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Big Data

Data for good, or good for nothing?

By Neil Raden Sep 6, 2018

You might have noticed the recent surge in “Data for Good” programs, where organizations devote some resources to doing something perceived to be good for people, or the environment or other causes that aren’t…

Emerging Tech

VR headset sales plummet, but it’s not all doom and gloom

By Duncan Riley Sep 5, 2018

Sales of virtual reality headsets plummeted in the second quarter, but analysts are spinning the numbers as a temporary setback. The numbers, published Wednesday by International Data Corp., showed that sales of VR headsets dropped almost 34 percent…

Big Data

Google has created a new search engine for finding useful data

By Mike Wheatley Sep 5, 2018

Google LLC today launched a new kind of search engine for academic researchers and journalists that’s designed to help them find the data they need more easily. Dataset Search provides an easy way to access…

Cloud

How this HCI ‘easy button’ is simplifying cloud adoption

By Kylie Anderson Sep 5, 2018

The potential for improvements in flexibility, security and cost efficiency have attracted businesses at a range of virtualization levels to the cloud for data storage — which often means complex transitions and process management.…

Emerging Tech

Uber adds new safety features as Didi Chuxing murder raises new concerns

By Duncan Riley Sep 5, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. today rolled out a number of new safety features, as ride-hailing services are in the headlights after a passenger was murdered by a driver of the partially Uber-owned Didi Chuxing Technology Co.…

Infra

EBay revamps its data centers by building its own customized servers

By Mike Wheatley Sep 5, 2018

EBay Inc. has hit a significant milestone in its two-year effort to revamp its information technology infrastructure, announcing today that it has finished building its own custom-designed servers and will open-source the hardware designs by…

Emerging Tech

Cryptocurrencies crash as Goldman Sachs abandons plans for a bitcoin desk

By Duncan Riley Sep 5, 2018

Cryptocurrencies crashed Wednesday after a report claimed that Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has abandoned plans to establish a bitcoin trading desk. The plan, first announced by Goldman Sachs in May, would have seen the bank…

Big Data

Cloudera bounces back on improved guidance, strong subscription growth

By Mike Wheatley Sep 5, 2018

Bouncing back from a disappointing outlook three months ago, big-data company Cloudera Inc. is riding high today on solid subscription revenue growth and the news that it’s raising its full-year earnings guidance. Cloudera’s quarterly…

Policy

Social media on trial: what Facebook and Twitter execs said to Congress

By James Farrell Sep 5, 2018

Facebook Inc.’s Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter Inc.’s Jack Dorsey took their seats on Capitol Hill today for a long grilling over their respective platforms. As expected, the topics covered mostly related to how the…

Cloud

VMware service provider automates away hybrid migration headaches

By R. Danes Sep 5, 2018

Service providers are great assists in a company’s overall cloud strategy — but at some point, companies may acquire more than they can keep a grasp on. To earn their keep, service providers ought…

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Data for good, or good for nothing?

VR headset sales plummet, but it’s not all doom and gloom

Google has created a new search engine for finding useful data

Uber adds new safety features as Didi Chuxing murder raises new concerns

EBay revamps its data centers by building its own customized servers

Cryptocurrencies crash as Goldman Sachs abandons plans for a bitcoin desk

Cloudera bounces back on improved guidance, strong subscription growth

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