Although it was very conceptual to talk about big data a few years ago in the context of exploding data growth, the reason that the industry is still talking about big data today is because of the critical ways businesses are using it.
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5 Steps to Offsite Cloud Backup
Offsite backup is a key component to any company’s D/R strategy. Most companies contract the services of a media storage and retrieval company or have a second D/R location where they replicate their backups to.
OpenStack Opens New Opportunities for Cloud Developers
To date, more than 200 companies have put their support behind OpenStack, including Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, Oracle, RedHat and VMware.
You Don’t Need to Be a NASA Engineer to Launch a Big Data Project (But It Doesn’t Hurt to Think Like One)
Launching a big data project can be a little like launching a rocket: in both cases, getting them off the ground is the hard part. Most enterprises simply don’t know where to start when it comes to big data.
What is Cloudbursting and Why Should You Embrace It?
CIOs have heard a lot of cloud talk lately: private clouds, public clouds, even hybrid clouds. At the risk of clouding the topic even more, I thought it would be timely to introduce the topic of cloudbursting.
With Bigger Appetites for Technology, Businesses Look to All-You-Can-IT Appliances
In businesses everywhere, the conversation around IT is changing. CIOs are no longer engaged in deep discussions about the merits of network attached storage versus storage area networks.
CIO Review selects Rolta AdvizeX for 20 Most Promising HP Solution Providers
Rolta AdvizeX makes it to CIOReview’s top HP Solution Providers list for its expertise in information technology infrastructure solutions
Is the Fastest Path to the Cloud Behind Your Back?
In a recent report by Frost & Sullivan, 81% of Line of Business (LoB) managers said they bypass IT to purchase cloud applications. At a time when CIOs are trying to get funding for private cloud initiatives, LoB buy-in can be a significant barrier.
Why Big Data Is Bigger Than You Think
There’s a myth surrounding Big Data that says size matters. And it does, but it’s not the lone defining criteria for Big Data applications.
Feeding Big Data’s Need for Speed
Big data is still the big buzzword among banks, healthcare companies and other data-intensive industries, and a lot of that buzz has been generated by SAP HANA, an in-memory data analytics solution that performs up to 10,000X faster than some current systems. You read that right: ten thousand times faster.