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Big Data

Are machine learning and metadata the new central nervous system for business?

By Nelson Williams Sep 28, 2017

The tech world is in a constant state of flux as new technologies enter the mix. And for businesses, this means new ways to collect, store and use data. However, controlling data and running…

Apps

IKEA acquires TaskRabbit to help customers assemble furniture

By Duncan Riley Sep 28, 2017

Flat-pack furniture retailer IKEA Group has acquired TaskRabbit Inc., a San Francisco-based startup that provides an on-demand hiring platform often used to hire people to put together IKEA furniture. Founded in 2008, TaskRabbit offers an…

Big Data

Real-time data is transactional gold for Hortonworks

By Mark Albertson Sep 28, 2017

Is there any better example of the need for reliable “real-time data in motion” technology than a moving car? Automobiles today are computers on wheels, generating critical data such as geo-location and speed, in…

Big Data

Hitachi’s asset avatars: coming soon to a platform near you

By Mark Albertson Sep 28, 2017

With more than 100 years of experience in making industrial products, it only seems natural that Hitachi Ltd. would seek to leverage its market presence by embracing the next wave of industrial innovation: “internet of…

Cloud

CA acquires Runscope to round out API testing and monitoring portfolio

By Paul Gillin Sep 28, 2017

Enterprises are API-crazy, and CA Technologies Inc. is attempting to cash in with the acquisition of Runscope Inc., a provider of API monitoring tools delivered as a service. Application program interfaces have exploded in…

Big Data

Make the machine do it! Automating tedious tasks everyone hates

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Sep 28, 2017

To overcome mistrust of artificial intelligence and machine learning, ServiceNow Inc. is training AI to perform simple processes — such as categorization — that are cumbersome and tedious for humans. “We’ve put so much on…

Big Data

Mining data gold: Companies search for real-time insights

By Nelson Williams Sep 28, 2017

If data is a mine, insights are the gold. And to improve the bottom line, businesses are mining data for key insights. But what happens after they find that gold? To be useful, data insights…

Emerging Tech

A virtual ‘Fantastic Voyage’: Sharecare’s 3-D human body software You is ‘all about you’

By Kyt Dotson Sep 28, 2017

Austin-based digital health company Sharecare Inc. announced today that it is launching its virtual reality software platform dubbed You, providing a way for healthcare providers, educators, students and patients to see their own bodies in…

Apps

Google Family Link gives parents remote control over their kids’ Android devices

By Eric David Sep 28, 2017

Google LLC’s Family Link app is now available to the public, giving parents a way to remotely monitor and control their children’s Android devices. Google announced Family Link in March as an invitation-only app targeting parents…

Big Data

Microsoft and WANdisco become ‘active/active’ in Azure deployment

By Mark Albertson Sep 28, 2017

A cloud giant and major player in active data replication teamed up this week to offer a new service that will replicate information at scale between on-premises and cloud environments. The technology allows Microsoft…

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Are machine learning and metadata the new central nervous system for business?

IKEA acquires TaskRabbit to help customers assemble furniture

Real-time data is transactional gold for Hortonworks

Hitachi’s asset avatars: coming soon to a platform near you

CA acquires Runscope to round out API testing and monitoring portfolio

Make the machine do it! Automating tedious tasks everyone hates

Mining data gold: Companies search for real-time insights

A virtual ‘Fantastic Voyage’: Sharecare’s 3-D human body software You is ‘all about you’

Google Family Link gives parents remote control over their kids’ Android devices

Microsoft and WANdisco become ‘active/active’ in Azure deployment

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