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HP Was Aware Of Autonomy’s Accounting Practices – Report
HP may have been aware of certain key accounting practices by Autonomy before a whistleblower supposedly stepped forward
Open Data Institute Signs Up Five More International Partners
Osaka, Seoul, Sheffield, Philadelphia and Hawaii join the global movement to make better use of public sector data
TwinStrata Adds File Sharing To Cloud Storage
TwinStrata has updated its CloudArray software, adding broader file access and sharing features
HP Opens Portal For Vertica Big Data Developers
HP's Vertica Marketplace is a hub where developers, partners and customers can share tools created for the Vertica analytics platform
First UK Data Science Summer School To Open In August
The free five week course was developed by Pivigo Academy specifically for academics
Toshiba Announces Its First 5TB Hard Drive
The enterprise-grade MG04 HDD series features native 4K Advanced Format support, 5TB capacity without using helium
IBM Technology Speeds Data Transfer
An analogue-to-digital converter developed by IBM could help improve Internet transfer speeds
Intel Software Suite Launch Targets Big Data Analytics
Intel builds upon its Hadoop distribution with the introduction of the Intel Data Platform for big data analytics
5 Myths of Dimensional Modelling
Data warehouses should be fast and accessible. Data modelling is the way to ensure this, says Ralph Kimball
Cloudera Offers Apache Spark For Hadoop Big Data
Creator of Hadoop Doug Cutting says the use of MapReduce engine for Big Data projects will decline, replaced by Apache Spark
Red Hat, Hortonworks Expand Hadoop Partnership
Hortonworks and Red Hat are to broaden their partnership with planned products including an HDP plug-in for Red Hat Storage
Microsoft Officially Brings Power BI Analytics To Office 365
Microsoft's business intelligence release brings big data analytics to one billion Office users
Government Invests £73m In UK Big Data
David Willetts has announced £73m of new funding for 55 projects related to data analytics, including the establishment of four research centres at English universities
Quiz Of The Week: Big Data
Do you know all about Big Data and analytics? Try our quiz!
Twitter Starts Taking Applications For ‘Data Grants’
A few lucky research organisations will get free access to the platform's public and historical data
Learning Data Visualisation
To understand and communicate data, you must visualise it - for yourself and for other people - says Nathan Yau
Splunk Delivers Eclipse Plug-In
Splunk has added an Eclipse plug-in and updated its Python development kit as it seeks to drum up developer enthusiasm
Extreme Networks’ Purview Turns Net Management Into Big Data
Data capture from networks could drive business decisions, says Extreme Networks
Dell: The Days Of Feature-Rich Storage Are Numbered
Robin Kuepers from Dell says growing storage capacity on a very tight budget is one of the main challenges facing IT departments in 2014
VoltDB Upgrades In-Memory Operational Database
VoltDB upgrades its in-memory database with enhanced analytics, expanded integrations, and MySQL migration
Autonomy IDOL 10.5 Strengthens Ties With HP HAVEn Big Data Platform
HP Autonomy CTO Fernando Luicini explains closer integration with Hadoop, Vertica and ArcSight
Test Your Big Data Knowledge
Do you know your HANA from your Hadoop? Then try out big data quiz!
Symantec NetBackup Upgraded To Tackle VM Sprawl
Symantec upgrades its NetBackup data protection package to tackle the data centre issue of "virtual machine sprawl"
Microsoft Renames SkyDrive: Say Hello To OneDrive
Cloud storage platform officially renamed following Microsoft court loss to BSkyB last year
Pure Storage Touts The Benefits Of All-Flash Infrastructure
There’s no reason not to swap your hard drives for Flash memory, says CEO Scott Dietzen during his visit to London
EVault Touts Backup Service On Windows Azure
Seagate's enterprise cloud storage unit offers a cross-platform backup platform anchored by Azure
Rackspace Brings Managed MongoDB ObjectRocket Service To Europe
The acquisition of ObjectRocket in 2013 is bearing fruit for Rackspace
Big Data: An Interdisciplinary Approach Is Crucial
To win at analytics, you need people versed in maths, technology and behavioural sciences, says Dhiraj Rajiram
Gartner: Businesses Must Rely On Predictive Metrics To Survive
Organisations are increasingly adopting technology that allows them to predict business disruptions using 'leading indicators', according to Gartner