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The death of Big Data: 2016 predictions
Big data has been a trending topic in 2015, but some are predicting that Big Data isn’t as big of a deal as everyone has hyped it up to be. Data is growing faster than it’s ever grown before — about 1.7 megabytes of information will be created every second for each human being by 2020. ...
2016: A watershed year for virtual reality
New innovations in Virtual Reality (VR) took 2015 by storm, moving out of just the gaming world and into the mainstream. The potential market for home VR systems could reach $10.4 billion by 2020. So what are the predictions for 2016? We asked experts to weigh in on trends in VR for 2016. Leading players ...
IoT devices to strain networks and security in 2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how people function — from smartphones to smart homes and everything in between. As people and things become increasingly connected via the Cloud, new horizons loom. By 2020, the amount of Internet-connected things will reach 50 billion, with $19 trillion in profits and cost savings coming from IoT ...
Ashley Madison and the future of hackers: 2016 predictions
One of the most controversial data breaches of 2015 was the Ashley Madison scandal. This particular breach also added the additional bonus of smearing the end-user’s name. What kind of impact will the Ashley Madison case have for future cybersecurity threats? What does it mean for both a business and an end-user? We asked the ...
Cyber cold war to heat up in 2016
As the cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow, so grows the reality of bigger security threats. The average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million, according to a study by IBM. This represents a 23 percent increase since 2013. In October, President Obama proposed a $14 billion budget for ...
Multi-cloud strategies to grow significantly in 2016
As cloud computing continues to dominate the scene in 2015, more and more enterprises are having to wrestle through cloud implementation. While IBM continued to invest and dominate with its cloud services, Amazon Web Services (AWS) linked up with Accenture PLC to help customers move to the Amazon cloud. In fact, according to RightScale, Inc.’s 2015 State ...
Analytic trends in 2016 could predict presidential election
Data analytics hold vast potential in 2016, pushing companies into whole new terrain and even helping predict the next U.S. president. Data blending and advanced analytics company Alteryx, Inc. recently hosted a webinar alongside Cloudera, Inc. and Tableau Software, Inc. in which they presented trends in data analytics for 2016. The webinar included Bob Laurent, senior ...
As technology users explode, companies learn to sell differently, says VC Jerry Chen | #StructureConf
Technology users in infrastructure has changed from just IT employees, and the way technology companies sell their products has shifted because of this. To discuss these changes, Jerry Chen, partner at Greylock Partners, sat down with George Gilbert, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during Structure 2015. Users of technology have exploded Chen has seen ...
Machine learning is coming full speed: How will it change the Big Data game? | #StructureConf
People are still trying to figure out the Big Data landscape and back-end systems, but there’s another larger issue emerging rapidly that just might change everything. Derek Collison, founder and CEO of Apcera, Inc., sat down at the Structure 2015 conference to talk with George Gilbert, cohost of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, about machine learning. ...
Cisco’s intercloud fabric technology and the future of hybrid | #oow15
It’s become increasingly clear that cloud technology is a big part of enterprises looking to move business forward. Raghunath “Raghu” Nambiar, distinguished engineer of the Data Center Business Group at Cisco Systems, Inc., sat down with Jeff Frick and Stu Miniman, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during Oracle OpenWorld 2015 to talk about cloud and what ...