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Not Just Hadoop: NoSQL in the Enterprise at Strata NYC 2012

Not Just Hadoop: NoSQL in the Enterprise at Strata NYC 2012

open source NoSQL solution MongoDB and data processor Hadoop have made big data accessible. Previously big data meant proprietary software and big hardware.

Protecting Intellectual Property on Your Blog

Protecting Intellectual Property on Your Blog

6 steps to protect your intellectual property as posted on your blog, forum or website.

Hybrid Cloud Computing

Hybrid Cloud Computing

Traditionally ecommerce companies have had no place in the cloud. The lack of established …

Competition for the Cloud Heats Up

Competition for the Cloud Heats Up

Cloud no longer a single vendor game. For years cloud computing has been synonymous with Amazon …

Pandora's IPO ... a sign of the times

Pandora's IPO ... a sign of the times

Pandora filed their IPO today. By end of day Pandora was worth 3.2 Billion . The amazing thing …

The Browser as an application platform

The Browser as an application platform

With Google launching their chrome book is significant as it reflects a substantial shift in …

Windows 7 launch notes

Windows 7 launch notes

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Microsoft Launch Developer Preview meeting in NYC. …

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace (eBay)

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace (eBay)

Do you still remember when eBay was a great place to buy and sell things? Today most auctions …

Stop Twitter from Becoming the next MySpace

Stop Twitter from Becoming the next MySpace

6 months ago Twitter was the best place in existence to use and develop great relations with …

Facebook Meets Twitter & FriendFeed

Facebook Meets Twitter & FriendFeed

For the past few months Facebook has been obsessed with Twitter. It’s easy to see why. Twitter …

Portero Raises 6.6 Million

Portero Raises 6.6 Million

In a round of financing led by LFE Capital Portero Inc, the worlds leading online luxury store raises 6.6 million to build out a robust technology platform.

How RIM handed the mobile market over to Apple

How RIM handed the mobile market over to Apple

Just because you are the market leader doesn't mean you will stay the market leader. A lesson on competition given by Apple to RIM.