Cloud Computing

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At its most basic, cloud computing is about the ability to enhance enterprise value through more efficient use of IT resources. One of the more innovative ways to boost capacity and add capabilities in a cloud environment is by the virtualization of services and infrastructure.[read more]

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Finance departments don’t immediately come to mind in conversations about social collaboration technology. Yet business and social collaboration is an important set of capabilities that has been taking hold in business.[read more]

A Big Data solution

Cloud, social, mobile: all of these technologies are connected through one important commonality, and that is Big Data. By allowing individuals to quickly discover important information through the use of data, organizations are given the power to make smarter data-driven business decisions.[read more]

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Preserving knowledge for generations is no easy task. Key components of this massive undertaking include decisions in technology, architecture, data storage, and data accessibility. What are steps to architect a solution to keep your own data safeguarded and accessible long-term?[read more]

Data 2.0 Summit 

Good morning from the Golden State of California! I am at the Data 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, where entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and thought leaders are gathered to discuss the intersection of Big Data, Social Data, and Cloud Data. There's a solid lineup of speakers, panelists and workshops that I hope to bring to you so keep refreshing your pages for updates throughout the day. We're trying something new and bringing you live coverage of a great event![read more]

Hadoop toolbox

Hadoop and Big Data have almost become synonymous. But Hadoop is not just Hadoop now. Over time it has evolved into a big herd of various tools, each meant to serve a different purpose. But glued together they give you a powerpacked combo. Here's my short intro to some very useful tools.[read more]

Network performance

The word “network” is thrown around by some people without proper regard for what’s involved when cloud computing/technology is brought into the picture. A whole new set of challenges come with cloud-environment networking. Here are some of those hurdles/difficulties.[read more]

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Attensity's newest version of Respond uses natural language-based analysis to derive insights from any form of text-based data and among other results can produce analyses of customer sentiment, hot issues, trends and key metrics. The product supports a form of closed-loop performance management.[read more]

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Today Salesforce announced the launch of Social.com – a social advertising solution that brings the power of Radian6 and Buddy Media (two recent acquisitions made by Salesforce for over $1 billion total that had been floundering looking for a purpose) into an innovative way to use Marketing 2.0.[read more]

Big Data playbook

Cloud, Mobile, Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data are changing the way we do business. The playbook to implement these technologies are normally very similar. This said, the playbook for Big Data/BI is going to require significant modifications if maximum success is to be achieved.[read more]

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Managing vast amounts of data within internal systems has always been a challenge. But with the rise of the cloud, social media, mobile devices and other technological innovations, organizations are now expected to keep track of everything on the internet as well.[read more]

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When your company is evaluating new cloud-based software solutions, it’s important to bring the right people to the table to drive the discussion. Evaluating a new data hosting solution requires an integrated approach. Here are some key tips for putting together the best team for the job.[read more]

Big data gaming

Online game developer Zynga operates at such a large scale that on a regular day, Zynga delivers one petabyte of content. They have built a flexible cloud server center that can easily add up to 1,000 servers in just 24 hours. So, big data is truly big at Zynga, but how do they cope with it?[read more]

Big Data education opportunities

Students, from enrollment to grades to the clubs they join, generate as much data as any of us. Schools are already working towards using this data to improve education, the way they handle different student demographics, and even the way they research fields like literature.[read more]

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Where do our cloud-identities go when businesses fail? What will be the fate of digital personae after we die? We may well confront a paradox: we make more images than ever before, yet in the future, we could have less of a visual inheritance. What lasts in a digital world?[read more]