Kindle Fire HD vs. iPad and the B&N Nook (and More)
Amazon just unveiled their new line up of Kindle Fire tablets and as with any game-changing product (see here for a full review), we like to compare it to existing, and sometimes rumored devices.…
CumuLogic Adds Supports for HP Cloud Services
CumuLogic is a relatively new player in the PaaS space. The company announced its enterprise Java platform just a few months ago, with support for vSphere and Citrix CloudStack on launch. A few months…
Meet Amazon’s New Kindle Tablets [REVIEW]
Amazon introduced a new line of Kindles yesterday, all likely to rock the tablet market, as they’re priced unbelievably lower than competitors’ prices. The online retailer unveiled two new e-readers and three new tablets.…
Building Big Data: Farming Big Data Goes To The Cows
When we think about the people who actually use big data, we usually imagine someone sitting in a warm, cozy office, suited and booted, making calls or getting busy on their computer. Few of…
Cloud Cold War – No Nukes Please – Weapons of Mass Abstraction
By John Furrier
Chris Hoff the most excellent theCUBE guest was inspired to write a post titled “The Cuban Cloud Missile Crisis…Weapons Of Mass Abstraction”. This was a topic that we discussed at length on SiliconANGLE.com’s theCUBE at VMWorld2012…
Walmart Launches New Search Engine to Increase Customer Base
By Isha Suri
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc has just launched a new search engine for its company website. Dubbed as Polaris, the new Walmart search engine is targeted at increasing customer acquisition and shopper conversion rate, as it…
Half of the Enterprises that Report Security Breach are BYOD Users Says Report
By Saroj Kar
As the popularity of high-tech mobile devices, more employees prefer to work on their own laptops, tablets and smartphones. This trend is now adopted globally and irreversible, but faces new risks. A recent report…
Hortonworks’ YARN Aims to Revolutionize Hadoop Data Processing
Hortonworks is publishing a series of blog posts on its website that explain the basics and finer details of Apache Hadoop YARN. Those who are curious about YARN or want to understand its significance…
Sweden Tops The List For Internet Know-How
One thing we can’t get enough of is all of these “Best of” or “Top Ten” lists. As a culture, we just love to rank things, but unfortunately not everything is that easily quantified.…
Protecting Your Digital World – Everyday Advice
Compromised accounts, phone info tracking, reports of major breaches – the news of risks in digital security and privacy emerge all the time. The goal may be identity theft, financial gain, account hacking, or…