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10 essential performance tips for MySQL
From workload profiling to the three rules of indexing, these expert insights are sure to make your MySQL servers scream
Researcher runs IP network over xylophones
Vint Cerf once wore a shirt that read "IP on Everything," a wry comment on the versatility of the Internet Protocol he helped invent, a protocol that...
Researcher runs IP network over xylophones
Vint Cerf once wore a shirt that read "IP on Everything," a wry comment on the versatility of the Internet Protocol he helped invent, a...
Tibco adds Hadoop support to its Spotfire in-memory analytics
Tibco has brought its Spotfire in-memory analytics software into the burgeoning ecosystem around Hadoop, an open-source framework for processing...
Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance
Evernote to offer its idea- and note-capture tool for businesses, CEO says
Evernote will launch a business program in the coming months, allowing administrators to better control security and data, company CEO Phil Libin...
How to Implement Next-Generation Storage Infrastructure for Big Data
Managing the petabyte-scale and larger data stores that are a fact of life with Big Data is a different beast than managing traditional large-scale...
Yammer buys OneDrum for Office collaboration tools
Enterprise social networking vendor Yammer said Wednesday it has purchased OneDrum, maker of software that allows users to work on Microsoft Office...
Citrix buys Podio for social collaboration, project management software
Citrix said Wednesday it has acquired Podio, maker of a cloud-based software platform for project management and collaboration. Terms were not...
How to Avoid the Perils of Virtualization and Cloud Stall
Virtualization and cloud computing offer the promise of cost savings, efficiency and flexibility, but organizations must plan their transitions...
New Microsoft tool maintains Windows user settings in virtual environments
Microsoft virtual Windows environments need not require a lot of manual configuration to customize applications and update operating system...
SAP goes after SAS, IBM with predictive analytics software
SAP is hoping to stake out some turf in the predictive analytics software market with a new application, BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis...
IBM releases DB2 version 10, the first big upgrade in four years
Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyze data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a...
Apache promotes Sqoop as Top Level Project
As more organizations deploy Hadoop to analyze vast reams of information, they may find they need to transfer large amounts of data between Hadoop...
IBM to develop telescope data analysis system
IBM is developing new data management and analysis technologies for what will be the world's largest radio telescope. The Square Kilometre Array...
Ancestry.com Preps for Flood of Census Queries
The government's release of the 1940 census will give researchers access to 130 million records. Ancestry.com has been preparing for the expected...
Google working on advanced Web engineering
Google is working on a number of advanced programming technologies to ease complex Web application development, a Google engineer revealed at a...
CIOs Overcome Shortage of Business Analytics Talent
Business intelligence, analytics and big data are all the rage. But those enterprise endeavors require staffers with solid business knowledge,...
What IT managers say to get the CIO's OK
When data center and facility managers meet with the CIO about new equipment, the conversations are rarely easy. The equipment they seek is often...
What IT managers say to get the CIO's OK
When data center and facility managers meet with the CIO about new equipment, the conversations are rarely easy. The equipment they seek is often...