Hadoop Stays Big, Visualization Popular: Jaspersoft Survey Nick Kolakowski, September 18, 2012 A new Jaspersoft survey indicates that Hadoop is big and lots of companies are considering analytics projects. No big surprises there. …
Smartphone Data Security Lax for Many Workers: iPass Survey Nick Kolakowski, August 22, 2012 A new survey by iPass indicates that, when it comes to smartphones and tablets, many companies are lax about data security. …
Trend Micro Upgrades Security Network with Analytics Nick Kolakowski, August 7, 2012 Trend Micro has updated its Smart Protection Network with analytics designed to help anticipate threats. …
SQL vs. NoSQL: Which Is Better? Jeff Cogswell, July 16, 2012 Tech pros debate the merits of SQL vs. NoSQL. It’s a fight worth examining on the programming level. …
SAP’s Net Margin Analysis Shines a Light on Hidden Costs Nick Kolakowski, July 13, 2012 SAP’s Net Margin Analysis application offers a deep dive into organizations’ hidden supply chain costs. …
B.I. Apps, Other Enterprise Software Spending to Increase: Gartner Nick Kolakowski, June 21, 2012 Spending on enterprise application software, including business intelligence applications, will increase 4.5 percent in 2012, says Gartner. …
Business Workers, Not IT, Should Operate Most B.I. Apps: Analyst Nick Kolakowski, June 13, 2012 Business workers should perform 80 percent of all B.I. duties, while IT pros handle the other 20 percent, says a Forrester analyst. …
Datameer 2.0 Makes Hadoop a Desktop Tool Nick Kolakowski, June 11, 2012 Datameer 2.0 is a platform designed to make Hadoop a more accessible tool for workers in the midst of data-crunching. …
Cloudera Aims for Enterprise Hadoop Developers Michael Krieger, June 7, 2012 Cloudera’s fourth incarnation of its Hadoop distribution and management platform, Cloudera Enterprise 4, offers new APIs, high availability and security. …
Mobile B.I. Adoption Will Demand Work, Planning Nick Kolakowski, May 18, 2012 Mobile B.I. tools are a growing focus of organizations that want to empower their workers on the road. But such tools bring their own complexities. …