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Monday, June 17, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Why Microsoft Won't Release Office For The iPad By Michael Endler Microsoft finally brought Office to iOS. Make no mistake: Its goal is to sell Office 365 and Windows 8, not help Apple users. RELATED • Microsoft Office Comes To iPhone: 1 Hitch • Apple iOS 7's Dramatic Design: Visual Tour Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Detail Surveillance Requests Newly published information details the total number of government surveillance requests received; Google abstains, citing "a step back for users." Android 5.0: What To Expect Next version of Google's smartphone and tablet OS debuts this fall, along with new Nexus-branded smartphones. BlackBerry's Turnaround Hinges On Q10 Strong early sales of the keyboard-packing Q10 give BlackBerry's resurrection a chance. Rules For Radical CIOs: Part 2 How do Saul Alinsky's rules for activists apply to tech executives? Let us keep counting the ways. Spotting The Right Time To Innovate Everyone likes to talk about changing the game, but how do you actually see and shift the field? 20 People Who Changed Tech: Tom Watson Jr. Watson's early, $5 billion bet on computers made IBM an institution and moved him out of the shadow of his iconic father. Big Data Skills Scarce Among Marketing Pros More than a third of executives rank big data analytics as a top marketing skill, but many marketers lack the requisite knowledge. MORE NEWS QUOTE OF THE DAY "Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else." -- Les Brown ALSO SEE • 20 People Who Changed Tech: Tom Watson Jr. • Big Data Skills Scarce Among Marketing Pros • Building And Enforcing An Endpoint Security Strategy • Enhancing Cloud Connectivity for Optimal Application Performance • Secure Cloud: Taking Advantage of the Intelligent WAN • Don't Miss Mobile Commerce World   REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Research: Data Center Decision Time Does managing your own data center help or hinder? We'll explore this question while analyzing results of our State of the Data Center Survey of 216 business technology professionals involved with management or decision-making at organizations with data centers 1,000 sq. ft. or larger. Download Now (Registration Required) Building and Enforcing an Endpoint Security Strategy In this report, we examine the challenges of endpoint security and recommend the steps -organizations should take toward developing a security strategy that is both effective and practical. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS A Survival Guide for the Post-PC World While the PC market faces widespread commoditization and consolidation, business models are changing to embrace economic realities and take advantage of emerging and disruptive technologies. Download this white paper to find out how your enterprise can survive the Post-PC era. Download Now (Registration Required) Enhancing Cloud Connectivity for Optimal Application Performance In this whitepaper, the technical issues faced by enterprises moving to Cloud-delivered applications and steps network providers can take to optimize use, and minimize connectivity costs, of those applications are discussed. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR NEWS Windows 8.1: 10 Surprise Benefits Windows 8.1 does a lot more than bring back the Start button. These 10 features may give it a much-needed popularity boost with enterprise users. Big Data Analytics Master's Degrees: 20 Top Programs These one-year and two-year graduate programs are just what's needed to close the big-data talent gap. Read on to find a school that fits your ambitions and background. 10 Top Password Managers Tired of being stuck in password hell? Consider these password managers that balance security with convenience. 8 Free, Must-Have Windows 8 Apps These free Windows 8 apps will help you and your business bootstrap your way to using Microsoft's new OS productively. Boston Bombers Can't Elude City's Tech Infrastructure Video surveillance played a key role in identifying the suspects in Monday's tragic Boston Marathon bombing, setting a precedent for increasing use of sophisticated security IT systems nationwide.   SLIDESHOWS Windows 8.1: 10 Surprise Benefits Windows 8.1 does a lot more than bring back the Start button. These 10 features may give it a much-needed popularity boost with enterprise users.   View Now ALSO SEE • Apple iOS 7's Dramatic Design: Visual Tour • Apple WWDC 2013: 8 Things To Expect MORE SLIDESHOWS VIDEOS Bob Metcalfe Plans Ethernet's 40th The 'Father of Ethernet' comes back to PARC, the scene of the crime, to talk about Ethernet's future -- including a 40th birthday bash in May.   Watch ALSO WATCH • CES 2013: It's A Wrap! • CES; the car show MORE VIDEOS   WEBCASTS Secure Cloud: Taking Advantage of the Intelligent WAN Join us to hear top industry experts discuss the private data network technologies that are best suited for enterprise cloud access requirements. You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn how your organization can best mitigate risk while reaping the full potential benefits of the cloud. It happens Wednesday, June 12, 2013. More Information & Registration MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS Don't Miss Mobile Commerce World Attend Mobile Commerce World, June 24-26 in San Francisco, to learn how to develop and deploy your company's mobile commerce strategy. Spend three days learning from key players at Walmart, Amazon, Zappos, 1-800-FLOWERS, Advance Auto Parts, Alex and Ani, Groupon, REI, Vegas.com and more who are harnessing the power of mobile commerce. Use code MP_BTMEDIWKAXE to register and save $200 on an All Access pass. Get More Details and Register Today This e-mail was sent to sojo.blo@gmail.com InformationWeek Daily -- Published By InformationWeek 600 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, click here. Thoughts about this newsletter? Give us feedback. Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions of InformationWeek Daily go missing. 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I'll buy in on scalability and cost savings. Cassandra can handle immense scale with replication and redundancy across multiple, global data centers. As for costs, we reported on one DataStax customer that spent about $250,000 to build an application that they estimated would have cost $2.5 million to build on their incumbent relational database. But the whole idea of presenting NoSQL as a replacement for relational databases struck me as a big reach... I think the "we're ready to replace Oracle" yarn was great for generating publicity. It reminds me of Cloudera's recent "unaccept the status quo" claim that the "center of gravity" is shifting toward Hadoop... Read More. ALSO IN THIS EDITION • Big Data Skills Scarce Among Marketing Pros • Cray Brings Hadoop To High-Performance Computing • HP Gets Its Big Data Act Together • Datadog Retrieves Cloud Performance Data • Big Data: When Cars Can Talk • Defending NSA Prism's Big Data Tools • NoSQL Vs. Hadoop: Big Data Spotlight At E2 • Strategy: Google Leverages Open Data. Should You?   NEWS & ANALYSIS Big Data Skills Scarce Among Marketing Pros More than a third of executives rank big data analytics as a top marketing skill, but many marketers lack the requisite knowledge. Cray Brings Hadoop To High-Performance Computing Cray puts Intel's Hadoop software distribution on its CS300 cluster supercomputers. HP Gets Its Big Data Act Together Hewlett-Packard's 'HAVEn' ecosystem unites Hadoop, Autonomy, Vertica and enterprise security, backed by management software and consulting services. Datadog Retrieves Cloud Performance Data Datadog differs from competing cloud monitoring systems by aggregating, analyzing data from other tools and systems. HP is a customer. Big Data: When Cars Can Talk The roads would be safer if cars could exchange information about traffic conditions and bad drivers. But are we ready to sacrifice privacy to save lives? MORE NEWS   COMMENTARY Defending NSA Prism's Big Data Tools Doug Henschen The more you know about NSA's Accumulo system and graph analysis, the less likely you are to suspect Prism is a privacy-invading fishing expedition. NoSQL Vs. Hadoop: Big Data Spotlight At E2 Doug Henschen Hadoop is the panacea while NoSQL databases are the unsung heroes. Execs from MetLife, 10Gen, Informatica and Datameer discuss platform envy at E2 in Boston. MORE COMMENTARIES   REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Strategy: Google Leverages Open Data. Should You? Titans like Google and Facebook benefit from the data they mine every day from user activity, as do retail giants such as Target and Amazon by drawing conclusions from consumer shopping habits. But can your organization download that data and use it as business intelligence? Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS The Business Analyst's Guide To Hadoop By making big data usable by business decision-makers and analysts, organizations "humanize" big data, thereby extracting real business value. If you are a business analyst tasked with analyzing big data, understanding Hadoop and key related concepts is critical to your success. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS Real-Time Analytics: A Case Study Webinar Without the ability to make faster and better business decisions, your company just can't compete. Join this case study-oriented webinar to learn how one company used true real-time analytics and the power of a scale-out database to take their business to the next level. 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