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  Tibco offers free R to the enterprise

  Hoping to entice more enterprises to use the R statistical programming language directly within their predictive modeling and data visualization jobs, Tibco has released a free version of its R runtime engine.

  By Joab Jackson | 16 May, 2013 22:13

  Tags: applications, data mining, software, tibco, data protection, Data management

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  More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

  Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states.

  By Sharon Machlis | 08 May, 2013 19:57

  Tags: business issues, databases, applications, storage, data mining, software, data warehousing, Data management

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  Getting the most out of flash storage

  As powerful and beneficial as flash storage can be, many organizations are overspending on capacity they don't need, deploying flash in the wrong places, and inefficiently spending on flash applications that are not appropriate for their real business objectives.

  By Mohit Bhatnagar, senior director, flash product strategy, NetApp | 08 May, 2013 15:25

  Tags: flash storage cost, Configuration / maintenance, data management software, applications, storage, hardware systems, software, flash storage, Data Center, Data management, Storage Management, flash based SSD

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  Infor partnering with Amazon on Redshift-powered cloud analytics platform

  Infor is planning to offer customers a cloud-based data warehouse and analytics platform based on its own ION and Business Vault technology as well as Amazon's Redshift service.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 22 April, 2013 13:04

  Tags: amazon, ParAccel, applications, Microsoft, Infor, data mining, software, Data management, data warehousing, business intelligence

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  Oracle's new software, Cloud revenue dropped 2 per cent in Q3

  Oracle's total revenue dipped 1 per cent and profits remained almost flat in its most recent quarter, as revenue from new software licenses and cloud services dropped by 2 per cent.

  By Martyn Williams | 20 March, 2013 20:56

  Tags: business issues, applications, enterprise resource planning, software, financial results, Data management, Oracle

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  How-to: Get started with MySQL

  An easy step-by-step guide to setting up a MySQL database server, along with phpMyAdmin, on Fedora, CentOS, or Ubuntu

  By Paul Venezia | 15 November, 2012 11:13

  Tags: Database Administration, applications, mysql, software, open source software, Facebook, Data management

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  5 strategic tips for avoiding a big data bust

  Failed expectations, increased costs, unnecessary legal risks -- going blind into a big data project doesn’t pay

  By Bob Violino | 01 April, 2013 10:08

  Tags: predictive analytics, applications, Technology Business, hadoop, data explosion, data mining, software, big data, Data Discovery, IT management, Data management, business intelligence, it strategy

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  4 smokin' hot startups: The next tech boom

  Social networks are dead, and smart VC money is pouring into enterprise startups like Shoutlet, Asana, Narrative Science, and Delphix

  By Trent Gegax | 14 December, 2012 11:20

  Tags: startups, Meraki, applications, Technology Business, software, The Industry Standard, Capita, Data management, workday, Target, Gartner, Microsoft

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