Big data drives 47% growth for top 50 public cloud companies

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	Big data drives 47% growth for top 50 public cloud companies Big data analytics are driving rapid growth for public cloud computing vendors with revenues for the top 50 public cloud providers shooting up 47% in the fourth quarter last year to $6.2 billion, according to Technology Business Research Inc. Read More WHITE PAPER: Box Empowering Your Mobile Workers A modern mobile IT strategy is no longer an option, it is an absolute necessity. Here's how some of the nation's most progressive corporations are meeting the many needs of their mobile workers - without overwhelming their IT departments - with the help of Box. Learn more! In this Issue In programming, a little guidance goes a long way 10 big data startups to watch You got spam mail: Slew of AOL email accounts fall prey to spoofing attack Google reportedly wants to make email encryption easier, but don't hold your breath 10 hot Hadoop startups to watch WHITE PAPER: Oracle Integration with Oracle Fusion Financials Cloud Service While moving your financial system to the cloud may seem straightforward, truly realizing the advantages of the cloud requires a complete understanding how it will integrate with existing applications and systems. Learn more In programming, a little guidance goes a long way When I started out programming, everything was unknown to me. Getting the computer to do anything was exciting. My breadth of knowledge was narrow and the depth was shallow. This meant that each new problem, no matter how trivial, was a monumental undertaking to solve. Building on that issue was the fact that I'd succumbed to a common pitfall of rookie developers, I built everything from scratch using only what I knew. Read More 10 big data startups to watch The Big Data space is heating up – to the point that many pundits already see it as the over-hyped heir to "cloud." The hype may be a bit much, but Big Data is already living up to its potential, transforming entire business lines, such as marketing, pharmaceutical research, and cyber-security. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS See the Possibilities Utilizing Data Visualization Regardless of size, today's businesses are bombarded with structured and unstructured data from a variety of sources. Take advantage of all this data with in-memory analytics and data visualization techniques, to get day-to-day insights for making better decisions. Learn more You got spam mail: Slew of AOL email accounts fall prey to spoofing attack The undead are rising from their graves--or at least a legion of long-forgotten AOL email addresses are. Read More Google reportedly wants to make email encryption easier, but don't hold your breath Still responding to the National Security Agency surveillance revelations, Google is reportedly preparing to help users beef up Gmail security with end-to-end encryption. The search giant is working on a way to make Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption easier to use for Gmail fans, according to a report by Venture Beat. Read More 10 hot Hadoop startups to watch As data volumes grow, figuring out how to unlock value becomes vastly important. Hadoop enables the processing of large data sets in a distributed environment and has become almost synonymous with big data. Here are 10 startups with solutions for unlocking big data value. Read More
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