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Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics

With better data reach and inclusion, come better results. So BI allows leaders can establish the trends early that will determine their future success or failures. In a fast-paced, global, hyper competitive business landscape these insights are the currency of success for the future. The better you do BI, the...

Tags: Performance, Analytics, Data, MapReduce, Curt, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-08-27

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Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via Update

Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via UpdateIt's the .NET Framework Assistant 1.1...The description says:"Adds ClickOnce support and the ability to report installed .NET framework versions to the web server."Oooh.. Sounds ominous...Heavy flow day?.RE: Microsoft sneaks in Firefox extension via UpdateJoe Brockmeier you are an idiot. What extension? What does it...

Tags: Firefox extension, Microsoft Corp., blog

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

Cat Got Your Tongue: How Gossip Will Become The New Media

If you believe the profile, there is a cat that twitters. And has 512,733 followers, as of mid-afternoon May 18. Of course, this cat â€" alternately known as “Sockamillion” or “Sockington” â€" and his voice really belongs to Jason Scott, who lives in Waltham, Mass. ...

Tags: Media, Social Media, Conference, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Welcome to The DocuMentor

Hello. I’m Doc. Pleased to meet you. Don’t mind my looks, just think of me as someone like “The Wolf” in Pulp Fiction (that’s the Acura-driving dude who solves gangstas’ problems), except I happen to be a pro around office printing. So don't come to me for disposing of dead...

Tags: Printing, Doc, Document Management, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Sponsored content 2009-05-18

Where to for revenue recognition?

Where to for revenue recognition?Couldn't agree moreDennis,You don't have to be a reformed accountant to realize that this is a bizarre development, nor to correctly point out, as you do, that it flies in the face of what underlies all of GAAP. I think your example of what happens if...

Tags: Operational accounting, revenue recognition, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Web 2.0 Expo: Recommended sessions for social business

It's about that time to gear up for Web 2.0 Expo (#w2e) next Tuesday through Friday at Moscone West in San Francisco. I am excited about the content that TechWeb / O'Reilly Media, Inc., has produced and I have put together the following schedule for myself. Why should you care?...

Tags: Web, Social Media, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Broadband expansion, but at what expense?

Telecommunications firms vying for $7.2 billion in funding for broadband expansion are urging regulators to allow all companies that have current government licenses to be eligible to apply. Firms, regulators and consumer groups are all lobbying to shape the unwritten rules that will govern how regulators dole...

Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Tech czar job: CTO or CIO?

Is the national "chief technology officer" job promised by Obama going to be more of CTO or CIO job? The consensus seems to be leading towards the latter. The Washington Post quotes Gary Arlen of Arlen Communications: It seems to be much...

Tags: Job, CIO, CTO, Information Technology, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Picking the Fleas from Community

Just how many people can we be "close" to online? Clive Thompson's piece on the New York Times site, "Brave New World of Digital Intimacy," raises some interesting points about digital relationships for those of us engaged in remote work with thousands of community members. Just how many "grooming" relationships...

Tags: Bond, Relationship, Clive Thompson, Community Member, Investment, Finance, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-09-10

Dell repair adventure, day 3

Dell repair adventure, day 3dell next day serviceI had to use the service back in February for my XPS 1330 as it had the Nvidia Issue. I have to say that as for the repair, they turned it in about 2 hours (according to the tracking numbers.) It...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Pigs is pigs and data is data

Pigs is pigs and data is datareal meaning of statisticsThe whole problem of overal testing and of data collection is that eaming lies on statistics and that you must not think in terms of individuals when regarding those. You cannot understand why one individual child failed the test exploiting statistics;...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, public school

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Twitter turmoil: when does it end?

The news that Twitter's lead architect Blaine Cook and Lee Mighdoll, VP engineering have left should be no surprise. Let's be blunt. Despite the  neutral language used in various posts, they were fired. One has to wonder whether Jack Dorsey is next, especially as he doesn't seem to understand the...

Tags: Twitter, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Sears and the dishwasher that didn't

This is a customer service horror story that has a happy ending. After twelve years of service, our dishwasher finally gave up and died. We looked all over town to find the best dishwasher that would fit in the space currently occupied by the old one and, of course, at...

Tags: Sears Roebuck & Co., Person, Machine, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-04-10

News to know: Black Hat; VoIP design flaws; Vista SP1; Apple

Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Black Hat, Day 1: Cracking GSM and skimming ATMs George Ou: Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft fleshes out small-, mid-size Windows server plans Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1...

Tags: Black Hat, VoIP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-21

H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?

Guest Post: Curt Monash reports from the front lines of a database revolution. Mike Stonebraker created much of the database management industry. Now he wants to blow it up. Via a project called H-Store [pdf file], he proposes to manage high-end OLTP databases entirely in...

Tags: Disk, DBMS, Brown University, OLTP, RAM, H-Store, I-Store, H-Store Team, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Curt Monash

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Vertica brings higher speeds to ad hoc queries

Michael Stonebraker has a history of database breakthroughs. He was a founder of Ingres, Illustra, Cohera and StreamBase Systems. He also served as CTO of Informix and helped develop Postgres. His most recent creation is Vertica, which just launched version 2.o of its database. The claims...

Tags: Michael Stonebraker, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Zimbra adds offline access, instant messaging

Zimbra adds offline access, instant messagingI run Zimbra 5.0.2 open source...edition on top of SuSE 10.2. It is one of the highest quality open source program that I've used. A lot of OSS programs lack the sophistication you find in proprietary offerings. But Zimbra doesn't have those shortcomings.You maybe...

Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, IM, hardware requirement, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

Making Data Security a Top Priority for Leading IT Provider to the Airline Industry

A new backup system for more than 380 servers? Anyone wanting to introduce such a system for a financial services provider needs, above all, experience, discipline, and accurate time management. The project managers at Lufthansa Systems and Symantec Corporation were able to contribute all this and were able to ensure...

Tags: Data Security, Information Technology, Lufthansa, Security, Symantec Corp.

Case studies 2007-12-06

No charges in MySpace suicide

No charges in MySpace suicideWhat a Crock![i]He said the people involved are probably suffering plenty already. "The loss of a life of a person that they once talked to as a friend, I'm sure, is just twisting them all up inside," Banas said.[/i]I can almost guarantee you that this is...

Tags: MySpace, pocketbook, suicide

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Facebook's Orwellian customer service

Facebook's Orwellian customer serviceFacebook customer serviceI can really sympathize with this story. I had a similar experience with Facebook customer service. I posted a flyer for my business and received a curt reply back saying that I had broken the terms of use. I read the terms of use and...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), Facebook, Orwellian customer service, Facebook customer service

Discussion threads 2007-11-01