Darryl K. Taft

Apache Spark, the hot open-source data processing engine, is outgrowing Apache Hadoop in terms of user adoption, according to a recent survey. Databricks, the company founded by the creators of Apache Spark, released the findings of a survey of more than 1,400 respondents from the Spark community to identify how organizations are using the data […]

Five Ways Big Data, Analytics Are Transforming the Trucking Industry Fleets are taking advantage of big data and the increased reporting frequency of telematics devices to achieve safer, more efficient and productive driving. Mobile Notifications Using an open-architecture remote diagnostics system, truck drivers and fleet managers can receive mobile notifications about pending performance issues. The […]

Splunk, which provides an analytics platform for machine data, today announced updates to several products including Splunk MINT, Splunk Light and Hunk. Hunk 6.3 is an integrated analytics platform used to explore, analyze and visualize big data in Hadoop and Amazon S3. Splunk Light is a lighter weight version of the Splunk platform made for […]

FLIR Encourages Developers to Put Thermal Imaging to Creative Use As this slide show demonstrates, an interest in FLIR Systems’ technologies is expanding, including into construction, games and senior care. FLIR Provides the World’s Sixth Sense FLIR Systems’ products change the way people interact with the world around them. The company delivers technologies that enhance […]

A week after the Salesforce Dreamforce ’15 conference, Progress Software announced results of its recent survey of Salesforce.com users, which found that data integration is among the top challenges for this group. The worldwide Progress survey, conducted in conjunction with Dimensional Research, included more than 200 active Salesforce users and professionals from a variety of […]

IBM has produced new cloud security technology that helps protect organizations from risks associated with the increasing use of “bring your own” cloud apps at work. Big Blue’s new Cloud Security Enforcer gives companies visibility into all third-party cloud apps used by their employees, provides a secure way to access them, and enables companies to […]

In a prime example of a vendor taking its customers into consideration, software development toolmaker JetBrains has adjusted a controversial subscription model that had customers and industry observers up in arms. Two weeks ago, on Sept. 3, JetBrains, which makes the popular IntelliJ IDEA Java development tool, among others, introduced its JetBrains Toolbox subscription model. […]

10 Tips for Setting Up Successful Teleworking Policies Ahead of the pope’s scheduled visit to the United States—and the expected traffic congestion—we look into the best ways for companies to set up teleworking policies. Establish Teleworking Policies Up-Front Think about the parameters for teleworking. The policy should set the right tone in outlining the privileges […]

More than eight in 10 (86 percent) IT decision makers say their companies already deploy containers, or they plan to do so within a year, according to a recent survey commissioned by security solution vendor Twistlock. Of that 86 percent, 35 percent said containers are already broadly deployed across their networks. Twistlock’s flagship product is […]

Factors SMBs Should Consider When Switching to VOIP Telephony Compared with legacy telephony, VOIP technology provides a richer communications experience, and SIP phones are an integral part of delivering that experience. Price Although SMBs tend to be price-conscious, SIP phones are not a capitalized investment, unlike legacy phone systems. To get full value from VOIP, […]