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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
MongoDB Targets Insurance Risk Management
MongoDB's database management system has a growing presence in big data decision making in the insurance industry, according to the company
Sharing Your Healthcare Data Is The Ethical Thing To Do
The NHS wants to share your healthcare data. Gayna Hart tells us that the scheme is safe - and it could be a lifesaver
IBM Uses Big Data To Stop Hospital Infections
IBM is using big data techniques in an analytics system designed to help prevent infections spreading within hospitals
Apigee Buys InsightsOne For Big Data Analytics
Apigee has bolstered its big data credentials after adding InsightsOne to its API management capabilities
English GPs To Start Sharing Anonymised Patient Data
The Department of Health hopes the scheme, starting in March, will help inform better choices
DataSift Offers Access To Sina Weibo Data
The new service lets European businesses get an insight into the mind of a Chinese consumer
IBM Acquires Aspera For Fast Data Transfers
IBM is to acquire file-transfer specialist Aspera, to help with faster transfers of big data to the cloud
HP Announces Moonshot Servers For Telecoms, Web And Hosted Desktop
HP's latest Moonshot microservers address Big Data, telecoms and dynamic web applications
VMware Spin-off Pivotal To Invest £100m In Tech City
CEO Paul Maritz plants VMware-backed Big Data venture Pivotal in London's startup-ville
EMC’s Big Data Venture Pivotal Cosies Up With CapGemini
CapGemini plans to provide the consultancy skill to get EMC's Pivotal afloat on the Big Data Lake
Apple Buys Into Analytics Business With Topsy Labs Acquisition
Apple has acquired Topsy, which provides real-time analysis of huge data sets from Twitter feeds
Box Acquires Analytics Firm dLoop
Enterprise cloud storage provider Box looks to power its admin tools with its latest acquisition
Big Data Strikes The Right Chord With Music Listeners
Mat Young explains the big data magic behind companies like Spotify and Shazam
Extreme Looks To Big Data With Summit X770 Switch
Extreme Networks responds to the big data trend with the launch of a new data centre-oriented switch
Hadoop 2 Pushes Big Data Further Into The Mainstream
The new Apache Hadoop promises a world where Big Data players work together, says Doug Cutting
IT Life: The Human Face of Big Data
Senior vice president of EMEA Field Operations at Informatica and MENSA member Charles Race talks about big data, Clive Sinclair and cricket
SAP Bolsters HANA Database With Five New Apps
SAP reveals new software for its HANA database that includes four “big data” style applications
Rackspace And Hortonworks Launch Managed Hadoop Hosting
New service lowers barriers to entry into Big Data analytics
Hunk Lets Splunk Users Analyse Data In Hadoop
The company unveils its plan for world domination – letting anyone who stores data in Hadoop analyse it with Splunk
Microsoft Brings Hadoop Big Data To Windows Azure
Microsoft makes Hadoop-based HDInsight generally available as part of big data push
SAS Joins Forces With SAP On Big Data
SAS and SAP are to work together on developing in-memory data analysis, allowing administrators to take advantage of real-time big data analytics
SGI To Bolster Big Data Credentials
SGI is making use of its supercomputer expertise to help companies tackle their big data needs
MongoDB Gets $150 Million In A New Funding Round
Open source NoSQL database breaks industry records, now valued at $1.2 billion
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
.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
Splunk Enterprise 6 Launched At .conf 2013
The new version of Splunk empowers those less technically-minded to work with big data