8 big trends in big data analytics

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	8 big trends in big data analytics Bill Loconzolo, vice president of data engineering at Intuit, jumped into a data lake with both feet. Dean Abbott, chief data scientist at Smarter Remarketer, made a beeline for the cloud. The leading edge of big data and analytics, which includes data lakes for holding vast stores of data in its native format and, of course, cloud computing, is a moving target, both say. And while the technology options are far from mature, waiting simply isn't an option.. Read More WEBCAST: AT&T The Future of Cloud: Public, Private or Network-Enabled? Cloud Services have transformed the way businesses operate and manage IT. Join us for this on demand virtual event and hear from IDC's Melanie Posey and AT&T NetBond VP René Dufrene as they explore the cloud models available and discuss why a network-enabled approach may be right for you. Learn More In this Issue IBM and Microsoft pledge to make their clouds compatible Why EMC acquired VCE from Cisco Data warehouse-as-a-service startup Snowflake comes out of stealth Future points to healthcare IT as a Service Startup wants to make cloud attractive for security-sensitive businesses ARM speeds data flow in the cloud with new, zippy interconnects Government regulation on cloud security may spur SaaS use in health care Cisco slashing stake in VCE joint venture with EMC/VMware Microsoft partners with Docker to bring containers to Windows Server China attacks lead Apple to alert users on iCloud threats WHITE PAPER: AT&T Network-Enabled Cloud: Key Considerations A network-enabled cloud combines the control, protection, and performance advantages of a private cloud with the economies and elasticity of a public cloud, and seamlessly integrates corporate VPNs with cloud-based resources. Learn more about key Considerations and Partner Selection Criteria in this IDC whitepaper. Learn More IBM and Microsoft pledge to make their clouds compatible IBM will support Microsoft technologies, and vice versa, in each other's respective cloud. Read More Why EMC acquired VCE from Cisco This morning before its earnings call, EMC issued a press release stating it had acquired controlling interesting in the joint venture (JV) known as VCE. The JV was created by Cisco and EMC with minority investments from VMware and Intel to create the converged infrastructure market. Read More Data warehouse-as-a-service startup Snowflake comes out of stealth Stealth startup Snowflake is clandestine no longer, throwing off the wraps Tuesday morning with the announcement of a $26 million series B funding round and the rollout of a flagship product, which it's calling the "elastic data warehouse." Read More WHITE PAPER: ForgeRock Why Organizations Must Take a Strategic Approach to IRM Forrester finds that to achieve this securely, companies need identity and access management (IAM) platforms that are adaptable, scalable, responsive, and high velocity. View now>> Future points to healthcare IT as a Service IT leaders today frequently mention the importance of bringing social, mobile, analytics and cloud technology – the so-called "SMAC stack" – into a single, integrated architecture. In healthcare, this type of architecture will do more than simply help the industry catch up to other verticals, says David Dimond, CTO of EMC's Global Healthcare Business. SMAC will help organizations demonstrate a return on investment in electronic health record (EHR) systems beyond meaningful use by providing IT as a service both within and outside hospital walls. Read More Startup wants to make cloud attractive for security-sensitive businesses After three years in stealth, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup named Bracket Computing launched a new computing system today that aims to make the public cloud more palatable for security-sensitive enterprises. Read More ARM speeds data flow in the cloud with new, zippy interconnects With smartphones and sensors putting more demand on servers and other back-end gear, chip design company ARM is introducing new interconnect technologies that will help shuttle the data around more quickly. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Accelerate your innovation with IBM Bluemix™ Join us for a webcast introducing the new IBM BluemixTM. IBM Bluemix (www.bluemix.net) is a developer oriented Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment that is based on the Cloud Foundry open source project. It provides you easy access to a rich library of IBM, 3rd party and open source runtimes, services and APIs. Learn More Government regulation on cloud security may spur SaaS use in health care Governments may need to tighten the regulatory screws on SaaS vendors to make them be more transparent and forthcoming about their security practices. Until then, it will be hard for health care companies in particular to fully trust cloud software vendors, according to speakers at the EU-U.S. ehealth Marketplace and Conference in Boston on Wednesday. Read More Cisco slashing stake in VCE joint venture with EMC/VMware EMC confirmed on Wednesday that its VCE converged infrastructure joint venture with Cisco and VMware is heading into a new phase, with EMC taking control of the business and Cisco drastically cutting its stake in it. Read More Microsoft partners with Docker to bring containers to Windows Server Docker has up to now been only on Azure and Linux. Read More China attacks lead Apple to alert users on iCloud threats Apple has warned users about attacks on its iCloud website, after monitoring groups alleged that China had tried to intercept customer information from the service. Read More
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