Microsoft makes big data analytics and mobile BI acquisitions
Microsoft has made a number of acquisitions expanding its analytics capability and portfolio, bringing Revolution Analytics and Datazen on
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Deloitte partners with NZ BI firm on big data
Businesses in New Zealand will benefit from a new partnership between professional services firm Deloitte and New Zealand IT business Mindfull to deliver a …
Oracle releases new big data suite for enterprises
IDC has predicted that by 2017, unified data platform architecture will become the foundation of enterprise-wide big data and analytics strategy. Oracle has …
Betting on Hadoop for big data
In its own words, MapR Technologies “delivers on the promise” of open source big data framework Hadoop with a “proven, enterprise-grade platform that …
Hitachi’s acquisition of Pentaho to deliver value from big data and IoT
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) will acquire Pentaho, big data integration and business analytics company with an open source platform for big data deployments. The …
Decision-makers still struggling to use insights from big data
While business decision-makers agree that being able to access and analyse big data will be a critical requirement for all employees in the future, current …
IBM delivers new analytics offerings for the mainframe
IBM has announced it will upgrade its System z mainframe to keep up with customer demand for real-time analytic ability in the context of consumer …
Qlik partners with Fujitsu to integrate big data solution
Japan’s Fujitsu Limited will integrated Qlik’s data discovery solution into its big data solution. QlikView will be embedded into Fujitsu’s Business …
Mismatch between big data prioritisation and preparedness
Despite a majority of IT department employees (59 per cent) stating that big data is among their organisation’s top five priorities, only 10 per cent have …
Has big data arrived at your workplace?
[guestpost]This post is by Justin Bock, ANZ Country Manager of MapR Technologies. [/guestpost] Big data has arrived – and it’s here to stay. However, many …