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	Oracle doubles speed of MySQL query handling For the next release of its open source MySQL, Oracle is making a number of changes designed to vastly boost the speed of the open source relational database management system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nexsan Technologies Storage Performance for Everyone! Learn how the data protection features and capabilities of highly flexible and scalable unified SAN and NAS systems can benefit your organization's efficiency, reliability and bottom line. Receive recommendations on how to measure storage performance in IOPS, latency and throughput and building the best configuration for your applications. Learn More>> In this Issue Google, Facebook, others join to upgrade MySQL How big data helped the Norman Rockwell Museum grow revenue Why CIOs should look outside for data expertise Amazon Web Services looks to lure Hadoop users with 12 new virtual servers Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data Google touts extra encryption for Gmail, remains mum on other apps As IDC sees it, tech's 'third platform' disrupts everyone Cross-industry IoT group pushes for gear that works together Oracle overtakes IBM as second-largest software vendor, Gartner says WEBCAST: Oracle Transforming Finance with Cross-Functional Analytics Date: May 6th, 2014 Time: 1 PM EDT Attend this Webcast to find out how Oracle's packaged analytic applications enable line-of-business managers to examine all their business concerns. Learn More Google, Facebook, others join to upgrade MySQL Facebook has joined a number of other Internet services heavyweights, such as Google and LinkedIn, to better equip the MySQL relational database management system for large- scale work. Read More How big data helped the Norman Rockwell Museum grow revenue With the help of DigiWorksCorp, the Norman Rockwell Museum leveraged its transactional data and big data analytics to increase second-time purchasers by 150% and revenue by 49%. Read More Why CIOs should look outside for data expertise Still building your in-house data analytics operation? External providers can supplement your capabilities -- fast. Read More Amazon Web Services looks to lure Hadoop users with 12 new virtual servers Amazon Web Services hopes to entice more Hadoop users to its Elastic MapReduce service with new virtual servers, one of which has 262GB of memory and 6.4TB of storage for big-data analytics. Read More WHITE PAPER: SugarCRM Delivering the true potential of CRM through the individual Customer relationship management software has been used by organizations of all types and sizes for over 20 years. However, few have managed to tap into the true potential of CRM. Learn how the power of CRM for the individual can transform your entire business. View Now>> Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data The latest release of Fedora, nicknamed "Heisenbug," is a step towards making Fedora a player in the mobile arena. Fedora 20 also includes more support for cloud, and this is also the first release that supports cheap, low-power ARM processors as a primary architecture, in addition to Intel and AMD chips. Read More Google touts extra encryption for Gmail, remains mum on other apps Google recently trumpeted that it now encrypts Gmail messages while shuffling them among its data centers, an extra security layer aimed at thwarting government and criminal snoops, but didn't say if it applies this protection to its other applications. Read More As IDC sees it, tech's 'third platform' disrupts everyone What IDC deems the third platform of computing -- social, mobile, cloud and big data -- is transforming IT much faster than the first (mainframe) or second (client/server) platforms ever did. This has tremendous implications for the IT industry, yes, but also for anyone doing business in today's world. Read More Cross-industry IoT group pushes for gear that works together Five IT and equipment companies have formed a group to drive standards for the so-called Internet of Things, a network that would feed data back and forth between computers and all kinds of industrial gear. Read More Oracle overtakes IBM as second-largest software vendor, Gartner says Oracle has overtaken rival IBM as the world's second-largest software vendor by pulling in $29.6 billion in software revenue during 2013, according to analyst firm Gartner. Read More
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