The future will belong to companies that make data-driven decisions and value the trust of their customers, says Hermann Wimmer from Teradata
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Google Adds GeoJSON Support For Mapping
Google has added support for the GeoJSON data format to the JavaScript Maps API, allowing developers to create richer maps
EMC Launches Data Protection-As-A-Service
The company adopts all of its data protection products for the software-defined data centre
Marvell Ordered To Pay Carnegie Mellon $1.54 Billion For Storage Patent Infringement
The judge increases the fine by $366 million to penalize “egregious behaviour”
1010data Upgrades Big Data Discovery Tools
The company is also planning a QuickApps visual editor for users who want to create their own data-analytics applications
SanDisk Announces Four Enterprise-Grade SSDs
CloudSpeed Extreme, Ultra, Ascend and Eco are aimed at different application workloads
Plextor Adds Full-Disk Encryption To Solid-State Drives
Plextor's M6M mSATA and M6S SSDs support full-disk encryption using the 256-bit AES standard
Intel Ditches Hadoop Distribution And Partners With Cloudera
Intel is to discontinue its own Hadoop distribution and instead partner Cloudera with a “significant investment”
NoSQL Vendor MarkLogic Announces Record Year
Says the growth in NoSQL database market will only accelerate
Kim Dotcom’s Mega Valued At £108 Million Through A ‘Reverse Takeover’
The cloud storage service created by fugitive millionaire is set to go public on New Zealand stock exchange
Viewsy: Tracking Movement Of Customers Without Threatening Their Privacy
London-based Viewsy, the winner of the Code_n competition, talks about its plans for the future
Bitrix24 Takes On Cloud Storage With Social Features
Bitrix24's service allows teams to work together smoothly by placing all data, metadata and internal communications in one place
Osborne Announces £42m Alan Turing Institute For Big Data: Budget 2014
Alan Turing Institute to put Briish companies at the head of Big Data research, Osborne promises in surprise Budget announcement
HP Readies ConvergedSystems For SAP HANA
HP to launch the first converged infrastructure system for SAP HANA, the database for analytics and big data
Cloudera Gains £97m With Fresh VC Funding
Venture capitalists continue to invest large amounts into the Hadoop-based Big Data start-up
VMware Offers Virtual SAN for vSphere
Virtual SANs get the OK from the biggest brand in virtualisation, as VMware launches its VSAN for vSphere
Import.io: Semantic Web Is Dead, Long Live Structured Web!
Andrew Fogg, Chief Data Officer at Import.io, wants to start a movement to improve the Web, by turning any website into a spreadsheet
IBM CIO Study Finds Strong Focus On Customer
Technology executives are increasingly focused primarily on customer satisfaction, according to the study
Toshiba And SanDisk Sue Hynix For Industrial Espionage
The engineer who leaked proprietary information is in custody
Virgin Media Launches Cloud Storage Service
Virgin Media Cloud offers up to 50GB free storage per household, with increasing amounts for those willing to pay
Buffalo Technology Launches Entry-Level NAS Series
LinkStation 210 and LinkStation 220 offer mobile-friendly networked storage
London-Based Viewsy’s Retail Analytics Wins CeBIT Code_n Competition
Viewsy beats 49 Big Data start-ups from all over the world to be named the winner of Code_n 2014
Software AG Announces Intelligent Business Operations Platform – CeBIT 2014
Software AG's CEO, Karl-Heinz Streibich, tells CeBIT he wants businesses to transform into digital enterprises by analysing data faster and more efficiently
Sony Joins Forces With Panasonic On Archival Optical Discs
Sony and Panasonic are to work together on next-generation optical discs, including systems with a recording capacity of 300GB per disc
Microsoft HereHere Social Platform Aims To Improve Community Engagement
Microsoft's HereHere uses social media and big data analytics to help users engage with events in their local area
IBM Study Finds Big Data Boosts CFO Effectiveness
The study found that 82 percent of chief financial officers see the value of large-scale analytics, but only a few think their teams are prepared to make use of it
Big Data Firms Predict Mainstream Adoption In 2014
Get on board the big data train now, or surrender the advantage to competitors, warns an industry panel
Microsoft Pays Bing Users With OneDrive Storage
Microsoft promotion offers users additional OneDrive storage if they use its Bing search engine
New LaCie Enclosures Feature Seagate’s First 5TB Hard Drives
The new drives are the first on the market to feature Shingled Magnetic Recording technology
Code_N Competition Is Bringing 50 Big Data Start-Ups To CeBIT
The finalists will be surrounded by a 12-metre tall data visualisation artwork