Blogs

The big data platform race will unfold more like Le Mans than a drag race, and MapR seems to understand better than most that a steady enterprise-grade evolution of a big data platform will keep it and its customers on track.

Software-defined everything.  SFE.  The latest craze in marketing mayhem.

There, of course, is some legitimacy to the phrase - but doesn't software already "define" everything in our IT world?  Doesn't software provide the execution sets that tell our "stuff" what we want it to do?  Therefore, isn't everything really already software-defined in many ways?

With about 15,000 registered for Interop 2013, the Mandalay Bay resort and casino was bustling with activity last week. The spring Interop show tends to be jam packed with vendors and attendees and this year did not disappoint. As you might expect, the topic of software-defined networking dominated the show floor, as well as many of the keynotes and sessions. What you might not have expected, therefore, was that a big honking physical network switch would take Best of Show honors.

This year EMCWorld was a little earlier in the month of May than usual. This was better logistically for me and I’m sure many others. It doesn’t muddle up Memorial Day like it has in the past, plus the weather was spectacular – at least at night when we had time to go outside and enjoy the town a little. That said, EMCWorld was as exhausting as ever with too many people to see, keynotes to listen to, demos, videos, dinners, etc.

Intralinks recently announced its new collaboration platform Intralinks VIA.  Traditionally focused in secure deal rooms for M&A in regulated industries, Intralinks is the most recent vendor making the shift to include OFS in its briefcase of offerings– and why not?  In Intralinks' case it makes perfect sense. 

After a long car ride, and studying 65 BI/analytics vendors, here are 5 bigger truths about big data.

Get a quick insight on what my ESG colleagues and I took away as our first impressions from EMC World last week, in easy-to-consume video format.

Long time friend and ESG'er Mike Beaudet has taken on this year's ESG Charity sponsorship efforts and is leading the charge to raise awareness and funding for a local chapter of Best Buddies (Along with Tom Brady, mind you.).