Monday, September 06, 2010

Stuff I read on an airplane, at an airport, or in a hotel lobby August 30 to September 3 2010

Hard Drives Have A Future


Citrix buys VMLogix


Research experiment disrupts Internet, for some


Google continues social-networking push with Angstro buy


IBM Wraps Up $1.4-Billion Sterling Commerce Acquisition


Microsoft Releases SQL Azure Update


Google Maps Misplaces Lincoln Memorial
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/1176292/6187463/113227/0/


EMC Extends Security and Compliance Leadership for Cloud Computing http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4356240&access=EH


Citrix buys VMLogix


Overheard: Embedded Analytics and Next Gen Data Warehousing

http://www.information-management.com/newsletters/Kobielus_business_intelligence_analytics_data_warehousing-10018563-1.html?ET=informationmgmt:e1691:2182073a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IM_Daily_083010_083010


Blueprint for Do-it-Yourself Metadata


HP acquires automation vendor Stratavia


Global CIO: Larry Ellison's Acquisition List: Who's #1?


Kx's New Release Allows Intelligent Compression, Reduces Latency, and is Faster Than Ever http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4352934&access=EH


Future Of Work Same As The Past?


When It's OK to Curse at Work


The rise -- and risk -- of the composite clouds


Red Hat could make the vendor-neutral cloud happen


The Tragic Death of Workplace Trust


Citrix Buys VMLogix, Bulks Up OpenCloud Infrastructure


10 Predictions for Analytic Decision Support by 2015


8 Big Data Deployments in Detail


IBM Bolsters Social Media for SMBs


Burning Man's open source cell phone system could help save the world


Tableau Teams with Triad Technology to Offer Rapid-fire Business Intelligence Software to Government Customers http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4357307&access=EH


Cloud Storage: How it Helps Companies Expand Globally


CREATING AN ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS BUSINESS CULTURE
http://go.techtarget.com/r/12382192/2433922


Social Networking Dangers: The Big Attacks of 2010


Standing Up for Agile BI. (Sort of.)


Welcome to xRM: CRM that goes beyond sales, service, and marketing


Farewell to GRC; bring on Good Governance


Using BPM to support data integration and MDM activities


Burning Man is the proving point for earth friendly, open source Linux-based cell tower


HP, Hynix Aim To Replace Flash Memory with ReRAM

http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=00100016BDTK&nl=2&full_skip=1


Nimbula Unwraps 'Director' Cloud Operating System


Gmail Gets an Algorithmic Mail Sorter
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/70732.html


VMware's Maritz virtually pronounces death of Windows


Are routerless datacenters in Microsoft's future?

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/are-routerless-datacenters-in-microsofts-future/7271?tag=nl.e539


Business Intelligence Thwarted by Technology Silos, Execs Say


Charles Phillips may depart Oracle, analyst says


Facebook Places just too much information? Here's how to opt out


Twitter API adds OAuth sign-on method


Microsoft Releases SQL Azure Update


VMware vCloud Director Debuts at VMworld


Data Analytics: Key to Process Optimization


IBM bolsters its analytic application capabilities with Unica


EMC Beta Simplifies Infrastructure As A Service Management


Quantum key security 'blinded' by new attack


Researchers build mysterious "Quantum Cats" from light


Apple Reprograms TV
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/70740.html


It's Over: HP Bids $33 Per Share for 3Par, Dell Bows Out


HP Launches New Virtualized Storage Service


Dell Pulls Out of 3PAR Bidding War With H-P


Most Confusing Tech Buzzwords

http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Intelligence/Most-Confusing-Tech-Buzzwords-824874/?kc=BLBLBEMNL09032010STR2


Amazon Drops EC2 Cloud Pricing, Again


Use A BlackBerry To Order A Starbucks Latte
The Singularity: the rise of the machines?