Customers want mobility and rapid change through automation because this enables business to build speed in innovation. Software-defined networking embraces these…
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Cloud and data second-quarter 2013: analysis and outlook
This quarter we saw more signs of maturity in the cloud computing market, including a new version of the OpenStack standard,…
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Proactive compliance: Using big data analytics to manage human risks
Chief information officers (CIOs), chief security officers (CSOs), and those who manage security and compliance need to understand the changing dynamics…
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Second-quarter IT spending: analysis and outlook
We’re close to the second half of 2013, and the news (besides the stock market) has been largely disappointing for traditional…
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The internet of things: a market landscape
What can we expect the IoT landscape to look like, and how will its impact be felt? And is the attention…
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Private PaaS: the next generation platform for enterprises
How do you make PaaS work for your enterprise? The answer lies in understanding new models of delivery, such as private…
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Getting your organization ready for SDN, Part II
In the previous report in this series, “The road to SDN begins now,” we laid out the business case for software-defined…
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Cloud security market landscape, 2013–2017
Cyber threats are now a critical issue affecting the national security of nation countries worldwide. At the same time, the IT…
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Getting your organization ready for SDN: Part 1
Today, functioning networks hide many faults. Software-defined networking (SDN) offers network operators a solution for poor traffic visibility and clumsy operational…
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Impacts of the IBM-SoftLayer deal on the cloud industry
On June 4 IBM acquired cloud computing infrastructure provider SoftLayer. This report analyzes the deal and discusses how the greater IT…
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The new building blocks for IT: OpenStack, continuous delivery, and devops
The key building blocks of a modern IT organization include a highly flexible infrastructure, an automated software delivery life cycle, and…
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How big data analytics drives competitive advantage
Few companies today have the time or the analytics expertise to apply statistics and complex data modeling to regular or even…
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The new economics of enterprise data warehousing
The new economics of data warehousing provide attractive alternatives in both costs and benefits. While big data gets most of the…
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Steps for finding the best route to the cloud
Since a well-defined use case will determine the correct services, organizations moving to the cloud should understand where they are, where…
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How to manage big data without breaking the bank
In the tsunami of experimentation, investment, and deployment of systems that analyze big data, vendors have seemingly been trying approaches at…
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How intelligent networks address cloud issues
Communications service providers (CSPs) can deliver highly reliable, low-latency, secure networks between highly distributed user populations and applications running at remote…
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Cloud and data first-quarter 2013: analysis and outlook
Cloud computing is finally starting to add value to business, as those in charge of cloud within enterprises are moving from…
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Sector RoadMap: SQL-on-Hadoop platforms in 2013
Today’s most successful companies are the ones with the ability to capture and analyze all data available to them. Enter SQL-on-Hadoop…
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How the mega data center is changing the hardware and data center markets
Mega data centers’ innovations in serviceability, automatically detecting and recovering from failures, procurement practices, and so forth will become standard practice…
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6 steps for scaling a startup
Establishing a startup’s business infrastructure early provides a number of critical benefits, including smoother financings and effective employee management. Sections of…
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How fourth-quarter 2012 will affect IT spending in 2013
Worldwide IT spending finished out 2012 with a growth rate of 3.8 percent over 2011, the lowest growth rate since 2009.…
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How to use big data to make better business decisions
Companies are rushing to embrace the promise of big data to understand both their businesses and the ways in which customers…
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Forecast: sizing the software-defined networking market
There is no question that the software-defined networking (SDN) arena is a hotbed of new ideas, well-funded startups, and established vendor…
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What developers should know when choosing an MBaaS solution
Almost every mobile application relies on a few essential services to deliver the expected functionality and user experience. SDKs and integrated…
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