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Digital business apps demand new approach to data management – Wikibon

By Bert Latamore Aug 8, 2016

A new generation of digital business platform applications is arising, writes Wikibon Lead Cloud Analyst Brian Gracely. These new applications are data-intensive, providing enterprises with a real-time view of how customers are interacting with…

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Digital business turns analog experience into digital data – Wikibon

By Bert Latamore Aug 8, 2016

If, as Peter Drucker said, “the purpose of business is to create and keep a customer,” then what is the purpose of digital business? Today’s customers want digital engagement because it improves their buying…

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What you missed in Big Data: New ways of managing information

By Maria Deutscher Aug 8, 2016

Few parts of the analytics industry that are more competitive than the database space. The rivalry in this segment kicked up yet another notch last week after a startup called Attic Labs Inc. joined…

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What you missed in Cloud: VMs and word processors

By Maria Deutscher Aug 8, 2016

Though Amazon Inc. has maintained an iron grip on the infrastructure-as-a-service market for nearly a decade now, its competitors are still trying as hard as ever to lure users away. This rivalry returned to…

How Windows users (and everyone else) can stay up-to-date on 2016 Olympics action

By Collen Kriel Aug 8, 2016

The 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony took place on Friday, August 5 and with it marks the official start of the summer Olympics. There are various ways to stay updated with Olympic highlights, results…

iPhone 7 rumor roundup: Launch date, Lightning connector headphones, prototypes, more

By Collen Kriel Aug 8, 2016

We are just one month away from the expected iPhone 7 launch and as we get closer the rumor mill is hotting up with what we can expect from Apple’s latest flagship device. So…

FTC to crack down on celebrities, influencers who don’t clearly disclose paid product placements

By Duncan Riley Aug 8, 2016

The days of celebrities and influencers taking money for content and product placements without disclosure may be numbered, with news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on the practice. The crackdown…

The Weather Company now provides forecasts for drone operators

By Mike Wheatley Aug 8, 2016

The Weather Company is the latest organization to take to the skies, but instead of using drones to help provide weather reports, its idea is to provide drone operators with up to the minute…

Airbnb raises new round of $850m on $30b valuation

By Duncan Riley Aug 7, 2016

Online accommodation marketplace Airbnb, Inc. is raising a new round of $850 million on a $30 billion valuation, according to a filing the company made with the State of Delaware. According to Bloomberg, the…

Windows 10 to get two major upgrades next year

By Mike Wheatley Aug 7, 2016

Microsoft has said it plans to release two versions of Windows 10 in 2017, but there will be no further upgrades this year. The news was delivered as Microsoft began rolling out this summer’s…