Inside the Briefcase
Securing the Private Cloud
October 25, 2012 No CommentsThe rise of public cloud computing and its adoption by enterprises of all sizes is presenting challenges to professionals who are charged with the security of the organization’s data.
DATA and ANALYTICS
Turning Scary Data into Actionable IT
October 25, 2012 No CommentsNicole Pauls, SolarWindsSolarWinds has developed a series of best practices that IT managers can follow to ensure their networks are secure and compliant. These include not using default credentials, mining and monitoring your log data, keeping a close eye on third party vendors and monitoring system access for all employees. Read More >>>
Software Is Dead, Long Live Big Data
October 25, 2012 No CommentsWith several successful IPOs this year, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) space is enjoying strong momentum. This renewed attention begs the question — who will be in the next wave of cloud application winners?
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Maximizing the Benefits of Social Business with Rene Schimmer, IBM
October 24, 2012 No CommentsRenee Schimmer, IBM Social softwareIn this interview, Renee Schimmer from IBM discusses some of the recent trends emerging in the world of Social Business, and how mobile applications and document management continue to play a role in this evolution. Read More >>>
MapR Technologies Announces New Big Data Platform that Brings Enterprise-Grade Reliability and Performance to HBase
October 23, 2012 No CommentsMapR Technologies, Inc., the Hadoop technology leader, today announced at O’Reilly Strata Conference + Hadoop World 2012 that it is bringing unprecedented Hadoop and NoSQL capabilities together on an easy, dependable and fast platform. With MapR M7, Big Data operations ranging from batch analytics to real-time database functions can be performed with enterprise-grade reliability and protection.
IBM Helps Organizations Tackle Industry Specific Big Data Challenges
October 23, 2012 No CommentsAt IBM Information On Demand & Business Analytics Forum 2012, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new digital marketing system and big data software designed to help organizations gain actionable insights on the broadest range of data to transform the way they do business with customers, employees and partners.
Nutanix Announces Validated Support for the VMware Branch Office Desktop
October 22, 2012 No CommentsNutanix (www.nutanix.com), a provider of scalable software-defined compute and storage appliance for virtualization and VMware workloads, today announced the Nutanix Complete Cluster as a validated solution for the VMware Branch Office Desktop. Nutanix is a platform for secure, easy to manage, high-performance desktop and application delivery, in an easy to deploy, highly available and scalable appliance for the VMware Branch Office Desktop.
Actifio Presents Award-Winning Copy Data Management Platform to Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012
October 22, 2012 No CommentsActifio™, the radically simple copy data management company, today announced its participation in Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012. Held October 21-25, 2012 in Orlando, FL, the event gathers CIOs and senior IT executives to re-imagine the potential of IT initiatives for enterprises.
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: The Data Transformation with Martin Fowler and Pramod J. Sadalage, ThoughtWorks
October 19, 2012 No CommentsMartin Fowler and Pramod SadalageIn the interview, Martin Fowler and Pramod Sadalage outline new trends in database management and emphasize the value of NoSQL databases within today’s organizations. Read More >>>
IT Briefcase Exclusive Interview: Perfecting Data Management in the Cloud with Louis Tetu, Coveo
October 19, 2012 No CommentsLouis Têtu, CoveoIn the below interview, Louis Tetu from Coveo offers expert advice as to how cloud computing and data management tools can work to maximize information management and productivity within today’s organizations. Read More >>>
MapR Technologies to Share Insights on Unlocking Data’s Value to Improve Decision Making at Strata + Hadoop World 2012
October 19, 2012 No CommentsMapR Technologies, Inc., the technology leader for Hadoop, today announced that CEO John Schroeder will present a keynote entitled: “Hadoop: Thinking Big” at the upcoming O’Reilly Strata Conference + Hadoop World 2012 taking place on October 23 – 25, 2012 in New York City. Mr. Schroeder’s presentation will focus on using Hadoop as a powerful platform across a range of analytics and use cases. Additionally, the company will be showcasing its award-winning Distribution. The Conference also features breakout sessions by key MapR executives.
IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Computing
October 18, 2012 No CommentsIn a move designed to reduce the biggest security inhibitors that organizations face in implementing cloud, mobile and big data initiatives, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a broad set of security software to help holistically secure data and identities.
GLOBAL DATA CENTER SERVICES PROVIDER CYRUSONE IMPROVES COOLING EFFICIENCY, SECURITY, AND PRIVACY FOR CUSTOMERS
October 17, 2012 No CommentsGlobal data center services provider, CyrusOne, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB), announced today that it is offering new proprietary racks, cabinets, and cages for all its facilities nationwide. The new server containment units improve power consumption, security, and privacy for CyrusOne customers—leveraging a design-and-assembly approach never before seen in the enterprise colocation industry.
Birst Turns Big Data Science into Actionable Analytics
October 17, 2012 No CommentsBirst Inc., the leading provider of agile business analytics, today announced Birst Big Data Services, the industry’s first end-to-end solution to turn large volumes of unstructured data into analytic applications. Big Data Services provides a turnkey analytics infrastructure that eliminates the investment required for Big Data adoption. By marrying structured and unstructured data, Birst is turning the science of Big Data into analytic applications by correlating user behavior with business outcomes.
Quantum to Showcase Next Generation Mission Information Framework at GEOINT 2012
October 17, 2012 No CommentsQuantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that it will showcase several technologies supporting a next generation mission information framework at GEOINT 2012, October 8-11, in Orlando, Fla., (booth #2033).
Revising an Outdated Business Model? Try Predictive Analytics
October 16, 2012 No CommentsThe engines of a Swiss airliner on a recent trans-Pacific flight were being monitored by sensors sending back data to the offices of SAS, a global analytics provider.
SAP Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms for 2012
October 16, 2012 1 CommentSAP) today announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance (EGRC) Platforms” report
JEDOX ACROSS AUSTRALIA
October 16, 2012 No CommentsJedox and Naked Data recently delivered highly successful Jedox Road to Innovation events across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Each event featured a specific Jedox solution on functional or industry best-practice, including for Jedox Retail Solutions, Community Intelligence for Not for Profits and Jedox Controlling Solutions for consolidations and budgeting. International Jedox customers including Bluescope Steel and The Pas Group presented engaging and insightful case studies on how they each used Jedox to rapidly improve complex business reporting and planning challenges.
SAP to Up Ante in Mobile Analytics With Planning and Consolidation App
October 16, 2012 1 CommentSAP AG today announced upcoming availability of SAP® Business Planning and Consolidation 10.0 application on the SAP® EPM Unwired mobile app. SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is one of the latest planned additions to the library of apps available on SAP EPM Unwired.
SeeWhy Opens Up 27 Real-Time Marketing Technologies for IBM
October 16, 2012 No CommentsSeeWhy, Inc. today announced a pre-packaged integration with the IBM Digital Data Exchange, which makes it easier for companies to take advantage of IBM and third-party services by providing a single tag for the collection and distribution of real-time behavioral digital data. By integrating with the Digital Data Exchange, SeeWhy brings the benefits of its analytics-driven ecommerce hub to IBM and its customers.
Denodo – Setting the Standard in Data Virtualization
October 15, 2012 No CommentsThe average business manager receives a staggering amount of data on a typical business day. When a large enterprise employs several business managers and other key individuals who are also receiving data, the sheet amount of information is nothing short of overwhelming. This trend has led to the growing need for data virtualization.
Software AG’s webMethods 9.0 integrates Big Data with Business Processes and the Cloud
October 15, 2012 No CommentsSoftware AG today unveiled a major update to its webMethods product suite at its ProcessWorld event in the USA. Extending its fully independent integration layer, webMethods 9.0 focuses on uniting the management of Big Data from any source with automated business processes and applications deployed in the cloud, on mobile devices or in-house.
Composite Software Focuses on Analytics with Latest Release of its Market Leading Data Virtualization
October 15, 2012 No CommentsComposite Software today introduced version 6.2 of its market leading Composite Data Virtualization Platform that addresses the massive data requirements resulting from the exponential growth in big data and analytics. Composite 6.2 contains new analytics enablement capabilities including more analytic data sources, additional analytic platform optimizations and expanded data governance.
Collibra sponsors the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando
October 15, 2012 No CommentsTwelve months ago, Gartner urged CIOs and senior IT executives to re-imagine, rethink and reconsider what IT means and how it can be applied to the needs and goals of the enterprise. Today, the quest for IT re-imagination has escalated — reflecting a powerful nexus of forces that will require the business to think, work and connect in entirely new ways. Join 8,000 of your professional peers — including 2,000 CIOs — at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012.
Splunk Powers Operational Intelligence at Manitoba Hydro
October 12, 2012 No CommentsSplunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the leading provider of software for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Manitoba Hydro has successfully deployed Splunk Enterprise™ and the Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange to ensure the availability and security of its email infrastructure. Manitoba Hydro reports that the deployment has cut the time it takes the IT team to troubleshoot issues from hours to minutes.
Information Builders Helps Organizations Turn On Mobile Business Intelligence for Fast ROI
October 11, 2012 No CommentsInformation Builders, a leader in business intelligence (BI) and analytics, information integrity, and integration solutions, today announced that its customers are benefiting from more data-supported decisions and gaining competitive advantage through the deployment of mobile BI solutions.
Birst Improves Production Quality, Time, and Efficiency with Affordable Analytics
October 10, 2012 No CommentsBirst Inc., the leading provider of agile business analytics, today announced that True Textiles has deployed Birst’s affordable analytics solution to replace its existing, on-premise application. With information and analysis provided by Birst, True Textiles is gaining additional insight into its sales results and improving production quality, time, and efficiency.
Community Hospitals Can Benefit from an Enterprise Data Warehouse
October 8, 2012 No CommentsWhen it comes to the implementation of an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), there is a tendency to believe large health care systems stand to benefit the most. Community hospitals, however, face the same challenges as larger health care systems, and they also need access to organizational data for decision making.
MasterCard Enhances Customer Expense Reporting and Management Tools
October 8, 2012 No CommentsLatest Smart Data Release Makes Commercial Spending Intelligence More Accessible and Actionable
RainStor Secures $12 Million in Series C Funding
October 4, 2012 No CommentsRainStor, a provider of database solutions for Big Data, today announced it has raised $12 million in Series C funding from leading global financial services organization, Credit Suisse and Rogers Venture Partners.
