From information on U.S. census returns to the location of every Starbucks in Canada, the demand for data to support decision…
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Data Markets: a category in search of new business models
In domains like financial services, the buying and selling of data is commonplace, and providers such as Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters…
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Understanding and managing the cost of the cloud
While computing in the cloud can cost less than running servers in your enterprise data center, the question of how much…
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Software-defined networking: the third epoch in computer networking
The software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to soar in size to $2 billion by 2016. Growth this fast may very…
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Cloud computing’s impact on chip and hardware design
Cloud computing is shaking up the worlds of computer design and microprocessor-chip design, and its related concepts and business models have…
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Scaling Hadoop clusters: the role of cluster management
From Facebook to Johns Hopkins University and from Alcatel-Lucent to Procter & Gamble, organizations are coping with the challenge of processing…
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Cloud and data second-quarter 2012: analysis and outlook
In cloud and big data, the second quarter of 2012 featured several high-profile deals and product launches that could reshape the marketplace…
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How carriers can catch up in the cloud race
Communication service providers (CSPs) are finally joining the cloud computing party. But as it turns out, building cloud infrastructure at scale…
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How the cloud is disrupting the software-distribution channel
To date, the IT industry has leveraged an indirect sales channel made up of distributors, resellers and system integrators to sell…
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New strategies in consumer-media cloud storage
Apple has sought to use the cloud to heighten the value of its tightly woven ecosystem by integrating its own cloud-based…
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Cloud computing and trickle-down analytics
Some people predict 2013 will be the year Hadoop becomes mainstream. Such an occurrence will only be possible if the technology…
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PaaS market accelerators, 2012–2013
In recent months many have focused on PaaS solutions as an enabling technology to bring more control to the development and…
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