Monthly Archives: August 2015
Google Adds User-Defined Functions, Performance Boosters to BigQuery
Google has revamped its cloud-hosted BigQuery analytics service with features that the company says makes it more powerful and easy to use.BigQuery lets enterprise...
Most Millennials Expect Loss, Theft of Personal Data, Survey Shows
A slim minority—only 5 percent—of men and women aged 16- to 35-years-old believe that current safeguards will protect their data from exposure, according to...
Salesforce Lightning Experience Revamps CRM Platform User Interface
SAN FRANCISO—Borrowing a page from Apple's heavy emphasis on design and usability, Salesforce previewed the new Lightning Experience user interface for its Customer Relationship...
Microsoft’s Cortana Lands on Android Phones
Cortana, the virtual assistant technology for Windows Phone and Windows 10, is now available as a beta app for Android phones."The Cortana app on...
Hortonworks Acquires Onyara, Launches DataFlow Product
Hortonworks, a provider of enterprise Hadoop solutions and services, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Onyara, the creator of and key contributor...
Intel Partners With BlueData to Make Big Data Easier
Intel is taking its latest step in the big data space through a partnership with BlueData, whose software is designed to enable organizations to...
ClearSky Data Puts Primary Storage on Demand Into Cloud
Startup ClearSky Data has an ambitious business model: It's built a new global data storage network and is fashioning it on Akamai Technologies' automated...
Toronto Police Hunt for Hackers Who Hit Ashley Madison Site
In a welcome turn of events, the Toronto Police Service announced in a press conference on Aug. 24 that it is leading a global...
Intel Invests in Mirantis to Support OpenStack Cloud Efforts
Today's topics include Intel’s effort to expand its cloud efforts with a big investment in Mirantis collaboration, Dell is expanding its target markets with...
Nine Key Factors That Identify Data-Driven Organizations
Nine Key Factors That Identify Data-Driven Organizations
Being data-driven has little correlation to company size and vertical industries. We highlight key qualities that define data-driven...