Saturday, February 11, 2012

Stuff I'm sprinkling on my lawn in lieu of snow February 6-10 2012

Making the Most of Big Data: Four Key Technology Considerations

http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Expert-Voices/Making-the-Most-of-Big-Data-800690/?kc=CIOMINUTE02062012STR4TOC

10 threats to The Golden Age of the Internet

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-threats-to-the-golden-age-of-the-internet/3024?tag=nl.e101

10 warning signs that your IT landscape needs to change

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-warning-signs-that-your-it-landscape-needs-to-change/3022?tag=nl.e101

Researchers Develop Computer Modelling to Read Words in People's Thoughts
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3410168/5553367/284831/0/

Facebook Alternative Path Adds Depth to Social Networking
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3410168/5553367/284832/0/

Smartphone Sales Boom -- Who Needs A Laptop?
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3410168/5553367/284834/0/

EMC Ramps up Flash Game With VFCache, 'Thunder' Appliance
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3410168/5553367/284841/0/

Want Prepared Data Managers? Give Them Dirt

How to Manage Analytic Resources

Strategy-Toward Hypotheses, Experiments, Involvement & Learning

The CRM Shift

SAP's Bold Bet: Rule Cloud, Mobile, Big Data

Semantic Technology Key To Mastering Data Growth, Analysis

DARPA Works On Virtual Reality Contact Lenses

POST-PC ERA: IS 100% REMOTE DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION EVEN SMART?
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16256213/2433922

Big Data Means Big Security Problems, Study Says

Facebook Could Buy Netflix, Mobile Assets, Leverage Big Data

Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil

SIX PRINCIPLES OF HP CLOUD SERVICES
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16270351/2433922

Information Builders Launches WebFOCUS Hyperstage to Speed Performance and Delivery of Business Intelligence

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/information-builders-launches-webfocus-hyperstage-130000260.html

8 CRM Trends You Need to Watch

SAP to Arm Small and Midsize Enterprises With Real-Time Analytics Powered by SAP HANA

http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/press/newsroom/press-releases/press.epx?pressid=18243

BizTalk360 Version 3.2 Launched - World's Advanced BizTalk Server Support/Monitoring Tool http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4980094&access=EH

40 Fast Facts on Twitter

Microsoft drops Start button from Windows 8, reports say

Microsoft to roll out wave of native mobile apps for its CRM software

Jerry Yang and Yahoo's Humble Beginnings
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/74351.html

Predictions on the Cloud Age

Enterprise architects play key role in transformation, data analytics value

Four Vendor Views on Big Data and Big Data Analytics: IBM

http://fbhalper.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/four-vendor-views-on-big-data-and-big-data-analytics-ibm/

EMC Delivers On Server-Based Flash Storage

The in-depth guide to data destruction

Google Pulls 'Atlantis' from Google Earth
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3411269/5553367/285165/0/

IBM Boosts XIV Storage System Gen3 Performance Three-fold with SSD Caching Option http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4980764&access=EH

WHEN SHOPPING FOR A 'BIG DATA' ANALYTICS PLATFORM, TALK THE TALK
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16288063/2433922

SAS CEO Goodnight on revenue, talent, collaboration and the year ahead
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16288065/2433922

Pentaho Open-Sources Kettle Big Data Analytics Tools

Wolfram Alpha Learns Image, Data Tricks

Google Unveils 'Secret Lab' For Radical Ideas

Hadoop Players Question Forrester's Take On Leaders

http://informationweek.com/news/software/info_management/232600283

Amazon Axes Cloud Storage Prices

Google Apps: A $1 Billion Business?

SAP's Success And Looming Challenges

The evolution of telephones

Big Data Killed the Data Modeling Star

5 Macro Trends Shaping Next-generation BI and Analytics

TDWI Report Explores Challenges, Lessons Learned from Mobile BI Deployments

Q&A: How BI Competency Centers Can Add Business Value

JackBe is sMashing BI Barriers

Oracle stakes claim in R with Advanced Analytics launch

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review

Weave open-source data visualization offers power, flexibility

SAP unveils HANA in-memory database offerings for SMBs

IBM boosts flagship array speeds by 3X with SSD caching

SAP Develops Channel-Only 'Big Data' Systems For SMEs

How SAS, Near Line (NL) SAS, and SATA disks compare

ORACLE DETAILS INTEGRATION WITH RIGHTNOW
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16301108/2433922

Business Intelligence: What's in a Name?

A Big, Cloudy, Mobile and Social World

Teach Your Team Smart(er) Decision Processes

The Challenges in IT Classification

Omniscope and R

Oracle Analytics Package Expands In-Database Processing Options

Google 'ready to lay fiber' in Kansas City

New Social Media Analytics Technology Measures ROI for Retailers
http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=4983186&access=EH

BI PROJECTS REQUIRE OPEN MIND, DEFT TOUCH
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16302091/2433922

TURNING A STALLED EHR SYSTEM PROJECT INTO NEW SERVICES AND CASH FLOW
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16301113/2433922

HYBRID CLOUD MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND STRATEGIES
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16299379/2433922

Devils in the Detail -- Best Practices for Requirements Gathering

The Next Big Social Network Is You

Wolfram Alpha Learns Image, Data Tricks

The Cloud's Quantum Future

Hands on: HP's Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance

Google to pay users to track their movements online

Red Hat Releases Virtual Storage Appliance For Amazon AWS

Infographic: How promotions are made

Cloud, Mobile, and the Fed: How the Government Is Shaping Open Identity

STRATEGIES FOR SAP ERP INTEGRATION WITH OTHER BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16317529/2433922

Centrex: It's alive (for now)!

We Need to Regulate Facebook
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3414564/5553367/286330/0/

COST, DATA QUALITY ISSUES STILL HOBBLE CIOS' BI STRATEGIES
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16317900/2433922

HADOOP OFFERS BIG DATA ANALYTICS ON THE CHEAP -- IF YOU KNOW HOW
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16317779/2433922

DIGGING DEEPER INTO IBM SMARTCLOUD
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16316549/2433922

Red Hat Releases Virtual Storage Appliance For Amazon AWS

Microsoft starts protecting your data

Kodak to Exit Digital Cameras

Facebook Alternatives: Less Hype, More Hope

Birst Automates Connections to Big Data

RIP: the social media influencer

http://technobabble2dot0.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/rip-the-social-media-influencer/

Oracle To Buy Taleo

Five Ways to Make NoSQL Ready for Enterprises

IBM Speeds Up XIV Storage System Gen3 With SSD Caching

EMC Unveils Solid-State Memory Card for Servers

Oracle's $2B Taleo Buy Is Deep Dive Into the Cloud

Can a smartphone sense depression?

Are Your Social Media Policies Turning Off Your Millennials?
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16333580/2433922

The Public Sector CRM Opportunity

Best data storage products 2011
http://go.techtarget.com/r/16334140/2433922

Big Data Brings Customer Challenges, Opportunities To Banks

Is Kodak Smartly Exiting a Dying Business?
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3415476/5553367/286723/0/

Report: Google Building Home-entertainment System
http://lm.pcworld.com/t/3415476/5553367/286727/0/

Cars That Tweet, Buy Tickets