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After the Sony Corp. The Interview data hack during late November, followed by the Christmas Sony PlayStation hack, blame has been making the rounds to everyone from the North Korean government, to hacker group Lizard Squad, to former Sony employees. Is it …
The view from China: Are you being blocked?
China’s Internet censors are at it again according to reports filtering in over the Christmas holidays that the country blocked access to Google’s Gmail service beginning December 26. Dyn Research, a Web traffic research organization, reported that Gmail is not accessible to …
Snapchat gets a job: Office oopsies no more
Permission is a bygone requisite for today’s tech-savvy employee, with services like Google Drive and Dropbox Inc. providing free file management solutions with remote access via the cloud. Circumventing the traditional top-down method of software approval in the workplace, the cloud’s expansive storage …
CubeAlum takes over as Yahoo VP of Corporate Applications & Platforms: Recalling Ben Haines’ days at Box
Former Box Inc. CIO, and theCUBE alum, Ben Haines, now works for Yahoo! Inc. as VP of Corporate Applications and Platforms, according to a Yahoo spokesperson via the CIO Journal. Yahoo, however, did not release information about Haines’ responsibilities or to whom …
Is the future of Hadoop set? Experts talk market gaps, investment opportunities
Hadoop now powers Big Data applications for more than half of Fortune 50 companies, used by businesses like Yahoo! Inc., IBM, and Facebook, Inc. So as the need for Big Data analytics continues to grow, so will the demand for Hadoop. The global …
It’s all good, says Michael Dell: EXCLUSIVE video | #dellworld
After going private in October 2013, Dell Inc. is setting the pace for the data set of the future. “We’ve invested in our business, and it’s working,” said Dell CEO Michael Dell. “We’re big believers in software-defined and software-based networking and storage …
Market missing the boat on extracting Hadoop value | #BigDataNYC
While many organizations now look at Hadoop as an essential part of storage solutions, they are not adequately extracting the intelligence from the open-source tool for storing and processing large data-sets, according to Sam Grocott, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Product …
Making it look easy: Big Data culture infiltrates GE | #BigDataNYC
Through innovation and collaboration, General Electric Co. made its transformation to a culture of Big Data look easy. The company’s Global Research team operates under the mission of computing analytics to provide guidance and zero unplanned downtime. “We have to collect …
Helium technology wants to put an end to air-based hard disk drives | #LongLiveData
Two industry firsts for HGST, Inc. as the enterprise hardware maker revealed three new hard disk drive products at its recent Press & Industry Analysts Briefing in San Francisco, California. theCUBE’s Stu Miniman and Jeff Frick spoke to Brendan Collins, vice president of …
Flash fabric, Helio news showcase storage industry shift at HGST briefing
Big innovations in storage were announced at the recent HGST, Inc. Press & Industry Analysts Briefing in San Francisco, California. theCUBE’s Jeff Frick and Stu Miniman were on hand to discuss the latest updates with Wikibon’s CTO and cofounder David Floyer. Flash …