With the growth in popularity of Big Data on the scene, it is no surprise that venture capitalists are now turning their attention to the field. Existing companies are realizing the value of the…
However, popular new forms of storage media become, affording ease of use, portability and data security, they have their challenges and, ultimately, become “a useless piece of plastic, tape or metal.” Crashplan’s recent infographic,…
Windows 8 is now available on the Microsoft Developer Network Platform and the subscribers of TechNet. While most developers have been eagerly waiting for this Windows update, some techies reveal that there is no…
A security vendor has turned the tables on malicious hackers by releasing details of a vulnerability in a popular toolkit used to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against corporate websites. The toolkit…
Agility is what drives the IT world. Be Silicon Valley or any corner of the world, Agile is the key to success for software developers. Here we are introducing the GreenHopper 6, the latest…
Matt Asay, VP of big data cloud startup called Nodeable, writes a post today titled “Becoming Red Hat: Cloudera & Hortonworks Big Data Death Match”. He grabbed that headline from a link to our…
Twitter hasn’t exactly had the smoothest of relationships with app developers over the last few months, following last year’s announcement that it would soon introduce stricter rules and regulations for those who build apps…
News has been circulating the web indicating that EMC may be on the verge of using some of its $5.65 billion in cash to acquire some security companies. EMC COO David Goulden went on…
Facebook is taking some serious steps to backup its data, constructing a dedicated underground building right next door to its Prineville, Oregon, facility that will eventually house a ‘deep storage’ device well out of harm’s…
George Mathew knows a thing or two about building analytic applications aimed at line-of-business users. Until last year he was a top executive inside SAP’s Business Objects division. One of his jobs at SAP…