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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Cloud computing infrastructure: 2012 and beyond
Cloud computing continues to change and shape the technology industry, and these days discussions are about more than simply reorganizing the…
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Why service providers matter for the future of big data
One major solution to the big data skills shortage has been the emergence of consulting and outsourcing firms specializing in deploying…
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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…
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Dissecting the data: 5 issues for our digital future
When it comes to the promise of data as the currency of the web, the current state of affairs has privacy…
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Infrastructure Q3: OpenStack and flash step into the spotlight
Last quarter we highlighted the fast maturation of the Platform-as-a-Service and big data spaces. Those two trends only picked up speed…
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Infrastructure Q2: Big data and PaaS gain more momentum
Big data and Platform-as-a-Service offerings highlighted the second quarter, suggesting that we can expect to see a shift in enterprise IT…
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A field guide to cloud computing: current trends, future opportunities
Assuming cloud adoption takes off as data suggests it will, cloud services integration will provide major opportunities for cloud providers and…
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The Structure 50: The Top 50 Cloud Innovators
In five short years, cloud computing has gone from being a quaint technology to a major catchphrase. Amazon and others are…
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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),…
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Defining Hadoop: the Players, Technologies and Challenges of 2011
Hadoop will continue its trek to mainstream adoption in 2011. Companies of all types and in all geographic regions likely will…
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A 2011 Infrastructure Forecast
More exciting than examining the previous quarter is looking forward into the next 12 months and using the trends of 2010…
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