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Splunk for Security: It’s In the Data, Says CedarCrestone Architect
TheCube is covering Splunk’s .conf2012 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by Wikibon Analyst Jeff Kelly and SiliconANGLE’s Executive in Residence Jeff Frick. They interviewed Marquis Montgomery, Security Architect and Team Lead of the CedarCrestone Corporate Security Team, who discussed how Splunk helps them in keeping their clients safe and secure ...
Zuckerberg Admits Facebook’s HTML5 Myopia A Mistake
Mark Zuckerberg made a startling comment about the role of HTML5 in Facebook’s future at TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2012. He stated that they focused too much on HTML5 that they forgot about native apps. Blaming the move for their slow productivity but they expect a change in phase in the next six months as they are ...
iPhone 5 Looks As Expected: Apple’s Wall of Secrecy Crumbles
Yes, it’s official! Apple revealed the iPhone 5. And must I say, Apple’s wall of secrecy has crumbled. The iPhone 5 looks exactly like the one we saw in leaked photos and videos these past few weeks. It has a 4”-inch screen, making it the biggest iPhone ever, it is thinner because of the in-cell ...
Hortonworks Goes All In on Open Source HDP
Apache Hadoop, the preeminent open source platform for storing, managing and analyzing big data, is a rapidly growing ecosystem around which supporters, like Hortonworks, are building enterprise solutions. Hortonworks is a leading commercial vendor of Apache Hadoop that just unveiled the newest version of the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP), claiming to be the industry’s only ...
Big Data Doubt is Behind Us – Splunk .conf2012 Day 1 Recap
Splunk’s .conf2012 event kicked off earlier this week on September 10 and will run until tomorrow, September 13 at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Splunk provides software that makes bid data analysis fun and easy for users, even if they aren’t data scientists or data analysts. What makes Splunk standout is the culture behind ...
The iPhone 5 Is Coming, Apple Store Down in Preparation?
Today’s mobile news roundup features: the highly anticipated iPhone 5 launch; Google announcing they’ve reached 500 million activated Android devices; and Verizon launching a new security app for Android devices. iPhone 5 launch Today is the day Apple fans have been waiting for. In just a matter of hours, we’ll find out if all the ...
Samsung-Apple War Lives on in LTE Galaxy
Apple is said to be launching the iPhone 5 tomorrow, and the device is rumored to support 4G LTE, a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. The thing is, Samsung holds third to the highest patents on 4G LTE at 12.2 percent, topped by Nokia at 18.9 percent, ...
Order Your iPhone 5 Accessories Today
I don’t think most Apple fans will be able to sleep tonight, wistfully anticipating the expected launch of the iPhone 5 tomorrow. In our ongoing coverage, we’ve already looked at the rumored specs of the iPhone 5 extensively but here’s a brief overview: it will be bigger at 4 to 4.6 inches, redesigned speaker grills, ...
Nokia Conducts Ethics Review Over Questionable Ad
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Nokia’s plans to conduct ethics review; Google Drive for iOS updated; AT&T to launch $50 LG smartphone; and teens more interested in smartphones than feature phones (duh). Nokia to conduct ethics review Last week, Nokia unveiled two new smartphones, but the spotlight was on the new Nokia Lumia 920 PureView, ...
What Happens If You Back a Project on Kickstarter but the Creator Flakes Out?
Crowd-funding platform Kickstarter is quite popular these days, especially for people who want to launch a product, a career in filmmaking or a musi album, all looking for their big break and someone to back their dreams. The platform helps you turn your dreams into reality by presenting your project to the public, and letting ...