Big Data Articles
EMC Corp.'s Enterprise Content Division (ECD) is releasing an upgraded version of its EMC InfoArchive platform, enhancing the ability to secure and leverage large amounts of critical data and content.
Posted May 09, 2016
Looker is releasing a new platform of apps to help business units and departments gain the information they need to run their businesses. According to the company, Looker Data Apps have been developed from years of experience building custom applications for leading companies.
Posted May 09, 2016
Sinequa has announced the general availability of Sinequa ES Version 10. Powered by machine learning capabilities, the new version aims to deliver deep analytics of contents and user behavior, and offer information with continually improving relevance to users in their work environments. In order to achieve this advancement into the world of cognitive computing, with this new version, Sinequa has integrated the Spark platform in its distributed architecture and implemented machine learning algorithms on Spark within the core of its product
Posted May 05, 2016
Alteryx is releasing a new version of its self-service data analytics solution that offers support for a greater variety of data platforms and allows business users to achieve insights in hours.
Posted May 05, 2016
The world's data has doubled in 18 months' time. The industry estimates that the global amount of storage will reach 40 ZB by 2020. Historically, storage architectures were built on solutions that could only scale vertically. This legacy approach to storage presents significant challenges to being able to store the tremendous quantities of data being created today in a way that is cost-effective and maintains high levels of performance. Today, most of the world's data centers are still using vertical scaling solutions for storage, which means that organizations are seeking alternatives that allow them to scale cheaply and efficiently in order to remain competitive. And now, with software defined storage moving forward, we see the use of more scale-out storage solutions in data centers.
Posted May 04, 2016
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
Posted May 04, 2016
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including big data, security, cloud, and many more.
Posted May 04, 2016
The Call for Papers for DOAG 2016 Conference + Exhibition is open. Now is the time to submit your abstracts - anyone can become a speaker.
Posted May 04, 2016
There is a large volume and wide diversity of data out there. But, do you know what else is vast? The skill set of a modern IT worker.
Posted May 04, 2016
The latest release of Oracle Database (12.1.0.2) offers a unique set of features that portend increases in application workload execution, especially for analytics and data warehousing queries. This release, debuts Oracle Database In-Memory which provides a new columnar format - the In-Memory Column Store (IMCS) - for data that is likely to be accessed regularly for aggregation or analysis, as well as other features such as In-Memory Aggregation and In-Memory Joins that potentially offer several orders of magnitude of performance improvement. Finally, the new In-Memory Advisor makes short work of determining exactly which database objects are most likely able to take advantage of the IMCS.
Posted May 04, 2016
Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Opower, a provider of customer engagement and energy efficiency cloud services to utilities, in a transaction valued at approximately $532 million. Separately, Oracle also announced another agreement to acquire Textura, a provider of construction contracts and payment management cloud services for in a deal valued at approximately $663 million.
Posted May 04, 2016
Revelation Software recently hosted its user conference in Orlando, Florida, for an eager crowd of developers who wanted to learn more about all aspects of the company's technology, including the much-anticipated OpenInsight 10 release.
Posted May 04, 2016
Rocket Software is releasing D3 Linux, version 10.2.0, providing users with more flexibility.
Posted May 04, 2016
Entrinsik Inc., developer of information management software, is expanding its international presence with the opening of a European office, meeting a growing need for reporting and data analysis solutions. This global expansion will allow Entrinsik to better support its existing client base in Europe, while continuing to aggressively grow the business internationally.
Posted May 04, 2016
Dell is releasing an upgraded version of its Statistica advanced analytics platform, providing tools to address Internet of Things (IoT) analytics requirements and leverage heterogeneous data environments.
Posted May 04, 2016
What makes an IT organization static or dynamic? What triggers an organization to move from one to the other? The transformation is not easy and it certainly does not happen quickly. These questions can also be asked at a personal level. As an IT professional, are you more likely to be static or dynamic?
Posted May 04, 2016
Say what you will about Oracle, it certainly can't be accused of failing to move with the times. Typically, Oracle comes late to a technology party but arrives dressed to kill.
Posted May 04, 2016
Qlik is unveiling the next version of its Qlik Sense Enterprise platform, combing enterprise readiness and governance with visualization and data preparation capabilities, according to the company.
Posted May 03, 2016
TimeXtender, a provider of data warehouse automation (DWA) software for Microsoft SQL Server, is partnering with Qlik to offer a complete data warehouse and business intelligence package to users across the globe.
Posted May 03, 2016
Analytics provider Lavastorm is partnering with Qlik, a provider of visual analytics software, to offer an integrated solution for a broader swath of users of all skill levels through Qlik Sense.
Posted May 03, 2016
For today's IT teams, cyber threats and security breaches are becoming more and more common, and, as a result, cybersecurity has quickly escalated to the top of the IT priority list. But, what is the secret to staying one step ahead of the bad guys?
Posted May 02, 2016
Qubole is announcing two major changes. It is releasing an open sourced version of its StreamX tool and forming a partnership with Looker.
Posted May 02, 2016
Led by Pivotal, GE Ventures, and GTD Capital, SnappyData has secured $3.65 million in Series A funding that will help it grow and further its technologies.
Posted April 29, 2016
Accenture and Splunk have formed an alliance that integrates Splunk products and cloud services into Accenture's application services, security, and digital offerings. The goal is to help customers improve business outcomes by mining vast amounts of application and operational data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement that were previously difficult to detect.
Posted April 28, 2016
Snowflake Computing, a provider of cloud-based data warehousing, and MicroStrategy, a provider of enterprise software platforms, are teaming up to provide cloud-enabled analytics. The collaboration will build on Snowflake's certified connectivity with MicroStrategy 10 through further product integration and go-to-market collaboration.
Posted April 28, 2016
Enabled by a partnership with Pentaho, a Hitachi Group Company, and integration with Pentaho's Big Data Integration and Analytics platform, Melissa Data's data quality tools and services can now be scaled across the Hadoop cluster to cleanse and verify data center records.
Posted April 27, 2016
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
Posted April 27, 2016
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including big data, security, cloud, and many more.
Posted April 27, 2016
Join IOUG's Exadata SIG on May 2 and 3 for the most comprehensive online Exadata event you can attend this year - and it's free!
Posted April 27, 2016
IOUG is pleased to announce the incoming members of the 2016-2017 IOUG Board of Directors. The slate of candidates was approved by the IOUG membership. Thank you for your support and participation!
Posted April 27, 2016
There is a large volume and wide diversity of data out there. But, do you know what else is vast? The skill set of a modern IT worker.
Posted April 27, 2016
Magnitude Software, a provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software, unveiled a new a master data management offering designed to fuel business processes with accurate customer data for informed decision making.
Posted April 27, 2016
SAP and ISUG-TECH have teamed up and we're hitting the road this spring to meet you in person and share the latest innovations and insights on SAP ASE. We'll share how SAP ASE is meeting the transaction-processing demands for performance, reliability, and efficiency with its latest release. Connect, socialize and share ideas with your colleagues.
Posted April 27, 2016
BackOffice Associates, a provider of information governance and data modernization solutions, is acquiring CompriseIT, a U.K. consulting firm specializing in helping enterprises adopt SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA). BackOffice Associates' acquisition of CompriseIT is the latest initiative in move to strengthen its expertise in helping customers as they embark on their journey to implement SAP S/4HANA.
Posted April 27, 2016
Cisco is launching an appliance that includes the MapR Converged Data Platform for SAP HANA, making it easier and faster for users to take advantage of big data. The UCS Integrated Infrastructure for SAP HANA is made easy to deploy, speeds time to market, and will reduce operational expenses along with providing users with the flexibility to choose a scale-up (on-premises) or scale-out (cloud) storage strategy.
Posted April 27, 2016
SAP SE is releasing an on-premise edition of SAP Preferred Care for SAP Enterprise Support, providing users who are transitioning to digital business models with the tools they need to get to the next level. The offering includes advanced service-level agreements, additional services, and a dedicated SAP contact person.
Posted April 27, 2016
IBM and SAP SE are partnering to accelerate plans across both companies to modernize clients' analytical systems and processes for big data. The companies plan to co-innovate solutions that increase customer value through cognitive extensions, all enabled with SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA) software, available on-premise and in the cloud.
Posted April 27, 2016
OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management (EIM) solutions, is releasing an enhanced version of its namesake platform, addressing key areas of the user experience, machine-to-machine integration, automation, and more.
Posted April 27, 2016
Analytics software firm FICO has introduced its Decision Management Suite 2.0, an expanded, cloud-based suite of analytic tools and applications for prescriptive analytics and decision management. The new release is an update to the suite which was first launched in 2013. The updated suite tackles problem the company says is common to many big data deployments - the gap between taking the vast amount of available data and translating it in to useful insights to support business decisions.
Posted April 27, 2016
Redis Labs, home of Redis, is releasing Redis on flash with standard x86 servers on the cloud along with partnering with Samsung to improve database performance. By running a combination of Redis on flash and DRAM, data center managers will benefit from leveraging the high throughput and low latency characteristics of Redis while achieving substantial cost savings, according to the company.
Posted April 27, 2016
Cloudera, provider of a data management and analytics platform built on Apache Hadoop and open source technologies, has announced the general availability of Cloudera Enterprise 5.7. According to the vendor, the new release offers an average 3x improvement for data processing with added support of Hive-on-Spark, and an average 2x improvement for business intelligence analytics with updates to Apache Impala (incubating).
Posted April 26, 2016
Neo Technology, creator of Neo4j, is releasing an improved version of its signature platform, enhancing its scalability, introducing new language drivers and a host of other developer friendly features.
Posted April 26, 2016
The COLLABORATE 16 conference for Oracle users kicked off with a presentation by Unisphere Research analyst Joe McKendrick who shared insights from a ground-breaking study that examined future trends and technology among 690 members of three major Oracle users groups.
Posted April 25, 2016
The greatest power in using IoT-derived insights is the ability respond to opportunities or threats immediately. However, enterprises largely have focused on historical reporting and will need to significantly modernize their analytics capabilities—both in understanding current events and predicting future outcomes—to take advantage of the new insights that IoT data can bring.
Posted April 25, 2016
The need for data integration has never been more intense than it has been recently. The Internet of Things and its muscular sibling, the Industrial Internet of Things, are now being embraced as a way to better understand the status and working order of products, services, partners, and customers. Mobile technology is ubiquitous, pouring in a treasure trove of geolocation and usage data. Analytics has become the only way to compete, and with it comes a need for terabytes—and gigabytes—worth of data. The organization of 2016, in essence, has become a data machine, with an insatiable appetite for all the data that can be ingested.
Posted April 25, 2016
The core reason for implementing in-memory technology is to improve performance. To help accelerate adoption of in-memory technologies and provide a universal standard for columnar in-memory processing and interchange, the lead developers of 13 major open source big data projects have joined forces to create Apache Arrow, a new top level project within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
Posted April 24, 2016
SAS has launched Viya,, a new analytics and visualization architecture designed to help make analytics accessible to a greater swath of users. According to the vendor, Viya, represents the foundation for a suite of offerings including machine learning, and will help speed the time between early-stage analytical exploration and resulting business value for users of all skill levels.
Posted April 22, 2016