Verizon won't be using open source kit anywhere in its back end, as it wants complete control over the stack
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Former CTO of NSA: ‘See Everything To Protect The Right Things’
Machine-generated data can enhance cyber security, says Prescott Winter during his keynote at .conf 2013
IBM To Acquire Irish Analytics Boffs The Now Factory
IBM buys into big data for telecoms firms with another European acquisition
Dell Combines NetVault Backup With DR4100
Dell Software has integrated NetVault Backup with the Dell DR4100 disk backup appliance
.conf 2013 Keynote: Splunk Aims To Take The Analytics Market
Launch of Splunk Enterprise 6, Splunk Storm going free and the new Splunk Cloud were just some of the announcements made at the annual user conference
Goodnight From Us? The Rise Of Computer Generated Journalism
Technology is changing journalism beyond recognition, says Matthias Galle
F-Secure To Launch ‘Anti-Snooping’ Cloud Storage With Younited
Finnish firm promises fresh, privacy-focused approach to cloud storage
Splunk Enterprise 6 Launched At .conf 2013
The new version of Splunk empowers those less technically-minded to work with big data
Big Data Developers Fear Government Snooping
Big data developers are concerned that government agencies are tracking their data, a survey reveals
Oracle Moves Prime Focus From Big Data To Big Memory
Oracle hopes Big Memory Machine will give it a shot in the arm, says Chris Preimesberger
Microsoft Offers 200GB SkyDrive Plan
Users can pay $100 a year for a whopping 200GB of storage on SkyDrive, Microsoft announces
Gartner: Most Organisations Plan To Invest In Big Data, But Only Eight Percent Are Using It
The industry does not believe the hype, says analyst firm
Spotify Shifts To HortonWorks’ Hadoop Platform
Music provider Spotify moves its burgeoning Big Data repository of music preferences from one Hadoop player to another
Acronis Joins Forces With LenovoEMC On Small Business Backup
Working with Acronis technology, LenovoEMC NAS systems can now provide automated data protection for smaller businesses
IBM Buys British In Big Data Move
IBM is to acquire Daeja, a British maker of software that helps users view large documents and images
CERN Preparing Clouds For Big 2015 LHC Switch-On
As CERN prepares to restart the Collider, the IT guys are turning to OpenStack and a European Science Cloud for help
Nirvanix To Close Cloud Storage Service
Cloud storage provider Nirvanix is to close down, and customers have two weeks to move their data
Splunk To Acquire Mobile App Troubleshooter BugSense
The Splunk Enterprise platform will be enhanced with mobile features
BoxWorks 2013: CEO Levie Talks Up Box Mobile As New iOS App Debuts
Box CEO Aaron Levie launches iOS app, and laments BlackBerry's troubles
Dotcom Wants £4.3 Million In Compensation For Illegal Spying, Megaupload Raid
Entrepreneur strikes back against New Zealand government
Dropbox: We Access Your Private Documents, But It’s For Your Own Good
Dropbox says its systems are accessing docs in order to provide previews
Oracle Releases New ZFS Storage Appliances
Oracle launches new storage options with the arrival later this month of its new ZFS-based appliances
FACT Uses IBM Big Data Analytics To Track Down Online Pirates
The trade organisation credits the technology for eliminating in-cinema film recordings
Cisco Acquires All-Flash Whizz Whiptail For $415m
Cisco's move into the all-flash game could spell trouble for its partnership with EMC
HP Data Privacy Services Help Meet Compliance Requirements
HP's new services are aimed at helping enterprises meet often complex government data privacy standards
Seagate Ultra Mobile HDD Targets Mobile Devices
Seagate's Ultra Mobile hard disks target tablets with reduced power consumption and high performance
IDC: Disk Storage Revenues Level Off
Hard disk revenues have reached a levelling-off period due to price competition and growing demand for solid-state storage in the enterprise
Microsoft Upgrades SharePoint Online Features
After expanding SkyDrive Pro's capacity, Microsoft has tweaked SharePoint Online to help users make better use of their new storage resources
IT Life: Security Down The Years
Craig Kensek has been doing security since the "I Love You" virus was doing the rounds
EMC Reveals Cloud Storage, VNX Refresh And ViPR Platform
EMC has unveiled a number of new products and upgrades, including a cloud storage platform to rival AWS