Research: Big Data 2011 Preview
ll of this makes 2011 an exciting year for benefiting from and managing big data. There’s more than a little truth in Google Chief Economist Hal Varian’s quip that “— the…
View ArticleResearch: Today in Cloud
There's a lot to be said for the free sample. A free cup of that new coffee variety, given to you in the hope that you'll buy that brand next time…
View ArticleResearch: Infrastructure Q4: Big data gets bigger and SaaS startups shine
Continuing a yearlong trend, the fourth quarter in big IT was all about big data, and Hadoop in particular. At this point, it seems as if every database, business intelligence and…
View ArticleResearch: How direct-access solutions can speed up cloud adoption
Startups are widely adopting cloud computing, but often they deal with disproportionate infrastructure costs or cloud solutions that require completely revamped infrastructure. Established enterprises...
View ArticleGigaom: Data centers haven’t just changed computing, they’ve changed communities
Following the opening of data centers, communities in Oregon, Washington and Virginia have made new policies, built many new homes and prompted environmental activism. The technology inside data...
View ArticleResearch: The state of Europe’s homegrown cloud market
Concern over U.S. dominance in the cloud may drive change in the European market, where a number of local companies have sprung up to compete. Europe’s cloud market is dominated by…
View ArticleGigaom: For startups, dedicated hardware can be better than cloud
Brace yourself. For established workloads, dedicated hardware is often a better and cheaper option than straight-up cloud deployment. Using cloud infrastructure is the natural starting point for any...
View ArticleResearch: Big Data, ARM and Legal Troubles Transformed Infrastructure in Q4
As for Java, which, technically, is still very important but is losing its shine among web developers, Oracle’s stewardship of the technology had everyone from Google to Apache up in arms,…
View ArticleResearch: Putting Big Data to Work: Opportunities for Enterprises
In 2011, we’re seeing extraordinary growth of big data in these areas along three dimensions: volume, complexity and speed. Additionally, data science is contributing significantly to operational...
View ArticleResearch: Infrastructure Q1: IaaS Comes Down to Earth; Big Data Takes Flight
Two things stand out above all else when looking back on the first quarter of 2011: Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), the epitome of cloud computing, came down to Earth, while…
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