Gartner says beware of the data lake fallacy

The growing hype surrounding data lakes is causing substantial confusion in the information management space, according to Gartner, Inc. Several vendors are marketing data lakes as an essential component to capitalise on Big Data opportunities, but there is little alignment between vendors about what comprises a data lake, or how to get value from it.

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Rare raw materials could herald ‘new dawn’ of computer memory

Ground-breaking findings have come to light in the Southern Hemisphere where researchers from New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington are studying a rare form of material that could pave the way for memory storage that is faster and more reliable than ever before. Known as rare earth nitrides (RENs), the raw natural material consists of a thin magnetic and semiconducting film that grows in an ultra-high vacuum environment.

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Rip Curl rides the Big Data wave with Rackspace

Iconic global brand launches Rip Curl Search GPS, a world-first for the surfing industry powered by ObjectRocket from Rackspace.

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HGST expands enterprise SAS SSD storage portfolio

HGST has announced its next-generation of Ultrastar® 12Gb/s SAS solid-state drives (SSDs) with capacities up to 1.6TB. Building upon its award-winning first generation 12Gb/s SAS SSDs, the new Ultrastar SSD800MH.B, Ultrastar SSD1600MM and Ultrastar SSD1600MR are the ideal building blocks for server and storage systems running today’s performance-sensitive enterprise applications.

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Exponential-e and Jellyfish Pictures boost competitiveness of British VFX industry

Exponential-e extends IT infrastructure out of the studio so Jellyfish Pictures can deliver faster turnaround, increased flexibility and enhanced client service.

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