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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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This report is intended to provide ISVs with guidance on partnering with hosting companies, establishing criteria for selecting a hosting service,…
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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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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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The world of networking is changing, thanks to shifting traffic patterns, more widely distributed webscale systems and the economic need for…
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With the stock market in flux, do tech startups stand a chance when it comes to luring investors? To find out,…
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