BlueData updates EPIC to simplify Big Data deployments
One of the main barriers to Big Data deployments is the complexity of the systems needed to run and maintain them on. To try and resolve those issues, BlueData Software Inc. has released a…
Hack this: Gaping security flaw in iOS 9 allows easy bypass of passcode/ Touch ID
By Duncan Riley
Following an already embarrassing week for Apple after the Xcodeghost malware fiasco, the tech giant is faced with more scrutiny Wednesday when it was discovered that it’s new iOS 9 mobile operating system has…
Omniata wants to unify all your data silos
By Paul Gillin
Venture-backed data analytics firm Omniata Inc. is bringing it namesake data analytics platform out of beta test today with claims that it can integrate data from nearly any source to provide analytics in near…
Google ups the cloud wars ante with Cloud Dataproc managed Spark and Hadoop hosting
By Duncan Riley
Google has decided it wants a bigger slice of the Big Data pie by launching a new service that offers managed hosting to both Spark and Hadoop. Called Google Cloud Dataproc, the service allows…
Bitcoin Weekly 2015 September 23: Circle gets BitLicensed, Coinbase caught with patents down, Copay 1.2.5 update, and more
By Kyt Dotson
This week feels like a split between Circle becoming the first Bitcoin business to receive a New York BitLicense and Coinbase getting caught with its patents down. As for good and great news, BitGo…
Versatility and shared data as ops converge | #splunkconf
Serving as the newest CTO of Splunk, Inc., Snehal Antani took some time to speak with John Furrier and Jeff Frick, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during Splunk’s .conf2015 about some of…
Splunking in the cloud and on-premise | #splunkconf
The diversity of Splunk, Inc.’s user base, the ramifications of the Internet Of Things networking and the cloud/on-premise hybridization of Splunk’s usability were all topics of discussion on day 2 of Splunk’s .conf2015 at…
Console fanboyism “incredibly unhealthy for our industry,” says Xbox head Phil Spencer
By Eric David
The so-called “Console Wars” have been raging in the video game industry for around three decades, and console gamers have often drawn lines in the sand when it comes to which brands make the best systems.…
Operations intel gets a boost with Splunk, Big Data | #splunkconf
For the international IT infrastructure and advisement of Computacenter PLC, the tools provided by Splunk, Inc.’s application options and data management have proven quite useful. At the Splunk .conf2015 event in Las Vegas, Computacenter’s…
Why Splunk is a product company at heart | #splunkconf
“The one thing that a product organization is about is delivering product. Delivery, delivery, delivery … that’s what our shop is about. And it should be.” Splunk, Inc. SVP of Products Guido Schroeder has…