Data analytics: Are we there yet?

	How TD Ameritrade's Chief Data Officer is driving change | Microsoft previews free, updated Power BI business intelligence tool
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In this Issue INSIDER How TD Ameritrade's Chief Data Officer is driving change Microsoft previews free, updated Power BI business intelligence tool Google supercharges cloud storage for databases with Local SSD New SAP Hana tool aims to bring focus to Big Data insights Oracle and Samsung said to be teaming up for mobile cloud delivery Quantum bringing public cloud into virtual storage fold Dropbox buys Pixelapse to add version control for visual designers NOW ON CIO: How to Mitigate Data Monetization Risks Box rides high on Wall Street Apple education chief sees big data for education Microsoft to acquire R language powerhouse Revolution Analytics HealthCare.gov sends personal data to Twitter, Yahoo and Google WHITE PAPER: Attachmate The Need for Enterprise-Grade File Transfer From email to Dropbox and FTP, the status quo of file transfer in most organizations is UFT—or Unmanaged File Transfer. That's the troubling finding of a 2013 survey conducted by Osterman Research. Read this paper to learn how enterprise-grade Managed File Transfer (MFT) can help. View Now   INSIDER How TD Ameritrade's Chief Data Officer is driving change Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with Derek Strauss, Chief Data Officer, TD Ameritrade, to learn more about the CDO role, how it fits in with IT, and how Strauss is using the role to drive change at the largest U.S. online brokerage in terms of trading activity. (Insider - free registration required.) Read More   Microsoft previews free, updated Power BI business intelligence tool Aiming at a mass business-user audience, Microsoft has released a preview of the next version of its cloud-based data visualization software, Power BI, with a promise to maintain a free option even after its general release. Read More   Google supercharges cloud storage for databases with Local SSD If you want the fastest possible storage performance for a database as inexpensively as possible, Google's cloud-based Local SSD for its Compute Engine platform could be the answer. Read More   New SAP Hana tool aims to bring focus to Big Data insights A new SAP rapid-deployment service aims to help enterprises tap its Hana in-memory database and computing platform for BI initiatives involving Big Data. Read More   Oracle and Samsung said to be teaming up for mobile cloud delivery Oracle and Samsung Electronics have reportedly forged a new partnership through which they will work together to deliver mobile cloud services. Read More   Quantum bringing public cloud into virtual storage fold Data management specialist Quantum wants to make it easier for enterprises to combine two of the major trends in storage: virtualization and public clouds. Over the coming months, the company plans to launch cloud services that will extend its StorNext 5 data management platform so customers can take advantage of public-cloud storage without changing their hardware or software. Read More   WHITE PAPER: OpenText Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management Enterprise content management offerings address a range of user constituencies and business requirements, an increasingly common one being for delivery of personalized content in context. In light of this and other demands, we assess 22 vendors to help you identify the right one for your needs. Learn More Dropbox buys Pixelapse to add version control for visual designers Cloud sync-and-share company Dropbox, never one to shy away from an acquisition, has snapped up startup Pixelapse, which provides a GitHub-like version control service for "tens of thousands" of visual designers. Read More   NOW ON CIO: How to Mitigate Data Monetization Risks Big data represents a substantial asset for your organization, but it's also a potential liability. Here's how to assess and mitigate the risks of your data initiatives. Read More   Box rides high on Wall Street Box made a splashy entrance on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, opening at $20.20 per share, or 44 percent higher than the price it had set for itself the night before. Read More   Apple education chief sees big data for education Apple's VP of education, John Couch, noted the potential of data analytics in the sector. Read More   Microsoft to acquire R language powerhouse Revolution Analytics In a move to beef up its portfolio of analysis software and services, Microsoft is acquiring Revolution Analytics, a major commercial distributor of the R statistical programming language. Read More   HealthCare.gov sends personal data to Twitter, Yahoo and Google Information entered into the U.S. government's health insurance website is being passed to companies such as Twitter, Yahoo and Google. Read More
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