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Information Builders continues ‘sea change’ in platform strategy with new enhancements

June 10, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Information Builders continues ‘sea change’ in platform strategy with new enhancements
Information Builder Summit this year did not see any splashy new technological announcements or partnerships, but there were some significant new items, with some still in tech preview.

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Information Builders CEO Vella lays out company strategy at Information Builders Summit

June 6, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Information Builders CEO Vella lays out company strategy at Information Builders Summit
The key theme stressed by Vella, in his first presentation at the company’s big customer event since replacing the founder and longtime CEO this year, is that Information Builders is committed to redesigning processes that allow for true scalability by ensuring data is trusted, so that tools will actually be used.

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AtScale adds SDK, expanded PowerBI support to data warehouse virtualization platform

June 5, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on AtScale adds SDK, expanded PowerBI support to data warehouse virtualization platform
The SDK is part and parcel of AtScale’s move to a more agile quarterly release cycle. The platform also improves analytical query and security capabilities.

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Big data comes with big risks, but the right strategy means big rewards

May 17, 2019 Guest Poster Comments Off on Big data comes with big risks, but the right strategy means big rewards
Canadian businesses recognize the value of data, but struggle with adequate protection measures.

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Lenovo, SAP expand partnership around SAP Data Hub

May 17, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo, SAP expand partnership around SAP Data Hub
The Lenovo event in Orlando highlighted an intelligent enterprise transformation theme with show floor demos around this integration for both travel planning and IoT Smart warehouse management. Lenovo expects to see partner pickup from smaller vertically-focused boutique firms as well as larger integrators.

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Couchbase adds new synchronization and machine learning capabilities to Couchbase Mobile

May 7, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Couchbase adds new synchronization and machine learning capabilities to Couchbase Mobile
Delta Synchronization – syncing only the parts of the document that have been changed – is an established practice elsewhere in IT, but is a first for No SQL.

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Splunk emphasizes delightful user experience with spring release enhancements

April 30, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk emphasizes delightful user experience with spring release enhancements
The big items in this release are Splunk Connected Experiences and Splunk Business Flow, which contain some functionality that were first demoed last fall at Splunk’s big customer event.

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SAS COO: It’s not too late to get started in analytics

April 29, 2019 Robert Dutt Comments Off on SAS COO: It’s not too late to get started in analytics
SAS COO Oliver Schanberger on how solution providers can identify customer challenges that can be solved through AI and analytics, and build confidence with quick wins.

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Palo Alto Networks unveils ‘super-EDR’ capability with Cortex platform and key Cortex XDR application

February 27, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Palo Alto Networks unveils ‘super-EDR’ capability with Cortex platform and key Cortex XDR application
Cortex is the next-generation of Palo Alto Networks’ Application Framework, with the ability to create a much deeper data lake and analyze it more effectively. The newly announced Traps 6.0 endpoint solution contributes to this, as it now gathers data like an EDR solution for the first time.

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Splunk announces new global channel chief and additional partner incentives

February 26, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Splunk announces new global channel chief and additional partner incentives
Microsoft vet Aziz Benmalek takes over as Splunk’s global channel chief, while the company announced new partner incents, improvements to their partner portal, and the implementation of the new partner tracks announced at last fall’s Splunk .conf18.