Big data, machine learning and AI
Public cloud services and APIs have made big data, machine learning and AI technologies more accessible to enterprise development teams. Use the guidance, tips and news coverage in this section to catch up on the latest cloud AI trends, and incorporate machine learning into an application development strategy.
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Conference Coverage
10 May 2022
IBM Think 2022 news, trends and analysis
AI adoption is driving advancement of cybersecurity and other business processes. At IBM Think 2022, enterprise leaders will learn how to capitalize on game-changing technologies. Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Dec 2021
3 popular machine learning certifications to get in 2022
Google, AWS and Azure offer machine learning certifications for the cloud that can further your career. Learn what to expect from each exam, skills you need to know and study tips. Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2021
Microsoft earnings soar on the wings of Azure, Office
Microsoft reported revenues of $45.3 billion, a 22% gain over last year's first fiscal quarter. The company saw cloud revenue for the quarter surpass $20 billion for the first time. Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2021
Teradata and H2O.ai partner on multi-cloud platform
The partnership between the open source AI vendor and veteran data service provider demonstrates the emphasis enterprises are now placing on the data in their AI systems. Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2021
Machine learning development for autonomous vehicles
AI experts from the autonomous vehicle technology industry discuss automation, spotting flaws in and speeding up machine learning systems and accounting for changes in real time. Continue Reading
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News
25 Aug 2021
Microsoft launches Azure Government Top Secret cloud
Microsoft's Azure Government Top Secret offers more than 60 cloud services to U.S. spy agencies, the Department of Defense and federal civilian organizations. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Jul 2021
4 best practices for big data security in cloud computing
When dealing with vast amounts of data in the cloud, enterprises need to be proactive with security. Don't wait for a threat to happen; apply these best practices first. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Jul 2021
An introduction to big data in the cloud
As enterprises add big data projects in the cloud, IT admins need to adjust their skills accordingly. Dive into this comprehensive guide to see what makes a cloud shift so attractive. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Jun 2021
Benefits and drawbacks of AI in cloud computing
AI and cloud computing work hand in hand to improve upon various processes, but the combination of these technologies comes with a price. Continue Reading
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Answer
26 May 2021
Compare EMR, Redshift and Athena for data analysis on AWS
Trying to decide between Amazon EMR, Amazon Redshift and Amazon Athena? Check out this overview of capabilities and use cases to help narrow down your choice. Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2020
Cloud data warehouse Firebolt secures $37 million at launch
Firebolt, a new challenger to established cloud data storage vendors including Microsoft and Google, launched recently after securing $37 million in financing. Continue Reading
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News
09 Dec 2020
New, updated IBM AI tech bring better NLP, NLU to business users
IBM is commercializing its AI governance tool, AI FactSheets, and bringing more natural language capabilities to some of its Watson products. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Oct 2020
5 machine learning skills you need in the cloud
Put your IT team in the best position to succeed with AI. Develop these machine learning skills and see how they translate to the major cloud platforms. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Aug 2020
Third-party cloud services for ETL and application testing
Don't default to your cloud provider's ETL and app testing services. Get to know third-party offerings and explore the advantages of using these tools in your cloud environments. Continue Reading
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Video
15 Jun 2020
How to deploy machine learning models on Google's AI Platform
Follow along with this video demo, which walks through how to build and deploy machine learning models on Google Cloud with the scikit-learn framework. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 May 2020
Confront cloud security challenges with these 5 tips
Security gets complicated when the cloud overlaps with other technologies, such as AI and serverless. Review these common risks, and learn how to prevent attacks. Continue Reading
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News
05 May 2020
IBM, Red Hat move users toward edge computing, 5G networks
IBM and Red Hat have jumped into the edge computing market debuting a slew of products and services that work hand in glove with the existing hybrid cloud strategy it shares with Red Hat. Continue Reading
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News
21 Apr 2020
IBM's new CEO makes commitment to IT, reports cloud gains
IBM cloud revenues saw incremental first quarter growth, despite the March slump due to COVID-19, and the new CEO promised to pursue a more aggressive cloud and AI strategy. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Apr 2020
The future of quantum computing in the cloud
Quantum computing is the latest technology to catch the eyes of developers and cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft, but analysts predict it could still be years away from practical use. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Mar 2020
7 Google Cloud database options to free up your IT team
Moving data to a cloud database is an effective way to optimize cost and performance for applications. Review seven of Google's database services and decide if one is right for you. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Mar 2020
6 Amazon SageMaker capabilities developers should know about
Developers and data scientists should familiarize themselves with these six SageMaker tools meant to simplify the machine learning process. Discover what they offer to your models. Continue Reading
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News
04 Mar 2020
Microsoft boosts Azure big data strategy with Hadoop distro
Microsoft Azure's HDInsight has a new, company-backed distribution of Hadoop, which should reassure customers interested in hybrid big data deployments. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Feb 2020
Get to know cloud IoT services on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
Use this rundown of IoT offerings from AWS, Microsoft and Google to help decide which best suits your needs for collecting, processing and analyzing device data in the cloud. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jan 2020
5 cloud database comparison tips to guide your data strategy
Catch up on these tips that compare the strengths, weakness and available integrations of popular public cloud database and analytics services from AWS, Microsoft and Google. Continue Reading
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Video
27 Dec 2019
Set up a Jupyter notebook on AWS with this tutorial
AWS machine learning capabilities relies on the Jupyter Notebook tool. Follow this video tutorial to learn how to set up a Jupyter notebook on Amazon EMR. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Nov 2019
Instill cloud change management best practices
Automation is essential to change management in the cloud. Discover the best practices that ensure your IT team is in sync and productive when handling change. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Nov 2019
AI-driven development trends shake up the cloud market
Enterprises are increasingly interested in AI, and cloud vendors are in a race to adapt their platforms to meet those needs. See what initiatives are underway to meet the next wave of app development. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Nov 2019
How Google Cloud Composer manages workflow orchestration
Before users get started with Google Cloud Composer, a workflow orchestration service, they need to grasp key concepts of the Apache Airflow software that underpins it, including DAGs. Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Oct 2019
Utilize AI for cloud cost optimization
The sticker shock of cloud bills is still a pain point for enterprises. Providers are looking to AI to fix the problem, but can this technology actually meet customers' needs? Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2019
Cloudera Data Platform gives big data users multi-cloud path
Cloudera released a big data platform combining its technologies and ones from Hortonworks, initially in the AWS cloud but with multi-cloud support to come. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Sep 2019
Review latest investments to AWS' machine learning platform
Improved deep learning capabilities lead this machine learning roundup. Learn how AWS is targeting both machine-learning-savvy developers and data scientists. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Aug 2019
A comparison of 6 speech-to-text services
AWS, Microsoft and Google can add speech-to-text capabilities to apps, but they're not your only option. Compare those cloud-based tools to other AI-infused transcription services. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Aug 2019
Public cloud services grow HPC market, but work remains
HPC applications need a lot of resources, but not all enterprises can meet those requirements. However, new cloud services are emerging to address that gap in the market. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 Aug 2019
Cybersecurity automation won't fix the skills gap alone
Joan Pepin, CISO and vice president of operations at Auth0, says cybersecurity automation makes her job possible, but it can't replace the human talent her industry badly needs. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Aug 2019
Compare Google Cloud Firestore and Firebase Realtime Database
Managed NoSQL databases are increasingly popular for app development. Compare two such options from Google -- Realtime Database and Cloud Firestore -- to see if they meet your needs. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Aug 2019
BigQuery updates highlight AI push, but work remains
Google took a different approach than AWS and Microsoft when it built a service for ad hoc SQL queries. See how that played a role in the latest round of updates to BigQuery. Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Jul 2019
More to machine learning platforms than meets the AI
To reach full analytics potential, machine learning platforms powered by AI must provide scalability, handle multiple models, integrate with data sources and be cloud-friendly. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Jul 2019
Cloud cost implications of the 5 V's of big data
Moving analytics to the cloud opens a lot of doors for users, but only if they keep costs in check and understand the 5 V's of big data -- volume, variety, velocity, veracity and value. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2019
Microsoft AI Builder brings machine learning to PowerApps
Microsoft AI Builder empowers nonprogrammers to incorporate AI as they build applications using low-code/no-code platforms. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2019
Google acquisition of Looker to boost Google Cloud analytics
By acquiring Looker, Google will enhance its analytics and BI capabilities available through Google Cloud, while becoming a formidable force in the enterprise-level BI space. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 May 2019
AI presents new cloud security challenges when building apps
AI and machine learning technologies can broaden an application's capabilities, but they can also open an enterprise to new threats. Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2019
Qlik multi-cloud, Kubernetes options drive cloud-first vision
Qlik advances its plan to be a cloud- and SaaS-first analytics vendor with new multi-cloud and Kubernetes deployment options. But on prem still is a priority -- for now. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 May 2019
Break down 11 Google big data services
Navigating the range of big data services on Google Cloud Platform can be a challenge. Here is a list that breaks down what Google offers in the realm of big data analytics. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 May 2019
Get to know Microsoft's Azure IoT services
With so many connected devices distributed across the globe, enterprises need a way to manage and monitor their IoT assets. See what Azure services are available to help. Continue Reading
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Feature
26 Apr 2019
Learn core Google AI and machine learning tools
Looking to infuse AI and machine learning into your cloud apps? Use this list of terms to explore which Google cloud services offer features for speech to text, image analysis and more. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Apr 2019
7 cloud computing job roles to advance your career
The cloud rapidly evolves, so cloud jobs must adapt accordingly. Job openings are going fast, so review these positions and their qualifications to plan your next move. Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2019
Cloud AutoML, BigQuery ML upgrades expand Google stake in ML
Google introduced a raft of updates to its cloud-based machine learning and AI products, including expanded capabilities for its AutoML and BigQuery ML tools. Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2019
Google looks to poach workloads for its cloud data warehouse
Google Cloud wants to tap Teradata and Netezza's installed base with a new migration service for BigQuery. It may appeal most to new or smaller deployments. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Mar 2019
Understand AI and machine learning security impacts on cloud apps
Cloud-based machine learning can alleviate and aggravate security concerns. Review analysis and advice from our experts to stay on top of this emerging aspect of IT. Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2019
TaylorMade Golf takes a shot with Oracle cloud database
TaylorMade Golf's move to Oracle's cloud data warehouse has produced major performance improvements, but other important Oracle workloads will remain on premises for now. Continue Reading
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News
20 Feb 2019
Google buys Alooma to bolster its cloud data migration chops
Google Cloud will acquire Israeli startup Alooma in a bid to add to its data migration portfolio. The move follows last year's acquisition of cloud migration vendor Velostrata. Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2019
Google eyes confidential computing to buff cloud security cred
Google Cloud Platform's Asylo open source project could one day boost confidential computing efforts, but for now it mainly serves to boost Google's security bona fides. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Dec 2018
Build and share code via Azure Notebooks
An Azure service enables enterprises to host Jupyter Notebooks in the cloud to ease access and management. Learn whether it could benefit your dev team, and how to get started. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Nov 2018
Cloud-based quantum computing inches slowly toward enterprise
A lot of questions -- and complexity -- still surround quantum computing. But as enterprises eventually ramp up with the technology, most will do so through cloud-based services. Continue Reading
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Quiz
07 Nov 2018
A quick quiz on machine learning services in public cloud
From customized hardware to APIs, public cloud providers now tout a wide range of machine learning and AI technologies. How well have you kept up with this rapidly evolving market? Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Oct 2018
AI and machine learning take on cloud security woes
AI-infused technologies continue to target almost all aspects of cloud monitoring and management, including security. But don't assume they're a silver bullet. Continue Reading
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News
12 Oct 2018
MarkLogic Data Hub Service aims to ease cloud use of NoSQL DBMS
MarkLogic rolled out a cloud-service version of its NoSQL database management system, a move designed to make the technology more cost-effective for cloud users. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Oct 2018
Machine learning tools ease cloud security, log management
Machine learning has increasingly found a home in enterprise cloud management teams, but the technology is still far from being a magic fix for complex tasks, such as multi-cloud cost optimization. Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2018
Microsoft embraces Azure cloud platform as its strategic heart
Microsoft's showcase of Azure-based offerings asserts the cloud at the heart of the company's future, and further cements its position against cloud archrival AWS. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2018
CloudHealth's Kinsella weighs in on VMware, cloud management
VMware expanded its footprint in cloud management when it acquired CloudHealth Technologies. CloudHealth CTO Joe Kinsella observed the market changes that call for a complex management portfolio. Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Aug 2018
Machine learning services in cloud aim for AI accessibility
Machine learning is a complex technology that requires data science skills. Cloud providers have tried to change that and make AI more accessible. But are those efforts working? Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Aug 2018
Nvidia GPU Cloud marries data science and containers
With its GPU Cloud, Nvidia offers a way to deploy data science workloads that span on-premises systems and the public cloud -- with containers playing a big role. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2018
BigQuery ML moves machine learning into Google BigQuery
Google is enabling BigQuery users to build SQL-based machine learning models inside the cloud data warehouse via a BigQuery ML technology now out in beta. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jul 2018
Evaluate Google Cloud TPUs for machine learning apps
Machine learning apps have prompted a paradigm shift in the world of public cloud. Google is an early market leader with its TPUs and TensorFlow, but can it stay on top? Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2018
Unchecked cloud IoT costs can quickly spiral upward
IoT sensors can produce seemingly endless streams of data, so users must beware how much to send back to the cloud to avoid jaw-dropping monthly bills. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2018
Hortonworks cloud options grow via Google, Microsoft, IBM
Hortonworks now supports Google Cloud Storage and has also broadened cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM, aiming to increase cloud uses of its big data platform. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 Jun 2018
Google Cloud data lake fuels cloud payment processing flow
To create a cloud payment processing system, Global Payments first had to deploy a data lake in the Google Cloud. Getting quick user feedback was another early step. Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2018
Google acquisition aims to simplify big data projects
Google Cloud analytics tools are well-regarded for their technology, but not necessarily for their ease of use. Google's acquisition of Cask Data could solve that shortcoming. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2018
Azure Cosmos DB flexes joints for multiple data stores
Microsoft added multi-master write replication and more granular cost controls to Cosmos DB to cover the broadest number of uses in the hotly competitive managed database market. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Apr 2018
Azure Machine Learning services ease data science struggles
With Azure machine learning services, such as Workbench, Experimentation and Model Management, Microsoft hopes to address common data science challenges in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2018
Google Cloud Platform security updates buoy enterprise appeal
Google Cloud Platform upgrades provide deeper protection and visibility for enterprise assets in the cloud, as organizations increasingly mull multi-cloud options. Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2018
IBM PAIRS Geoscope brings geospatial-temporal data to devs
IBM Research's Geoscope service targets developers who build complex applications that require data from large, disparate geospatial-temporal data sets. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2018
Expert panel warns developers to beware of AI bias
Despite new development tools to build AI applications, developers must be wary of bias creeping into their systems. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2018
AI experts advise developers on dev tools
New tools help developers build better, smarter AI apps, as machine learning toolkits have progressed exponentially over the last few years. Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2018
Hyperscale providers bet big on cloud AI
AI cloud services have emerged as yet another battleground for the hyperscale providers, as they entice data scientists and developers to train their models on their platforms. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Feb 2018
Review chatbot development options in public cloud
As users look to interact with applications via more natural language and text, chatbots become increasingly popular. And many developers turn to the public cloud to create them. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Jan 2018
Big data in cloud computing demands an IT skill set change
Enterprises continue to shift big data workloads to the cloud. And while the move doesn't require a total overhaul of IT skills, it does demand some change for admin and dev teams. Continue Reading
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Photo Story
25 Jan 2018
Five cloud computing skills to propel your career in 2018
The cloud market moves at the speed of light, so some IT pros struggle to pinpoint which new technologies and skills to learn. Here are five to prioritize in 2018. Continue Reading
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Quiz
22 Jan 2018
Gauge your knowledge of cloud providers' AI technologies
As enterprise interest grows, major cloud providers continue to unveil machine learning and AI services. See how much you know about their offerings with this brief quiz. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Dec 2017
Explore the benefits, tradeoffs of GPU instances in cloud
While GPU instances can give compute-intensive apps the processing boost they need, not all workloads -- or budgets -- will benefit from these cloud instance types. Continue Reading
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Quiz
24 Jan 2017
Test your knowledge of big data cloud services
Big data in the cloud is a big deal. But without the right management and analytic tools, you won't get far. Test your knowledge of big data tools in the cloud with this quiz. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 May 2016
Compare AWS vs. Azure vs. Google big data services
Big data services are an attractive cloud lure for enterprises. AWS, Azure and Google are fighting for number one, but who will come out on top? Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2016
Analytics as a service offers hindsight, insight and foresight
As cloud-based analytics as a service explodes in popularity, decision makers can scrutinize the past for trends and contemplate predictions for the future. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Oct 2015
Three ways to build a big data system
In a book excerpt, author Dale Neef outlines and compares different approaches organizations can take when trying to bring a big data system into their IT environments. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Mar 2015
Five quick links: Managing big data in the cloud
Cloud computing can streamline big data management and analysis. But, before diving in, be sure to know the latest in cloud and big data technology. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2014
'There's some truth' to Pivotal PaaS criticism
DevOps pioneer Andrew Clay Shafer, recently hired by Pivotal, says the PaaS provider has some work to do to get its various business units on the same page. He also discusses the hype and reality of DevOps, big data and containers like Docker. Continue Reading
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Tip
30 May 2014
Seven ways to keep your cloud storage costs under budget
Cloud storage can be an effective place to house your data, but keeping it cost-efficient means putting in some work up front. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 May 2014
Amazon Kinesis benefits and alternatives
Amazon made waves with the release of Kinesis, but companies should know its ups and downs before blindly adopting AWS's service. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Mar 2012
Examining the state of PaaS in the year of ‘big data’
Either more vendors are offering ‘big data’ capabilities or they have creative marketing teams. Which PaaS provider’s big data cloud is the real deal? Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2011
Cloud computing brokers are doomed, Savvis exec says
The chief at cloud hoster Savvis says cloud computing marketplaces won't fly in big IT shops. Not everyone, however, agrees; the answer is naturally more nuanced. Continue Reading
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News
27 May 2010
Oco rolls out new SaaS BI offering
Oco released a new version of its SaaS BI software, while Information builders partnered with data warehousing provider 1010data. Continue Reading
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News
11 May 2010
How to overcome the downsides of on-demand and SaaS BI software
Find out how on-demand business intelligence tools can overcome pervasive BI barriers, and how to avoid the complications of on-demand and SaaS BI software. Continue Reading
