A Roundup of Configuration Management Database ToolsIf you’re a follower of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), the configuration management database (CMDB) is a central point of your efforts. Joe Townsend gives us a handy roundup of the tools on the market that are available to help you control your IT environment.
Object Storage: File System Database Mash-UpCloud storage consumer subscriptions are targeted to exceed 625 million this year. A new generation of cutting edge data storage, modeled on the distributed database rather than the traditional hierarchical file system paradigm, is revolutionizing how storage is built and delivered in the cloud.
Evernote's Security Breach Leads to Leaked PasswordsAnother day, another security breach. Following in the footsteps of popular hacked services Dropbox and LinkedIn, software and service vendor Evernote announced this March that it had suffered a data breach and suspected that usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords had been stolen.
Share Nothing Means Nothing Shared in the CloudBeth Cohen details the use of share nothing in the cloud. Share nothing means that all application components are carefully segregated so that each customer has its own self-contained environment, application, and access. If a component fails, it will ideally affect only one customer.
Emergent Database Technologies and the New Platform WarIn the not-so-distant past, there was a war of railroad track gauges, a war of electric power currents, and a war of videotape formats. Now, rumblings of another format war are pealing through a formerly stable platform, and this one could directly impact those who build and test software.
Is the New "Google Now" Assistant a Siri Killer?Siri finally has real competition in the virtual assistant game; not surprisingly, it's from Google. Google Now offers the same service as Siri, but without users even having to ask for it. Will users be willing to share much more personal data to empower the mobile app to work its magic?
Storing Data in DNA: It's a Game ChangerWhile it may be difficult to wrap your head around the concept of storing data—massively big data—on microscopic strands of DNA, you should try. Scientists in England have come up with a way to store truly limitless amounts of data on DNA, where it will be safe for tens of thousands of years.
How to (Not) Spend Big Data DollarsA recent Gartner survey estimated that Big Data will spur $232 billion of spending through 2016 with the estimated spending areas to include services, training, manpower, and infrastructure. Brian Enochson looks at how the Big Data attention and money may (or may not) be applied in your business.
