similar to the changes Google made in March, ...