It’s important in understanding how big data technology works you need to understand the lingo. Hadoop Common is the framework for modules that interact with system supports for programmers and developers. MapReduce was written in Java and manages tasks, monitors all from Apache Software. The HBase stores big data and […]
Archives for July 2014
Planning Considerations for Data Consolidations
When we think about data, we often use a zoom metaphor – the 30,000 foot level or fine granularity. How can the same basic stuff – data- give us such different information? Obviously, it’s how we use it and treat it, but to use it and treat it in these […]
Ditch the Desktop Phone? Let’s Consider It
Print is dead. Tablets are the future. People love to declare old technologies obsolete and hail the new thing as the perfect replacement. On some “technologies,” like tape cassettes, we can all agree. But what about the traditional desktop phone? Wired? Or Less. In our personal lives, many of us […]
Are Cloud Desktops Right For Your Company?
Cloud desktops, also known as desktops-as-a-service (DaaS), are a good option for some companies. They do not require a lot of capital investment and overall cost may be less. Another benefit of DaaS is that they do not require a high level of IT support. However, there are also potentially […]
Rolling Out Partner Innovation
Business partners are focused on increasing marketing effectiveness. Sales engagement with customers has been cut down due to the incorporation of interactions online. Partner Market Advantage has been constructed to formulate new ways of marketing. Their goals of Partner Market Advantage are ensuring partners are set up for success, providing […]
Mobile Computing Reaches Critical Mass in the Workplace
Mobile computing is gaining steam not just for stay at home workers but also traditional office workers as well. Most office workers are bringing their own mobile devices into the work place currently. Consequently, affected businesses are increasingly concerned with the idea of dealing with massive data interactions on a […]
How You Can Benefit From SIP Trunking
SIP trunking, which is the use of voice over IP technology for phone systems, is gradually replacing the use of old T1 leased line technology for business phone systems. SIP trunking allows an entire phone system to be run across a broadband or even DSL connection, giving it more flexibility, […]
Secure Telephony Identity Revisited (STIR)
Secure Telephony Identity Revisited is an innovative group which gathers information about spoof callers and calls. This group, also known as “STIR” attempts to solve various issues involving phone identifications and identifiers. There are many types of phone identification frauds that exist such as phishing and robot type calls. These […]
The Channel Rises to the Cloud Opportunity
The reality of the growing popularity of cloud computing creates an opportunity for IT solution providers to develop more integration between cloud and on-premise applications. But different types of customers are developing in their need for cloud integration on different timetables. Midsize and large enterprises have already invested in on-premise […]
Apple’s Successor to Objective-C Points to Future Cloud Deployment
At WWDC, Apple introduced Swift, a new, quick-to-learn programming language to replace its old faithful Objective-C. Development chief Craig Federighi called it Objective-C without the baggage of C. Al Hilwa of IDC notes that it combines many ideas from existing successful programming languages. Federighi discussed Swift as a functional language […]