It is still early in 2013, so I can make some cloud, virtualization, storage and IO related predictions, or more aptly, talk about some trends, in addition to those that I made in late 2012, looking forward and back. Common over-riding themes will continue to include convergence (people and technology), valueware, clouds (public, private, hybrid and community) among others. Certainly, Continue reading
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Intel surprised the Big Data world by announcing its own Hadoop distribution. Aptly named the Intel Distribution for Apache Hadoop, the distribution includes several Intel contributed enhancements that it claims will improve performance and security. Namely, it has contributed enhancements to HDFS, YARN, HBase and Hive projects. Intel also announced its proprietary Intel Manager for Continue reading
Self-improvement is necessary to getting ahead. But whether you want to be better at public speaking, using social media, or analyzing data, how do you start? Here are three general rules to follow: Start small. Learning new skills can feel overwhelming. Focus on one and break it down into manageable goals. For example, if you’re trying to become more assertive, Continue reading
A new milestone for the popular photo-sharing application. Continue reading
We can already see what will cause the decline of Silicon Valley. Continue reading
Yahoo’s command and control move of all employees back onsite may be a pyrrhic victory: bricks and mortar economics don’t add up now that the epicenter of modern firms is the screen you’re reading this on Yahoo: back to the future officeTue, 26 Feb 2013 10:27:05 GMT
Inspirational leaders have charisma. People want to hear what they have to say and do what they advise. But can you learn to be inspiring? Sure. Here are three things you can do to build your charisma: Focus on others. Don’t concentrate on what you need and want. Understand what others care about. The more you relate on a human Continue reading
We are living in an increasingly cloud-powered world where our workloads are consigned to small slices of enormous compute farms — and that world is increasingly filled with noisy neighbors. Continue reading
Bill Gates and Chris Bosh want you to study computer science. Continue reading
America’s biggest car makers have realized the cars they make are in fact the ultimate mobile devices – moving at speed, and pushing faster data speeds too. Both Ford and GM are moving to make their cars smarter with web capability, but they announced different strategies at Mobile World Congress today. While GM announced it was partnering with AT&T to Continue reading