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You can’t have a conversation about Big Data for very long without talking about Hadoop.

Implementing multiple layers of security is the common thread for today’s data security strategies. The layered approach has worked in some cases. However, other companies have still become vulnerable to hackers. In fact, numerous large global enterprises with significant technology budgets have fallen victim to hackers. It may make you wonder just how realistic it is to […]

Most leaders have been bombarded by the idea that business partnerships are vital to their success. Partners can extend a company’s reach, add new audiences, enhance its value, expand its capabilities, and even boost its reputation by association. Marketing Week pointed out that behemoths like Amazon and Adidas have grown larger as a result of […]

If you run a business and are not happy with your current results, you are likely wondering how you can boost your sales to the next level. Crafting a viable sales process that you can scale is the best way to reach your goals and get the sales rate you have always wanted. Finding a […]

Status, location, automation, and action.

Dell Technologies this Tuesday announced the formation of a new IoT solutions strategy, a new IoT division and a $1bn commitment in IoT R&D. Chairman and CEO Michael Dell called IoT “the infrastructure of the next industrial revolution. And that’s what we’re co-inventing with our customers and our partners,” The company’s new IoT Division, led […]

It’s the cool kid these days, but it’s flunking some subjects.

Alluxio is getting attention from Baidu and other data giants because of its in-memory speed at profound scale.

Reed Hastings on why algorithms don’t do it all.

American luxury home builder Toll Brothers has launched a virtual reality app that lets home buyers view all 360 degrees of their kitchen in high-definition and choose from thousands of configurations. The app, called Kitchen 360, provides buyers with a tour of the kitchen through a connected tablet or HTC Vive VR. While on the tour, […]

Most corporate cultures still aren’t built around data.

How “Database-as-a-Service” can ease the heavy back-end load.

Say goodbye to batch processing (again).

Real-time alternatives to Hadoop may give you a choice.

Guest author Scott Amyx is founder and CEO of Amyx+McKinsey, a wearables and IoT (Internet of Things) strategy and execution agency. The tech industry is no stranger to change, but the data derived from the IoT is taking disruption to a new level—sforzando.  At IBM’s Insight conference last month, Bob Picciano, senior vice president of […]

The new Sync API is here—get coding.

Skip the hyperbole and the holy wars and get down to facts.

The key to mobile success: knowing what users do and what they value.

Guest author Leo Sadovy is the director of global marketing at SAS. During the Cold War, the KGB was so good at identifying undercover CIA agents that officials worried that there was a highly placed mole in the agency. But as Jonathan Haslam, a professor at Princeton University, wrote earlier this fall, that wasn’t the case at all.  […]

According to the conventional wisdom, if you have NoSQL, you can’t have strong consistency in your data. But a new start-up is threatening to shatter that notion and bring consistent transactions to the NoSQL world.

A few months ago we wrote about how big-name companies are starting to talk about the Internet of Things – a term for the network formed by real-world objects connected to the Internet – indicating that the idea is picking up speed.

Today Chief Futurist for Cisco Systems Dave Evans appeared on the company’s netcast, Talk2Cisco, to answer questions…