'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now

	Bank adopts 'security data warehouse' to fight persistent security threats | Oracle launches NoSQL database
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	'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now Ready or not, big data is coming. Here are 5 things IT managers can do today to prepare for the data deluge of tomorrow. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Business Analytics Summit Business Analytics Summit - 11/15 - NYC This half-day Business Analytics Summit includes a roundtable discussion where you will connect with peers and experience that "aha" moment as you hear about their business analytics experience and gain actionable insights. Network with management peers who are wrestling with your same issues and challenges. Register now. Attend for free. In this Issue Bank adopts 'security data warehouse' to fight persistent security threats Oracle launches NoSQL database Google adds visual traffic flow graphics to Analytics Quantum offers $5K deduplication appliance for SMBs NAS shoot-out: 5 storage servers battle for business EMC to put hardware in servers, VMs in storage Sharon Machlis: 'MySQL Leads Open Source Market Share,' claims headline. True? Appeals court says some claims may proceed in Hannaford data breach lawsuit Obama issues order aimed at preventing federal data leaks EMC unveils all-SSD VNX, high bandwidth arrays EC OKs Seagate acquisition of Samsung drive business OCZ releases first 1TB laptop SSD with 'instant on' boot up WHITE PAPER: IBM Successful Storage Efficiency This analyst paper, commissioned by IBM in 2011 with StorageStrategies Group NOW, looks at the importance of reducing primary storage with IBM Real-time Compression and how it helped customers contain the data growth in their businesses. Read Now Bank adopts 'security data warehouse' to fight persistent security threats Zions Bancorporation has set up a massive repository for proactively analyzing a combination of real-time security and business data in order to identify phishing attacks, prevent fraud and ward off stealthy hacker incursions known as advanced persistent threats. Read More Oracle launches NoSQL database After announcing the technology at its OpenWorld conference last month, Oracle has launched its much anticipated NoSQL database. Read More Google adds visual traffic flow graphics to Analytics Google has started rolling out to its Analytics accounts a new feature that displays graphically for Web publishers how people are moving across their sites. Read More Quantum offers $5K deduplication appliance for SMBs Quantum's new NDX-8 NAS appliance delivers 8TB of capacity with built-in backup software and deduplication technology, offering to reduce storage requirements by up to 90%. Read More NAS shoot-out: 5 storage servers battle for business Five- and six-bay NAS cabinets from Iomega, Netgear, QNAP, Synology, and Thecus compete on speed, ease and business features. Read More EMC to put hardware in servers, VMs in storage At EMC's recent user forum, president and chief operating officer Pat Gelsinger expounded on EMC's plans to enter the application server hardware market and begin porting VMware virtual machines onto storage arrays. Gelsinger also said EMC didn't want its 10-year partnership with Dell to end. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems The Right Unified Communications Solution The advantages of today's unified communications are numerous, and there are many choices among solutions. A Cisco white paper is available to help you make the right decision. The paper outlines ten differentiators—from mobile device support to social software—that you should consider before deciding on a unified communications upgrade. White Paper Sharon Machlis: 'MySQL Leads Open Source Market Share,' claims headline. True? A company releases information about customers' choices; the story's picked up elsewhere with a rather broad conclusion. Does it stand up? Read More Appeals court says some claims may proceed in Hannaford data breach lawsuit A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against grocery chain Hannaford Bros. over a 2007 data breach that exposed millions of customers' credit and debit cards. Read More Obama issues order aimed at preventing federal data leaks President Obama has issued an executive order that aims to reform rules for the sharing and securing of data by federal agencies. Read More EMC unveils all-SSD VNX, high bandwidth arrays EMC announced the availability of an all-solid state drive midrange VNX array with 10X the performance of previous models, as well as a high bandwidth option for its hard drive VNX models, offering 50% more bandwidth. Read More EC OKs Seagate acquisition of Samsung drive business The European Commission approved the acquisition by Seagate Technology of the hard disk drive business of Samsung Electronics, after concluding that there will still be enough players in the market after the acquisition. Read More OCZ releases first 1TB laptop SSD with 'instant on' boot up OCZ launched its highest-capacity 1TB laptop solid state drive; it has blazing fast throughput, data encryption and twice the lifespan of its previous consumer-grade SSDs. Read More
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