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The double life of data

January 12, 2015 Guest Poster Comments Off on The double life of data
Avnet Technology Solutions explores the dual roles solution providers play in helping customers gain value from their data, and keeping that same data safe.

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Hortonworks adds three new Hadoop certifications to Certified Technology Program

December 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Hortonworks adds three new Hadoop certifications to Certified Technology Program
These new certifications from Hortonworks respond to requests from ISVs for additional differentiation as the Hadoop market grows.

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Cisco makes big bet on analytics

December 16, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco makes big bet on analytics
Cisco announces plans to expand its business in the growing analytics marketplace, with a focus on moving analytics towards the network’s edge.

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IBM, Apple deliver first wave of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps

December 11, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM, Apple deliver first wave of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps
Aimed at both the enterprise and mid-market, the new apps will be customized, integrated and deployed by partners, and IBM will support partners here with several new tools.

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Technology adoption issues create tremendous opportunity: Michael Dell

November 4, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Technology adoption issues create tremendous opportunity: Michael Dell
Michael Dell personally presented the results of a survey commissioned by Dell, which found significant obstacles to the adoption of technology, which he said was a good thing for Dell and its partners.

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Salesforce.com enters analytics market with Wave analytics cloud

October 13, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Salesforce.com enters analytics market with Wave analytics cloud
Salesforce.com busts into the analytics market with a product that is easy to use, and doesn’t require having their CRM product.

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BlueData launches software to create Big Data private cloud experience on-prem

September 17, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on BlueData launches software to create Big Data private cloud experience on-prem
Blue Data says their technology makes it possible to build 100 node Hadoop and Spark clusters in less than ten minutes, and get the same kind of on-premise Big Data as the huge cloud companies at a fraction of the cost.

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PROMISE Technology launches FileCruiser private cloud solution

August 20, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on PROMISE Technology launches FileCruiser private cloud solution
The long-time maker of RAID controllers and subsystems embarks on its first venture in the cloud, and its first software application venture, with plans to expand it into a hybrid cloud offering.

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SaaS BI vendor SiSense names first channel chief

August 18, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on SaaS BI vendor SiSense names first channel chief
SiSense has a short sales cycle for BI, and is offering aggressive margins, including the same margins on renewals.

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IBM unveils new Big Data data management service

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on IBM unveils new Big Data data management service
IBM debuts Elastic Storage, a software-defined storage-as-a-service offering built on SoftLayer that can be implemented 100% cloud, or on a hybrid model.