MediaWatch: The Strange Joys Of Blogging
By Tom Foremski
“I am no longer sure if I am in control of my blog, or if the blog could also be described as controlling me.” This line jumped out at me as I was reading…
By Tom Foremski
HP Discover: Doubling Down on Convergence in Vegas
HP helped create Silicon Valley and is one of only a handful of technology brands that is known worldwide. Being a huge company of over 300 thousand employees with many products and services, it…
The Latest in Big Data: New Funding, New Offerings
Big data analytics is proving to be a highly effective monetizing approach for more and more companies, on a global scale. This trend drives a great deal of demand, which is followed closely by…
Dell Storage Forum Recap: Global Expansion, World-Class Storage Solutions
By Cherr Aira
When they said that Dell Storage Forum 2011 would be big, we didn’t doubt it, considering all that Dell’s doing to improve in its cloud services arena. It was definitely one giant kick off…
HP’s Donatelli: “We’re Playing Offense, We’re Out to Change the Market”
For people familiar with the old, stodgy, slow-moving HP, David Donatelli is breath of fresh air. The company’s EVP and General Manger of the ESSN (Enterprise Server, Storage and Networking) division, who came over…
HP’s Dietch: Far From a Fad, Cloud Computing Is A “Done Deal”
Cloud computing is here and its here to stay. And organizations large and small better get on board now or risk falling by the wayside, according to HP. “This is not a fad,” said…
SAP Software in the Spotlight Thanks to IBM and Sybase
German business software maker SAP managed to gain its broad offerings portfolio quite a bit of traction in the enterprise space, both among customers and solution providers. One of the most recent developments is…
HP’s Converged Infrastructure Gets High Marks from Leading Storage Analyst David Floyer
Wikibon CTO and leading storage industry analyst David Floyer gives high marks to HP’s Infrastructure 2.0 platform, announced today at the opening of HP Discover in Las Vegas. Writing from the show floor, Floyer…
WWDC Recap: What Apple iOS 5 and iCloud Mean for Consumers
By Cherr Aira
Before 5200 attendees, the two most discussed Apple systems worldwide saw fulfillment today at the WWDC 2011. iOS 5 and the new iCloud graced center spotlight at the annual event for developers and users…
Informatica and Composite Software Help Hadoop Get Connected
Hadoop, the open source framework for processing Big Data, needs to get connected. That is, most Hadoop installations are isolated from the larger IT infrastructure. Think data scientists working behind the curtain. To gain…