Cloud
Google announces new Gmail security enhancements
Between 50 and 70 percent of the incoming emails processed by Gmail in a given day are spam, but only about one out of every thousand messages that actually reach users meet the same…
Big Data
How this company got cautious staffers to upgrade its big data analytics
By R. Danes
It’s tough for businesses to choose analytics tools to last when the only constant in big data technology is change. Finally installing it and getting back to work often presents the opposite problem. “One…
Big Data
Beginner’s luck: Can Qubole steal big data game from Hortonworks, Cloudera?
By R. Danes
Building big data platforms on-premises looks like a fool’s errand as expanding data spills out the windows and customers opt for knob-less service models. This became clear one year ago at HortonWorks’ DataWorks Summit…
Cloud
Salesforce launches $50M fund to boost partner ecosystem
A month after setting aside $100 million to invest in companies that are building applications for its cloud platform, Salesforce.com Inc. has launched yet another partner fund. The SI Trailblazer Fund, as it’s called, is…
Big Data
With machine learning, data-rich Oracle spreads the love to smaller businesses
By R. Danes
Could inroads to outside data and machine learning computing capabilities let modest-sized companies market to customers like an eBay Inc. or Amazon.com? They can, according to Alex Sadovsky (pictured), director of data science at Oracle…
Big Data
Is there a cloud storage P&L report on-prem legacies don’t want you to see?
By R. Danes
On-premise infrastructure proponents are quick to point out the cost-wall enterprises hit in cloud storage, but their arguments don’t fairly weigh the pros and cons, according to Mick Bass (pictured), chief executive officer of 47Lining…
Big Data
Why DIY? Should analytics be outsourced to cloud services?
By R. Danes
Many are realizing there is little to fear and much to gain from outsourcing data to cloud service providers, according to Tripp Smith (pictured), chief technical officer at Clarity Solution Group LLC (Clarity Insights). “If…
Apps
CoreOS touts portability in enhanced container-management platform
By Paul Gillin
CoreOS Inc. is adding features to its Tectonic container management platform as it welcomes 800 open source and container fans to its CoreOS Fest conference this week in San Francisco. The enhancements enable greater…
Big Data
Data operations startup StreamSets raises $20M in funding
The logistics of transporting data are a major focus in enterprise analytics projects. Some records must be converted into a special format before they can be loaded into a number-crunching system, while others require…
Cloud
Report: Risk management pros say their companies aren’t ready for the Internet of Things
By Paul Gillin
Organizations are increasingly worried about the security risks of the Internet of Things, but have a few action plans for dealing with them, according to a new report by the Ponemon Institute and the…