March, 2011 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for March 2011

There are so many project management solutions, but which one is right for you? I recently viewed a demo of Mavenlink at SXSW and was struck by how it brings together several functions: project management, collaboration, time tracking and invoicing. Read More »

How Space-Time Makes Sense of Big Data

As the amount of captured data grows, how can businesses make more sense of it, use it for accurate predictions and better understand their customers? The answer may lie in the world of physics: the concept of space-time paired with data improves predictions through context. Read More »

 
 

Data Science: The 3 Elements of Big Data

Joyent Founder and Chief Scientist Jason Hoffman redefined the concept of big data in a panel on data science with bit.ly Chief Scientist Hilary Mason, Cloudscale Founder and CEO Bill McColl, Fluidinfo Founder and CEO Terry Jones, and nPario President and CEO Bassel Ojjeh. Read More »

Apple SVP of Mac Software Engineering Betrand Serlet is leaving the company, according to a press release issued by Apple. He will be replaced by Craig Federighi, Apple’s VP of Mac software engineering. Serlet is leaving as OS X gets ready for major changes. Read More »

Enphase Energy has made a name for itself as a trailblazer of the microinverter market. But keeping that lead won’t be easy, and the company is launching a series of new products that are smaller and lighter and more tailored for different customer types. Read More »

Structure Big Data: Live Coverage

It’s been said that 90 percent of the data that exists today was created in the last two years. Follow the livestream and blog posts from our Big Data event in New York City to find out how companies are capturing, analyzing and monetizing that data. Read More »

Are you excited about NoSQL, Hadoop and big data analytics? Then you don’t want to miss GigaOM’s Structure Big Data conference, which is happening today in New York. Don’t have a ticket for the sold-out event? No worries, every session is streamed live online. Read More »

It’s been said that 90 percent of the data that exists today was created in the last two years. Follow the livestream and blog posts from our Big Data event in New York City to find out how companies are capturing, analyzing and monetizing that data. Read More »

Making Hadoop Work in More Places With Hadapt

A Yale computer science project has turned into a company giving Hadoop the ability to perform analytics on both structured and unstructured data. Hadapt launched today with an undisclosed amount of funding and the goal of making Hadoop more broadly applicable for analytics. Read More »

The U.K.’s Nationwide Smart Meter Cloud Plans

Can the cloud handle the energy and smart meter data of an entire country? The U.K. is working on several nationwide smart meter data clearinghouse projects that could be a start, and companies like IBM are targeting the market. Read More »

The cable industry is betting big on TV Everywhere, but there’s been no good way to handle logins from multiple websites and devices. Adobe is hoping to change all that, with a technology called Adobe Pass that collects and stores logins for use across network sites. Read More »

Weather Data Is the Next Smart Grid Opportunity

A little bit more weather data can have a substantial monetary payoff when it comes to the smart grid and clean energy sectors, and which will be felt across the spectrum from the individual consumer all the way to the performance of entire industries. Read More »

More Must Reads

Wouldn’t it be great if the movie would simply start playing as soon as the DVD was inserted? That’s exactly what remastering a DVD can do for you, allowing you to bypass all the trailers, menu choices and other things that prevent instant movie gratification. Read More »

In acquiring Israeli mobile app developer Snaptu, Facebook gained three things: a strong feature phone development platform, a presence in the white-hot Israeli startup scene and a team who’s development philosophy mirrors Facebook’s own. Read More »

After failing to deliver the first functionality update to its Windows Phone 7 devices earlier this month, it appears Microsoft is ready to push new software out. Aside from the addition of copy / paste functionality, there are handful of other improvements once the update arrives. Read More »

If you’re busy playing with your fresh download of the new Firefox 4, you might not have put much thought into how you’ll back up your history, passwords and bookmarks. Fortunately, there are a couple of options that make backing up your profile data really easy. Read More »

iOS 4.3 brings expanded AirPlay support to iOS devices, so long as you have hardware new enough to support the update. Since third-party apps can now get in on the AirPlay action, it’s a good time to look at exactly how to use it. Read More »

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