Oracle broadens support for open-source R analytics

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	Oracle broadens support for open-source R analytics Oracle is expanding its support for R, the open-source language for statistical analysis, the company announced. Read More WHITE PAPER: Teradata Expert Perspective: 5 Private Cloud "Rules" Private clouds are emerging as a way for enterprises to take advantage of many of the benefits of the cloud model, but with less risk. This eBook discusses why private cloud models are the best choice for many organizations today. Learn more. In this Issue Opinion: 'Big security' a natural, necessary extension of big data John Webster: Big data deserves IT's attention Best of BI: Cancer Treatment Centers examines clinical data with BI Best of BI: Maverick Transportation centralizes data to make real-time decisions HDS announces flash strategy, its own SSD controller Best of BI: Minnesota Department of Education creates user-friendly dashboards Sharon Machlis: Startup offers one-click data analysis WEBCAST: Teradata Big Data Done Right In this live, interactive Webcast you will learn how to reap the benefits of big data through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through cloud computing. Register now. Opinion: 'Big security' a natural, necessary extension of big data Big data is poised to grow well beyond the enterprise -- and anything we can imagine today. Think of how the assembly line changed the automobile and, consequently, our lives. Keeping big data secure will require an equally innovative approach. CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden calls it 'big security,' and he doesn't think the industry is ready for it yet. Read More John Webster: Big data deserves IT's attention Columnist John Webster says big data promises of a style of computing that more closely mimics the functioning of the human mind. For IT, that means moving from provisioning of services to making a big impact on business results. Read More Best of BI: Cancer Treatment Centers examines clinical data with BI This healthcare provider's new BI system has enabled workers to analyze data and generate reports much faster than they once could, but its true value is in its contribution to improving patient outcomes. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Accelerate Software Delivery Learn how an APM platform can be used for proactive lifecycle-based performance management across development, test and production. Learn More. Best of BI: Maverick Transportation centralizes data to make real-time decisions Maverick Transportation developed BI dashboards to monitor changes in trucking routes, driver training, gas mileage and accident rates -- everything that affects profits. Read More HDS announces flash strategy, its own SSD controller Hitachi Data Systems lifted the covers off its flash roadmap, saying it will build its own flash controller and put NAND flash products in servers, storage and appliances in order to enable compute acceleration, caching and high-performance storage. Read More Best of BI: Minnesota Department of Education creates user-friendly dashboards The Minnesota Department of Education developed multiple BI dashboards that end users -- administrators, principals, teachers and parents -- can easily access to find the data they want. One goal is to lower dropout rates. Read More Sharon Machlis: Startup offers one-click data analysis Statwing offers automated analysis and visualization of your data -- and the public beta is free. Read More
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