Google vs AWS cloud war just got more interesting
The ongoing cloud war between Google and Amazon has become more interesting with Google releasing Nearline - a new beta cloud storage offering. The move is aimed at Google’s biggest rival in the cloud space Amazon Web Services (AWS). Nearline will be a public IaaS cloud service that will allow customers to store data at a low cost with quick retrieval.
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Focus on the two pillars of Big Data
Today, the world is moving towards Big Data 2.0. While the earlier generation of Big Data was about processing large volumes and rapidly moving data, Big Data 2.0 will be about new businesses and business models that are data driven. With data driven business models, businesses must focus on the two pillars of Big Data - Data Integration and Data Governance.
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Apple Watch will invade enterprises
While it is not clear whether the Apple Watch will find many takers, experts think the product will disrupt our workspace. Smartwatches are creating new opportunities for businesses and can reinvent enterprise mobility. For instance, employees can use the Apple Watch to read and respond to emails quickly.
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Enterprise Collaboration a growing need
Disruptive enterprise collaboration apps are one of the hottest tickets in technology, case in point being the successful Box IPO and Slack's billion dollar valuation. Analysts are seeing Box's roaring debut at NYSE as a validation of the enterprise collaboration space. And the need for collaboration tools is only increasing. While a decade ago everything was done on email, today the employees are using a number of tools to get their work done.
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