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HP CEO Whitman Committed To ‘Magical’ Autonomy
Meg Whitman has insisted that HP is keeping Autonomy as it is still an important part in the overall big data picture
Intel Outlines Server And Data Centre Approach
An Intel executive has outlined the chip giant's intentions in the server and data centre space at IDF Beijing
HP Ships ‘Moonshot’ Servers For Big Data, Cloud
HP's ultra-low-power, hyperscale servers are designed to introduce a new and more sustainable architecture for the data centre
IBM Compresses 100Gbps Network Onto A CMOS Chip
Tech could be used to convert analogue signals from the Big Bang into digital data
Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Yahoo Builds Dropbox Into Email
Now attachments can be saved directly into a Dropbox account
Amazon Goes After Dropbox With File Sync
Yet another big-time player looks to trounce hugely successful minnows
Hadoop From MapR Heads To Ubuntu
Two open source giants collaborate on Big Data tools
Google Makes Open Source Patent Pledge
Google has promised not to sue open source developers and distributors over a list of 10 patents related to MapReduce, implemented in Apache Hadoop amongst others
Brocade Launches Fabric Vision, Outlines Future Products
There’s a new Fibre Channel solution, new SAN switch and new software from OpenStack
Apple iCloud Takes Lead In Cloud Storage Wars
Cloud storage use is dominated by younger males, who largely use it to store music, while older consumers as yet continue to resist the technology's benefits, a US survey has found
Using The Public Web For Big Data
Large-scale data as a service will let businesses combine the public web with private data, says Mark Little of Red Hat
Big Data Firm MapR Technologies Closes $30m Funding Round
Hadoop distribution provider MapR has now raised a total of $59m, and plans to use its latest funding for worldwide expansion as well as research and development
Microsoft Aims For Big Data With HDInsight
Microsoft has finally released the public preview of HDInsight Service, its cloud-based distribution of Hadoop
Fusion-io Buys UK-based ID7
ID7 gives Fusion-io software-defined storage for its flash-based campaign
The Epidemiology Of Malware
A nineteenth century doctor can tell you how to stop malware, says Dominic Storey
Dropbox Buys Startup Mailbox
Popular Mailbox, email app joins up with Dropbox
US Military: Cyber-Attacks Top List Of Threats
US military leaders have warned that online threats have now eclipsed the threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction as the main concern to the country's security
Study: Virtualisation Reducing Effectiveness Of Backup Systems
Backup and recovery tools are becoming less effective as organisations' virtual infrastructure becomes more complex, according to an Veeam study
EMC Expands Flash Family With New Xtrem Cards
EMC has expanded its line of PCIe-based NAND flash server cards to improve performance for big data
Toshiba Signs With Violin Memory For PCIe Storage
Toshiba will supply NAND flash memory to Violin, in exchange for access to Violin's PCIe architecture and software intellectual property
IBM Drives Toward Big Data, Mobile, Social Technologies
At its PartnerWorld Leadership Conference IBM said it is developing opportunities in big data, social business, mobile and analytics for itself and its partners
IBM Increases Big Data Forecast
IBM has increased its revenue target forecast for big data, reflecting its snowballing momentum
RSA 2013: European Privacy Laws Harm Civil Liberties – Art Coviello
RSA chief blasts European privacy laws, telling TechWeekEurope they favour criminals
RSA 2013: Get The Lawyers, Offensive Security Is Go
CrowdStrike's George Kurtz is leading the industry into offensive security and a legal minefield awaits
London Lawyers Join Kim Dotcom’s Defence Team
Amsterdam & Partners will work for free, at least until Dotcom gets his money back from the US authorities
Intel Looks To Big Data With Own Hadoop Distribution
Intel continues its big data move by offering its own Hadoop platform, optimised for Xeon server chips
RSA 2013: Death To SIEMs, Hello To ‘Antifragile Security’
It seems SIEMs are on the way out, as Art Coviello hails the dawn of more adaptive, Big Data-led security
RSA 2013: RSA Makes ‘Giant Leap’ In Authentication
RSA adds Big Data to the authentication equation