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Spark on track to drive big data market, says Wikibon analyst

By Paul Gillin Apr 1, 2016

Early in his new report on adoption of Apache Spark in Systems of Intelligence on Wikibon Premium, Wikibon Analyst George Gilbert uses a wonderful analogy to describe the much-maligned performance limitations of the MapReduce processing…

Security, compliance the biggest barriers to cloud adoption

By Michelle Davidson Apr 1, 2016

Data security remains a high concern among IT professionals. In fact, it’s the main barrier for adopting cloud services, according to a recent study by Evolve IP LLC. According to Evolve IP’s Adoption of…

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Microsoft poaches Oracle’s “Mr Linux” to head up its open-source efforts

By Maria Deutscher Apr 1, 2016

Microsoft Corp.’s human resources department is stepping up its game. Five months after losing one of its division heads to Salesforce.com Inc., the software giant has reportedly poached a key executive from Oracle Corp.…

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BlackBerry’s Q4 revenue misses Wall Street projections by nearly $100M

By Maria Deutscher Apr 1, 2016

BlackBerry Ltd’s struggling handset business is declining faster than the market or even its leadership could anticipate. The company reported fourth quarter revenue of $487 million during its earnings call this morning, substantially less than…

The notion of privacy is your April Fool’s joke

By John McAfee Apr 1, 2016

It’s April Fool’s today and by now, perhaps you have witnessed your share of pranks, fake stories, and hoaxes. I can think of a number of funny April Fool’s stories over the years, but…