Thursday, June 13, 2013

10 Hot Big Data Startups to Watch

Red Hat shakes up OpenStack lineup

Funny fixes! 8 low-tech solutions for high-tech problems

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June 13, 2013
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10 Hot Big Data Startups to Watch

Big Data startups are building viable products that target real-world pain points, and most of these Big Data new ventures are well-funded with solid management teams. Here are 10 Big Data startups to watch.

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Issue highlights

1. Red Hat shakes up OpenStack lineup

2. Funny fixes! 8 low-tech solutions for high-tech problems

3. IBM in new round of layoffs

4. Flying Bicycle is real, takes first flight

5. INSIDER Hot cloud products IT pros swear by

6. Every Network Failure Should Be Used to Improve the Network

7. Yahoo to issue inactive mail accounts to other users

8. Convertible or Touchscreen, which laptop is better?

9. US charges eight with multimillion-dollar cybercrime

10. The most magnificent high-tech flying machines

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Red Hat shakes up OpenStack lineup

Red Hat announced a large-scale restructuring of its OpenStack-based offerings today, bundling its Enterprise Linux software with the OpenStack platform, and creating a more comprehensive infrastructure product for private-cloud IaaS. READ MORE

Funny fixes! 8 low-tech solutions for high-tech problems

Want to look like a complete and total jackass while using technology? These eight products are just the things for you. READ MORE

IBM in new round of layoffs

IBM has cut about 1,300 employees and more layoffs are possible, according to an employee organization. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Tackling Peak Traffic Demands in Today's Data Center

As demands on data center infrastructure increase, both IT professionals and their tools will need to adapt. Learn how application delivery controllers (ADCs) can accommodate enterprise needs for performance and scalability while providing a unified platform for application services. Download the report today. Download Now

Flying Bicycle is real, takes first flight

Bringing us one step closer to the hover-boards and flying cars that mid-20th century pop culture had predicted we would have by the year 2000, three Czech companies have come together to develop a functional flying bicycle. READ MORE

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Hot cloud products IT pros swear by

Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending -- roughly 3% -- but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. READ MORE

Every Network Failure Should Be Used to Improve the Network

Let's accept reality. A network is so much more than just the sum of its electronic parts, operating systems, and configurations. It is an extension of the past and the present of our company. Much like the growth rings of a tree, we can look at our company's network and see all the human history of our company. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Next-Generation Customer Experience Management

This Aberdeen Analyst Insight provides an overview of the top factors driving 2013 customer experience management (CEM / CXM) programs. Learn More.

Yahoo to issue inactive mail accounts to other users

Yahoo is resetting email accounts that have not been used for at least 12 months and issuing them to other users. READ MORE

Convertible or Touchscreen, which laptop is better?

It is that time again. Every two years I go out and get a new laptop, as by then my old laptop is starting to show the wear and tear of me banging on it for 24 or so months. This year, I really felt like changing it up. After maybe a decade of using industrial strength laptops (usually thinkpads), I went with a Toshiba Satellite last time. Now I am ready to move to a whole different class of machine.... READ MORE

US charges eight with multimillion-dollar cybercrime

U.S. federal prosecutors charged eight people on Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud that siphoned money from hacked accounts at banks and financial institutions, laundered it and sent it overseas. READ MORE

The most magnificent high-tech flying machines

From jets that can hit Mach 20 to green, fuel efficient airliners, high-tech aircraft development is all the rage READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT

This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More.

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