A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class

	Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces | Tibco scoops up analytics vendor Jaspersoft for $185 million
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	LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of 'Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition' We've got 5 copies to give some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Open Business Conference Attend the Open Business Conference May 5-6 and discover... How tools for leveraging data have opened up almost completely. From Hadoop to Open Stack to NoSQL and technologies like MongoDB, never have so many powerful technologies been available to so many. As Big Data matures, these tools are becoming increasingly accessible. Register and attend May 5-6, 2014, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Click to continue In this Issue Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces Tibco scoops up analytics vendor Jaspersoft for $185 million Analytics give HR an early warning system SAP giving Ariba an in-memory energy boost with Hana Big data key to bringing hyperlocal weather forecasts to Georgia farmers Google's real plan behind the purchase of the Nest thermostat Privacy jitters derail controversial K-12 big data initiative Career alert: A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class WHITE PAPER: Dell Software 30 Tips and Tricks for Toad for Oracle You Need to Know For more than 10 years Toad for Oracle has been the number one productivity tool for Oracle developers. This white paper will step you through over 30 proven tips and tricks to get more out of Toad. Test your knowledge and see how many you know. Read now! Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces Strategic partnership promises even greater integration of the most adopted NoSQL database and the most adopted Hadoop distribution. Read More Tibco scoops up analytics vendor Jaspersoft for $185 million Tibco has acquired Jaspersoft for US$185 million in a deal that will give it a widely used embedded BI (business-intelligence) suite to sell alongside its existing Spotfire analytics product. Read More Analytics give HR an early warning system Payroll processor ADP deployed predictive analytics internally to improve HR decision-making, identify future talent gaps and reduce attrition, says CIO Mike Capone. Read More SAP giving Ariba an in-memory energy boost with Hana SAP is making good on a promise to migrate its Ariba e-commerce software to the Hana in-memory computing platform, and says an initial step has already produced staggering performance improvements. Read More WHITE PAPER: Accellion Go Private Cloud to Mitigate Data Risks Read this whitepaper to learn: - The security risks associated with not having an IT endorsed file sharing solution - Why your organization should be rethinking public-cloud file sharing - The benefits of adopting a private cloud solution for file sharing Read Now! Big data key to bringing hyperlocal weather forecasts to Georgia farmers Researchers say tools would help Flint River Vally farmers conserve water and increase long-term crop yield. Read More Google's real plan behind the purchase of the Nest thermostat Google purchased Nest back in January this year for $3.2B and people everywhere are still wondering why. The Nest is a handsome device to be sure, but at around $250 a pop, it's not exactly a household name. To recover its purchase price, Google would have to sell a lot of Nests...except they won't have to. Read More Privacy jitters derail controversial K-12 big data initiative InBloom said its initiative would have allowed schools to offer customized instruction to students. Read More Career alert: A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class The toughest part about earning a Master of Science in Analytics at North Carolina State University may be deciding which job to accept. Read More
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