This Week in Big Data: Strata + Hadoop World, Real-Time and DevOps
This has been a huge week for the big data industry. Thousands of experts from a broad range of industries flocked to Strata Conference + Hadoop World in New York this week to share…
Mathematician Discovers Weak Cryptographic Key In Google E-mail
In December of last year, mathematician Zachary Harris received an interesting e-mail from a Google headhunter inquiring if he was interested to work with the company. He was confused by the e-mail as he…
Breaking Analysis: Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet Looks Good, But Is Its Beauty Only Skin Deep?
Yesterday Microsoft put its Surface tablet on center stage at its Windows 8 launch event, hoping the new device will compete with the likes of Apple and Google in the mobile computing market. With…
Intel’s GM of Enterprise Software on Big Data @ IBM IOD
Cube alumna Pauline Nist made her latest appearance at this week’s IBM Information OnDemand Conference. The general manager for Intel’s enterprise software group discussed big data and how IBM fits in with SiliconAngle founder…
EMC’s Joe Tucci Clarifies Juniper Buyout Rumors And Troubled Cisco Partnership
Earlier this week, it was reported that storage giant EMC is looking to acquire Juniper Networks. The networking firm is currently in a poor state, having just laid off 5 percent (around 500) of…
The Huge Potential Of Windows 8 and Surface RT In Enterprise Mobility
Microsoft’s Surface Windows RT tablet is now available for purchase in Microsoft retail stores across the country with a tag price of $499. But that’s not the only Windows 8 tablet available in the…
Has Google Caved In To French Pressure Already?
Earlier this week we reported that Google was threatening to block French news websites from its search engine results, in response to a demand that it pay for the content it displayed on its…
Hadoop Gets Love, but It’s Really About “Brute Force” says Rainstor CEO
Along the course of theCube’s pursuit of interesting and smart guests at Strata+ Hadoop World 2012, we came across John Bantleman, CEO of Rainstor. Rainstor is a database designed to manage Big Data for…
Apple Burns Samsung In UK Ad
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Apple burns Samsung in UK ad; Samsung beats analysts’ expectations; and Surface RT now up for sale. Apple burns Samsung in UK ad In July, Apple lost in a…
This Week in the Cloud: Open-Source, Cost Efficiency and Skype
A few notable updates came out of the cloud this week, including a couple of from the open-source community. Firstly, Cloudability announced that it’s making OpenStack compatible with the Google Compute Engine. The San…