The broken promise of open-source Big Data software – and what might fix it
Open-source Big Data projects are failing to get into production at large enterprises thanks to rising complexity and a lack of talent to run them.
Robert Hof
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The branch of artificial intelligence called deep learning has led to breakthroughs in speech and image recognition, partly thanks to an almost accidental discovery that certain chips such as graphics processing units work really well for it. But just how well has …
‘You are locked in, baby’: Oracle’s Larry Ellison redoubles attack on Amazon Web Services
In his customary combative style, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison today spent more than an hour slamming Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud computing as inferior on several fronts to the software giant’s own cloud. Ellison (above), who had already thrown pointed barbs at Amazon Web …
Oracle CEO Mark Hurd predicts sweeping, costly move to the cloud
Some 80 percent of information technology budgets by 2025 will be spent on cloud computing, not traditional IT products, and the number of corporate-owned data centers will drop by 80 percent by then. That’s according to Oracle Corp. co-Chief Executive Mark Hurd, …
Oracle’s Larry Ellison unveils new cloud services at OpenWorld: ‘Amazon’s lead is over’
It’s no secret that Oracle Corp. was late to cloud computing, which founder and Chairman Larry Ellison in 2009 infamously called “complete gibberish.” Now, the company is looking to banish any doubts that it’s all-in on the cloud. On Monday, the database …
Oracle’s earnings fall short despite jump in cloud revenues
Oracle's cloud computing revenues rocketed higher in its latest quarter, but continued declines in licensed business software put a lid on earnings.
Top venture investors still betting on startups in AI, self-driving cars
Venture capitalists continue to see opportunities in markets such as AI and self-driving cars for startups.
Intel sells majority stake in McAfee to private equity firm TPG
Intel today said it will sell a majority stake in its McAfee security unit to the private equity firm TPG for $3.1 billion in cash.
Intel buys Movidius to boost machine vision, deep learning
Intel aims to boost its efforts to make all manner of devices from drones to virtual reality headsets able to see better with the acquisition of machine vision processor chip maker Movidius.
China’s Baidu to open-source its deep learning AI platform
China's Baidu Thursday will offer its cutting-edge deep learning AI software as open source.