SAP looks to boost 'big data' position with Hadoop deals, new apps

	Couchbase open source data store goes mobile | IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1B Linux investment
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	SAP looks to boost 'big data' position with Hadoop deals, new apps Few tech buzzwords of late have been more prevalent than 'big data,' and SAP is hoping to make sure the market knows it's hip to the trend with a series of announcements. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Make Backups Reliable, Available, and Secure Recent surveys have shown that almost half of today's data centers are using the same backup system architecture that was all the rage 20 years ago. The other half are using disk in some fashion. This Deep Dive will explain the evolving role of disk and tape, as well as how they can work together to bring you the best of both worlds. View now >> In this Issue Couchbase open source data store goes mobile IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1B Linux investment Big Blue buttons down big data INSIDER Steve Pate: Regardless of the NSA, you still need encryption Richi Jennings: Rupert Murdoch wants K-12 big data. NC district says YES! How big data Is changing football on and off the field Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI Obamacare data hub is secure and ready to roll WHITE PAPER: VMware Disaster Recovery Exercises Fall Short of the Finish Line Though many enterprises have advanced disaster recovery technologies put in place, they still fall short when it comes to actual preparedness due to a lack of formal processes and a strict regimen for exercising DR plans. Many enterprises that we speak with know that they need to improve their DR exercise program but face barriers such as a lack of executive support, limited employee resources, and a fear of interrupting business processes. Couchbase open source data store goes mobile Couchbase is launching a version of its namesake NoSQL open source data store that can run on mobile devices, called Couchbase Lite. Read More IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1B Linux investment IBM will invest $1 billion to promote Linux development over the next five years as it tries to adapt Power mainframes and servers to handle cloud and big data applications in distributed computing environments. Read More Big Blue buttons down big data IBM wants to help IT managers apply company policies to their big data analysis projects. Read More INSIDER Steve Pate: Regardless of the NSA, you still need encryption Edward Snowden's latest disclosure builds on the story that not only has the NSA partnered with cloud service providers to bypass encryption and access data on their international clients, but also that they have 'cracked much online encryption.' What does this mean for your security team? Should you quit using encryption? Read More WHITE PAPER: Nexsan Technologies The Five Forces Advancing Archive Center Stage Big Data isn't over yet. How will you handle the ever-increasing amount of digital information? It's time to reconsider why archive may be the game-changing – and budget-saving – way to manage and secure your growing data. Storage analyst Jerome Wendt explains why it's time to rethink archive. Read now! Richi Jennings: Rupert Murdoch wants K-12 big data. NC district says YES! News Corp. subsidiary Amplify is selling more than 15,000 tablets to Guilford County -- the third-largest school district in North Carolina. One of Amplify's internal mantras appears to be "DATA: That's what I want!" -- which is worrying. "The data belongs to the district," says Amplify. But, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers think this isn't the right way to spend scarce public resources, and wonder whether Murdoch's is the right company to trust. Read More How big data Is changing football on and off the field The power of data is changing everything, often without our realizing it is happening. Case in point: football (and fantasy football in particular). Read More Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI VCE, the data center-focused joint venture formed by Cisco and EMC/VMware, rolled out converged infrastructure systems designed to support the latest technology from the founding companies as well as specialized offerings for Oracle and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. Read More Obamacare data hub is secure and ready to roll The central system built to support Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges has successfully completed security testing and is set begin operating on October 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. Read More
	DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: SECURITY In our in-depth report on security, we take a closer look at mobile security and the tricky balancing act that comes when you want to give employees greater access to data but also need to keep corporate information safe. Also, we look at how companies are using new technologies to lock down their supply chains, and how one state agency dealt with thousands of security mandates by building a risk framework from the ground up. This free, 28-page magazine-style report is available now [Registration required] To read the report, click here. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON CONSUMERIZATION Our weekly Consumerization of IT newsletter covers a wide range of mobile hardware, mobile apps, enterprise apps and IT trends related to consumerization. We cover BYOD, smartphones, tablets, MDM, cloud, social and how consumerization affects IT. Stay up to date with news, reviews and in-depth coverage. JOIN THE COMPUTERWORLD CONVERSATION ON GOOGLE + Be sure to add Computerworld to your Google+ circles to keep track of breaking news, features, blogs, tech reviews and career advice. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Despite months of leaks regarding Apple's announcement this week, it still managed some surprises. What do you think the most important news from Apple's iPhone unveiling was? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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