Google Cloud Storage has long had the ability to run Hadoop so developers can do advanced analytics on its distributed computing platform. Today, Google is attempting to simplify this process with a new connector that the company says makes it easier to run Hadoop on the Google Cloud Platform. The Google Cloud Storage connector for Hadoop manages the cluster […]
Posted on January 15th, 2014 by admin
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Buffer — the popular desktop/mobile app for sharing content across multiple social networks that hit a major stumbling block it hit last autumn when it suffered a security breach – is stepping up its bid to compete against the likes of Hootsuite by taking the platform in a more premium direction. Buffer for Business, a paid product it launched […]
Posted on January 10th, 2014 by admin
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Apigee, an API management company, has acquired InsightsOne for its predictive analytics technology. With InsightsOne, Apigee will have a platform that helps companies find patterns in multiple data sources to, for instance, tell healthcare providers in advance about an unsatisfied customer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded three years ago, InsightsOne, has $4.3 […]
Posted on January 9th, 2014 by admin
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The data analytics market is starting to boom. Hadoop distributions from big data companies like Cloudera have matured and are becoming more useful as they allow for better ways to perform real-time data processing by using cheap commodity hardware in clusters to spread data and then retrieve it for analysis. Customers are building data hubs that use […]
Posted on December 19th, 2013 by admin
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Accel Partners has led a $4.5 million Series A funding round in a new Heidelberg, German-based startup Trufa, founded today (spun out of IT company VMS), which is focusing on improving enterprises operational efficiency using real-time analytics that tap into SAP-based ERP systems — and displaying the results via easy-to-digest tablet apps. As part of the investment, […]
Posted on December 5th, 2013 by admin
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Box has acquired dLoop, a startup that provides ways for IT administrators to control access to content with finer granularity. The acquisition will give Box a level of data analytics that is often a required feature for enterprise customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the company blog, joining Box from dLoop is its co-founder Divya […]
Posted on November 27th, 2013 by admin
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Host Analytics has launched a new platform to move Excel models into a cloud service that allows users to take spreadsheet data and reuse it for other purposes without manual intervention. The new platform, AirliftXL, is built on what the company calls an Application Transformation Engine (ATE), which parses complex spreadsheet data. It allows users […]
Posted on November 26th, 2013 by admin
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Amazon Web Services this week rolled out a new cloud-based data analytics tool named Kenesis, which can analyze massive amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour. Tweet This Post
Posted on November 16th, 2013 by admin
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Startups and PR firms have long had a halting, if not embattled relationship. Spend time talking to entrepreneurs and those working at startups, and it won’t be long before you encounter the nagging mistrust founders have of PR firms and the PR process. That’s why AirPR, the PR marketplace and technology platform, is launching a […]
Posted on November 15th, 2013 by admin
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Rapid-I – a German specialist in analytics tools that wants to become the industry standard for how enterprises predict the future – is today announcing its first round of funding, a rebrand to RapidMiner, and a new HQ in Boston to jump with two feet into growing its business in North America. The Series A […]
Posted on November 4th, 2013 by admin
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