‘Internet of Things’ Bubble Inflates to Peak Levels Miko Matsumura, August 26, 2014 Recently, Gartner analysts declared the “Internet of Things” (or IoT) to be at the “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” trumping even the completely overblown “Big Data.” The …
Deflating the Hype Over In-Memory Databases Miko Matsumura, November 20, 2013 It’s time to cool off the fake benchmarks and rhetoric and think clearly about the most cost-effective approaches to application performance and scalability. …
Do All Companies Really Need ‘Big Data’? Nick Kolakowski, October 8, 2013 Large enterprises have a need for powerful tools such as Hadoop distros. But do smaller firms really require hardcore analytics packages? …
Is Oracle Hiding its Data-Analytics Strategy? Nick Kolakowski, September 24, 2013 Right now, it seems as if the company’s content with being a “fast follower.” …
Oracle Jumping Aboard In-Memory Bandwagon Nick Kolakowski, September 23, 2013 The in-memory option for Oracle’s 12c database is clearly meant to counter SAP’s HANA in-memory technology. …
HP and SAP Alliance Over HANA a Matter of Pragmatism Nick Kolakowski, August 28, 2013 SAP needs to boost its in-memory technology’s prominence. HP needs consulting and management dollars. Boom, a partnership. …
IBM’s BLU Acceleration Speeds Data Analytics Nick Kolakowski, June 26, 2013 IBM faces SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, and other major competitors in the in-memory technology arena. …
SAP, Oracle Offerings Draw Battle Lines Over BI Nick Kolakowski, May 14, 2013 SAP is embracing the cloud wholeheartedly as an analytics platform. Oracle has seemed more reluctant to follow that path. …
SAP Rolling Out HANA Enterprise Cloud Service Nick Kolakowski, May 8, 2013 SAP is trying to expand the reach of its HANA in-memory technology. …
The Coming In-Memory Technology Battle Nick Kolakowski, April 9, 2013 SAP isn’t alone in pushing in-memory technology as a Big Data solution: Oracle, IBM and Microsoft all want a chunk of the market. …
