Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Break IT Bottlenecks | IBM On Big Data Disruption

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  Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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Doug Henschen IBM And Big Data Disruption: Insider's View
IBM's Bob Picciano, general manager of Information Management, talks up five big data use cases, Hadoop-driven change; slams SAP Hana, NoSQL databases.


To Break The IT Bottleneck, Stop Covering Your You-Know-What
Slicing through layers of bureaucracy is a must for automation. It's time to see who you can cut out of the loop.

The Art Of Tweeting: Do's And Don'ts
Don't do social, be S.O.C.I.A.L.: Sincere, Open, Collaborative, Interested, Authentic and Likeable. Be human and have fun.

Storage Needs To Be A Utility
Why should storage be different than electricity or water? Though there is no complete storage-as-a-utility solution yet, IT pros can integrate products to create one.

Patent Suits Increase, As Do Big Verdicts
Three patent infringement lawsuits in 2012 resulted in damage awards of more than $1 billion, PricewaterhouseCoopers reports.


 
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