Hadoop, thanks to the growing importance of Big Data Analytics is gaining traction inside the enterprise. What’s been missing for Big Data Analytics has been a LAMP-like stack. Fortunately, a stack for Big Data aggregation, processing and analytics is on its way. Read More »
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I’m all for openness, but as I discuss in my weekly column at GigaOM Pro, it’s do not too difficult to play devil’s advocate and make the case that open source cloud platform OpenStack won’t create true rivals for leading cloud providers or cloud software vendors. Read More »
Microsoft has decided on its vision for the cloud: Treat cloud computing like it treated the PC business. Microsoft is once again looking to server makers to sell its software, but now it has added service providers to the mix. Read More »
Google revamped its search indexing methodology this week, which was quickly eclipsed by the chatter about background images on its home page. But those images were a red herring distracting us from technology changes that could influence those delivering the real-time web for years to come. Read More »
By 2014 over 2 billion mobile devices will connect to the web. The number is growing fast because more types of devices are leveraging connectivity, but we could see a 3G and 4G schism form between smartphones and non-traditional data devices in the next five years. Read More »
Want to know how Apple’s Genius song recommendation system for iTunes works? A post telling folks was deleted without explanation, but it’s worth reading since recommendation engines are the key to shoving the web onto devices like mobile phones and for creating a hyperpersonalized surfing experience. Read More »
It’s taken a full year and upward of $700 million in acquisitions, but CA Technologies (yes, it’s a new moniker) finally delivered on its cloud-computing strategy with several major product announcements. With these products, CA has set the bar for how management software must act within… Read More »
Digg, the San Francisco-based social media company, is dropping MySQL and instead betting its future on Cassandra, an open-source data store. It’s just the latest sign of the growing popularity of the software, which was developed (and open sourced) by Facebook to search through its inbox. Read More »
While servers and applications have gone virtual, migrating into cloud computing environments, networking technologies remain bound to physical hardware and data center racks. As server virtualization moves into the enterprise and cloud data centers, when will networking follow with virtual appliances? Read More »
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas, is rapidly approaching. Numerous important technologies — such as 802.11b, the first really widely adopted Wi-Fi standard — got their early boosts at the show. Here’s what to expect this time. Read More »
Today we’re coming to you live from the GigaOM HQ in San Francisco, where experts have gathered to talk about web infrastructure for startups. The livestream will kick off at 9:30 a.m. PT and run for 90 minutes — we hope you can join us! Read More »
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